AMBULANCE:– Station Road, Rushden. Tel. Northampton 32423 or 999 in emergency.
AREA:– 1,945 acres.
BANKS:– Midland and National Westminster Banks are adjacent to the Market Square. Other banks have branches at Rushden.
CHURCHES AND CHAPELS:– St Mary’s Parish Church as well as Methodist and open Brethren Chapels. Roman Catholic Church close by in Rushden.
EARLY CLOSING DAY:– Thursday.
EDUCATION:– The Northamptonshire County Council Education Committee maintain Infant and Junior Schools in the Town. At nearby Rushden there are Comprehensive Schools for Boys and Girls respectively and also a College of Further Education specialising in Boot and Shoe Craft and Manufacture. Public Schools are available within a reasonable distance at Wellingborough, Kimbolton, Oundle and Bedford.
ELECTRICITY:– Supplied by the East Midlands Electricity Board. District Office at Rockingham Road, Kettering (Tel. Kettering 82501).Local Showroom at High Street, Rushden.
EMPLOYMENT:– Employment Office and Unemployment Benefit Office at Rectory Road, Rushden (Tel. Rushden 57415).
ENTERTAINMENT:– Numerous clubs and organisations cater for all age groups, interests, hobbies and sporting activities. The town also has two working-men’s clubs. The nearest cinema is the Ritz at Rushden, which is also used for performances by local dramatic and operatic groups. A number of concerts are arranged annually by ‘Music at Higham’ and an Amenities Society looks after the town’s history and traditions.
FIRE:– Fire Station, Newton Road, Rushden (Tel. Kettering 3127 or 999 in emergency).
GAS:– Supplied by the East Midlands Area of the British Gas Corporation (Tel. Northampton 34851). Nearest Showroom at High Street, Rushden.
HEALTH:–Doctor’s Surgery – 5a College Street (Tel. Rushden 2076) and at the Medical Centre, Adnitt Road, Rushden (Tel. 4537). Health Clinics – 5a College Street and Rectory Road, Rushden.Hospitals – Rushden (Tel. Rushden 53167); Rushden Memorial Clinic (Tel. Rushden 53382); Kettering General (Tel. Kettering 81141).
Kettering Community Health Council, 92 London Road, Kettering (Tel. Kettering 516954).
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SECURITY:– Nearest Office: Lothersdale House, West Villa Road, Wellingborough (Tel. Wellingborough 225022).
LIBRARY:– The regional library of the Northamptonshire County Council is open at Midland Road, Higham Ferrers at the following times:
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(Tel. Rushden 4842).
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT:–Higham Ferrers Town Council. Meetings are held at the Town Hall. The Town Clerk is David R Hill (Private Telephone: Rushden **26).
East Northamptonshire District Council.Information Office at the Town Hall (Tel. Rushden 2075). Chief Executive Department and Treasurer’s Department at Council Buildings, Rushden (Tel. Rushden 58631); Housing Dept, at Duck Street, Rushden; Architectural Engineering, Environmental Health and Planning Departments at Council Offices, Midland Road, Thrapston (Tel. Thrapston 2171).
Northamptonshire County Council (Tel. Northampton 34833) Area Surveyor’s Office (Highways) East Street, Oundle (Tel. Oundle 3582).
NEWSPAPERS:– “Evening Telegraph” (daily) Dryland Street, Kettering (Tel. Kettering 81111).
“Rushden Echo” (weekly) High Street, Rushden (Tel. Rushden 2293).
“Chronicle & Echo” (daily) The Parade, Northampton (Tel. Northampton 34777).
PARLIAMENTARY:– The Town is in the Wellingborough Constituency. The present Member is Peter D Fry.
POLICE:– Rushden Police Station, Shirley Road, Rushden (Tel. Rushden 4451 or 999 in emergency).
POPULATION:– Estimated at 5,050 (May 1976).
POST OFFICES:– Wharf Road and North End.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:– Bus services are operated by the United Counties Omnibus Co Ltd, and there is a frequent service to Kettering and Northampton via Wellingborough. A coach service to London operates from Rushden. Timetable enquiries Tel. Northampton 36681. Rail services are available from Wellingborough and Northampton (Tel. Wellingborough 222417 and Northampton 37273).
SPORTS:–Bowls, Cricket, Football and Tennis are catered for at the Sports Ground. Three football teams play in the local league.
At Rushden there is an outdoor heated swimming pool.
The Rushden and District Golf Club has an attractive 9 hole course just over a mile from the town centre on the Kimbolton (A45) Road. (Tel. Rushden 2581). Good angling in the rivers Nene and Ouse and also at nearby Thrapston and Grafham Water, where sailing also takes place.
A point-to-point meeting is held annually by the Oakley Hunt.
WATER:– Hard. Provided by the Northampton Water Division of the Anglian Water Authority (Tel. Northampton 21321).
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT:– Careers Office is at Church Street, Wellingborough (Tel. Wellingborough 222626).
PUBLICATIONS
In addition to this Guide, the following booklets are also published by arrangement with the Town Council and give a more detailed history and description of their particular subjects:
