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Janet
[ Bayes ] Pinnock..
ron@ronpinnock.wanadoo.co.uk
I
would like to contact all past
pupils of
Rushden
Girl's School .. from
1949 to 1955
as I am in the process of putting
together Book II about the school..
I had published in 2006 Book
I.. Which I called..
' Muriel's Girls.. A Time
Remembered '
which covered the years 1955 -
1958..
It was so successful that I have now
hit on the idea of..
' Muriel's
Girls.. Where are They now '
I am the sister of Dana and Sam
Bayes of Harborough road..
Dad being the local undertaker.. [
now deceased ]
If you were at the school during the
time, would you let me have a brief
history
of your life since your schooldays,
with photo's if possible..
I realize that photo's were in short
supply then,
indeed, you were deemed well off if
you had a camera,
but there were always ones printed
in the ET or Echo and Argus
that you could get copies of..
Please do get in touch, I would love
to hear from you all.
those abroard as well as in
England.. Thanks..
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David
Seabrook..
david1.seabrook@ntlworld.co.uk
I
have just come across your site..
I used to go to RAF Chelveston way
back in the late '50's early '60's..
I knew many servicemen statrioned
there, also at Lakenheath /
Alconbury..
through their clay shooting clubs..
I am still in touch with Vince
LaGrone and Barney Howell..
Great site, enjoyed looking back. it
brought back memories of many happy
hours
we spent there and down the old West
End club.. Keep up the good work..
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Rita
[ Harbour ] Hardman..
ritahardman@btinternet.com
Just
logged on to your web site.. it's
great!..
Lots of memories and names from the
past..
Does anyone know where Dora Tyler is
living ?...
I have two grown children and live
in Lancashire now..
It would be nice to hear from anyone
who remembers me..
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Valerie
[ Oatridge ] Simpson
val_simpson7@hotmail.com
Just
found your web site and think it's
great..
My mother and father ran the Queen
Victoria Hotel, from about 1957 to
1972..
I was bought up there from the age
of 10. sadly they have now passed
on..
Their names were Bill and Mabel
Oatridge, I have wonderful memories
of the hotel..
I went to Alfred Street school, then
on to Hayway.. I now live in Higham..
I am sorry to say the hotel is no
more, it is being turned into
apartments..
I suppose a sign of the times, at
least the wonderful old building is
being put to use..
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Bill
Newell...
o.newell@ntlworld.com
Have
looked at your site.. think it's
great,
lots of old faces I remember..
I used to drive a taxi
for Sandy Storey,
and wondered if anyone
remembers
The Wrighton's, or Pop Collins...
Keep up the good work...
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Carolyn
[ Muncey ] Hill
carolyn17@hotmail.co.uk
I
used to live at 6, Oval Crescent..
and still live and work in Rushden..
Would like to talk to others in
America..
to tell them about Rushden, as it is
now..
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csgaog@hotmail.co.uk
Left
in 1965.. moved to Blackburn..
regulars to the Windmill club and
the Green Dragon..
related to the Roache family..
Thanks...
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Jean
[ Dunmore ] Grant
jean.grant1941@ntlworld.com
Moved
from Rushden1966.. spent 6 years in
Corby, but now back in Higham..
Only just found this web site, nice
to see some faces from the past...
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Peter
Windram..
peter@peterwindram.wanadoo.co.uk
Was
born in 1939.. I still live in
Rushden,
I recognized quite a few names on
the site.. Went to Alfred Street
School..
Helped to form the Sapphires rock
and roll band along with Tony
Woodward,
in 1955, used to play at the Band
Club, West End Club..
and was a general troublemaker..
does anyone remember me..
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Val
Maycock...
valmaycock@hotmail.com
I
still live in Irchester.. where I
went to school with a few of the
girls on the site..
I wish all of you good luck in
renewing old times..
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Graham
Abbott...
avro698@aol.com
I
live in Avenue Road in Rushden... I
have a long interest in
aviation..
and worked at Thurleigh for 15
years.. [ now Luton airport ]..
I have done some research regarding
the 1962 air show..
I am interested in the photo of the
main gate.. and the Vulcan and
Valiant..
aircraft shown on your site...
In due course I will send you the
photo I have of the air show and try
to copy the advance brochure [ crude
by today's standards of course ]...
Some of your American visitors may
be interested in the list of
participants...
and some of their
fates...
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Rosina
[ Rosie ] Greaves
rosbutt@btopenworld
.com
What
an interesting site... I lived in
Rushden from 1952 - 54...
I went to Tennyson road infants
school.. and Southend Primary...
The only friends name I can remember
was Josie Knight...
She lived in Glassbrook road.. the
same as me...
I now live in Sussex....
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Dennis
Pell...
dennis.pell@tiscali.co.uk
I
started work at the base at the
second rebuild 1953...
finishing my working life November
1992...
I was employed by the British
government.. [ Electrician ]...
working until 1992... at Chelveston..
Alconbury.. and Molesworth...
My wife Hilda.. was also employed by
the British government...
working in dependents schools..
DODDS...
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kennlorna@the
haversons.fsnet.co.uk
Worked
with my parents at Chelveston from
1953 - 1963...
in the civilian snack bar...
Anyone remember!!.. still
living in Rushden...
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Eileen
[ Woods ] Bailey...
eileenmb@homecall.co.uk
Originally
from Rushden... now living in
Withernsea East Yorkshire...
with my husband Tony and two
foster children...
I believe this site to be the
best thing since year dot...
Through this I have found.. and
indeed have been chatting to on the
phone
Daphne Dilly.. married to John
[Jake ] Newell...
they had been in NZ.. but are back
now...
also in contact with.. Jean Eyre..
Olive Kitchener.. Jill
Davidson...
Gill Barker.. Margaret Hulatt.. and
Brenda Rawlings..
I went to Newton road school.. then
the girls school along the Hayway..
I remember the new school going up..
and how we used to have to walk..
all the way up there for
lessons.. in the third year...
The flowering cherry blossom tree is
still blooming that myself and Olive
planted...
If anyone is out there who can
remember me, please get in touch...
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Richard
Capon...
r.capon@ntlworld.com
I
was over by the old Chelveston
airbase last Saturday...[ 13th Nov.,
]..
Haven't been there for many years...
but grew up in Higham Ferrers..
My main memory of the base was an
annual visit for several years on
July 4th...
I remember particularly when there
was a small funfair...
and I saw a wall of death display
for the first time...that must have
been about 1956...
Why was I taken to the fun day at
the air base.. well.. I was born on
the 4th of July..
so it became a birthday treat...
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Margaret
[Goodwin ] Biggs
mag@littlepaget.freeserve.co.uk
Born
in Rushden in 1928... Happy memories
of school life...
Recall stray bomber raid... then a
pupil at Intermediate school Hayway...
Left the area during mid to latter
part of the war to reside in rural
Hertfordshire...
Excellent site...
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Cynthia
[ Watts ] Brown...
cynthia.b@btinternet.com
I
married a G.I. stationed at
Chelveston in 1968...
We moved to Mobile Alabama the same
year...
I returned to England when the
marriage broke down in 1975...
It would be nice to hear from anyone
who remembers me....
The site is excellent....
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Anne
Turner...
bridgettanne@tiscali.co.uk
Thank
you for the website It really is a
great one..
bringing back many memories...
In fact more than that...
I found my old boy friend was
on here John E Eckersley...
I have emailed him and since
spoken with him...
Thank you for all the joy
that you are bringing to me and to
others...
They were certainly good days
at Chelveston - unforgettable..
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Mary
[ Smith ] Brooke
George@rainbow2001.fsworld.co.uk
Have to say how much I enjoyed your
site... Brought back so many
memories..
Ramey Denton?.. I'd almost forgotten
about him...
Most people don't normally
remember me..
but know my brother Bruce - drummer
in The Sapphires..
every Tuesday night at the Band
club..
Teen beat at the old Royal Theatre
on Saturday afternoons..
I now live in Lincolnshire...
Oh sweet memories.. Love to hear
from anyone who remembers little old
me..
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Mick
Edwards..
michaeledwards@corby-power-station.com
Brings
back memories.. the zoo.. as a
child... first date there at
twelve..
Went Westfield boys school...
left 71 - 72
love to hear from old associates!...
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Sue
Lee...
sue.lee@warwickdc.gov.uk
My
dad.. Walter Lee.. lived in Tennyson
road..
until marrying in 1944...
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Wood...
Marcus@mjwcomp.demon.co.uk
across your site...
and was surprised to see..
4,
Oval crescent on here....
you must know my grandad and grandma
they lived at # 5.. Fred and Flossie
Wood..
I have lived in Rushden all
my life I'm 28 now.. it's really
nice to see some old pictures..
crazy I know but I miss my school
since they have built houses on it..
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Martyn
Newman..
martin.newman@wollaston-school.net
I
like your site.. I like looking at
photo's of the places I live.. but
from years ago...
I
have lived in Rushden nearly
all my life.. [ I am 15 ]
I lived in Birch road..
Coronation Ave., Queen street and
now Trafford road..
I go to Wollaston school..
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Kevin
Spring..
kevin.spring@talk21.com
I
enjoyed your site...
I do like looking at old pic's of Rushden...
I live in Oakley road..
and told the owner of No 7..his house is on the web...
He was surprised [ but pleased ] as
he has lived there for about 30
years...
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Lynn
and Chris Bean..
lambchop@onetel.net.uk
Just
looked at your web site...
great!
I am an American and husband is
British..
We are thinking of moving
to the Raunds area..
and would like some info..
I am no longer affiliated with the
military...
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Mar[
Margaret [ Foreman ] Cave...
maggiecave@btinternet.com
Have
visited the Rushden site for the
first time today..10/ 10 / 02..
There
are a few names I know...
I was at North End school.. between
1954 - 1958.. I think!!
I am one of the boring ones.. I
still live in Rushden..
am
married to Roy Cave.. and have 2 sons... 4
grandchildren..
Roy and I both play bowls at the
Rushden Town outdoor and indoor
bowling club...
The e-mail address is a work one..
but I can receive messages on it...
I will be buying a comp next
year..
when I retire.. Hooray!...
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Gillian
[ Barker
] Ward..
gill-ward@hotmail.co.uk
Discovered
your web page, really impressed...
Nice to remember names and faces.
I
am
Mavis Wards sister - in - law and
looking forward..
to her visit in May with
husband Al.....
Any school friends out there
remember me?
Married Cliff Ward,
have 2 children one grandchild,
lived in Rushden all my life.
My best friend was Jill Davison who
moved to New Zealand - I write to
her regularly..
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Still
enjoying this Rushden site..
Don't know if any of you US guys and
girls.. remembered my
dad.....
JIM
BARKER..
Taxi driver...
he also worked in the Gymnasium at
Chelveston for several years...
Unfortunately he passed away in
1997... keep up the good
work...
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Beth
Guyver..
eaguyver@btinternet.com
Hi,
I was told by Joan Peterson to look
at your site and I'm glad I did.. It
is great....
I
visit
the area 2 or 3 times a year. I go
to the church and say a prayer for
those who did
not
return from their mission in
WW11..
and then have a pint for them.. at
the Star and Garter....
Does
anyone who was at Chelveston during
Oct / Nov 1944 remember a David
Greene. I think from Pittsburgh?.
Someone said he may have returned
after the war...
because he liked the area so
much.
Can't find out what happened to
him.....
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Johanne
[ Guilford ] Sollis..
josollis@ntlworld.com
II
lived in Rushden from 1952 to 1977..
when I left Chichele girls school..
and came to work in Goucestershire...
My father was the manager.. at
" Kettering tyres" in
Newton road for many years...people
knew him as "Tiny"..
I have just seen the photo..
of the Nags Head at Hargrave...
my great - grandmother was the
landlady before and during the
war...
Ivy Briggs.. her son
Ted and his wife Ada moved into the
new house in Nags head lane when
they were built in 1937.. he
passed away last year..
still living in the same
house...
My mother Mavis Briggs..was born in
1940...
it would be lovely to hear
from anyone that might have known
her....
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Verna
[Crossley]
Turner..
Hi
there, just discovered you on the
internet.
I'm still married to Dave Turner
have 2 daughters...
I work at Yorks travel.. just back
from Florida.. off
to Nashville in April for my big
60...
I
saw Gill York last year.. she is
fine....
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Iliffe
family..
alan-iliffe@lineone.net
Do
you remember Iliffe's Pork Butchers
in Church Street Rushden?..
3 brothers, Howard, Ron &
Cliff and two sisters, Joan and Peg
lived there..
Howard married a Rushden girl
named Margaret Whittington..
funeral director's daughter
1941. Cliff married Eileen Smith who
went to Rushden intermediate school
and left in 1936/7. Ron married a
Finedon girl.
Howard & Margaret and Cliff
& Eileen and still living
locally..
with their children and
grandchildren near....
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Coy
D. Webb..
ddwebbbubbs@cs.com
Hello,
my name is Dwaine Webb, my dad was
an A. P. at Chelveston..
in the late '50s, he married
Gillian Powell of Stanwick..
where my grandmother and my
mom's people still live. They would
love to hear from old friends that
were connected with the airbase and
areas surrounding Rushden...
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Jak
Richardson..
grafton1@btinternet.com
Hello,
glad you liked my site about Finedon
at war. Your site is great, I like
the pics of the base as it was. Had
some good nights at the officers
club dances. But I also
remember a great deal about the war
and crippled fortresses returning
home
after their missions...
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Mick
Lawrence..
grebe_mick@hotmail.com
I
was born in Rushden, Spencer
Rd., in 1947, attended Alfred St.,
infants and junior schools and then
Tennyson Rd., Sec Mod. I left
the area in 1961. I still have lots
of relatives up there and would be
very interested in contacting old
friends who may still be living in
the area. If anyone recognizes me
please e-mail me...
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Dave
Page..
dpage@dial.pipex.com
I
believe my grandparents [David and
Betty Smith] used to have a shop in Rushden
somewhere.
As far as I remember it was sold in
the late 80s early 90s and is now a
private residence. I believe that
they were both involved with the
licensed victuallers association, in
the 60s and 70s. If anyone remembers
them or the shop, drop me a line and
say hello!
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Daryl
Chambers..
darylchambers@ntlworld.com
Now
living in R
Hi
Joyce, excellent site, I combed
through the North End photo's [1952]..
and found my mum Valerie Burt...
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Gary
Sassano..
gary.sassano@unilever.com
My
father from Brooklyn U.S.A. was
stationed 52-55ish..
ended up living in Rushden
permanently...
I am interested in the period
of the U.S. Army Engineers doing
runway construction...
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Andrew
Garley..
andy@rhts.co.uk
Great
to see Rushden getting bigger
on the www. very good site, well
programmed, nicely laid out. [rhts
webmaster]..
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Michael
Batchelor..
stephen.batchelor1@ntlworld.com
Hi,
my name
is Mike I am 15 years old and live
in Raunds. My family are relatives
to Marion and Gary Fish who are
mentioned on this site, they are
coming to visit us in a couple of
weeks. .On the Hargrave pub photo
the two women wearing blue are my
nan and mother, if you did not
notice the woman at the front is
Marion Fish..
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Stephen
Sawinski..
stephensawinski@hotmail.com
I
was only very young in the 50s and
60s and still live in Rushden...
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Alan
Cooper..
alcoo@supanet.com
Hello,
I'm Stella's brother, good to see
the old photo's of our days at
Woolworth's,
I'm
still
in Rushden after 60 years,
anything you want to know get in
touch, Ally Cooper...
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Pete
Smith.
.petesmith56@hotmail.com
Now
living in, Oxford.
FFound
the site by chance really and have
now book marked it - so keep up the
good work and develop it. I lived in
Caldecott, down the road from the
base, in the 70s and went to
Wellingborough Grammar school .I
knew Rushden well of course, both
from having to pass through it twice
a day too and from school, but also
where I misspent my youth, working
in the Compasses, on a milk round
for Northern dairies, in Fine Fare.
I'd love to hear from anyone who was
at Welly Grammar from 67 to 74,
during the "Harry Wrenn"
days...
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Bryan
Spink..
bryan@bryanspink.co.uk
Hi!,
Nice to see the picture of Arbuckles
on your site.
I've been the manager there
for the last ten months.
I'd love to be able to get hold of
pictures of the place before it was
Arbuckles,
[The Railway], do you know of
any ?.
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John
and Joyce Robinson.
john.robinson30@virgin.net
I
have paid a brief visit to your
excellent website..
after it was recommended to me
by my cousin David Nichols
who lives in Adelaide, South
Australia.
We have lived in Rushden all our
lives and will return to your pages
again and read them with great
interest. Best wishes to you...
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Marjy
[Butler]
and Pete Britton...
Now
living in, Rushden
Just looked at the site, good to see
the old faces. I knew most of the
girls, so may be able to come up
with some of their names....
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Laurie
[Laurie
[ Lawrence ] Steele.....
lordrisdene@hotmail.com
II
movedofrom
Rushden to Norwich,
with my wife, [a Wellingborough
girl], 25 years ago. I have a
sister, Irene who married Eugene
Butler, a dental technician based at
Chelveston. Gene has since
died, he tried to teach me to play
golf on the grass area beneath the
base radar dishes, my girl friend
and I, [now my wife], also bowled at
the base. The last time I saw Verna,
featured in your photo's, she was
the owner of a popular refreshment
stall at Wellingborough market, this
was about 6 or 7 years ago. It's not
just the girls who would like to
hear from old school friends.
Great
site, keep it up, Laurie...
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lKarl
Britton...
Britton..
battler121uk@aol.com
Hi
Joyce, mum told me to take a
look...not bad at all..
should look pretty good when
it's fully complete, well done.
I now live in Havant, [near
Portsmouth] Why don't you write to
the Evening Telegraph, telling them
about it.. you never know they might
feature it and the number of people
will increase if you add a counter
to your main page. Just some ideas,
keep up the good work on a fantastic
idea, bye for now, Karl...
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Kevin
Franklin..
Absolutely
brilliant web site. I particularly
enjoyed looking at the Rushden
scenery as it was when I was just
knee-high to a grasshopper.
Keep
up the good work Joyce, you'll bring
a lot of happiness and fond memories
to a lot of folks, Kevin...
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Gary
Gary
Ashby...
g@garyashby.freeserve.co.uk
Hello
from Rushden, Bloomfield
close..
just off Glassbrook road..
nice to see the old town as it was,
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