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March 2008

Northamptonshire Enterprise gives grant for Naseby feasibility study

The trustees of the Naseby Battlefield Project have appointed Attract Marketing Limited of Kenilworth to undertake a feasibility study in respect of a potential visitor centre site adjacent to the battlefield.

Land with unrivalled views over the field of conflict has been offered to the Project for the construction of a museum, library and study centre. On that Saturday, 14 June 1645, the forces of the king and of Parliament manoeuvred across fields and roads as far apart as East Farndon and Naseby before coming to blows just south of Broadmoor, between Naseby and Sibbertoft.

Before detailed plans are made there are a number of questions that must be subjected to close examination. The extent to which a new centre would influence the neighbourhood must be evaluated, the economic benefits assessed, the financial requirements examined and the educational and recreational contribution quantified. It is vital be make sure that any new facility is both unobtrusive in the landscape and effective in presenting its subject to students and visitors.

Attract marketing have carried out studies for, amongst many, English Heritage at Goodrich Castle, for the proposed North East Military Museum and for the RAF Museum Cosford and are thus uniquely qualified to help the Naseby Battlefield Project in this work. Their appointment has been made possible with a grant of £20,000 from Northamptonshire Enterprise Limited and the work is scheduled to be completed by October 2008.

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Richard Putt

Chairman