Northants, Leics &amp; Rutland


<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-get-revved-for-silverstone-festival">Get revved for Silverstone Festival</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="785" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/northantsleicsrutland/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2025/02/Craig-David.jpg" alt="Craig David Silverstone Festival" class="wp-image-55885" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/northantsleicsrutland/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2025/02/Craig-David.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/northantsleicsrutland/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2025/02/Craig-David-300x236.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/northantsleicsrutland/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2025/02/Craig-David-768x603.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>Run (or drive very quickly), don&#8217;t walk &#8211; the music line-up for Silverstone Festival (22-24 Aug) has been announced and it&#8217;s an absolute belter, with Natasha Bedingfield performing on Friday, Craig David&#8217;s TS5 DJ set on Saturday and Ministry of Sound Classical on Sunday, August Bank Holiday the party is on.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-up-and-away">Up and away!</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="1503" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/northantsleicsrutland/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2025/02/RachaelConnertonPhotography_Balloon-Bar_reopening-Feb-25-Resized-min.jpg" alt="The Balloon Bar Belvoir Castle Engine Yard" class="wp-image-55882" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/northantsleicsrutland/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2025/02/RachaelConnertonPhotography_Balloon-Bar_reopening-Feb-25-Resized-min.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/northantsleicsrutland/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2025/02/RachaelConnertonPhotography_Balloon-Bar_reopening-Feb-25-Resized-min-200x300.jpg 200w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/northantsleicsrutland/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2025/02/RachaelConnertonPhotography_Balloon-Bar_reopening-Feb-25-Resized-min-681x1024.jpg 681w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/northantsleicsrutland/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2025/02/RachaelConnertonPhotography_Balloon-Bar_reopening-Feb-25-Resized-min-768x1154.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>Praise be &#8211; The Balloon Bar is back. This fabulous cocktail bar and eaterie at Belvoir Retail Village&#8217;s <a href="https://www.engineyardbelvoir.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Engine Yard</a> has just re-opened its doors after having been closed for several years and they&#8217;ve got a a mount-watering new cocktail and tapas menu lined up, using freshly cooked produce grown on the Belvoir Estate, including&nbsp;BBQ Pulled Brisket Taco, Red Pepper Arancini and Teriyaki Salmon Skewers. Classic cocktails served by expert mixologists include the Belvoir Negroni, Espresso Martini and Margarita, with wines from the wine list made from grapes grown less than a mile away on the Estate’s Vineyard. Why not cosy up in a velvet upholstered booth to enjoy an intimate Valentine’s date night?</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-it-s-lit">It&#8217;s lit!</h2>



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<p>Bookworms: assemble! Charles, Earl Spencer, who is himself a renowned author and podcaster, has announced the return of <a href="https://althorpestate.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Althorp</a>&#8216;s wonderful Literary Festival, which is set to take place from 11-13 April this year. The last time the event took place was in 2018, but it&#8217;s back with a bang and confirmed guests already include the likes of Harlan Coben, David Baddiel, Clare Balding and Rev Richard Coles, with more to be announced and tickets to go on sale in the coming weeks. </p>


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