Alison Weir: “Social mores change, but human nature doesn’t…”
On 6 May, best-selling historian and novelist Alison Weir will be launching her latest novel, Katherine of Aragon: The...
Heritage & Culture
A new year, a new face at Sacrewell!
A little known fact about Sacrewell, is that it’s part of a charitable trust, the William Scott Abbott Trust,...
Walter Cornelius: The Bird Man of Peterborough
Walter Cornelius is a true local legend. He came to England as a teenager from his native Latvia in...
Have a browse through Peterborough Archives
Ever wondered what stories you might unearth if you spent a day browsing through Peterborough’s archives? Vivacity’s Archives Manager,...
Peterborough’s Big Jurassic Fish…
When Victorian fossil hunter Alfred Nicholson Leeds found some tantalising bones in a Peterborough clay pit, it was initially...
Heritage workshops and lectures | Spring 2016
In Spring 2016, Vivacity’s heritage sites (Peterborough Museum, Longthorpe Tower and Flag Fen Archaeology Park) will once again host...
NEW Bronze Age find at Must Farm!
The ongoing ‘timber frame’ project at Must Farm has revealed a brand new treasure – a Bronze Age round...
Pride, prejudice and Peterborough events
Get involved with the Pride, prejudice and Peterborough events, talks, fun and games running alongside Vivacity’s brilliant, upcoming Georgian...
Pride, prejudice and Peterborough: a peek into Georgian city life
Rebellion in America, revolution in France, the birth of industry, the rise of the Romantics and war with Napoleon...
Friends through art: the Ealand/Warwick Collection
A new exhibition at the City Gallery, Peterborough (16 October-30 January) assembles a unique selection of paintings, sculptures and...
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Heritage & Culture
Perkins Engines – Built in Peterborough
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Rolls-Royce: Part of Peterborough’s...
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From Karachi, with love…
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Heritage & Culture
Steam along the Nene
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St Kyneburgha – 900 years young!
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Education
John Clare – Peterborough’s Rural Muse
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Heritage & Culture
The ‘Weaker Vessel’?
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Heritage & Culture
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