Abington's sin was to say publicly what they all confirm privately.

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Teachers and civil servants walked from the top of Abington Street to Northampton borough council's Guildhall.

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The council's plan was to reinvest any money raised in Northampton Museum, Abington Park and Delapre Abbey.

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