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- 30.08.2018 - Missed from the last update - some Court Estate Sales and a petrol licence 1968.
- 28.08.2018 - This time we have copied some old photographs and postcards so lots of new-to-us images are added. A 1908 fairground picture, a war shrine, and we could read some of the names, the Cave family at Rushden Cottage, and some sports pictures are amongst them. Several Operatic programmes and an article about the CYA and two more Walks are new in leisure. Information and a memorial picture via email has added to Percy Steel's page.
- 23.07.2018 - Lots of pictures this time thanks to donations from 3 collectors. Lots of pages have new pictures added, and some new research is included: 38 in commerce section, 10 in churches, 5 in education, 13 in history, about 30 in leisure, 12 in people, 6 in shoetrade, with a few in most other sections. So do check the pages you have interest in, just in case.....! Some sections have "unidentified pictures" too, so please let us know if you can help with any little clues!!
- 19.06.2018 - Much of this update is from 1918 or 1944 - Tribunals, a prisoner's experiences, in war soldiers', prisoners' notes, and 23 pages in commerce have additions. New pages include 28 obituaries, 3 fires, 4 accidents, a health report, 10 council meeting reports, housing, and some demolition, a street party in 2018, 2 new pages on village war memorials, plus notes added to lots of exisiting pages. Also a Patriotic Orchestra picture and John White's 1948 outing.
- 29.05.2018 - Most of this update concentrates on 1912. Many pages have new notes added. As well as accidents, adverts, bankruptcies, obituaries, weddings, emigration, sales, fires and leisure events. New pages about Drabble builders, a Station Road demolition, the Mission Church Organ and two street surveys.
- 17.04.2018 - New this time: An interesting interview in 1990 with Francis Leech, an article about the Oakley Arms, an article about Irchester Railway Bridge, additional pictures of 1960s carnival floats, more developments and the usual notes and additions to other pages.
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04.03.2018 - New this time: a photograph of staff in 1968 at Rushden 'San' - 6 council meeting reports - snow in 1918 - 10 obituaries and 2 wedding reports - 20 additional notes to pages in the War section - an article about Snowdrop Weekend at Chelveston.
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16.02.2018 - More newsclips, this time 1937 and 1901, giving updates to lots of existing pages in most sections. Also a new article about Typhoid at Higham and a page about the Jolley family and a page about Lego being 60.
- 01.01.2018 - Happy New Year! This time newsclips from 1917/18 have updated several pages for Village War Memorial Men, as well as news items, obituaries and wedding reports in Rushden and the villages. 1937 newsclips include an accident, some memories from 1850s, and an item on the closure of the old Red Lion or 19th Hole at Irchester make interesting reading.
- 12.12.2017 - Our team is somewhat depleted at present but two of us are still working! Not too much this update, but includes a family history on W B Skinner's Family, some new developments, and several new pages connected to Irchester War Memorial. Several notes from the newspapers are added to wartime 1917/18 and 1944, Tribunals 1917, plus the usual obituaries, weddings, and snippets added to exisiting pages.
- 02.11.2017 - An article on Electrification of the Railway, 6 more council meetings, 2 health reports, 4 obituaries, and 2 golden weddings make the bulk of this update. Minor additions to other pages include another bankruptcy, pictures of the guides, and various notes and snippets. [our team is somewhat depleted at present, owing to illnesses]
- 12.09.2017 - An article on AFC Rushden & Diamonds and Chemists are the main additions this time, plus a few snippets added to other pages. Next update is likely to be in November.
- 25.08.2017 - Some more interesting notes on Tollgates, and Rushden brook, and Bedford Road have been transcribed from J Enos Smith's note books. More news reports from 19217, 1933, 1944, includes council meeting, accidents, wedding reports, and WWII soldiers and war memorial men, obituaries etc.
- 19.07.2017 - Snippets and Tribunals from 1917, news reports from 1921, 1923, 1933, 1944, including more council meeting reports, accidents, leisure groups, wedding reports, 19 obituaries etc., and many notes for villages.
- 10.06.2017 - More snippets this time from 1921: accidents, fires, wedding reports, obituaries etc. A few new pictures of patients in 1955 at the 'San' have come to light, also photos added to the gallery for Court Estate Players, with names on several, and extra photos in leisure. Little else at present due to illness and house move, but we will resume hopefully in August!
- 01.05.2017 - Again mostly snippets added to exisiting pages, much from 1919. (see note below 08.04.2017)
- 08.04.2017 - This time there is little of note - mostly snippets added to exisiting pages, and additional obituaries etc. One of our team has been off ill for a long time, another is currently away ill, one is awaiting an operation, and one is about to move house, so we are depleted. BUT WORK will continue........ Our two typists are still busy, but processing into web pages may be delayed.
- 23.02.2017 - A second copy of 1933 Intermediate School photo came to us with caption - the first one we had was damaged at the edge and 4 girls were missing, so it has been overwritten. Nothing else of note this time, but lots more newsclips have added to knowledge, including 4 more council meeting reports, 8 obituaries, accidents, court reports, fires, and 4 weddings in the Rushden section, and 16 obituaries for village residents.
- 16.01.2017 - Happy New Year! Yet again thanks to newsclips, 1917, 1944, 1933, updates are in several sections and include 6 more council meeting reports, 11 obituaries, some accidents, and court reports. Some new pictures, also spread across the website, are from the late Colin Bryant's collection, which we have copied courtesty of Rushden Museum.
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