Shop along Abington Street, the main pedestrianised shopping area in Northampton. Both the Grosvenor Centre and Peacock Place shopping centres have entrances from this street.
Northampton Market is one of the oldest in the country and operates daily out of Market Square, just off The Drapery and Abington Street.
Watch some sport - Northampton Saints are a top-flight rugby union team, the Cobblers play League Two football, and Northamptonshire play cricket at the County Ground.
Attend a play at Royal & Derngate , Northampton's jointly run main theatres.
Each August the town hosts the Northampton Balloon Festival, previously at The Racecourse but in recent years hosted by Billing Aquadrome.
Northampton Job Centre (http://www.inorthamptonsh...) is on Frances Street and has listings for casual and permenant positions as well as job advice. It is essential for migrants to the area to visit the job centre to secure National Insurance Cards.
Adecco (http://www.employment-fin...) and the usual temporary work firms also operate in Northampton.
The University of Northampton (http://www.northampton.ac.uk/) offers tertiary level courses in a range of subjects.
For vocational courses and A level courses, Northampton College (http://www.northamptoncol...) has a wide range of courses on offer.