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Co-operative Wholesale Society
Staff, news and notes
in date order

Rushden Echo, 27th November 1908

C.W.S. — The Co-operative Wholesale Society have taken the factory in Victoria-road, recently vacated by Messrs. Knight and Brightwell, and will use it as a stock-room until the extensions at the Portland-road factory are completed.
Extract from a Military Tribunal in May 1918

Wm. Durham, 39, married, secretary and cashier to the C.W.S. was given six months exemption. As a Special Constable the V.T.C. condition was not imposed.

Rushden Echo & Argus, 1st October 1937, transcribed by Kay Collins

Freak
Fourteen flowers have just bloomed on a single pyrethrum stem grown by Mr. F. Clifton, manager of the C.W.S. boot factory—not a bad effort for a spring flowering plant.

building the offices
Rushden Echo, 17th December 1920

Accident - Mr. W. Sharpe, of Higham-road, whilst at work on the C.W.S. new buildings, Rectory-road, was moving a big stone slab when it slipped from his grasp and fell on to his leg. The stone was quickly removed and Mr. J. Burt rendered first aid. Mr. Sharpe was taken to Dr. Owen's surgery and an examination proved that the injuries were confined to cuts and bruises.
The new offices being built in 1920
W Wood, carpenter, standing left of corner post above the gateway, long before 'Health & Safety' regulations!

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