Our calendar of forthcoming events is available on the What's On page.
Details of some recent events
Our
recent
talks have been well attended by both members and non-members and we
hope to see even more people at our events in the coming year. If you
haven’t been to one, do come along – you will be very welcome.
26th October 2022
50 Years of Northamptonshire Archaeology
Andy Chapman, who has worked in field archaeology for fifty years, much
of that time in Northamptonshire, gave us a great insight into his life
in archaeology and how it has changed through those years. He took
us through some of the highlights from settlements and artefacts he has
excavated in Raunds, Stanwick and Northampton, ranging from a
6000-year-old Neolithic enclosure, Bronze Age burial mounds and Iron Age
settlements, to medieval villages, St James's Abbey and Northampton
Castle, where Thomas Becket was tried.
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28th September 2022
Links between Hartwell, Roade and Ashton
We were treated to a talk by Angela Malin who is Chair
of the Northamptonshire Family History Society. She covered the
historical links between Hartwell, Roade & Ashton including records
going back to William the Conqueror’s Domesday Book, and the villagers
who lived in Roade, Ashton and Hartwell since the 14th Century.
Amazingly some of the family names are still with us. A well-attended
and well-received talk - recommended to all similar societies. Many
items were from the Duke of Grafton estate collection which owned much
of the land in the three parishes until the early 20th century.
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23rd July 2022
Visit to the Mount and St Margaret’s Church at Alderton.
 Charles
Reece gave us an excellent talk about the history of the Mount, the
site of a ringwork castle. Archaeological evidence suggests that the
castle was established in the late 11th century and abandoned in the
14th. In 1997 it was bought by Derek Batten, who requested the help of
Time Team, cleared the site and organised plays and other events there.
He sold it to Charles who continues the good work.
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were then treated to tea and cakes and a fascinating talk by Margaret
Hall-Townley about a rare oak effigy of Sir William de Combemartin, who
died in 1318. It was in a very fragile state but has now been conserved
and is in a temporary position until funds are raised for a tomb chest
and move to the north side of the chancel. All entry fees and additional
donations went to the Knight Fund and Margaret thanked everyone for
their generosity.
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5th June 2022
RLHS Reigns and Coronations Exhibition at Roade Village Hall
(part of Roade’s Big Jubilee Lunch event)
Roade’s Jubilee Lunch event was certainly big with
many stalls and attractions inside and outside the Village Hall,
including a dog show. It was very well-organized and well-attended in
spite of occasional showers. Many thanks are due to Roade Parish Council
and all the volunteers who helped to make the event such a success.
Our exhibition (pictured above) was put together by our Chairman, Chris
Hillyard, and was much admired. We are grateful to everyone who
contributed items.
RLHS also sold history books and quiz sheets for a Jubilee Jaunt Quiz Walk.
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25th May 2022
AGM followed by an excellent Slide Show of
Roade’s 2012 Diamond Jubilee Celebrations by
Peter Mawby
Peter
brought back memories for most of the audience with an entertaining
selection of photos of the fun and games ten years ago, including
children’s fancy dress (the young King and Queen not happy to have to
sit still during the prize giving), three-legged and other races, the
catch the egg competition (particularly memorable), a remarkable dog
agility display, a tug of war and a lively dance in the evening. It was
good to remember people who are no longer with us and people who were
not here in 2012 enjoyed the evening too.
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27th April 2022
Edgar Mobbs
The life and death of a Northampton sporting icon
Saints’
historian and BBC commentator Graham McKechnie gave us a very lively and
inspiring talk about Edgar Mobbs. He was Saints' first rugby superstar –
a prolific try-scorer and England captain, adored by the Northampton
public. When the country came calling in 1914 he not only joined
the army, but formed a company of men who went with him to fight in the
First World War. Mobbs shaped Saints – the presence and influence
of this most remarkable of men can still be felt at Franklin’s Gardens
more than a century later.
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23rd March 2022
Dark Days
In 1972 a
Northampton band called DARK recorded an LP which is now the world’s
most valuable private pressing. Nearly 50 years on the band members
reunited in aid of RLHS - left to right: drummer Clive Thorneycroft,
guitarist Martin Weaver (via Zoom from Portugal), founder Steve
Giles & bass player and RLHS Committee member Ron Johnson.
The packed audience enjoyed a fascinating evening which brought back
memories for friends and fans and enlightened us about the world of
recording, pressing, gatefolds, dubbing, overdubbing etc. as well as
composing and performing, all illustrated by Steve’s excellent
photographs. Happy 50th Anniversary DARK and thank you for your
generosity.
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23rd February 2022
Preston Deanery Hall:
the story of a house through time
Maureen
Williams gave us a very interesting illustrated talk about Preston
Deanery Hall and its owners and occupants, including a clerk of James
I’s Privy Council, members of the Christie family of Glyndebourne Opera
fame and Northamptonshire shoe manufacturer A E Marlow. From 1927-1931
it became a Health Clinic with a variety of illustrious clients. Its
history also includes tales of shipwreck, robbery and hangings and
pioneering airmen. The Hall was altered considerably over the years and
the main part was demolished in 1934. The present Hall was originally an
annexe and has belonged to the Mackaness family since 1968.
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8th December 2021
Christmas event
Ron Johnson entertained us well with
interesting old films of Northampton and Roade, a selection of photos
from our archive and a film of the celebration of Sam and Lucy’s first
ten years at Roade Post Office. All will miss them when they retire next
year.
We then joined Roade Choir in the church for carol
singing. The Choir sang beautifully and we all enjoyed listening and
joining in. Many thanks to all involved for a very happy evening.
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27th October 2021
The Best Burglar in the County
Joan Wake and The Northamptonshire Record Society
We were enthralled by local author Neil Lyon’s very entertaining talk
about Joan Wake, who founded the Northamptonshire Record Society in 1920
and saved Delapre Abbey from demolition. She became known as ‘the Best
Burglar in the County’ because of her success in extracting records from
aristocratic families and rarely taking ‘No’ for an answer. Neil
described her as a cross between Margaret Thatcher and Margaret
Rutherford and brought her to life by quoting from her notes, letters
and diary entries.
Information about the book is available from Neil Lyon, 07712 129914 nblyon@btinternet.com.
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22nd September 2021
‘Horton Hall - one of Northamptonshire's lost Country Houses’
Maureen Williams gave us a fascinating talk about
Horton Hall and some of its most distinguished owners and occupants. The
Hall was demolished in 1936 but we were able to follow its history and
see how it changed and developed thanks to the illustrations Maureen has
managed to collect during years of dedicated research.
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28th July 2021
AGM and ‘Down Memory Roade’
We were delighted that so many
members and guests were able to attend our first event after lockdown
and there was a very happy atmosphere. Alastair Inglis stood down
as Chairman after being a leading member of the Committee since the
beginning in 2005, including 11 years as Secretary and two and a half
years as Chairman. Sheila Fitchett presented him with a book of photos
taken at Society events over the years. Fortunately he has agreed to
stay on the Committee and the Society will be in safe hands as Chris
Hillyard was elected as Chairman.
Next we enjoyed a very entertaining trip ‘Down
Memory Roade’. Memories of Roade residents past and present put
together by Ron Johnson were read by our talented acting team (including
members of the Every Brothers cast) and illustrated with slides.
Many thanks to all concerned.
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Due to the Covid pandemic, no events took place between March 2020 and June 2021.
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26th February 2020
In the Thick of it: Northampton’s contribution to the Best Possible Health Care for the Nation
Roade resident Dr Andrew Jeffrey is a Consultant at Northampton General
Hospital and gave us a fascinating talk about the history of local
health care.
We were amazed to hear about the medical advances and
innovations which have taken place in Northampton since the first
Infirmary in George Row opened in 1744.
The innovations are continuing
and it was very encouraging to hear that the outlook is good and NGH is
developing links with several universities.
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18th January 2020
Members’ New Year Lunch at Roade Bowls Club
Martin Brown and his team
provided an excellent carvery plus a choice of three delicious
puddings. This worked very well with people able to choose what
they wanted on the day and help themselves to coffee, tea and
chocs.
There were two quizzes (one using photographs taken by our late founder,
Bill Hudson) and three entertaining readings by Nigel Elliott, Chris
Hillyard and Marian Barber. Marian also provided the lovely flower
arrangements. Many thanks to them, to all who gave raffle prizes
and to Roade Bowls Club for their help and support.
A good time was had by all and we look forward to another happy afternoon next January.
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11th December 2019
Christmas Cheer
Our Christmas event was very
enjoyable and we were delighted to welcome the Bill Hudson Photographic
Competition winners and their families and Roade Community Choir.
Those who missed the wonderful Every Brothers Play in November were able to see an exhibition about them and we all applauded author Ron Johnson.
Peter
Mawby gave an excellent presentation about the Photographic Competition
and presented the winners with their prizes.
The judges didn't know
who the photographers were and it turned out that
1 person had 3 winning
photos and 3 people had 2 winning photos.
Bill Hudson Photographic Competition winners:
L-R Stuart Brough, Sam and Toby Brough (joint winners of children’s competition),
Les Shrubb, John Farebrother, Alan Atkinson, Hilary Rowe and children, Stuart Shrubb
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Alastair Inglis entertained us with his
experiences 'Rallying from London to Peking'.
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Carol singing led by Roade Community Choir
Many thanks to them all for
such a joyful end to the evening.
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23rd October 2019
Alfred Cockerill, Northampton's Forgotten Philanthropist
Bob Farey gave us an excellent inspiring talk
about a very remarkable philanthropist, Alfred Cockerill. RLHS is
now supporting Bob’s campaign for a memorial to Alfred, who gave the
County Ground to NCCC and was a generous benefactor to numerous
Northampton organisations and individuals.
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25th September 2019
Northampton's First Police Force; Misgivings, Municipal Mission and Misdemeanours
Alex Wood began the research which resulted in his excellent lively
talk after discovering that his ancestor, William Spencer, was one of
Northampton's first police constables.
The Force was established in 1836 and
was not welcomed by the public. The recruits were of very variable
quality and misdemeanours included drinking on duty. Some performed very
well. Others proved to be slow and unfit and the authorities soon
realised that it was not a job for old men.
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2nd July 2019
Guided Tour of Furtho and Cosgrove with Wendy Page
Wendy gave us a very interesting tour starting with a visit to Furtho
Church and Dovecote, followed by a walk round Cosgrove starting at the
Church and ending at the pub (the Barley Mow). Everyone thoroughly
enjoyed seeing the remarkable buildings and hearing fascinating stories,
some featuring people connected with Roade. We can recommend the
excellent website:
www.cosgrovehistory.co.uk
Furtho church
 
Furtho dovecote
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22nd May 2019
'Roade Remembered' & ‘Pianoforte Supplies Ltd’
After our AGM Committee member Ron Johnson gave an excellent slideshow
of photographs harvested from the 'Roade Remembered' and 'Pianoforte
Supplies Ltd' Facebook groups. The photographs were new to
most of the audience and we were able to gather useful information about
the people, places and events depicted. It was an enjoyable
evening which brought back memories for many and was interesting for
new residents as well.
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24th April 2019
By Royal Disappointment
Tony Clarke with former colleague Ron Johnson.
Tony Clarke, MP for Northampton South 1997-2005, told a very interesting
and entertaining inside story about his experiences as a local
councillor and MP. His determination to represent the interests of
his constituents got him into trouble and even danger when he refused
to toe the party line. The machinations involved were shocking as well
as comic and it was good to hear that he sometimes had the last laugh.
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27th March 2019
The Silk Road
Ray
Rowlson gave a fascinating talk about his travels on the Silk Road with
his wife Jenny. His wonderful photographs made us feel we had been on
the journey ourselves, seeing the beautiful scenery and buildings,
shopping in the markets, eating exotic food, meeting friendly people and
learning some history too.
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27th February 2019
Roade’s Collector Cousins and the Auction of the Century
Roade residents Syd Humphrey and Humphrey Cripps were
hard working well educated cousins who made a significant contribution
to our village life. Their shared enthusiasm for personal hobbies
produced nationally important collections of butterflies, show birds and
postage stamps. Their successes included the famous Chartwell Stamp
Collection Auctions of 2011-2012.
Many thanks to committee member Peter Mawby for giving us such an
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12th December 2018
A Chistmas Collation
Our Christmas event was very enjoyable.
David Wortley gave us
a fascinating talk about his spherical videos and brought headsets so
that we were able to have a truly immersive experience.
Scroll down to
learn more about David's work including the videos he made of our
September Roade Cutting Event and the video and interactive map of Roade
on Remembrance Sunday.
We were then entertained by excellent
local group Jinx accompanied by Ron Johnson on guitar and the evening
closed with a merry Christmas singalong
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11th November 2018
Roade Roll of Honour Exhibition
Please click here to see details of this event.
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24th October 2018
The Women’s Land Army in Northamptonshire during the First World War
Helen Frost held everyone spellbound with her fascinating talk about the
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26th September 2018
Escape from Roaditz
John Dickie gave an excellent entertaining talk about his experiences as
a teacher at Roade School (now EWS).
John reviews Andy Johnson’s
homework 30 years on
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8th & 9th September 2018
Roade Railway Cutting Exhibition
Please click here to see details of this event.
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11th July 2018
Visit to the National Leather Collection
Members and guests enjoyed a fascinating tour of the
National Leather Collection in the Grosvenor Centre, Northampton
- well
worth a visit.
See https://nationalleathercollection.org/ for information and latest opening hours.
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23rd May 2018
Canons Ashby: Priory, House and Family
RLHS member Roy Phillips is a guide at Canons Ashby and gave a very accomplished and entertaining account of its history
“from Domesday to the Present Day via Reformation, Revolution and Restoration”.
He was
delighted to discover that his great-great-great-uncle had worked as butler
for the Dryden family of Canons Ashby in the mid-19th century.
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25th April 2018
Cutting Remarks - Tales from the depths of Roade Railway Cutting
Chris Hillyard, RVM, RLHS committee member and former manager of the
Royal Train, gave a very popular talk full of new information and
stories of people connected with the Cutting at various stages of its
history - a great taster for our event on 8th/9th September.
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28th March 2018
Get 'em down - your memoirs that is
Kate Wills encouraged us to get down our memoirs with some lively
audience participation and examples of scenes from the past documented
by local people. We hope to run some reminiscence/memoirs sessions
at Roade Library once its future is assured.
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N.B. our February event was to have been a talk by John Dickie: "Escape from Roaditz".
This was postponed due to bad weather and took place on Wednesday 26th September 2018.
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20th January 2018
Another excellent New Year Lunch at Roade Bowls Club
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Nigel Elliott won the unusual objects prize.
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Applause for Martin Brown and team.
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8th December 2017
Memorial to Dr John Gwilt, MBE at Roade Library
The John Gwilt Memorial Display Cabinet is now in
place at Roade Library after a very pleasant event when John's son Dr
David Gwilt unveiled the Cabinet and he and Alastair Inglis spoke about
John’s life before and after he came to Roade.
John was awarded the MBE for services to the community in Roade.
He was a member and chairman of the Parish Council, governor of both
schools, leader of Neighbourhood Watch for many years, a popular member
of Roade Local History Society and supportive of the library and both
churches in the village.
We are delighted to have the Cabinet, which was largely funded by Dr
David Gwilt with contributions from Roade Parish Council and RLHS.
It will enable us to provide changing displays relating to our local
history in a very appropriate place where they can be seen by all.
Alastair Inglis and David Gwilt
David and Blodwen Gwilt
Many thanks to
everyone who helped, especially Marian Barber, Nicky Hall, Myra Inglis
and Sylvia Mawby for providing delicious cakes in memory of John,
himself a renowned cake maker.
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22nd November 2017
Domestic Order: Families, Wives and Husbands
Dr Cathy Smith's talk was her third to the Society. She gave us a
fascinating account of the domestic life of ordinary people in the 16th
and 17th centuries. Marriage was not private and communities interfered
when behaviour was considered out of order. They would bang pots and
pans outside the houses of offenders and humiliate men who were
dominated or cuckolded by their wives. A nagging wife might be made to
wear a scold's hat. Divorce was not available but there was a
practical solution - unfaithful wives could be sold to their lovers.
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25th October 2017
ERNIE (His word is his Bond) The story of the first Premium Bond machine
Roade resident Phil Hayes is the chief engineer of the Colossus
Rebuild at The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park. He
gave us a very interesting and evocative talk about the development of ERNIE
1 (Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment) and the first Premium
Bond prize draw in 1957. It brought back many memories.
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27th September 2017
The fall and rise of the country houses of Northamptonshire since 1880
Neil Lyon’s very accomplished and entertaining talk outlined the many
difficulties faced by landed families since the start of the
agricultural depression. Houses have been lost and estates have been
broken up but a surprising number survived and prospered.
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Saturday 22nd July 2017 - Roade Village Hall
Exhibition at 1st Roade Scout Group Family Fun Day
In spite of the changeable weather the
exhibition was well attended and people greatly enjoyed seeing the Now
and Then photographs. Some former residents had travelled long
distances to see it.
Many thanks to Ron Johnson and family and everyone else who helped to re-create the photographs.
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Lucy and Sam of Roade Post Office |
The Find the Treasure competition
was also well supported. The booty (£5) was won by Nigel Elliott
and the second prize (chocolates) was won by Kristy Stoneman.
Many thanks to Peter Mawby, who organised the competition, and Izzy Mawby, a member of 1st Roade Scouts, who helped.
Many thanks are also due to 1st Roade Scouts for providing all the
village organisations with an opportunity to meet the wider
public.
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1st July 2017 - Visit to the Church of St Neophytos
(formerly St Crispin’s Hospital Chapel)
The former St Crispin’s Hospital Chapel has
been converted to the Greek Orthodox church of St. Neophytos, the
Recluse of Cyprus. Members and guests (including four Art Group members)
enjoyed a very interesting visit guided by Mario Toouli. As well as
learning about the Greek Orthodox religion they saw many beautiful icons
and some fantastic murals which were done by Northampton artists Henry
Bird and GHB Holland in 1953 and were based on studies of various
well-known local residents and members of hospital staff.
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17th June 2017 - Visit to Delapré Abbey
41 members and guests enjoyed a very interesting private tour of Delapré
Abbey, which was not yet open to the public. The main reception rooms
have been splendidly restored and there is much fascinating information
about people and events. Visitors are encouraged to handle items, sit on
chairs and generally get a feel of what it would have been like to live
in the house - highly recommended.
After lunch 22 people went on a delightful sunny walk round the grounds
led by Peter Mawby. They saw at least 50 new-born blue damselflies, all
the usual song and water birds, heron, a wagtail (not pied) and a tree
creeper. One person, Terry Deane, even saw an otter, which ran out of
the brush across his feet
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24th May 2017 - AGM followed by
A History of Leather and the National Leather Collection
Our AGM went well and the Committee were re-elected en bloc.
The Chairman’s Report included thanks to the many members and supporters
who have helped us during the year: Alan Atkinson for designing our new
logo, Pat Brittle and Denise Calder, who have recently restarted
interviewing people for our oral history archive, Patrick Barlow and
Alan Mott for their assistance with the development of a forthcoming new
website and all those who help with our events. We still need help with
projects and archiving our growing collection of documents and
memorabilia.
We then enjoyed an excellent talk by Philip Warner, Curator of the National Leather Collection.
Philip is developing a museum and leather craft centre in the Grosvenor
Centre, Northampton and would welcome assistance from volunteers. If you
are interested in helping, please email:
philip.warner@nationalleathercollection.org. Philip’s talk was
inspirational - lively and informative with illustrations we could all
relate to. The museum promises to be fascinating and a great asset to
the town and we look forward to visiting it when it opens.
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26th April 2017
Victorian Gardens - ingenuity and hard work
This
was a very successful event shared with Roade Gardening Club.
Christine Stones is an excellent speaker and her lively, entertaining
and informative talk was much appreciated by a large audience. One
visitor who happened to be staying in the area enjoyed it so much that
he gave a generous anonymous donation towards the cost of the wine. He
is a keen gardener and was impressed by the co-operation between the two
groups. We have always been well supported by other village
organisations and look forward to some more enjoyable shared events in
the future.
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22nd
February 2017
The Cooper Collection: Three Generations of Northamptonshire
Photographers.
Another entertaining talk by Gary Shaeffer with
many photographs of Northampton town and county.
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22nd March 2017
Charles II and the Dukes of Grafton with emphasis on their Northants connections.
A very interesting talk by Charles FitzRoy, who brought a variety of rare maps and
documents.
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28th
January 2017 - Members’ New Year Lunch
Our New Year Lunch was again held at Roade Bowls Club with excellent
food provided by popular chef Martin Brown and his team. Many thanks to all who helped to make this
such an enjoyable occasion. The raffle was
well supported by donors and punters and helped to make the event viable. Particular thanks are due to Chris Hillyard,
Marian Barber, Alastair Inglis and Sheila Fitchett for their entertaining
readings and to Marian Barber, Jean Balderstone and Sylvia Mawby for the
beautiful table arrangements.
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Chris
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Martin
Brown & Alastair Inglis
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Chris
Denton
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14th
December 2016 -
An
evening of Christmas Cheer
Many
thanks to everyone who took part in and helped at our lively
Christmas event, which was very well attended and packed with
displays and presentations. Excellent presentations were given by:
Stuart Shrubb re 1st Roade Scouts who have been celebrating their 60th birthday
Elizabeth Dyke re Roade
Secondary Modern School (now EWS Academy), which also recently
celebrated its 60th anniversary, and Jay Mainprize who gave us a
student’s view of the school today. There was also a popular display of
memorabilia kindly lent by the school.
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23rd November 2016 - The NHS Then and Now
There was a very good turnout for Dr Alan Sutton’s talk - a personal
reflection of over 40 years of ‘the good, the bad and the ugly’ in the
NHS. He gave us an entertaining account of his training, work at
Northampton General Hospital and recruitment as a Roade GP following a
chance meeting with Dr Bull outside Brierleys (a fore-runner of
B&M). He reflected on the many changes in the NHS during his career
and commented that if you don’t want to work at weekends and nights
“don’t become a doctor”. He was warmly applauded and thanked by many
appreciative ex-patients who flocked to speak to him.
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26th October 2016 - My Father's Journey Through WWII
Andy Tennet gave us an excellent and absorbing account of his father
William's experiences during WWII. He was unable to reach Dunkirk and
had to find his own way back to England. After witnessing the sinking
of the troopship Lancastria, which he had tried to board, he returned
home in a French fishing boat. Later he travelled through France, Belgium and Germany with Montgomery's staff,
ending up in Berlin. William kept many interesting documents, such as
Montgomery's strongly religious letters of encouragement to the troops.
We also heard about William's family life and were touched by this warm
tribute to a likeable man who had served his country well. No wonder
his release papers recommended him as "a very useful man" who had met
"in a willing spirit, all demands made upon him".
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28th September 2016 - Joined at the Hippo
In September Kevin Varty gave a very entertaining talk about the lives
and music of Michael Flanders and Donald Swann, who first worked
together at a school revue in 1939 and gave their last performance
in1967. As promised it was a gnight of gnostalgia and gnus and we
all joined in the chorus of "Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud" at the end.
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17th
September 2016 - Visit to Hyde Farm House
Hyde Farm House originated as a 14th century hall house
and is the oldest secular building in Roade. The Hyde estate then belonged to the Augustinian abbey of St James,
Northampton, and had its own openfield
system, water mill, fish ponds and dovecote.
 
Many
thanks to Mr and Mrs Nola for a delightful visit and to Mr
and Mrs Stockdale for letting us see the dovecote.
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23rd
July 2016 - Exhibition celebrating the World's First
Night Navigation Flight
(combined with Roade Scouts 60th
Anniversary Celebrations and Family Fun Day)
at Roade Village Hall
Claude Grahame-White
made history when he took off from Roade early on 28th April 1910
during an air race from London to Manchester. He had landed in a
field by the railway the evening before and took off at about 2.50
am with the aid of lanterns and car headlights. Crowds flocked to
Roade and it was said that the pubs remained open all night.
Grahame-White was a
celebrated pioneer and entrepreneur in the early days of
aviation and motor vehicles. The exhibition included a rare
Grahame-White car, various classic cars, a model Sopwith Camel and
a display about Roade in 1910 and 1911, including information from
the 1911 Census.
 
 
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Future Events
Unless otherwise indicated, all events take place at 7.30 pm at St. Mary’s Church
Hall, where refreshments are available. Admission charges for talks and visits are £2 for members (annual subscription £5), £3
for adult non-members, 50p for children (up to 16) of non-members. Members’ children up to 16 are admitted free.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Roade Local History Society has installed a small memorial to
commemorate six Canadian airmen who lost their lives when their Wellington
bomber was struck by lightning over Roade 70 years ago.
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