Picture special: KettFest 2016

More than 50 events took place in Kettering over the weekend as part of KettFest.

The arts festival, which took place on July 1, 2 and 3, began with a home-made craft and food fair at the Corn Market Hall and the KettFest Beer Festival at The Three Cocks, which is taking place all weekend.

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The Yards

Among the sights for shoppers to enjoy over the weekend was music in Kino Lounge, street performers including jugglers, poetry and photographic competitions, a display of fossils from the United Kingdom Amateur Fossil Hunters, craft stalls and yarn bombing which covered numerous benches and lamp-posts.

The Yards held a northern soul night and there was more live music at the Kettering Arts Centre, Prince of Wales and The Peacock.

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Poetry Competition winners

On Sunday there was a Time Travellers Exhibition hosted by Kettering Civic Society at Kettering Train Station, with a tea party and gardening at the Green Patch allotments.

The Piper served KettFest sausages and burgers, with the Market Inn and Alexandra Arms bringing the festival to a close with family and acoustic jams.

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Street art
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UKAFH Fossil display at Manor House Museum
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Craft stalls in Kettering Library
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Yarn Bombing
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Street Theatre
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Kettering Photographic Society exhibition in The Yards
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Anti-rascism demonstration
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Juggling
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Greenfields School choir perform at Kino Lounge
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A multimedia event at Kettering Arts Centre
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