The Moment Magazine Peterborough

A Fair Chance to Thrive: YMCA Trinity’s Lottery That Turns £10 a Month into Life-Changing Support. YMCA Trinity Group has launched a lottery to help fund housing, mental health support, training & community projects for young people across Peterborough, Cambridge & Ipswich. £10/month + chance to win up to £25k. Read the full article here: bit.ly/4uAvMGh @PeterboroughCC @CambsPboroCA @paulbristow79 @andrewpakes_ @docshab #YMCA #Peterborough #Cambridge #Ipswich #YouthWork #Community #CharityLottery #SocialImpact #MentalHealth #Housing

“All nature has a feeling: woods, fields, brooks.” – John Clare The John Clare Countryside partnership launches a new brochure + next phase: nature recovery, heritage, wellbeing, better access, John Clare trails – and early plans for an annual literary festival. Read the full article here: bit.ly/40zjwbv @TonyJuniper @MarkCocker2 @Hotchilly56 @paulbristow79 @andrewpakes_ @langdykeCT @NaturalEngland @WildlifeTrusts @Sacrewell @CambsPboroCA @PeterboroughCC #JohnClare #NatureRecovery #Biodiversity #Peterborough #Stamford #Heritage #Wellbeing #VisitorEconomy

Must Farm near Whittlesey – “Britain’s Pompeii” – is one of Europe’s most important Bronze Age sites. Now Peterborough Museum is digitising the archive + planning new displays shaped with the community. Read the full article here: bit.ly/4lS6e3L @PboroMuseum @PeterboroughCC @PboroPositive @pborocathedral @Railworld @HistoricEngland @EnglishHeritage @andrewpakes_ @docshab #MustFarm #Peterborough #Archaeology #BronzeAge #Museums #Heritage #Fenland #VisitPeterborough

Peterborough’s own steam icon, No. 73050 City of Peterborough, is being restored – but more funding is needed to get it back in service. Our latest feature explores its story, the overhaul, and how you can help. Read the full article here: bit.ly/4rpPr9j @N_V_R @PeterboroughCC @pborocathedral @PboroMuseum @LNER @HistoricEngland #Peterborough #NeneValleyRailway #SteamLocomotive #HeritageRailway #RailwayHeritage #Volunteering #Fundraising

We spoke to Adam Frost (BBC Gardeners’ World) on gardens, wellbeing, wildlife, and the “Scruffy Nan / Tidy Nan” roots of his love for growing. Also: why Stamford + the fens might be the best-kept secret going. Read the full interview: bit.ly/4uozRxf @GWandShows #AdamFrost #GardenersWorld #Gardening #Stamford #Peterborough #Wellbeing #Wildlife #Nature

“With a little help from your friends…” Railworld Wildlife Haven is 40 years of volunteers + organisations saying yes – time, skills, materials, team days, belief. A huge thank you from Brian Pearce MBE to everyone who helped build something extraordinary in Peterborough. Read the full article here: bit.ly/4lpnAEU @Railworld @Brian_PearceMBE #Railworld #Peterborough #Volunteering #Community #Sustainability #Heritage #NVR

TALKING B*LL*OCKS Nigel Havers brings Talking B*ll*cks to The Cresset, Peterborough on Tue 24 March – backstage gossip, showbiz stories, dodgy magic and a dry martini to finish. Read the full interview here: bit.ly/4lshkMr #Peterborough #TheCresset #NigelHavers #Theatre #WhatsOn #LiveEntertainment #Comedy

Peterborough people – this one’s going to hit you right in the memories! Sugar Clubbing is a FREE exhibition at Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery (until 4 Apr 2026), celebrating the legendary Sugar Club years (1991–2002). Expect club-night photos, flyers, memorabilia, and a 50-minute documentary (Sugar, Gravy, Pleasure) inspired by Pete Elderkin’s book Sugar Gravy Pleasure: An Indie Odyssey in Peterborough. If you ever danced under those chandeliers, this is your sign to go. You might even spot yourself in the pictures… Read the full article here: bit.ly/4swWjCC @PboroMuseum #Peterborough #SugarClubbing #TheSugarClub #PeterboroughMuseum #Indie #Britpop #Alternative #Nostalgia #WhatToDoInPeterborough #LocalCulture #Documentary

Peterborough’s City of Culture conversation isn’t really about a title. It’s about confidence over decline, participation over commentary, and shared authorship over passive observation. Whatever the longlist outcome, the deeper work remains: building cultural confidence, widening participation, strengthening pathways into skills and creative work, and sustaining collaboration that endures beyond any single year. Read the full article here: bit.ly/4b3UqGo @PeterboroughCC @pborocathedral @PboroMuseum @PboroPositive @Queensgate_PB @Railworld @N_V_R @pboronewtheatre #Peterborough #Peterborough2029 #CityOfCulture #CultureMatters #CivicPride #Belonging #CreativeCity

🕰️A landmark event for our city🗺️ From London's Natural History Museum, the colossal Titanosaur - Patagotitan mayorum will transform the Cathedral’s central crossing into a realm of prehistoric scale. 37 metres long, 8 metres high. Book tickets: ticketsource.co.uk/titanosaur

🕰️A landmark event for our city🗺️ From London's Natural History Museum, the colossal Titanosaur - Patagotitan mayorum will transform the Cathedral’s central crossing into a realm of prehistoric scale. 37 metres long, 8 metres high. Book tickets: ticketsource.co.uk/titanosaur

SEEING IS BELIEVING: Titanosaur comes to Peterborough Cathedral. In April, Peterborough Cathedral will host Titanosaur – a chance to stand, quite literally, in the shadow of the Late Cretaceous Period. The colossal Patagotitan mayorum – the most complete giant dinosaur ever discovered – will stand within the Cathedral’s vast interior: a space built to contain awe. Where medieval builders once lifted stone to extraordinary heights, a prehistoric titan now rises above royal tombs, as if tearing a hole in the very fabric of spacetime. Here, a story of scale, survival and vulnerability is set within Peterborough Cathedral – a building that has watched centuries pass, and will now host a visitor from 101 million years ago. Read the full article here: bit.ly/4co6bd5 #Peterborough #PeterboroughCathedral #Titanosaur #Dinosaur #WhatsOn #FamilyDaysOut #Heritage @pborocathedral @PeterboroughCC @PboroMuseum @PboroPositive @Queensgate_PB @andrewpakes_ @docshab @PaulStainton @Railworld @N_V_R @CambsPboroCA @TobyWoody @pboronewtheatre @pborokeytheatre @Hotchilly56 @paulbristow79 @poppygibsonuk @TerryHarris_cn @IEG_UK @CCPboro @AngliaRuskin @Porszphotos @NHM_London

It’s World Book Day – a perfect moment to celebrate the people and places helping new writers find their voice. We’re delighted to share “A Passion for Prose and Poetry”, exploring a new Creative Writing MA at University Centre Peterborough, launching September 2026. The course is designed to help students sharpen their craft and build the practical, professional skills needed to thrive in a fast-changing literary world – from workshopping, editorial thinking, publishing pathways, professional presence, and ethical engagement with emerging tools. If you’ve ever felt the pull to write – poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction – this is a timely reminder that talent is something we grow, and stories still matter. We spoke to the Course Leader Andrew McDonnell, to find out more: bit.ly/4aOjemY #WorldBookDay #CreativeWriting #Peterborough #UniversityCentrePeterborough #WritingCommunity #Poetry #Prose #AmWriting #WritersOfFacebook #LiteraryPeterborough #HigherEducation #MA #LifelongLearning

THE KATHMANDU LOUNGE STORY Owner Kris Krishna built his dream from an ICU bed – a story of survival, success and South Asian cuisine – and is now giving back to those who saved him. Since opening in March 2025, Kathmandu Lounge on Church Street has uplifted Peterborough with an original blend of Nepalese street food and Indian staples. It is, on one level, a place for momo, goat curry, and naan with honey and pistachios; on another, a public expression of gratitude and belonging. Read the full article here: bit.ly/40crgjp #Peterborough #SupportLocal #Hospitality #SouthAsianCuisine #NepaleseFood #IndianFood #Community #Resilience @RoyalPapworth @andrewpakes_ @docshab @PboroPositive @PaulStainton @PeterboroughCC

We’re proud to support the bid to become Peterborough: UK City of Culture 2029 Peterborough’s culture is layered: engineered in the Fens, fired in clay, recorded in language, organised in civic life, rebuilt after loss, and renewed by every wave of arrivals. If culture is how a city makes meaning together, Peterborough has been doing it for 3,000 years! Now is the moment to stand with our city. Step forward, show your support, and help us share the story of a place alive with talent, diversity, and limitless possibility. Click here to discover more: peterborough2029.com #peterborough2029 #cityofculture #togetherforpeterborough @PeterboroughCC @andrewpakes_ @docshab @PaulStainton @pborocathedral @PboroPositive @PboroMuseum @Queensgate_PB @Railworld @N_V_R @pborokeytheatre @pboronewtheatre @Hotchilly56 @TobyWoody @KeelyMillsPoet

We are launching the Peterborough Visioning Project and inviting residents, businesses, students and visitors to help shape the future of our city centre. This project will create a shared vision for how the city centre looks, feels and works over the next 15 to 20 years. You can take part by completing the online survey and by visiting one of our pop-up events across the city. Find out more and have your say at pulse.ly/qmcw3e3cjf Engagement closes on 12 March.

Peterborough has today confirmed it is entering the race to become UK City of Culture 2029, with an Expression of Interest (EOI) being submitted to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The bid is being led by the council, working with community leaders and partners from across the city, including our MPs, Peterborough Tourist Board, businesses, education and cultural organisations. Leader of Peterborough City Council, Councillor Shabina Qayyum, said the move was about turning ambition into action and ensuring Peterborough is properly recognised. Find out more: pulse.ly/yvmzbc92na