by Staff Writer, July 1, 2008
On 5th April 2008 about 100 members of the National Women’s Register met at Oundle School Sixth Form Club for a talk by Peter Barratt on his great-grandmother Alice Hawkins, who was a prime mover in the Suffragette movement.
Alice first attended a meeting for the Women’s Social and Political Union, commonly known as the Suffragette, in 1907 and was subsequently involved in campaigning for women’s rights. Alice was born in Leicester to a working class family; she left school at 13 to join the shoe factory where she was angered by the fact that women were paid less and their work was considered inferior to that of men.
By the time she died in 1946, Alice had been through five periods of imprisonment for protesting against the government’s refusal to give women the vote. She had the support of her husband, Alfred, who came with her to rallies, her children and her employer, Equity Shoes.
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by Staff Writer,
Deeping :24
Oundle :6
Realistically, any promotion hopes disappeared in this local derby game against fellow promotion contenders Deeping on the 16th February. However, a creditable performance was shown by many Oundle players and indeed Oundle finished the stronger. The damage came in the first twenty minutes when the home side ran in three tries as Oundle failed to get into the game. Oundle’s problems were then consolidated by the loss of scrum half Daniel Braybrook through a shoulder injury. Continued…
by Staff Writer,
The Wild & Woolly motorcycle scramble has been a regular fixture on the Northants sporting scene since the early part of last century, and this Christmas it celebrated its 82nd anniversary. Organised by the Northampton Motorcyclists Club, the Wild & Woolly Scramble takes place on Boxing Day at Arm Farm in Blisworth.
The race lasts for an hour, during which the riders face multiple river crossings and all the ensuing mayhem that these create. It is usually a muddy and messy affair, and there is little doubt that 2008 will be any exception. Sam Smith currently holds the record for the most wins, with seven, although Ryan Griffiths, who currently has six wins, will be looking to equal that record this year.
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by Staff Writer,
Oundle Town : 40
Tries: Joe Rice (3), Danny Rutter (2), Lee Green
Conversions: Lee Green (5)
Stamford College Old Boys :19
Oundle started the game at a real intense pace and were 28 points to the good in as many minutes. The most impressive being a hat trick from Joe Rice in the first 20 minutes. Four minutes in he made an excellent break through some weak tackling and crossed under the posts. Lee Green converted easily. Continued…
