Rushden Research Group: Alfred Street School

Alfred Street School - Outings

From the Log Book, transcribed by Sue Manton, 2014

Monday 23rd July 1951 - isit to the London Festival Exhibition

Timetable:
	Morning		Afternoon
7.15	Coaches assemble at School.	2.40	To Pleasure Gardens.
7.30	Leave for London.	3.10	Arrive Pleasure Gardens.
9.45	Arrive Putney.	5.25	River launch to Putney.
10.00	River Launch to Exhibition.	6.00	Boatside Café.
10.45	South Bank Exhibition.	6.30	Leave London.
		9.00pm	Arrive Rushden.

Note:- River buses leave South Bank for Battersea Pleasure Gardens every 20 minutes. Fare Children 8d. Adults 1/3d

The whole party must be together at 5.25 in order to return to Putney. One Launch ticket has been issued to include everyone.

Outing Expenses.
	Coach	River	Exhibition	Pleasure Gardens	Tea	Total
Children:	7/6	1/-	2/-	1/3	3/-	14/9
Adults	7/6	2/-	5/-	2/6	3/-	£1

Note:- The River Bus Fare between the Exhibition and the Pleasure gardens has not been included in the above.

Things to remember:
1	Keep with your party at all times.
2	Take a packed lunch. Drinks can be bought at the Exhibition.
3	Take a light raincoat.
4	If you are a poor traveller take “Kwells” with you.
5	Keep your seat in the coach.
6	The address of the Boatside Café is 86, Fulham High St.
7	Keep in twos from Putney Pier to the Boatside Café.
8	On return, coaches will put down at the following stopping places:- Lightstrung, Tennyson Rod School, Boundary Avenue, Oakley Arms, Spencer Park, Rectory Road Garage

June 1969 - Class 3 & 4 - Outing to London

Leave at 8.40a.m.

1	Rushden to City of London, passing monument to the Great Fire of London (1666).
2	To the London Museum to be shown round by Mr. Norman Cooke Curator. We shall also see the Mithras Temple Excavations, Roman Gate and Wall.
3	Lunch on Tower Hill. Children bring picnic lunch. Drinks can either be bought or brought by the children.
4	Visit to All-Hallows-by-the-Tower to see Roman Pavement under the Church.
5	Visit to the Guildhall, where Mrs. Gwen Brown will take the children round.
6	Return to Rushden stopping at Toddington for refreshments.

Pocket money. – Only enough for no. 3 & 6 will really be needed.
We suggest a limit of 5/-. Not more please.

Please bring a raincoat or coat and strong shoes.

Article from the local newspaper included in Alfred Street Log Book, 23rd February 1966, transcribed by Susan Manton.

Royal Albert Hall
Twenty two children plus parents, two staff (Mr. Robinson and Miss Phillips) and myself journeyed to the Royal Albert Hall, London on Saturday last to take part in an International Folk Dancing Festival. We left Rushden by coach at 6am prompt and arrived at 8.30am for rehearsal at 8.45am. the children took part in the morning and afternoon performances and the venture proved very successful and enjoyable. We arrived back in Rushden at 8.30pm.

The English Folk Dance and Song Society.
Cecil Sharp House, 2, Regent’s Park Road, London N.W.1.
Royal Albert Hall Festival 1966

Saturday Morning and Afternoon Programme.
1	Overture
2	Abram Circle – London dancers.
3	Belgians
4	Folk songs by The Waterstons
5	Display by young dancers from Northants.
6	Handsworth
7	Yugoslavs
8	Suburban Safari
Interval – unrehearsed dancing Durham Real and Ribbon Dance
9	Overture
10	Soldiers Joy, Margaret’s Waltz and Jubilee Roundabout – London Dancers.
11	Rapper Dance – Headington Quarry Morris Dancers.
12	Folk Songs by Bob Roberts
13	Irish Dancers
14	Morris Dancers – Headington Quarry Morris Dancers
15	Yugoslavs
16	Quodlibet – Finale by London Dancers.

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