Rushden Research Group: War Weapons Week Feb 1941

Rushden Echo and Argus, 21st February 1941

War Weapons Week

Through the competitions and by their savings, the children have taken a splendid part in War Weapons Week. Here is a glimpse of the Rushden scholars’ poster display at the old Post Office, where Ald. C. W. Horrell and Mr. E. W. Mann spent over an hour selecting the winners. With the adjudicators are Mr. S. A. Lawrence (organiser of the competition) and Mr. A. Maclean (hon. organiser of the War Weapons Week). Mrs. Horrell will present the prizes at tomorrow’s declarations ceremony.

Rushden Echo and Argus, 21st February 1941 The accompanying War Weapons Week Song, specially composed for Rushden, is designed to make both the Kettering and Wellingborough totals look small before the Rushden and Higham Week is out. It was sung by Mr. Bert Eagle at Saturday’s opening ceremony in the Royal Theatre.
Today we’re setting out To give Adolf a clout; The rousing rush at Rushden’s quite unique; The country needs the cash So off we’ll have to dash To put our Sunday shirt on Weapons Week! (chorus) Save up! Save up! Old England is appealing; Save up! Save up! We’ve got that victory feeling.
Aunt Em will have a shock, ’Cause Uncle’s pawned the clock, And Sister Susie’s saving shillings fast, Young Albert thinks it fun To bank his last-but-one, And Dad – a cobbler – says he’ll give his last.
The boys come home to wed— Though wedding bells are dead— And Duck Street darlings want a gift or two, They’ll hardly need a cruet, With only scratchings to it, But Marriage Bonds instead will help them through.
Now if my name was John I’d put a million on, But as it isn’t you will all agree A ten-pun note will help To make old Musso yelp— So here’s a smack for Musso all from me.
The Council’s sitting tight— Free seats without a fight; They laugh at threats of giving ’em the sack; And even if we could We never, never would, If every one of them subscribed his whack.	Now England rules the waves, While Hitler misbehaves, And as a rule the ruler gains the peak: So now we’re off to climb Towards that happy time - And may success attend War Weapons Week.


The ladder was there as a helpful sign – Announcing the first day’s War Weapons Week total from the steps of the old Rushden Post Office on Monday, the Council Chairman (Mr. J. Allen J.P.) delighted the crowd with the encouraging figure he was able to reveal - £89,255 for a flying start!	Lady Nunburnholme most charming opener of Rushden, Higham and Raunds War Weapons Week on Saturday stood smartly by Major-General Sir Hereward Wake as he took the salute at the imposing March Past at the many services. With her at the saluting base are the Chief Citizens of Rushden and Higham (left) wearing chains of office.

The full resources of Rushden, Higham and Raunds are being thrown into their great effort for War Weapons Week. These pictures of Saturday’s big March Past show some of the principal organisations on parade. Top left are the veterans of 1916-1918 following their Leigon flag, next are the splendid Women’s Services; bottom left are the Wardens stepping-it-out, and on the right the Home Guard swing by “at the slope”.

Note: Photos are taken by digital camera from a microfilm viewer.
If you have any photographs of the events we'd be grateful to take copies, please.

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