Thursday 6th August 2026
Hi ,
For those of you who were fortunate enough to have gone to the 12 HR CHARITY WALKING FOOTBALL EVENT at Harborough Town Football Club (HTFC) last Sunday, you will have had an amazing day.
No less than 16 of the leading walking football teams from across the country, including a side representing England Walking Football, took part in matches throughout the day, and included a special exhibition match featuring a celebrity team against the Kick Out Cancer Walking Football Team.
But aside from the family fun and meeting loads of celebrities from the sporting world, the event raised a staggering £6,000 for Prostate Cancer UK. So HUGE congratulations to all who took part, the organisers and of course everyone who donated to make this such a special occasion.
You can read more about it here.And sticking with football and HTFC, the newly promoted club are about to start their 2026/7 campaign in the National League North Division this Saturday 8th August with an away fixture at Kings Lynn Town, and then their first home fixture against Morecombe the following Saturday 15th August. Your support will be appreciated more than ever as they venture into this new era for the club, so go along if you can and enjoy the occasion.
EVEREST LOUNGE RESTAURANT in St Mary's Road has formed a new partnership with HTFC to offer special match day meal deals for both home and away fans, and BROOKSIDE DENTAL, also in St Mary's Road is the new HTFC football shirt sponsor, so HUGE congratulations to them also.
As you would expect, there is still loads going on in and around the town at this time of year, so keep a close eye on our Events page, and if you have a special community occasion with public interest you'd like to shout about, don't forget you can promote it for FREE (after being scrutinised for our approval!) on
thebestof Market Harborough website here. Please don't forget to include a relevant high resolution image or it will be rejected.
DUNCAN MURRAY WINES of course have a full programme of tasting and other events coming up, starting with their WUNDERBAR (pop up wine bar) opening tomorrow (Friday 7th) from 4pm - 8pm to welcome in your weekend. You can choose from their menu of wine, gin, whiskies or special mixes by the glass or of course you can pick a bottle off the shelf.
And that's followed by their regular FREE Saturday Tasting, also at the shop in Adam & Eve Street from 12pm -3pm, which this week features a 'Portuguese Twinset' of wines. To catch up on all their upcoming events, news, and activities you can see/download
the latest DMWs newsletter here.It's not long now until the HARBOROUGH SUMMER FAYRE comes to Welland Park on Sunday 23rd August before the Bank Holiday weekend at the end of the month, but Welland Park is the venue other events too, including a
PAWPRINT DAY EVENT at the Cafe with THE PAINT POTTLE this coming Sunday 9th August from 10am - 2pm, where you can take along your doggie friend and get a ceramic paw print keepsake to treasure for life!
Another particular event I highly recommend and to book in your diary is THE SHOWTIME CHARITY CONCERT when 4 x London West End Stage Musicals Performers sing popular songs from the shows in a Showtime Concert at St Peter's Church, Church Langton on Sunday Sept 6th, supporting MacMillan Cancer Support. But the limited number of tickets are selling fast, so I recommend you act quickly before it sells out.
Click on the link for more details.And finally, do you like Sushi? Would you like to know how to make it? See the image below to see details of a special upcoming SUSHI COOKING MASTERCLASS event at SU & SHI Japanese Restaurant in Abbey Street. Enjoy!
Please scroll down to see this week's pick of some great
local offers from recommended local businesses in the Market Harborough region and then find loads of
upcoming events in and around the town, brought to you by thebestof Market Harborough, your community hub for thebestof everything local.
Have a brilliant week,
