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Physical Culture Club

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Rushden Echo, 5^th September 1924, transcribed by Kay Collins

Physical Culture at Rushden
Gymnasium for St Peter’s – Promising Start

A meeting was held in St Peter’s Rooms on Friday evening last for the purpose of forming a gymnasium for all those who are interested and who attend St Peter’s Church. Mr C F Mackness presided, supported by Mr T W Elliott and Mr W Frisby. A large number of enthusiastic members of St Peter’s attended.

Mr W Frisby spoke of his experience in the Army of the value of a gymnasium, and said it would not be a bit of good starting a gymnasium at St Peter’s, and for them to attend the instruction classes for six or eight weeks in succession and then, through one thing or another to lose interest and to stop going. It was most essential that they all put their heart and soul into it, and they must not think that they could run before they could walk. [part article only]

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1929 - Back row: 6th from left is Pop Foster Middle row: far right Claud Aldridge, 2nd from right Fred Skinner both of Irchester. Taken at the rear of The Oakley P.H. in Rushden.


Taken in Croyland Hall Gardens in Wellingborough in about 1933. At the top of the trio on the right is Reginald ‘Jack’ Carr of Irchester.	A promotional card. Fred Skinner and 'Bernard' - the stage name of Harry King (both of Irchester)

Croyland Hall - Reginald ‘Jack’ Carr from Irchester is far right.	Reginald ‘Jack’ Carr doing the handstand on top 1933.

Flexing his muscles is Reginald ‘Jack’ Carr taken at the back of the Oakley in about 1933 when he was 18. He was grandfather of J-P Carr.

The boy at the top is Douglas Clarke

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