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- 03.05.2013 - Business and Commerce, Churches and Crime have minor updates, in Education there are new log book transcripts for South End School, Girls' School Prizes 1966, and Adult learning, 6 more wills are in Genealogy. Health has more on St John and additions to After Care, History includes an article on dovecotes, more on demolition and Queen Street Council housing, Leisure has more Operatic show programmes, Old Time Dancing memories, and several updated pages, People section includes several wedding reports from the 1930s, Shoetrade has minor updates, War has an interesting list of Rushden 'ghurkas', and several Villages have minor additions.
- 27.03.2013 - Business and Commerce, Churches and Crime have minor updates, in Education there are new log book transcripts for Alfred Street and the Mission Hall, Health has additions for St John and Rushden Ambulance Station. There are minor updates to exisiting pages in History, Land, and Leisure has more Operatic show programmes and several updated pages, 4 obitiuaries and a golden wedding, and John Harley are new in People. Shoetrade, War and Villages have minor amendments.
- 06.03.2013 - Business and Commerce has a page about the old Theatre as a garage, as well as minor updates, St Mary's has 3 updated pages in Churches, minor updates and two fires in Crime, Education has minor amendments, a will and an apprenticeship document are new in Genealogy. Health has a few updates, and History includes several more Council Meeting reports from 1915, 1919, 1922, 1927, 1961, more on demolition and the one-way sytem, Genealogy has minor updates, Leisure has more Operatic show programmes, Global Footprint, and more on poular music, 3 obituaries and updated pages in People. Shoetrade has an item on conveyor systems and a few updates, and Transport has minor updates, and notes on the A6. War has Wartime in Rushden Nov-Dec 1942 and more enlistments, in Villages two wills are now transcribed for Wollaston.
- 19.02.2013 Most sections have minor updates. In Churches there is a new item about bell ringing in the villages and at St Mary's in 2008, Education has two new Log Books for Alfred Street Mixed school, and more on scholarships and music successes, Health has an item about Typhoid in 1892, History has more deeds transcribed and a survey of High Street, Leisure has several Operatic show programmes and RADS members 1960, 'Red Cats', cubs and Rushden Sports prospectus. People section includes several obituaries, a golden wedding, and more on Doris Shrive as a councillor, Shoetrade has the 1938 Statement of clickers' rates, War has another Home Guard picture and more Territorial Army notes. Villages has several obituaries, an item on bell ringing, more on Stanwick School and several newsclip additions.
- 13.01.2013 Happy New Year. There are updates to exisiting pages in all sections this time, much from 1910 & 1915 newsclips. Most were found whilst researching other items; obituaries, accidents, outings, company suppers, emigration, soldiers notes, and several interesting "snippets". Several of the team have been away!
- 11.12.2012 - Business and Commerce has a few new early businesses and several minor updates, Churches, Crime, Education & Health all have minor additions, two register transcripts and more wills are new in Genealogy. Health, History, Land have a few additions, and several new pages on RADS are included in the updates in Leisure. Several obituaries, wedding reports and two new pages are in the People section, Shoetrade and War have minor updates. Most Villages have minor updates, there is another batch of obituaries, accidents, fires and a few sales, taken from newsclips for 1891 and 1902.
- 20.11.2012 - Business and Commerce, Churches & Health, all have minor additions to existing pages, and a few more wills transcripts are new in Genealogy, a look back at 1889, more on culverting the brook, and minor additions in History, Land has a few additions and Leisure has a history of Rushden United CC, and People has a two new pages and an obituary, Shoetrade and Transport have a few updated pages, and Villages has half a dozen obituaries, an article on Wollaston Co-op, and lots of additional notes added to pages for Higham Ferrers.
- 27.10.2012 - Business and Commerce, Churches, Crime, Education & Health, all have minor additions to existing pages, History, Land and Leisure have a few additions, and People has a new item on the Green Family and a few more obituaries, Shoetrade and Transport have a few updated pages. In Villages the census indexing project is now complete, a few updated pages, especially for Higham Ferrers, a few obituaries, and a few updates.
- 19.10.2012 - Business and Commerce, Churches, Crime, Education, have minor additions to existing pages, Genealogy has 24 more wills and inventories transcribed, Health, History, Land and Leisure have additions, and People has a few new pages and 3 obituaries. Minor additions in Shoetrade and War and Villages has a few updated pages, especially Higham Ferrers which includes the official guide c1978 and the 700th Charter Anniversary 1951, and lots of 1889 newsclips.
- 30.09.2012 - This time lots of 1887 newsclips have been added to exisiting pages in most sections, plus several inquests, obituaries, accidents and sales in the main section and several of the villages. A few will transcripts have also been added, and memories of Alfred Street in 1978/80. Most of the team have taken a holiday during the month!
- 03.09.2012 - Four new pages and 20 or so updated pages are in Business and Commerce, with minor additions in Churches, Crime, Education, and one inventory in Genealogy. Health, Land, Leisure. In History there are some reports on the winter of 1946/7, some bundles of deeds, council plans and meetings, and more 1950s articles. Two new pages and several obituaries in People, several updated pages on shoe factories in Shoetrade, and Transport has an item about the Bypass and more on the closure of the railway passenger service. Minor additions in War and the Villages section has obituaries, and a census, plus 30 or so updated pages.
- 07.08.2012 - Some new pictures are added to early businesses in Business and Commerce, minor additons in Churches, Crime and more accident reports in Health, two log books new in Education, some Manor documents added in History; Leisure has a few new pages and pictures, minor additions in People, Shoetrade, and Transport and the Villages section has one new census, a few new pages for Higham Ferrers, and a few minor updates.
- 14.07.2012 - Several new pictures have been added in early businesses in Business and Commerce, and minor additons in Churches, Crime and Health, more council meetings, developments, and demolition from the 1950s new in History, and Leisure has a dozen or so new pages and pictures, plus several updated pages, eight new obituaries and several new and updated pages are in People, with minor additions in Shoetrade, Transport, War and the Villages section has two Ringstead censuses, several new pictures added and the usual minor additions to existing pages.
- 22.06.2012 - Notes of a few more Memorial Inscriptions for the Old Baptist Church have come to hand, a programme for a Wesleyan Bazaar in 1890 and a copy of the Risdene Tatler 1937 were loaned. More adverts and additions in Business and Commerce, and minor additons in Churches, Crime, Education, Health, History, Land, and Leisure. More obituaries and several inquests, and some weddings in People and minor additions in Shoetrade, Transport, and War. The Villages section has two more parish register transcripts for Wollaston & Raunds, a few inquests, and lots of minor additions. An error found in Chelveston baptisms index is now corrected. The original date order files were correct.
- 30.05.2012 - In Business and Commerce several adverts and additions, some minor additons in Churches, Crime, Education and Leisure. A few accident reports in Health, several obituaries and wedding reports are added in People. Additions in Shoetrade include a bundle of 1923 pictures of the CWS factory, and some minor updates, another two census indexes are added in Villages, and several photos for some Higham Ferrers pages round off this update.Villages
- 12.05.2012 - This time we have several new pages from a 1955 newspaper series "Spotlight on Rushden" in History, and several new pages and a few additions to pages in Business and Commerce, minor additons in Churches and Education, two wills in Genealogy, a few pictures added in Leisure and in People two new pages and a few updates. There are several additions to pages in Shoetrade and the War section. Finally 3 more censuses, and a few additions in the Villages section for Raunds & Higham Ferrers.
- 19.04.2012 - Again, minor updates in most sections. Lots of new pictures in Business and Commerce, especially early local businesses. A few newsclips and pictures added to existing pages in Churches, in Education, in History, Leisure and in People. In Shoetrade there are two items on leisure for John White's for 1947 and 1951 and a few other pictures and notes added elsewhere. Finally this update, two more census indexes, additions to commerce and people, and some Higham Ferrers updated pages in the Villages section.
- 26.03.2012 - A major update this time to the leisure section index page. This may have caused broken links on pages in other sections so we'd be grateful if you would let us know should you find one. Lots of amended pages again this time, in most sections, from newsclips 1906 and 1925, and a few new photographs. Several obituaries and accident reports. Two more village censuses for Wollaston are now completed. We are holding a "Heritage Discovery Day" on Saturday, at the Queen Street, Independent Wesleyan Hall from 10am to 3pm, if you are able to drop in.
- 14.03.2012 - Updated pages in most sections again, thanks to another batch of photos, a booklet of the 1949 Memorial Hospital proposals in Health, more council meetings, plans for Irchester Road housing and more on demolition in the 1950s are added in History, in Leisure pictures of the Sapphires, swimming pool, cricket, scouts and football, and in People Charles Church who emigrated to Canada in 1909 and memories of Walter Green, and the War section has additions to several of the WWII Memorial Men's pages, and more 1942 newsclips and enlistments, and Villages has two more censuses, a page about Honest John Drage of Bozeat and the opening of a boutique at the Higham Ferrers Co-op.
- 05.03.2012 - A somewhat belated page about Rushden Research, a photo of Rushden Association Football Team 1892/93 sent in from Canada, and two more censuses for the villages only this update.
- 28.02.2012 - Updates in most sections again, 1970s and earlier thanks to a large bundle of photos we recently scanned. And more village censuses.
- 15.02.2012 - Updates in most sections again, especially items from the 1950s. Two school admissions books for South End school are new in Education, additions to existing pages in Business and Commerce, Churches and Health, 1950s demolition and lost buildings are updated in History and some additons to pages on Rushden Hall. A dozen additional pictures are in Leisure, including music from the 1960s, Spencer Park, and St Mary's FC. People has some new pages and more obituaries, and in Shoetrade there is an interesting focus on Rushden's Industries of 1891 (also linked in History and Commerce). Minor updates in the War section to some Memorial Men's pages, and in Villages more obituaries and more census indexes.
- 18.01.2012 - Happy New Year. Lots of updates this time have photos added courtesy of Ian Langdon in Australia, most being in Business and Commerce or History. In Churches, Education, Land, People, and Shoetrade there are several updated pages, and in Genealogy there are 4 new will transcripts. In the War section several updates of Memorial Men's pages and war shrine pages, and additions to other pages. In Villages more obituaries and the Higham Ferrers 1881 census, plus lots of updated pages round off this update.
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