Co-operative News, 15th November 1965
Rushden £500 gift
RUSHDEN Society has made a donation of £500 to the Rushden, Northants, swimming pool improvement fund. This was decided at the half-yearly members' meeting, held at the B.W.T.A. Hall, Rushden.
Society president, Mr. W. S. Bayes, reported that the society's sales over the last 12 months amounted to £1,091.534, which was a new record.
For the 28th consecutive time members approved a dividend of one shilling in the pound.
Members' share capital had increased again, and it now stands at over £272,000, and the society's investments, which were re-invested in Government and other securities, totals over £327,000.
The society's membership totals 8,720 and there are 231 employees.
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Evening Telegraph, 1st December 1965
£900 in pool 'kitty'
RUSHDEN Swimming Pool Improvement Fund Committee Ltd. now has £900 in its kitty. This is only six months after the committee started operating, and there are hopes that the sum will reach £1,000 by Christmas.
By far the largest single contribution to this fund was the £500 from Rushden Co-operative Society. Dr. David Smith, chairman of the committee, said he was very pleased with the way the money was coming in. The committee had several money-raising ideas, and a competition was to be run in conjunction with Rushden Swimming Club. Further donations have come from: Ferrersand Aggregates Ltd., Calculus Finance Ltd., Johnson's Motors, Rushden Ltd., Radburne and Bennett Ltd., Wright and Young Ltd., Liquefied Pressure Gases, Ancillary Services Ltd., F. W. Woolworth and Co. Ltd., Frank Eady Press Ltd., Victoria Leather Co. Ltd., J. W. Barker and Co. Ltd, Robert Marriot Ltd., The Lightstrung Co. Ltd., Harris Bros (Rushden) Ltd. Nine come from other businesses and people in Rushden and Higham Ferrers.
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Evening Telegraph, May 7th 1968
£2,000 CHEQUE FOR RUSHDEN SWIM POOL FUND
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Dr D. W. Smith (left), chairman of the Rushden Swimming Pool Improvement Fund,
presents a cheque to Mr. R. H. S. Greenwood, Chairman of Rushden Urban Council.
Centre is Mrs C. A. Hardwick, secretary of the fund.
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LONG queues and an impressive demand for season tickets for Rushden Swimming Pool have been very encouraging to the Pool Improvement Fund Committee, said its chairman, Dr D. W. Smith, last night.
Dr Smith was presented with a cheque for £2000 from the committee towards the cost of the recently installed heating equipment to the Rushden Urban Council.
He explained that the first stage of the swimming pool improvements heating was now complete and he spoke of encouraging response from members of the public. He explained that the pool committee would be evaluating the results of the improvement so far carried out, at the end of the year, and then further improvement, such as roofing, could be discussed.
The chairman of Rushden Urban Council. Mr. Ronald Greenwood, received the cheque on behalf of the council and said that it was very pleasing to have a contribution of £2,000 towards the rates!
Mr. Greenwood said that when he had first heard of the proposed improvements to the pool his immediate reaction was "lukewarm". He felt at first that the more work carried out on the pool would mean the less likelihood of a better pool being provided in the long-term.
However, he had been to the pool a few days ago and his attitude had been changed by the response of youngsters and others members of the public.
"You have pushed us forward into doing a great thing" said Mr. Greenwood. The presentation, which was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Marriott, Slade House, Wellingborough Road, Rushden, was attended by other representatives of the Rushden council and members of the Improvement Fund Committee.
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