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HIGHAM FERRERS’ HISTORIC LEGACY FETED AS TODAY’S HEROES CONTINUE THE STORY

Known for its history, heritage and heroes, Higham Ferrers has always had “makers, dreamers and doers,” guests at a film premiere heard.

“The real heroes are the people who keep this story alive,” the narrator continued.

And helping to keep those stories centre stage are volunteers, members of various local organisations, including Higham Ferrers Tourism, who were hosting the premiere of their latest film “Higham’s History, Heritage and Heroes.”

The film was based on last year’s Northamptonshire Heritage Forum annual History Day which was hosted by Higham Ferrers Tourism and held in the town’s Hope Methodist Church.

With visitors descending on Higham Ferrers from around the county, the packed event proved a resounding success.

Various History Day speakers told about the town’s unique link with such well-known historical and literary figures as Archbishop Henry Chichele and author H.E. Bates. The visitors also heard the story of the ancient flint axe which was gifted to the Tourism Committee and how members and those from the Higham Ferrers Archaeological and Research Society (HiFARS) took the axe to Leicester University to be authenticated…

They also heard about the work of various groups which meet at the Chichele College and the neighbouring Duchy Barn.

And as the town’s history and the focus of the continuing work unfolded, the cameras rolled, capturing History Day on film.

Now, the result – the movie about “Higham’s History, Heritage and Heroes” – has been screened at a premiere and afternoon tea, when the Tourism Committee welcomed their guests: local members of the Serve and Social Prescription organisations along with Councillor Jennie Bone of the North Northamptonshire Council (NNC).

Councillor’s Bone’s NNC Empowerment Grant paid for the filming and the premiere afternoon.

Premiere guests heard that such was the success of History Day that the town had received more visitors, all interested in Higham’s unique history. As a result, several new town tour guides have since been trained to cater for the renewed interest, Liz Barnatt and Carol Fitzgerald of the Tourism Committee explained. The new tour guides were also guests at the premiere.

The film’s narrator wrapped up the movie by saying: “Higham’s fortunes have risen and fallen, but its spirit endures …

“Every discovery, every act of kindness, every memory shared: that’s another chapter.”

April 2026