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27.09.07 - Platforms Unfold (Harborough Mail): Platforms to give visitors a better view of the site of the turning-point battle of the English Civil War have been officially opened. Read More...
24.09.07 - Visitors get a better view (Leicester Mercury): Visitors will be able to get an insight to the Battle of naseby thanks to two new viewing platforms and battlefield walks. Read More...
22.09.07 - Rupert Follows (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph): A distant relative of Cromwell's right hand man returned to Naseby battlefield for the opening of a new visitor attraction. Read More...
22.09.07 - Descendant is back (Northampton Chronicle and Echo): A relative of Cromwell's right-hand-man has returned to the Naseby battlefield site to help begin its revival. Read More...
03.09.07 - 'Soldiers' mark war dead - from 1645 (Leicester Mercury): Armed soldiers marched through the countryside at the weekend to lay a memorial for fallen Civil War cavaliers.Read More...
03.09.07 - Oh what a lovely war (Northants Chronicle & Echo): A group of Civil War re-enacters marched through the Northamptonshire countryside to raise money and awareness for a project to promote a historic county battlefield.Read More...
19.06.07 - Battle Stations Set (Northants Chronicle & Echo): The first phase of a major project to put the Battle of Naseby on the international tourist map is due to be completed within the coming few weeks. Read More...
25.09.06 - Memorial reveals true battle history (Northants Chronicle & Echo): A memorial to soldiers killed in the Battle of naseby has been spruced up to help people learn the truth about the historic conflict. The Obelisk Monument, on the Naseby to Clipston road, has recently been cleared of obscuring ash trees in the first stage of a multi-million pound project to make the area a proper tourist attraction. Read More...
25.09.06 - Take five history buffs (Northants Chronicle & Echo): ...and ask them: What do you think about the multi-million pound plans to commemorate the Battle of Naseby? Read More...
31.08.06 - Olivers armour is on its way to battlefield (Northants Chronicle & Echo): The Suit of armour worn by oliver Cromwell during the Battle of Naseby could soon be on its way back to Northamptonshire. Plans to bring back the historic armour have been revealed as part of a £10 million scheme to build a visitor centre at the Northamptonshire battlefield site. Read More...
04.03.06 - A £200K Funding Boost for Naseby Tourism Work: A project to boost tourism at Northamtonshire's historc Naseby battlefield has secured funding of more than £200,000. Read More...
02.03.06 - Naseby wins visitor centre battle: Work on a multi-million-pound project to put the Battle of Naseby back on the international tourist map will start within the next few months. The Battlefields Trust announced yesterday it had received a grant of more than £ to improve tourist facilities at the battle-site and promote the historic venue. Read More...
09.02.06 - Olivers Army is cheered today (Northants Chronicle & Echo): Fought more than 360 years ago, the Battle of Naseby is arguably one of the most important battles in England. It happened near the Northamptonshire village yet the county itself does not trumpet its role in this turning point in British history. Read More...
09.02.06 - Put Battlefield on the Map (Leicestershire Mercury): Campaigners are hoping to attract up to 50,000 people a year to what they say is the birthplace of British democracy. They want to put the site of the Battle of Naseby, where Charles I was defeated by Oliver Cromwell, on the tourism map. Read More...
01.10.05 - Plans to raise profile of historic battlefield (Northants Chronicle & Echo): Ambitious plans have been unveiled to transform the Northamptonshire site of one of the most important battlefields in English history into a major tourist attraction. The proposals were unveiled at an event yesterday organised by the Naseby Battlefield Project Management Commitee, which attracted more than 80 landowners, businesses and tourism representatives. Read More...
27.08.05 - Tourism scheme for historic site (Northants Chronicle & Echo): The first stage of a scheme which could see a Northamptonshire battlefield become an international tourist attraction is due to be backed by councillors. Members of Northamptonshire County Council's cabinet are due to approve plans to improve visitor facilities at the Naseby battlefield site during their meeting on September 5. Read More...
16.08.05 - Work underway on highlighting battlefield: Following your article 'Historian condemns lack of recognition (Chronicle & Echo, Monday, August 15), I think its worth pointing out the work already being done to highlight the importance of this site. The county council and the Battlefield Trust's Naseby Battlefield Project Committee are working together on a comprhensive scheme for the site. Read More...
15.08.05 - Historian condemns lack of recognition (Northampton Evening Telegraph): One of the country's top historians has condemned the lack of recognition given to a Northamptonshire battlefield where one of the most important clashes in Britain's history took place. The 360th anniversary of the battle of Naseby passed with hardly any recognition in June this year and the only permanent acknowledgement of the battle at the site is a small monument built in 1936. Read More...
24.09.03 - Battle trust criticises lack of care for site: A historic Northamptonshire battlefield which became the birthplace of British democracy is being left to the mercy of road planners and amateur metal detectors, a heritage charity has warned. Naseby Battlefield was the site of the decisive battle of the English Civil War in 1645, leading to the execution of Charles I and the start of parliamentary democracy. Read More...