It’s the jewel in the crown of Corby’s childcare history.
Pen Green was founded in 1983 in a room above the Raven by Cllr Jimmy Kane and other people interested in giving young people in Corby a better start in life.
Based in the former Samuel Lloyd school, initially locals didn’t want the childcare facility there as they were worried about it attracting the ‘wrong sort of families’.
But since it opened, the facility has grown to become a world leader in its field.
It offers a nursery, a family centre, a range of helpful classes, groups and courses for parents and now it even has a higher education facility offering degrees for local parents.
And we’ve been there to capture it all on camera. Take a trip down memory lane with some wonderful images taken between 2005 and 2023 at the centre in Rockingham Road.
61. Pen Green through the years
Pen Green protestors with banners protesting about cuts ahead of Schools Forum meeting. Photo: Kirsty Edmonds
62. Pen Green through the years
Birmingham Yardley MP and the Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding, Jess Phillips, at Pen Green in Corby in 2023. Photo: Kate Cronin
63. Pen Green through the years
Messy play, painting, dancing and circus workshops at Pen Green last year. Photo: Callum Faulds