Historic abbey England fanzone 'brings town together'

The fanzone at Delapre Abbey is open until 14 July

The organiser of a Euro 2024 fanzone in the grounds of a historic abbey said it had helped bring a town "together".

Fans have been gathering at Delapre Abbey, in Northampton, to watch England's group matches.

Despite the team's indifferent form, Jonathan Ware said people had been in "high spirits" as England qualified top of their group.

England take on Slovakia, who finished third in Group E, in the last 16 at 17:00 BST.

Gareth Southgate's England take on Slovakia in the knock-out stages of Euro 2024 later

Mr Ware said "hundreds of England fans" had watched games against Serbia, Denmark and Slovenia.

"Everyone has been having an amazing time," he said.

"It has also been bringing Northampton together with varying images of people coming along."

'Bringing Northampton together'

Delapre Abbey was the home of the Tate and Bouverie families for 400 years.

The stately home reopened to the public in 2018 following a £6m restoration project.

Recently, the home also hosted A Perfect Day concert, where James Arthur, Kettering singer Mae Stephens and Northampton's Billy Lockett all performed.

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