In June 2024 80 years since D Day was commemorated with a service at the memorial garden on the Green, opposite Rushden Church.

A group of knitters had been asked if they might help to create a scene to depict the D Day landings, and duly worked through the early months of 2024 to complete it. Some of the knitters are also responsible for the displays that are added to post boxes, often at Christmas, and at Easter.

above: depiction of Churchill with cigar and a bulldog right: the DDay landings display in Rushden Hall Note: some war memorials are now displayed permanently at the Hall and can viewed through a window when the Hall is closed.

The table top display knitted and crocheted by a group of volunteer workers. Landing craft on the sea at the back, tanks, jeep and soldiers on the beach, and behind sandbags at the front.