The Queen’s Reading Room Medal: nominations now open.
Do you know someone who has been a reading hero in their community? Is there someone you’d like to see recognised for bringing books to people? We want to hear from and about volunteers who are helping others make room for reading in their lives.
The Queen’s Reading Room, the literary charity founded by Her Majesty Queen Camilla, exists to promote and advocate for the transformative power of reading for everyone, everywhere.
The Queen’s Reading Room Medal celebrates individuals in their communities who are champions of books and literature.
We want to hear from volunteers who have made a demonstrable impact on the people they serve: improving literacy, transforming non-readers into readers, or helping to improve wellbeing by connecting people through books and stories.
Two medals will be presented next March 2027: a Local Reading Hero award and a National Reading Hero award.
Nominations may be for an individual – including yourself – or for another adult and open on 1st June 2026, which marks the start of National Volunteering Week.
To learn more about The Queen’s Reading Room Medal, our 2026 National and Local Reading Heroes, or to submit a nomination for the award, you can visit us here: https://thequeensreadingroom.co.uk/the-queens-reading-room-medal/
Remembrance Day Services Across Northamptonshire – Sunday, 9 November 2025
Communities across Northamptonshire will come together to honour the courage and sacrifice of the Armed Forces during Remembrance Day 2025. Services and parades will take place in towns and villages throughout the county, offering opportunities for reflection, wreath-laying, and civic participation.
Locations and Services (Alphabetical Order)
- Apethorpe – Remembrance Day Service,
| Apethorpe War Memorial, Apethorpe, PE8 5DL – 10.30 – 12.30 |
- Brackley – Remembrance Day Parade and Service
| Parade Muster Point: Winchester House School, 4 High Street, Brackley NN13 7AZ – 2.00pm – 4.00pm |
- Brixworth – Remembrance Parade
| All Saints Church, Church St, Brixworth, Northampton NN6 9DF 10.00am |
- Burton Latimer – Remembrance Service
| Start Point, Car park, Churchill Way, Burton Latimer NN15 5RU 2.00pm – 4.00pm |
- Corby – Parade and wreath laying at War Memorial
| Old Village War Memorial, Church Walk, High Street, Corby NN17 1XF 10.30am – 12.00 noon |
- Crick – Remembrance Day Service
| TBC |
- Daventry – Remembrance Parade
| Daventry Town Council, Daventry NN11 4BT 09.45 – 2.00pm |
- Finedon – Parade and wreath laying at War Memorial
| Wellingborough Road, Finedon, Northants NN9 5LG 10.30am – 11.30am |
- Great Billing – Remembrance Service
| Great Billing Memorial, Great Billing, Northampton Time TBC |
- Great Brington – Remembrance Day Service
| War Memorial Main St Great Brington – 11.00am |
- Greens Norton – Parade and Service
| St Bartholomews Church, Towcester Road, Greens Norton, NN12 8BN 10.00am – 12.00 noon |
- Hardingstone Parish Council – Remembrance Day Service
| Start at Hardingstone Village Hall, The High Street, Hardingstone NN4 6DA 10.00am to 11.30am |
- Hartwell – Remembrance Day Service
| Hartwell War Memorial, St John the Baptist Church Forest Road, Hartwell, Northamptonshire, NN7 2HU 10:55am |
- Higham Ferrers – Service in the Square with Wreath Laying
| Market Square, Higham Ferrers NN10 8BT 10.30 – 12.00 noon |
- Irthlingborough – Remembrance Day Service
| St Peters Church, Church Street, Irthlingborough, Northants, NN9 5SG 10.00am – 12.30 |
- Kettering – Remembrance Sunday Service
| Toller Church Rooms, Meeting lane, Kettering NN16 0BL 13.30 – 15.15 |
- Long Buckby – Remembrance Day Service
| St Lawrence Church, Church Street, Long Buckby NN6 7QH 09.30 – 12.00 noon |
- Northampton – Service and Wreath Laying
| All Saints Church, George Row, Northampton NN1 1DF 10.00am |
- Oundle – Remembrance Day Parade
| Oundle War Memorial PE8 4EA 2.10pm – 4.00pm |
- Raunds – Service of Remembrance and Dedication
| Start at the Town Hall, Thorpe Street, Raunds NN9 6LT and parade to the Memorial Garden’s, St Peter’s Church, High Street, Raunds 2.20pm – 5.00pm |
- Rothwell – Remembrance Service
| Parade from Market Square to Holy Trinity Church for church service followed by a short service at the War Memorial, Market House, Market Sq, NN14 6BW 10.00am – 12.30 |
- Rushden – Parade and Service
| Rushden Hall, NN10 9ES 10.00am – 12.15 |
- Thrapston – Service and Parade
| Parade from Fire Station at 52 Bridge Street, Thrapston NN14 4PS, to St James Church off Church Walk, Oundle Road, Thrapston, NN14 4NP 09.30am – 12.30 |
- Towcester – Service and Wreath Laying, plus second wreath laying at Brackley Rd Memorial
| St Lawrence Church, Chantry Lane, Towcester NN12 6YY 10.30am – 11.45am |
- Weldon RBL – Remembrance Sunday Service
| Laying of Wreath at 401st Memorial, Deenthorpe Airfield, Weldon Road, PE8 5AS 1.00pm – 4.00pm |
- Wellingborough RBL – Inspect parade, attend service, and lay wreath
| Wellingborough Cenotaph, Broad Green, Wellingborough NN8 4LQ 10.15 – 11.45am |
- Wollaston – Remembrance Day Service
| Parade from Doc Marten’s car park (High Street, Wollaston, NN29 7QQ) to Village War Memorial Cemetery, Cobbs Lane, Wollaston, NN29 7SW 10.20am – 11.15am |
- Yardley Gobion – Remembrance Sunday Service
| St Leonards Church, High Street, Yardley Gobion, Towcester, Northants NN12 7UB 10.45 – 11.45am |
These events are supported by local councils, the Royal British Legion, and community organisations. Everyone is welcome to attend and pay tribute to those who served and sacrificed for our country.
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