Burton Latimer : A Sense of Place

News Page Items 2012-213

- 22.12.2013 - To find additional information which has been added to the Home Guard page click here and scroll down to Burton Latimer in the Second World War
- 08.12.2013 - A list of people mentioned in the Spring 1934 edition of "The Outlook" - St Marys School magazine can be found here .
- 06.12.2013 - Details of doctors who served Burton Latimer in the 19th and 20th century have been added to the Emergency & Welfare Services index here Using more photographs sent by Pat Roe, a summary of Burton Latimer Home Guard has been added to the War Index here The description of Galloway and Pony racing in Burton Latimer in 1900 can be found here
- 21.11.2013 - Pat Roe (nee Cooke) has sent us photographs of the Dukes Arms when her father Albert was its
  landlord (1936-46) which have been added to the Dukes Arms page here
- 28.10.2013 - An overview of the town's Conservation Areas by Margaret (Craddock) Jones has been added to the History pages here and details and photographs of Trevor (Taff) Clement's shop in Newman Street have been added to the Retail pages here.
- 19.10.2013 - Several names have been added to school class photos of the 1950s and 60s through Susan Page (nee Gilbert) and Bill Watson. Amendments have been made to the Miller family page in the People section with information from Barrie MacKay.
- 09.10.2013 - A list of all the people mentioned in the Spring 1931 edition of "The Outlook" - St Marys School magazine can be found here. Photographs of the last days of 'The Rack' have been added to the Burton Latimer Working Mens Club page in the Pubs and Clubs section here and, thanks to the Clement sisters Christine Buckler and Veronica George, some names have been adde
  - d to Council Infant School class groups of 1957-8 and 1963.
  - 20.09.2013 - An account of the proceedings to elect Burton Latimer's first Parish Council in 1894 has been added to the History section here
  - 12.09.2013 - Names have been added to Miss Leach's Council School class of 1961-2 and more photographs added to Richard Gleed-Owen's memories of the 1955 Fontainebleau scout camp here.
  - 10.09.2013 - Thanks to David Thorne a 1972 photograph of Alumasc managers and staff has been added to 'Working at Alumasc in the 70s' in the Industry section here. An article from the early 90s describing when towspeople took responsibility for the local community centre, has been added to the Sport & Leisure section here. An article on a spate of vandalism at the graveyard during 1982 has been added to the crime section here. Some further information about the final gala day has been added to the Sport & Leisure section here. Richard-Gleed Owen has added to the information about the 1955 Fontainebleau Scout Camp here
  - 14.08.2013 - David Lightfoot, Butchery Manager at the time of the opening of the Spar Foodliner in Churchill Way in 1970 has written his recollections in the Retail Section here
  - This website passed an historic landmark sometime in July when its millionth vistor logged on. At the end of July the number of unique visitors since the site started in June 2005 totalled 1,026,479 (unique visitors are counted only once no matter how many times they visit the site). The monthly visitor count is increasing all the time - a daily average of 956 in June and July - THANK YOU!
  - 31.07.2013 - A description of a 1983 factory fire in Bakehouse Lane from the Evening Telegraph has been added to the Crime & Emergency Services Section here. In the same section here is the Case of the Stolen Cape, which gives an insight into young people's leisure activities in the mid-1800s .
  - 24.07.2013 - A reminder of when Hogan Kid Bassey visited Coles Boot Company in 1956 is in the Sport & Leisure Section here
  - 17.07.2013 - An Evening Telegraph article from 1991, describing the disruption caused to Meadowside Junior School football team by a new skate ramp has been added to the Education section. A Pall Mall Gazette article describing the execution of Richard Sabey for the murder of Louisa Johnson has been added to the Louisa Johnson page in the Crime section here and there have been additions to the Dukes Arms and Red Cow pages in the Pubs & Clubs section. Michelle Page (nee Evans) has given us her sister Nicola's name to be added to the St Mary's Infant School 1975 photo
  - 10.07.2013 - The 1970 report on the Health Centre opening has been added to, in the Crime & Emergency Services section here. Also in the same section is a newspaper report with the heading "A Foolish Freak" here and another about a nasty accident in Church Street here
  - 03.07.2013 - Reports of disturbances at Horn Fairs in 1856 and 1904 have been added to the Crime section here
  - 21.06.2013 - Michael Lewis has provided us with several missing names on a 1957/8 Council School Infants class photo here and Roger Keach has amended some name on the 1952 PE Class photo in the School Sports Team section.
    13.06.2013 - The restoration of the Jacobean Schoolhouse is the subject of an 1973 EveningTelegraph article copied in the Property section here.
    05.06.2013 - Two more photos have been added to the Smith's Transport Services page here and further names added to the 1952 County School PE class photograph in the School Sports Team section.
    29.05.2013 - An account of an extraordinary riot at a Burton Latimer band contest in 1890 is in the War and Civil Disobedience section here.
    A new photograph of a St Mary's Church School class of 1927/8 is in the School Photos section here
    22.05.2013 - Thanks to documents made available by Phil Harpur details about Home Farm, Redlands Farm and Washpit Farm have been updated in the Agriculture section
    02.05.2013 - Christine and Ivan Gazeley have supplied us with a photograph of the 1951 Gala Queen Margaret Mould and her attendants Sadie Williamson and Gill Keightley, which can be found on the Gala Parade Days 1948-60 page here
    26.04.2013 - Thanks to Peter Collins our site search facility is now up and running again and is better than ever.
    11.04.2013 - We have been contacted by Michael Lack who has provided all but one of the names of the 22 Burton Latimer scouts in a group photograph taken at the Fountainbleau camp in 1955 - see the link below. More history of the Burton Latimer Working Men's Club (The Rack) has been uncovered and can be seen here It gives the names of many officers, trustees, committee members and stewards from 1898 until 1944.
    04.04.2013 - Margaret Craddock has completed a major review of scouting in Burton Latimer in the Scouts pages in the Sport & Liesure section and a special gallery of photographs taken during the Scout Camp at Fountainbleau in 1955 here Most of these have no names - can you help to fill them in?
    28.03.2013 - Jennifer Blount (nee Corstin) has given us a photograph of a County Mixed School PE class from about 1952 with some names but many are missing, can you help? It can be found here.
    21.03.2013 - A more detailed account of the pre WWII Baptist ministers has been added to the main article about the Baptist Church, and an 1968 article from the Evening Telegraph reporting the appointment of a new Baptist minister can both be found in the Churches section. Some additions have been made to the Burton Latimer Temperance FC page on the Football Teams pages and the Tennis in the Town page in the Sport & Leisure section.
    11.03.2013 - Stuart Fuoco has given us the remaining unknown name on the 1978 Meadowside football team in the School Teams section and Pete Fox has given us the remaining names on the photo of Mrs Noville's Class c1959 on the St. Mary's Junior School pages of the Gallery of School Photos section
    04.03.2013 - Thanks to Janet Stanford (nee Culverhouse) some of the dates have been clarified in the St. Mary's Junior School pages of the Gallery of School Photos section
    18.02.2013 - An 1895 newspaper article about a "Curious Fire in Croxen's Yard" has been added to the Accidents & Incidents section in the Crime section. Linda Rudnicki (nee Burgin) has identified herself in a Schooldays Gallery 2 picture at Meadowside Infants School in 1971. She would be interested in a reunion - we can put you in contact with her.
    06.02.2013 - Thanks to Terry Bull of Bowden Books, Market Harborough, the Society has aquired some interesting Indentures and documents that relate to land in Cranford Road at a discounted price. They are being transcribed and will appear on the website soon.
An article describing a serious cycling accident in 1899 has been added to the Accidents & Incidents section in the Crime section
11.12.2012 - Further additions have been made to Section A of the Retail pages following research in the 1911 census and local newspapers
29.11.2012 - An article about Jack Addis has been added to the People pages. Details of several shop histories have been updated in the Section A and Section E of the Retail pages.
27.11.2012 - An article from 1961 ET reporting the appointment of a new Baptist Minister and an updated history of the Salvation Army can be found in the Churches section. Newly researched information from the 1911 census has enabled us to update information on the First World War names page and a newspaper article has thrown new light on the history of the Burton Latimer Co-operative Society in the Retail section.
31.10.2012 - An ET article from 1989 reporting a new holiday club at St Mary's Church has been added to the Churches section. Additional information has been added to the pages about The Dukes Arms and The Horse & Groom in the Pubs & Clubs section
23.10.2012 - An article from 1980's ET reporting damage to the wreaths laid at the War Memorial has been added to the Crime section. A Church School Infants photograph dating from the early 1900s has been added to the class photos section
23.10.2012 - An ET article from 1986 reporting on damage to the newly opened bridge over the River Ise has been added to the Crime section. Andrew Wright and Richard Downes have given us names for two St Mary's School photos from 1974 and 1975 on the Gallery of School Photos page. Thanks to Barrie Mackay, the Genealogy section now has the names of some Burton Latimer baptisms recorded in the registers of the Independent Old Meeting, Wollaston.
13.09.2012 - Alan Francis has now been able to name all of the pupils on the St. Mary's Junior School late 1950s photo on the Gallery of School Photos page.
05.09.2012 - Another St Mary's Junior School photograph from Saskia Cousins has been added and Alan Francis has supplied us with the names for the recent St Mary's Junior School photo added to the Education section. A wedding photograph has been added to Mabel Dainty's story in the People section. A newspaper article "In a Write Mess" has been added to the Churches section and a report of a fire causing traffic problems has been added to the Crime section.
08.08.2012 - An ET article from 1982 featuring St. Mary's Church School's last prizegiving and a photograph from Saskia Cousins of a Church School class from c1959 have been added to the Education section. An ET article from 1982 about a fire at Pole Position Cars has been added to the Crime section
12.07.2012 - An Evening Telegraph article from 1982 describing the poor state of Preston Memorial Hall has been added to the Churches section. Thanks to Jeff Mills the history of the Baptist Church has been added to the Churches section with an updated link to the Baptist Church website.
21.06.2012 - Two school relay team pictures and a report of an 1891 athletics meeting have been added to the Sport & Leisure section. An Evening Telegraph article from 1988 outlining hopes for the future of the town has been added to the History section. Two more photographs have been added to the Industry section. One shows pre-war employees of Fox Bros., Leather Merchants and the other is of the Maintenance Department at Alumasc Ltd. Two Evening Telegraph Articles have been added; One describing a house fire in 1987 in the Crime section, another detailing the St Marys School May Queen crowning in 1981 in the Education section.
31.05.2012 - A selection of photographs has been added to Gerald Baish's memories in the People section. Two 1949 photographs have been added to the Industry section. One is Kaycee Clothing's long-serving staff and the other is a group of Ideal Clothing Co. girls at Brighton.

20.05.2012 Details of the history of tennis in the town and some athletics pictures have been added to the Sport & Leisure section. A series of photos of the Marching Pathfinders taken in the 1980's have been added to the Sport & Leisure section.The names of children working in factories taken from the 1901 census are in the Industry section. Jeff Mills has supplied some East Lea and Meadowside class and football names.

03.05.2012 - An 1851 newspaper report has been added to the emergency & welfare services page. It concerns the discovery of a skeleton under a garden path.

12.04.2012 - A circa 1976 St Mary's Infant School photograph has been added to the class photos section

06.04.2012 - From Australia, John Lack has sent a photograph of the South House KGS rugby team of 1955. See it in School Team Photos Also, Grace Mutlow has given us a 1975 St Mary's Infants photo which has been added to the class photos section.

05.04.2012 - thanks to Sue Taylor (nee Pinnock) another 1954 Council Infants School photo has been added to the class photos

21.03.2012 - Gerald Baish has recorded his memories of growing up in Burton Latimer and they are included in the People section. A 1987 Evening Telegraph article about a series of pipebomb incidents has been added to the emergency & welfare services page. Two Church Infants School photographs from 1976-7 and 1978-9 have been added to the class photos .

20.03.2012 Courtesy of Gillian Clarke (nee Austin) two Council Infants photos for 1961-2 and Miss Leach's Council Junior School class of 1962-3 have been added to the class photos

13.03.2012 - A history of the Methodist Church in Burton Latimer has been added to the Churches, Chapels & Charities section and three East Lea St. Mary's Junior football team photos for the years 1974, 1975 and 1977 have been added to the School Team Photos thanks to Margaret Craddock

06.03.2012 -The Site Search facility has been updated and now includes all the recent additions and changes.

04.03.2012 - In the class photos Lindsey Walters has supplied almost all the missing names in Miss Clipson's Class 1961-2. Some name changes have been made in the Parade Day 1938-40 pages in the Sport & Leisure section.

22.02.2012 - A 1990 Evening Telegraph article about the Marching Pathfinders (the Scout Band) taking part in a St George's Day Parade has been added to Sport & Leisure section.

A 1987 Evening Telegraph article about Burton Latimer's Carnival queens past and present has been added to the Sport & Leisure section.

Three St Mary’s Infant School photographs have been added to the class photos. The 1970s photo is from Sylvia Fiske and the 1977 and 1978/9 photos are from the Austin and Rason families

15.02.2012 - Thanks to Pat and Trevor Smith, a Meadowside Infants photo from 1974 has been added to the class photos - many names needed please.

12.01.2012 - Thanks to Rob Jolley an East Lea class photograph from 1977/8 has been added to the class photos in the Education section.

02.01.2012 - Details of an hitherto unknown shoe company, the Burton Latimer Boot and Shoe Productive Society, can now be found on the Shoe Industry Introduction page in the Industry section