What's the uni like

How it's for Indian in the area

How about part time job opportunities

I heard pretty dodgy stuff about the place even though I am not sure about it, like drug problems

Is there racism towards indians

All of the things are gonna be better than here( india ) but just wanna clarify

And please tell me if there is anything I need to know

Thank you Vishnu

Hello everybody!

This post is an update of my previous publication after another week exploring this country. For this second week, I explored another county in the Midlands: Northamptonshire!

Two reasons for this choice: it seems to be quite a not so known county like Rutland and as a French I can't pronounce the name correctly (NoRdAmToNshEeR) lol.

Anyway, there is one live cam working in the county town of Northampton powered by the YouTube Channel National Lift Tower. It's situated on the tallest building in town, and you get a nice overview of the place. You can even see people playing rugby on the field down there, stranger to the fact that at least one supporter is watching them.

This tower is one of UK's tallest facility for lift development and testing. Concerning testing, they also do free fall test to rate the security of the lift. If you crave strong sensation or just like "everyday near-death experience", you can ask to be in the lift during one of these experiments. Theoretically you shall be bruised but all right. Of what I read on Reddit, the centre of Northampton at night also offers other kind of vivid experience, but you may get more than haematomas.

This wonderful piece of architecture even have two Instagram pages: an official one and a troll one. Whereas the first page features a simple overview of the tower, the second one contains pictures of it getting wasted and surrendered by chicks.

Leaving Northampton, I checked for some of the other towns of this county and stumbled upon this video from Alex in Great Britain named "Top 10 PRETTIEST Towns in NORTHAMPTONSHIRE". His video is really worth watching and coming from a small town myself, I laughed in pain at the similarities, like the non-existent transportation system or the bizarre names.

Now to the cooking part. Online I found some recipes from the Victorian area, which, in a way, seems to be connected with Northamptonshire and I tried to make two of them: Cattern cakes and Clangers.

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Cattern cakes are very simple cookies with caraway seeds. Because I couldn't find these seeds, I put fennel instead.

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For those of you who do not know what Clangers are, let me explain it in one word: Efficiency. This pastry were eaten by workers in the 19th century and lunch had to be quick, so the filling is 2/3 main and 1/3 dessert. The salty part is filled with savoury pork meat and the sweet part with cooked apples. It seems very strange but taste very good.

All right guys, this is it for the second week. It was very interesting to explore England this way, and if there is one thing that I will keep from this "virtual trip" it's the buttery pastry. It's so simple and the result is so delicious. The trick to blind bake a pie before putting the filling is also a clever thing.

Even though both Rutland and Northamptonshire are quite lost, I really liked to explore them, although only virtually. Next year I may even plan a trip to England to visit the Midlands by myself, we will see.

Next week I will cross the Atlantic (again) and will be posting in !

Now this sounds mental, but I assure you I’m serious.

Obviously the lift tower is a grade II listed building (and rightfully so, it’s gorgeous, as we all know), meaning it cannot be modified physically in any way, so no painting it or anything like that. It’s already used as an abseiling tower during the day, as well as something of a beacon for all of us lost on the way home.

However, it has also been used as a kind of giant information board during the night before, usually via the usage of projection lasers (which, unlike paint, doesn’t leave a mark and thus violate its grade II listing). A majority of times it has been used for projecting positive messages onto, such as praising the NHS during COVID, or for VE Day in 2020.

However, it has also been used by big companies as a form of advertising board, such as when Cinch plastered their logo on it for some reason and when Carlsberg had some anniversary or other and felt the need to bring out the big laser pointer. We can do better than this blatant abuse of our most sacred piece of architecture by corporate greedbags.

Imagine an East Midlands derby on a cold winters night in which the entire western side of the pitch were overshadowed by a massive green obelisk with a saints logo on it, the Leicester hooker wouldn’t land a single line out on that side with that kind of support. Or imagine the horror facing a Peterborough supporter walking from the bus station, as he sees a giant claret monolith in cobblers colours greeting him as he walks through the west of town. Both of our sports teams would become invincible on their respective derby days.

It wouldn’t get in the way of the abseiling, as that only happens during the day, and it would add extra usage to our most sacred landmark, as well as bringing in money for the town, and if covered well enough by the media, a decent amount of public interest and fame too. Even excluding the sports teams surely we could stand to bring out the big laser projector more often anyway? The lift tower is just sitting there existing at the moment, begging for a good lasering.

This sounds mad but what do you guys think?

Hi I’m from Northampton and I am wanting to use a sauna however cannot afford a home one, does anyone know what would be the cheapest way for me to access one on a 3/4 week basis?

Hello , I just recently moved to Northampton from hospital after a spine iniury that kinda left me pretty disabled , I can kinda walk but not far or for long, and well sadly after it my friends and family have pretty much ditched me so I'm in a new town alone and was wondering where I could go to meet people and try to actually build a social circle since currently I'm just at home doing nothing but playing pc games.

I didn't manage to snap a pic, but roughly an hour ago I saw the 2007 film truck drive along Welli' Road towards weston favel.

Anyone else see this?

Any place where I can find vintage/secondhand watches in this town?

https://youtu.be/rkuO93ZcRas?si=xszsoGN1rf77DOwr

What happened on the A45 today East bound carriageway just past the billing junction? Got passed by a couple of SUVs, a large bmw saloon and then 2 marked police cars with rear lights on saying “do not pass” all high speed and a few feet from each other. Then just after billing they stopped in lane two, all the traffic held up and were what looked like throwing something over the divider and a lorry had stopped blocking the opposite carriageway, very odd. Anyone know what was going on?

Lots of activity in Derngate Studentland. Anyone know what the deal is?

It was great to see some of you at our last night. We're back with more FREE live comedy, with our Halloween special 🎃

➤ Tuesday 29 October | 8PM

➤ Spinney Hill Pub | Kettering Road | NN3 6LR

➤ Free entry, free on-site parking

Come and join us for a night of laughter. We’re a relaxed, supportive night, featuring great acts travelling from across the grassroots circuit. The only thing that beats live entertainment is FREE live entertainment.

➤ Can’t make it? We'd love to see you another time - our open mic night runs on the last Tuesday every month.

If I were to arrive in my car at about 9-10am on a Tuesday morning in November, do I stand a good chance of finding a parking space in the train station car park, or does it usually fill up during peak time?

Edit: thanks everyone. My travel anxiety is greatly calmed by all the reassurances; I can plan my trip on that basis now.

Saw this advertised if anyone is interested. Thinking maybe 20th

Hey fellow Northamptonians! 👋

I wanted to share a new website I've created that might be useful for families in our area: Things To Do With Kids

Basically its a list of places you can go out with kids/family on the weekends. It has bunch of places in Northampton shire and around (Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, and Buckinghamshire).

Even though there is already a number of similar pages like this, I found them either slow, not up-to-date, or so full of "featured attractions" that it was impossible to find anything. So I made this one. Hope you find it useful too!

Hi everyone,

I'm 25 and recently moved to Northampton for work. I'm looking to find a social group but not quite sure where to start. I’d love any suggestions for good sports clubs, activity groups, pubs, or other places where people my age tend to meet. All recommendations are appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

Manderin's prices have gone up abit, any suggestions?

Hi - I am looking to move to Northampton in January 2025. Are there any areas I should avoid while I do my property search.

I am moving alone so my preference is a studio or 1bed flat.

Activities wise - are there any groups or events to generally meet new people in the area. I am fairly an active person and into CrossFit and football

Please come support Northampton Hope Centre and get a night of theatre!

Since 2 seasons closed down years ago, I wonder does anyone know any similar clothes/skate shops?

My dad's looking to move back to Northampton as he's got Parkinson's and wants to be closer to my siblings so they can help me with his care as his disease progresses. I've been searching for something suitable for him and the only thing I can seem to find is council run ones that have super long waiting lists. My dad inherited a chunk from his mum recently so has too much money to be eligible for help from the council.

Can anyone point me in the right direction please?

We can't usually reach the white bit of that post behind the stool

So what would you say is the scariest part of Northampton at night?