Category: Newsletters

This newsletter delivered a full and fascinating account of the chapels, churches and the Salvation Army in Irthlingborough, too much to keep in our “posts”

From Northampton Mercury. June 1935 – At the well attended Carnival Dance in the Harmonic Hall in aid of the Hospital Fete Committee the Waltz Competition was won by Miss Florence Inward and Mr Charlie Ager.

We are on the move Earlier this year, due to the refurbishment of the Chapel Schoolrooms, the Society had the mammoth task of moving our computer and archive material from its usual place, behind […]

Nowadays very few households enjoy the daily delivery of their milk, certainly not by a man with a horse drawn cart. Ken Ingram, a former Co-op worker, describes to Jean Rowland, the work expected […]

The threat / promise of a hard winter ahead, prompted a couple of our members to relate talesof their experiences in the winter of 1963, both relating to cars and snow… The long way […]

Gold Watch Anyone?At one time it was common practice to reward any employees who had worked for a company for 50 years and Wearra Shoes was no exception. They would be presented with a […]

I do remember my parents holding musical evenings in the 1950’s in our home at the top of Queen Street before the violent demise of our instrument. The hinged lid on the piano stool would be lifted and the wonderful world of well-used sheet music would make an appearance.

Mr. Corby called the attention of those present to the condition of the old Cross. It was getting very dilapidated and the big stones lying around were dangerous. He believed the improvement committee had a little money in hand and if they were willing to spend it on the Cross it would be well spent.

Do you remember those wonderful days? The great excitement of walking along the High Street at half past six and seeing bus after bus lined up – newsagents George Bradshaw, Burton at the Cross and Crawford Jones open and ready to serve the excursionists with comics and sweets for the journey

Harry Bollard, a riveter of Irthlingborough was summoned for assaulting William Issitt on January 1st 1897. The disturbance arose through the defendant having interrupted a Salvation Army service.
Fined 5/- and 6/- costs.