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Allotments Association

Rushden Echo, 12th July 1918, transcribed by Kay Collins

War-Time Plots at Rushden – Prizes for the Cultivation of Waste Land

The judging of the crops on the war-time plots of land in Rushden has resulted as follows:-

Windmill field—Section 1: 1st W. Fitzhugh, 2nd F. Reynolds, 3rd H. Wood, 4th Powell, 5th W. Cox. Section2: 1st J. Harlow, 2nd J. Skellham, 3rd R. Pearson, 4th G. Smith, 5th A. King.

Bedford-road—1st J. F. Cook, 2nd A. G. Payne, 3rd Johnson.

Victoria-road and High-street—1st H. Willmott, 2nd F. Clark, 3rd A. Pettitt, 4th E. Lawson, 5th Miss Wooding.

Upper Queen-street—Left hand side: 1st J. Stainbridge, 2nd J. Wildman, 3rd T. W. Leach, 4th H. Auger. Right hand side: 1st L. Turner, 2nd J. Reynolds, 3rd F. Denton, 4th J. Herbert. Large pieces: J. W. Watson.

Allen-road and Lawton-road—Section 1: 1st A. Odell, 2nd L. Wilby, 3rd S. Pearson, 4th T. Packwood. Section2: 1st J. Dickens, 2nd A. Endersby, 3rd J. Sharpe, 4th E. Brown.

Blinco-road—Section1: 1st W. Bandey, 2nd R. Gilbert 3rd J. Wrighton, 4th J. Odell.

Blinco-road (Section 2) and Pratt-road—1st S. W. Bull, 2nd J. Wrighton, 3rd W. Knighton, 4th A. Bazeley.

Carnegie-road—No. 1 Section: 1st Lovell.



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