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Messages
from friends who emigrated from the
Rushden area.
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Norman Kimber...
Canada..
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KimberNR@aol.com
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I
was going through some old photo's and
found a a couple,
that belonged to my dad...
He was the manager of the Royal Theatre
cinema,
during the 50's...
I am a big fan of the web site...
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Robert [ Bob ] Thacker
Canada..
Judy [ Dodd
] Thacker..
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uk72can@telus.net
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We
were both born in Rushden, I lived in
Coronation Avenue and Highfield Road..
and attended Alfred St., and Tennyson road
schools..
Judy lived in Cromwell road and went to
Newton road and North End...
We emigrated in 1972 and now live in
British Columbia..
We have 4 children and 5 grandchildren..
Anyone remember us?...
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Yvonne [ Harris ]
Hearn
Canada..
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YvnRbt@aol.com
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I
grew up in Earls Barton and was only
twelve when we left to come to Canada..
I came back when I was 16 and lived in
Rushden..
I worked at Chapman's box factory..
I would like to hear from girls I worked
with..
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Trevor
Harris..
Canada..
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trevorharris@sympatico.ca
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Hi,
you have a great site.. I was born in
Rushden in 1943..
our family lived on Upper Park Avenue, 6
children..
We are all in Canada, our parents have
passed away..
We came to Canada June 15th 1957..
My wife and I go back to England as often
as we can...
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Norman Kimber..
Canada..
kimbernr@eastlink.ca
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Hi,
I was raised in Higham Ferrers circa 1942
- 1955..
and I left to join the Royal Navy at age
15...
We lived on the new estate, 84, The
Hedges..
I went to school in Higham and to Tennyson
Road...
I transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy
in 1958 and still live in Nova Scotia..
My dad was the manager of the Royal [
Electric ] Theatre, Rushden..
I had a quick overnight visit to Higham in
1998. and hope to visit again next year.
In the off chance anyone remembers me, I
would love to hear from you..
Great Website!
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Suzette Storey...
Canada..
bryansuzette@storm.ca
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I
just found the site today.. It's so
interesting...
I was brought up with Americans, as my mum
and dad..
were Sandy and Theresa Storey.. they are
both now deceased..
It was great to read notes from people I
remember..
It was nice to read the comments about my
parents..
I have lived in Canada for 26 years now...
but have happy memories of growing
up in Rushden..
and baking cakes with Dick Harnish
on a Sunday afternoon...
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Bill
Castle..
Australia..
billcastle@teegee.com.au
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Lived
at 10 Meadow walk Higham,
while working as Site Engineer for the
microwave site on Chelveston Air Base..
Am in contact with the boys who
manned the site 1963 - 64...
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Rob
and Mary Ann
Wright..
U. S. A.
romawright@aol.com
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I
was born in Wellingborough.. lived in
Irchester until I went in the military..
then Rushden when I got out.. I came to
the States in 1978..
My wife Mary Ann is originally from NYC..
we met in San Diego... where we now
live..
My dad.. 91.. and mum.. 90 in
December... still live in Irchester...
"must breed em tuff in that part of
the world"...
Would love to hear from anyone who may
have known me in the past..
I am still in contact with my old friend
Vince La Grone..
who was stationed at Chelveston...
after all these years...
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Maureen
[ Clarke ] Coombe... Australia...
rosecl@bigpond.com
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I
found this site today... I am on the
1952.. North End school photo...
Would like to hear from Carol Pickering...
or anyone else who remembers me...
I live in Brisbane now... My dad is 99
years old... and still lives in Rushden...
Thanks for the memories....
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Spain...
pandaspain@msn.com
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We
moved to Costa del sol.. nearly
five years ago...
I have just discovered this site.. and it
has really bought back memories...
[ and a tear in my eye ] Born in 1949.. I
lived in the High street..
remember the row of terraced houses.. just
before the old railway bridge..
until I was 16.. then we moved to
Glassbrook road.....
I went to Alfred street school..
and then.. To what I believe is Weavers..
in Wellingborough..
Somebody might remember me as a DJ..
for Big Bob at the Nags head Wollaston..
Aah... those were the days... believe it
or not I'm still DJing in Spain...
I'll check the site to see if someone
remembers me...
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Ray and Anita Holyoak...
U.S.A.
bistokid25@hotmail.com
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Ray
lived in Finedon... and I came from
Irthlingborough..
We married in 1958.. and had 4 children...
We emigrated to the USA in
1970..
We have 9 grandchildren now, all live
within 5 miles of us..
Both of Rays parents have died now, Percy
and Lillian...
but his two brothers Gordon and Michael
and his sisters Sheila and Brenda ...
live in the USA...
We welcome any news from old friends...
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Joesy [Fasulo ] Mitro...
Canada...
jmitro@vasogen.com
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Hello
there... here goes my story..
I was born in Rushden.. February 7th
1962...
and emigrated to Canada in 1967.. leaving
me with very little memories...
I have a twin sister Rose Anne.. and a
brother Mario Fusulo...
he is 7 years older than us.. so remembers
a lot more...
I used to live at 33, Alfred Street.. next
door to Alfred Street School..
which was separated from us by a brick
wall...
I would love to hear from anyone that
remembers me...
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John
Davison...
New Zealand..
marlincourtmotel@xtra.co.nz
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Marvelous
site...
I love all the stuff about the G.I.'s ...
I was born in 1955.. lived in Rushden all
my life until Jan '02...
Now live in the Bay of Islands..
Went to Newton road infants and juniors..
Bert's academy and Wellingborough Tech..
American V - 8 nut and general gear
head...
Be pleased to hear from anybody who knows
me...
Still a member of RHTS..
[ There'll always
be a station in good old Rushden town]
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Tim
Rogers...
Australia...
rogers_tjls@optusnet.com.au
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I
grew up in the corner shop at 160,
Cromwell road...
which mum and dad ran from 1962 until
around 1980...
They have since both died...
I went to Newton road junior school but
have since traveled further afield..
and am now a New Zealand citizen.. living
in Melbourne...
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Roderic
C. Neal... [ Roddy
]
U.S.A.
rcn@yucca.net
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I
came to New Mexico, in 1949, at 13 years
old...
After finishing school, I farmed until
2000..
when my wife and I retired....
I lived at 99, Portland road.. also St.,
Peters Ave., [1944 - 1945 ]
I would like to hear from anyone who
remembers me..
from Alfred street school.. and North
End.. 1948 - 1949..
I have a yard long photograph of the
entire school..
with teachers and students either
1948 - 1949...
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Malcolm
and Jill [ nee Davison ]
Cox...
New Zealand...
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We
emigrated to New Zealand in 1980.. live in
Dunedin, South Island..
Look forward to hearing from old friends
from Rushden...
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Paul
Noerenberg...
Canada...
swdryland@telusplanet.net
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Great
site!
Used to live in Rushden.. [ 7, Winchester
Rd., ] then moved to Higham.. [ 2, Bryant
Way ] finally to Raunds.. [ 8, Lawson St.,
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Ended up in Western Canada in 1987..
Went to school during Bert Catlins era at
Tennyson road..
Heard it got demolished a while ago..
Do you know of anyone that has pictures of
the old school..
before and during demolition?
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Barry
Cooper...
Australia...
barrycooper@hotmail.com
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I
am very impressed with this site...
It brought back memories of
places.. I have not seen for 35
years...
since I moved to Australia.. thank
you very much...
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Jillian
Brinsley...
Australia...
canineequipment@bigpond.com |
I
lived on Cromwell road... and went
to Newton road school...
My parents Tom and Mary.... and
brother Trevor......
emigrated to Brisbane in 1949....
dad passed away 12/05/02...
I have just returned from a visit to
Rushden...
where i met up with some old school
mates....
My sister Susan visited last
year......
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Robert
Batchelor....
Scotland...
robert2@blueyonder.co.uk |
I
lived
in Rushden until 1965 when I went
into the Merchant Navy..
and then I worked in Ghana....
On my return in 1973 I moved
to Scotland, and now live in
Perth...
But I will never forget my
childhood.. youth.. and
friends..
from my "mis -
spent ill begotten
youth". :-}}
I would be really pleased to hear
from anyone I knew...
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Shirley
[ Harris] Leswell...
Australia...
leswell@ledanet.com.au |
I
didn't go to the U.S.A. when I
left Rushden...
I went in the other
direction... Australia..
nice to find another site about
Rushden..
I still get a little
homesick..
especially because my sister still
lives in Rushden..
By the way I used to be
called... Shirley
Harris..
I can remember going to the
NCO club at Chelveston..
with [civvie] friends it was
quite a lively place.. :)
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Barry
Pidcock...
New Zealand....
pidcockbj@xtra.co.nz
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I
lived on Tennyson road and
Coronation street in the 1950s....
Alfred street school in the war
years.. then on to Tennyson road
school..
Mr Willis, then Herbi Catlin..
were the headmasters at that time.
I
was one of a rough lot that the
school was happy to be rid of...
a
few names come to mind...
They being Peter Warren, Dave
Seabrook, [ who I met up with on my
last visit to Rushden ] Colin
Potts, Steven Harris, [who's father
ran a bakery on High St., south ]
and a name that comes back from my
time in Alfred St school; is Janet
Judd.
I married and moved to
Bedford, in the 60's. then in 19'74
emigrated...
Twenty years passed before I
first returned to Rushden..
to visit
family who still live there.
I keep
in touch with Dave, he told me of a
class reunion held this year,
which
I have a photo of.... [ it's on the
group page }
I would be interested to hear
from anyone who remembers me....
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Scott
Williamson....
Canada...
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swil2@aol.com
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Born in '51 and lived at 22, Albion place, Rushden,
until Dec., '63..
My sister Susan Williamson
married an airman from Chelveston.. Lavearl
Beaty jnr...
Now
living in Vancouver...
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Dudley
Green...
USA...
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dudley.green@verizon.net
Maybe
someone remembers me at High street
south..
I remember Ken and Doug Joyce
I have lived in the USA now for 20
years...
Bless you....
Dudley Green " Auto
electrical"....
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Paul
West...
USA....
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busbysaces1@prodigy.net
I lived in Rushden from 1961 to
1987..
before that
in the cottage opposite the Chequers in Yeldon,
from 1953 to 1961.
I loved reading your web page, some of the names
rang a bell...
I think I may have gone to school
with some of their kids....
now living in..... Missouri.....
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Geoff
Alson...
USA....
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alsonvideo@snet.net
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We
emigrated from Rushden in
1967..... we lived at 30,
Hove road......
I'm in
video production.... What a great site...
now
living in... Connecticut...
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