Council for the Protection

of Rural England

Northamptonshire Branch

ANNUAL REPORT 1972

H . R . H .

President . . . .Vice-Presidents

ChairmanVice-Chairman

Hon. TreasurerHon. Secretary

Hon. Techn ica l Secre tary . . . .Hon. Membershi p SecretaryHon. Auditor.Hon. Technical AdviserHon. Public Relat ions SecretaryPress Off icer . . , .

C.P.R.E . NORTHAMPTONSHI RE9 CHEYNE WALK, NORTHAMPTON, NNl sPY

Telephone : Northampton 39564

PATRON:

THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTERHONORARY OFFICERS

. . Co lone l C.G, Lancas terThe Rt. Revd. the Lord Bishop of peterboroughSir Gyles lsham,Bart.Captain G.H. LowtherThe Countess of BirkenheadK . J . A l l s o p , E s q . , D t p . A R c H . ( L E t c s . ) , A . R . t . B . A .H . G . L l o y d , E s q . , F . t . M . r . A .L t . -Co lone l R.A. Fe l l , r .o .

8 The Drive, Northampton. Telephone 337g6F . A . R u s s e l l , E s q . , F . F . s ,A . D . D a r b y , E s q . , c . e r u c . , F . t . E . R . E .R.A. Pa lmer , Esq. , u .n , . r . c .a .K . J . A l l s o p , E s q . , D t p . A R c H . ( L E t c s . ) , A . R . l . B . A .W. Carey ,Wi lson , Esq. , J .e .W. Hirst, Esq.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEJ.L . Car r , Esq.Mrs. E.R.A. TravisG. Freeman, Esq.

R.G. Howe, Esq.A.S. lreson, Esq.Mrs. D.S. Cockram

R.H, parsons, Esq.ex off icio-The countess of Birkenhead-chairman Brackley Area Branchex off icio-L;F. Sturge, Esq.-Chairman Oundle Area Branchco-opted-G.w. King. Esq.Brack ley R.D.C.Brixworth R.D.C.Daventry R. D.C.Ket te r ing R,D.C.Northampton R.D.C. , .Towcester R.D.C.Wel l ingborough R.D.C,Oundle and Thrapston R.D.C. . .Northamptonshire Associat ion of Parish Counci lsNational Federation of Bui lding Trades Employers

-Northamptonshire BranchFederation of Master Bui lders

-Eastern Counties RegionNorthamptonshire Federatioh of Women's Inst i tutes

-Countryside Sub-Committee ,.Northamptonshire County Counci l . . . .Northamptonshire County Pianning AuthorityNational Farmers' Union-County RepresentativeCountry Landowners' Associat ion .. . .

The Countess of BirkenheadCaptain G.H. LowtherA.J . Check ley , Esq.E.J. Storry, Esq.W.H. R ider , Esq.Mrs. D.M. MooreC.A. James, Esq.D . H . W i l d , E s q .Mrs . K . A l len

M.T. Mer r i t t , Esq .

B.A.J. Lewis, Esq.

Mrs. E. WestawayC. Stewart, Esq.D.M. Woodha l l , Esq.J .F . Hawk ins , Esq.Captain G.H. Lowther

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

I t is becoming evident that the in f luence of the C.P.R.E.

is having an increasing effect on the Department of the

Environment and this is a source of real encouragement.

A large proportion of Northamptonshire problems can sti l l

be deal t wi th at local level and we must cont inue to work

c losely wi th a l l those of f ic ia ls who can co-operate wi th

our act iv i t ies. From t ime to t ime however we wi l l be

confronted with matters which warrant our approach to the

headquarters of the C.P.R.E. , or on occasions to the Min is t ry .

I would l ike to take th is opportuni ty of congratu lat ing the

members of our own Counci l on thei r enthusiasm and on the

good resul ts they achieved dur ing th is last year .

c.G.L.

CHAIRMAN'S REPORT

Dear Member,

I wish to repor t the steady act iv i ty of the Branch dur ing the lastyear . Al though we have not increased our membership by as many asI had hoped for ; the tota l now stands at 653 | am st i l l determined toreach our target of 1,000 members in the not too distant future. Therefore,I am tak ing the l iber ty of enclos ing a membership appl icat ion form anda leaf le t br ie f ly descr ib ing our general a ims, together wi th your copy ofthe Agenda for the A.G.M., the Minutes of the 1971 A.G.M. and the AnnualReport tor 1972. lf each of you can enrol I one more member (and this isnot too diff icult a task) we should then not only achieve but even exceedour target .

I would l ike to take th is opportuni ty of publ ic ly welcoming Mr. DavidWoodhal l , the recent ly appointed Planning Of f icer for the County, as anex-off icio member of our Executive Committee. We now have three vacancies'to f i l l on the Commit tee and th is is occasioned by the ret i rement of Mr. M.Gregory, the former County Planning Of f icer , Mr. J .L. Carr who wishes tostand down for a year, and Mr. G.B. Freeman who retires on rotation andwi l l o f fer h imsel f for re-e lect ion. I should l ike to thank Mr. Carr for thevery valuable contr ibut ion he has made to our work dur ing h is t ime on theCommittee and to express the hope that he wi l l offer himself for electionagain perhaps th is t ime next year .

Another valued member who is ret i r ing f rom the Commit tee is Mr. D.H.Wi ld who has been appointed a Circui t Judge. Mr. Wi ld represented theOundle and Thrapston R.D.C. and dur ing h is considerable per iod wi th ushas been a g rea t he lp i n many f i e l ds . We cong ra tu la te h im and w ish h imevery success in the future.

The Executive Committee has met on four occasions during the yearand I have been grat i f ied at the consistant ly h igh number of members whomake the ef for t to at tend, somet imes coming in f rom long d is tances. Whi leinvest igat ing a l l those mat ters which are brought to our not ice f rom wi th inthe county, our more strategic aims have now been moved from the issueconcerned with the sit ing of the Third Airport and directed to those schemeswhich come to our attention on the subject of new motorways planned tocross some part of our county. On this important matter I would l ike tothank our President who has made a personal v is i t to the Min is ter responsib lefor such pro jects at the Department of the Envi ronment . Whi le speaking ofroads, we have been of fered the honorary serv ices for cer ta in specia l izedand st rategic advice on motorway p lanning by R.W.W. Gr igson, Esq. , OBE.,T.D. , B.Sc. , E.Eng. , F lCE., F l .Man.E. , recent ly ret i red County Surveyor forLeicestershi re. We have a l ready had occasion to enl is t h is help and advice.

I would l ike to thank a l l our ext remely ef f ic ient Honorary Of f icers,and in par t icu lar to thank the Hon. Secretary, Lt . 'Col . R.A. Fel l , for theimmense amount of work he has taken on dur ing the last year in compet ingwi th the day- today rout ine of correspondence etc. at h is home. I musta l so s i nce re l y t hank Mr . D .W. Dunn and h i s s ta f f a t t he Ru ra lCommun i t i esCounc i I for Northamptonsh i re whose adm in is t rat ive ass is tance i s great ly

apprec iated.

For those who read the f inancia l sect ion of our Report , you wi l l see thaton the recommendat ion of the Finance and General Purposes Sub'Commit teewe have invesied the sum of f l ,000. I would l iketo say that th is in no wayshould prov ide us wi th a fa lse sense of secur i ty . At the present t ime, wehave no office, and no secretary/typist to deal with routine matters, otherthan L t . -Co l . Fe l l .

I note that there are a great number of ameni ty societ ies in th is country(representatives of some we have on our Executive Committee) but I dobel ieve that the Counci l for the Protect ion of Rural England is the mostpowerful and the most embracing. We have created good relations betweenourselves, the County Counci l , our own headquarters in London, The CountryLandowners ' Associat ion and the Nat ional Farmers ' Union, so that when ourinterests coinc ide we can make a jo int ef for t . I am gratefu l to Si r Gyleslsham, Bart . , one of our Vice Presidents, that he as Chairman and wi th h is

Commit tee of Management should permi t us to hold our Annual GeneralMeet ing in the f ine hal l a t St . Andrew's Hospi ta l . A l l those members whoat tended lastyear seemed to enjoy the atmosphere and the tea which wasserved afterwards. I am also very pleased that Lord Henley, the recently

appointed nat ional chai rman of C.P.R.E. should have consented to comedown and speak at our 1972 meet ing. Ourthanks are due a lso to theNorthamptonshire county counci l for thei r very pract ica l support and help

in pr in t ing th is Annual Report .

lwant a l l members of the county C.P.R.E. to be enthused bythe work

of the Counci l in t ry ing to do something which wi l l make the l ives ofpresent member,s and future generations acceptable.

GEORGE LOWTHER

IHE TECHNICAL REPORT

Hon. Technical Secretary :Mr. F.A. Russel l , F.F.S. , 19 Chapel Brampton, Northampton.

Tel: Chapel Brampton 2379

The year under review has not been quite so busy for your TechnicalOff icers as in the previous year. We have nevertheless had some thirtyproblems which have been investigated and dealt with, most of themsat is factor i ly . The Branch st i l lacts increasingly wi th, and somet imes onbehal f o f , k indred societ ies. This has taken us again on several occasionsinto the towns and urban areas where we have been able to g ive support toloca I Civ ic Ameni ty Societ ies.

The fol lowing is a l ist of some of the more important or interestingcases deal t wi th dur ing the year .

FINEDON-Proposed Development at The Grove

At the request of local residents we were asked to investigate a proposal,informal at that stage, to develop for residential purposes an area of parklandknown as The Grove, Finedon and tosupport them in their opposition thereto.A s i te inspect ion revealed that th is is an area of considerable beauty andshould be preserved. Representations on these lines were made to thePlanning Author i ty and our in format ion is that formal appl icat ion has not beenmade, no doubt because of your and other objections. lt is also understoodtha t t h i s a rea has now been i nc luded i n t he ' v i l l age p lan 'as a pub l i c openspace.

'Banger' Racing at GREAT ADDINGTON

Considerable local opposi t ion was ra ised against the rac ing of o ld'hot ted

up 'cars in a f ie ld near to Great Addington, main ly on Sundays.Enquir ies revealed that the promotors were operat ing in i t ia l ly wi th in thestatutory l imit of not more than 28 days in any one year. The Branchhowever pressed the Planning Authority to take enforcenent action on thebasis that auxi l iary act iv i t ies may have been exceeding the statutory l imi t .Such act ion was subsequent ly taken by the County Counci l and the mat terhas recent ly been the subject of a Publ ic Inqui ry . At the t ime of wr i t ingthis report, the results are not known.

Proposed By-Pass at DUDDINGTON

Our opin ion was sought , in the f i rs t instance through a local estateagent, on a highway authority proposal to erect a new bridge over the riverWel land in connect ion wi th the proposed by-passing of the v i l lage. As thebr idge was tobe a f la t beam structure, local opin ion was that an arch mighthave been preferable. A sub-committee under the leadership of your Technical

between major highways, and to makethe rural plot an ever moreattractive location for the feeder depot or warehouse. Inevitably,such a pract ice wi l l lead to an increased accident rate and thedesecration of the countryside at large.

We are indeed fortunate in that our President possesses so manyl inks wi th Par l iament and the Min is t r ies and he has a l ready had theopportunity of placing the views of this Branch before Mr. John Peytonof the Department of the Environment.

REPORT BV THE MEMBERSHIP SECRETARYA.D. Darby, C.Eng., F. l .E.R.E.

As the major i ty of members already know, the beginning of this f inancialyear coincided with an unavoidable increase in our minimum fees. Accord-ingly, as the year draws to a close it is most pleasing to be able to reportthat, in spite of the increase in subscription rates. our numbers havecontinued to grow steadi ly. The number of Deeds of Covenant we hold hasincreased and also those who pay by Bankers' Order. In addition of course,the average income per subscriber has risen and we are now, at least forthe t ime being, on a sound f inancial basis from which to conduct our vi talwork in the f ie ld.

The f igures are:-

Total Members

Average Income per Member

Deeds of Covenant held

Bankers 'Orders held

Sept. 197160314437

287

Sept. 197265317864

321

Bear ing in mind that a few people d id drop out because of the h igherfees, I am sure you wi l l agree that these f igures are reasonable. l t shouldalso be appreciated that we could not safely continue to work towardsexpanding our numbers unt i l th is more secure f inancia l p lat form had beenachieved. There was a real danger of becoming progressively worse off asour membership grew and thus less effective.

Noiv what we need - working from this better position - is a really'a l l out 'e f for t to increase our membership in accordance wi th our Chairman'sstated a im. Al l members can help wi th th is and lwi l l be del ighted to senddeta i ls to anyone you consider should have them. l t wi l l he lp enormouslyi f a l l those members who are able wi l l s ign a Bankers 'Order in favour ofthe Branch. This wi l l go a long way to saving costs.and t ime in sending'reminders'. ln addition, whenever conveniant, a Deed of Covenant is evenbetter. Do please help in either or both of these ways if possible.

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.AT HOME' AT KELMARSH

For ourthird successive saial occasion we wefe very fortunate to beal lowed the use of Kelmarsh Hal. l by Colonel C.G. Lancaster.

Our luck with the weather which held gmd in the previous yearsdeserted us and there was a downpour during most of the time. TheHall provided such a splendid setting and our past suctesses ensuredsuch a good attendance that the weather passed off almost unnoticedduring a most pleasant evening.

This year our organizing conmittee excelled themselves in thepreparation and the effort put in on the night. A substantial sum ofmoney went to our funds as a result of this and we are especiallyindebted to Mrs. G.H. Lowther, Mrs. E. Westaway, Mr. Martin Merrittand Mr. F.A. Russell together with nurnerous other helpers who combinedto help make this annual event another success. Perhaps most importantof all, our thanks to all those members who faced a wet evening tosupport their county Branch once more.

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WANTED: A POLICY FOR OUR RURAL ROADSbv

K.J. Al lsop, Drp.ARcH. (LErcs.) , A.R.t .B.A.Vice-Chairman and Hon, Technical Adviser

Definition of a Rural Road:

A road seruing essentially rural purposes' such as farms, isolatedhamlets and villages, A road which by its classif ication, width andconstruction should not carry heavy traffic.

I t has been said the rol l ing Engl ish drunk made the rol l ing Engl ish road.Presumably as the breathalyser is applied our roads will get straighter. orso i t seems.

Our rural roads so often decried by the hurrying motorist and heavyvehicle driver are in turn greatly admired by those with time to stand andstare, for in many areas our rural roads are like a landscaped park throughwhich the rambler or more often his modern counterpart, the cruising motorist,can pass, as though encompassed in a vast 3-D television set, gazing as thewonders unfold, or to stay in a quiet shady or sunny spot to picnic. Thisis the br ighter and more idyl l ic v iew.

The other side of the coin is very different - inadequate country lanesbeing used as short cuts to avoid urban congest ion -vi l lages with their oldstone buildings adjacent to the road being shaken to pieces by heavy traffic,their stone and br ick wal ls splashed by sal t- laden water, hastening theirdeterioration - "imprwed" as money becomes available to make them allthe more desirable as bypass routes.

The countryman says get these people off my roads. The town dwellersays let me use them for recreation and to avoid the urban congestion.

Somewhere must corne a compromise. There is no f inite answer to thisproblem, not even on a basis of aesthetics or convenience, let alone onf inance.

We do know that opinions are often divided in our vi l lages and smal ltowns. One Parish Counci l wi l l f ight hardfor a bend in i ts v i l lage to beremoved; another wi l l f ight hard to maintain the status quo and wi l lwi l l inglyaccept the inconven ience.

There are certain areas, however, where there can be noconf lict; certainroads and lanes which exist give pleasure not only tothe local inhabitantsbut also have the admirati on of visitors from ouerseas.

Would it be useful to suggest as a first step we carry out a survey ofthose rural roads which are stil l peaceful and of scenic quality and takecare that these at least receive special consideration.

Could we secondly assess the importance of those village roadswhich should not be "improved".

And, thirdly, could we, as a supplement to this, look at those routeswhich must be improved to relieve the stress on thesechosen routes.

I t wi l l obviously be impossible to preserve al l those roads at this t imeconsidered of scenic value, but i f we were to ident i fy and examine theirpotent ial as l inear parks this may in i ts turn throw up other suggest ions.

lf one conserves too few scenic routes and were to treat over-sympatheticallythe ones l isted, then a si tuat ion could ar ise that the very thing we are try ingto preserve could be destroyed.

I t is always di f f icul t toforetel l the future, and seemingly minor changescan cause catastrophic results because the interaction of the variousfactors cannot be imagined. However, in the sameway that other assets ofour county, such as gravel and water resources, eanals, railways etc., arebeing surveyed for eventual recreational and aesthetic purposes, might itnow be the time to include scenic routes.

The motor car (and heavy goods vehicle) has come to stay, and we musttry at least on this issue to preserve what we have before it is too late.

NoteThis article has been written to promote thought and ideas.It is a complex problem on which there are widely divergentviews and ideas, and suggestions on this question of ruralroads and traffic will be welcomed by your Committee.

REPORT Of thE BRACKLEY ANd DISTRICT BRANCH

Chairman: The Countess of Birkenhead,The Cot tage, Char l ton, Nr . Banbury.Tel . K ings Sut ton 224.

Hon. Seuetary. ' Mrs. W. El l io t t ,Astwick House, Far th inghoe, Nr. Brackley,Northants.Tel . Middleton Cheney 388.

Our chief act iv i ty dur ing the year was the organisat ion of a compet i t ionfor Pr imary Schools in our area, wi th the object of arousing the chi ldren 'sinterest in thei r v i l lages and the countrys ide around them. The subjectg iven was 'A Par ish Record 'and i t could be i l lust rated in any way theyl iked. We were very for tunate in f ind ing three h ighly qual i f ied judges inMiss Whi tehead, former headmist ress of Brackley High School , Mr. Clarkof the Natronal Chi ldren 's Homes, and Mr. Dr iscol l f rom the CountyEducat ion Department . We are most gratefu l to them for thei r help.

The f i rs t pr ize was won by the Char l ton Church of England School ,the second by Culworth, and the th i rd by Kings Sut ton. The pr ize-g iv ingceremony was at Charlton and we were very pleased that Captain Lowther,Chairman of the Northamptonshire Branch of C.P.R.E. , was able to bepresent . We have presented a shie ld to be held by the winning schoolunt i l the next compet i t ion, as wel l as three pr izes of money for the chi ldrento buy something for thei r schools. Thanks to the good work of Mr. RichardBr ight , our Honorary Adviser on Publ ic Relat ions, we had a good coveragefor the event in the laal press. We intend to make th is a b i -annual eventso that a new generat ion of ch i ldren wi l l be involved each t ime and we hopeto choose a completely different theme for next year.

A subject which has been much d iscussed by our Commit tee th is yearis that of country roads and par t icu lar ly of so-cal led ' improvenents ' to

minor roads, especia l ly those which lead through v i l lages. We feel veryst rongly that these roads should only be kept to the standard necessaryto cope wi th local t raf f ic to the farms and v i l lages they serve, and that i tis a great mistake towiden and st ra ighten them, except where safety rsinvolved. By doing so heavy t raf f ic is at t racted, away f rom the main roadsand funnel led through v i l lage st reets which cannot be widened. This inturn leads to at tempts to ease bot t le-necks by st ra ightening bends andcut t ing of f corners - sorret imes even demol ish ing bui ld ings - at the approachto v i l l ages , t hus comp le te l y chang ing the i r cha rac te r . I n any case , t helast th ing we want in v i l lages is faster t raf f ic and more of i t . We bel ievethat a l l avai lable money should be spent on the improvement of main roads,to encourage heavy t raf f ic to s tay on them, and on making by-passes roundthose v i l l ages wh ich l i e on them.

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We sent a report on this subject to our County Executive Committee,

citing certain examples in our area and a subcommittee has now been

tormJo to work on this problem. A meeting wi l lbe sought with the County

Surveyor and the Chairman of the County Roads and Bridges Committee to

t*;"J:fr"llr"r"rll; attendance at our A.c.M. on 12th Julv at Bracklev

Torrvn Hall, and we were very glad to welcome to it Mr. David woodhall'

the County Planning Officer for Northamptonshire, who kindly came on to

our meeting in the evening, after having spent the whole day in Birmingham.

our Guest-speaker was Mr. crispin Gill, editor of the magazine 'The

Countrymani, who gave us a most interesting talk on the much discussedquestion 'Wtrat Oujht we to Protect?'. The exhibition of photographs on

loan to us from the R. l .B.A. ent i t led 'New Life for old Vi l lages'was on

show at the meeting and alsot l ie entr ies which had won f i rst and secondprizes in our Schools Competition. Sonre oJ the children were there to

lxplain their work. Members of Brackley Women's lnsitute kindly served

"df"" and biscuits at the end of the meeting and a number of new members

were enrol led.

once again, all members d our Area Branch are indebted to Mrs. Elliott

for her hard work as Hon. Secretary during the past year'

REPORT of the OUNDLE and DISTR|CT BRANCHChairman: Mr. Lewis F. Sturge,

Cotterstrck Ha I l, Cotterstock, Ound le.Tel. Cotterstock 265

This year we have played our part in two successful exercises inconservation. A wide area of countryside around oundle has beendesignated by the Department of the Environrnent as an area of highlandscape value and a green bert for Greater peterborough. on a morel imited scale we are grat i f ied at having been able to mo6i l ize rocalfeeling in regard to the proposed fel ling of Short Wood, an.i mportantfeature in the landscape north of oundle with the resuit th6t,'somewhatto everyones surprise, the county council's Tree preservation order wasnot opposed and accordingly did not have to goto whitehal l for conf irm-at ion but was conf i rmed by the Counci l i fsel f .

our own Area Branch together with the county Branch headquartersreceived invitations from the East of England Agricultural society topart ic ipate in their conservat ion Exhibi t at thei i show in July. Thesewere gratefully accepted and we should like to place on record ourgratitude for the courteous reception and gerrerous hospitality accordedto us. I am pleased to say we have been cordiaily invited to participateagain next year.

we have been much concerned with the increasing size of hauragetransport using unsuitable roads and in particular we have raised with theDepartment of the Environment the future position of village based roadhaulage companies. Up to date these have automatical ly ieaped the benef i tof each increase in permit ted size and weight and 30 tonners with trai lersnow career along the country lanes which form their only l ink betweenhome bases andthe main roads. The Ministry have fobbed us off withall sorts of irrelevant comments and information but firmly refuse to faceup to the problem. we have found the position so unsatisfactory thatthe chairman is doing his best to persuade members of the branch tofol lowhis example and join Mrs. Angus. Maude,s Transport Reform Group.

ln conclusion we would like to record our debt d gratitude to ourdevoted Hon. secretary Mrs. Jeanne Arscott who is le-aving us owing toher husband being posted to an appointment abroad

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INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

For the year ended 30th Septenrbet 1972

1972f , s

T. G. Abrahams. Esq.Mrs. l . M. AdamsMrs. J. R. AdamsR. S. Adams, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. M. D. AddicottM i s s C . J . A l l e nM i s s E . B . A l l e nF. B . A l len , Esq.Mrs . K . A l lenK. J . A l l sop , Esq.Mr . and Mrs . E . R. Ange lB.S, Armstrong, Esq.Mrs. J. C. ArscottJ . H . Ar thur , Esq.D. J. Ashby, Esq.B. H. Ash ley . Esq.Miss M, Asp ina lMrs. G. L. AtterburyJ. Aveyard, Esq.Aynho Par ish Counc i lM iss H. AyresMrs . K . Ba i leyJ . W . B a l l , E s q .Dr. R, W. BallantyneMrs. P. M. BanhamE. R. Barber, Esq.O. E. Barnes, Esq.Mrs. E. A. BazinMiss E. M. K . Be is iege lMrs . G. H. Be lg ionMrs . E . J . Be l lDr . H . E . Be l l r ingerC. M, Benham, Esq.D. Bennie, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. M. H. BerridgeG. Best, Esq.T. D, N. Besterman, Esq.The Countess of BirkenheadThe Earl of BirkenheadF. H. B lake , Esq.F , B . B lease, Esq.Major P. Bletsoe BrownBlisworth Parish Counci IT. G. Boardman, Esq.Boddington and D istr ict Gardeners'

Associat ionMrs. J. BougheyBoughton Parish Counci ID r . D . B o v i l lJ. T. Bowyer, Esq.Brack ley Rura l D is t r i c t Counc i lBoughton Estates Ltd.

Mrs. J, E. BrassingtonBraunston Parish Counci IMiss W. M. BreitmeyerE, A. Bremner. Esq.A. G. Br ice , Esq.Mr. and Mrs. R. BrightMiss T . Br igh tBr ixwor th Rura l D is t r i c t Counc i lS. J. W. Bromet, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Brooks-GrundyBroughton Parish Counci IMrs. G. M. BrownR. A. Brown, Esq.The Hon. Mrs. Brudenell and Edmund

Brudene l l , Esq .Miss H. E. BrusterThe Revd. P. J. M, BryanBugbrooke Womens InstituteMrs . J . B . Bu l l i van tMrs. J. BurgessMrs. M. BurstonMrs . J . But l inMrs . N. B . But l inMr. and Mrs. J. A. ButterworthG. A . L . Ca lver t , Esq.Mrs. A, J. CampionMrs. CaormDr. Lucy CardenMr. and Mrs. J. W. CardwellMr. and Mrs. W. Carey Wi lsonJ. L. Carr, Esq.Revd. Canon and Mrs. J. L. CartwrightR. E. Catchpole. Esq.A. L. Cave, Esq.Miss E. L . CaveMajor P. De L. CazenoveMrs. J. ChafyMiss M. G. Chamber la inLt. Col. J. Chandos-PoleMrs . F . E . Chao l inS. F. Chaprnan, Esq.Miss J . CheaneyA. J . Check ley , Esq.N. F . Cheney, Esq.Ch ipp ing Warden Par ish Counc i lD . R. Church , Esq.J . G. Church , Esq.S, G. Church , Esq.Church with Chapel Brampton

Par ish Counc i IG. D. C lewi t t , Esq.

1971e f

INCOMESubscript ions, donati ons incl ud ing

returned income taxKelmarsh "At Home"I nterest

Other income

Less-EXPENDITURESecretari a IOff ice expenses and publicationsSubscri ptions to headquartersSundry expenses

SURPLUS FOR THE.YEAR

1.063159387g

1 .339

7841244654

1 , 0 0 8

100486

t o

150350643484

746 598

BALANCE SHEETAs at 30th September 1972

SURPLUS BROUGHT FORWARD 1st October 1971Add Surplus for the year

COMPRIS!NG:Bank balances7% Brit ish Savings Bonds

t 593

1972E

1 , 0 s 1593

[1 ,684

6841.000

t1 ,684

t 4 1 0

1971f6814 1 0

s1,091

1.091

€ 1 . 0 9 1

H. G. LLOYD

.Honorary Treasurer.

In my opinion the above accounts give a true and fair view of the state ofaffairs.of the C.P.R.E. Northamptonshire at 30th September 1972 and of i ts surplusfor the year ended on that date.

WChartered Accountant

Honorary Auditor.

1Oth October, 1972.

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The Revd.Canon and Mrs. C. M. CockinMr. and.Mrs..D- S. CockramL. N. Co le , Esq.Mrs. C. ColeyMr. and Mrs. J. C. ColgroveColl ingtree Parish Counci IMr. and Mrs. H. P. ComptonG. T. G. Conant, Esq.Sir Samuel and Lady CookeMiss R. CooperR. P. Cooper, Esq.Miss V. CooperA,B. Coote, Esq.R. T. C. Corf ield, Esq.H. J. Cort is, Esq.Cosgrove Parish Counci IE. R. Courage, Esq.Mrs. J, E. CoxenA. H. J . Cr ick , Esq.Croughton Parish Counci IMr. and Mrs. M. CrowleYMr. and Mrs. P. CrowsonJ. M. W. Cuddigan, Esq.Culworth Parish Counci IMrs. Michael de CostaDalkeith Press LimitedMr. and Mrs. A. D. DarbYA. W. A. Darby, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. M. D. DarbYT. G. Darby, Esq.F. G. Darl ing, Esq.R. H. N. Dashwood, Esq. J.P.Mrs. R. M. DashwoodDaventry Rural Distr ict Counci lC. V. Davidge, Esq.Messrs. A. Davies & SonsMrs. G. DaviesJ. E. Davies, Esq.Mrs. F. M. DeaconAlex de Nobriga, Esq.Denton Parish Counci lMrs. l . M. DeterdingG. H. D icken, Esq.T. Dicks, Esq.P. M. S. Dixon, Esq.G. Dorks, Esq.D. J. Dornrer, Esq.D. J. Draper, Esq.Miss M. DuffyMr. and Mrs. D. W. DunnA. G. Eadie, Esq.Eastern Electric ity BoardTrustees of Ecton EstatesC. C. Elderton, Esq.

Mrs . K . E l l io t tW. R. E l l io t t , Esq.Mrs. H. ElsonL. F. A. D'Erlanger, EsqMr.s. J, M. EvansEvenley Parish Counci lJ. W, D. Ewart, Esq.The Marquess of ExeterMajor General Sir Evelyn FanshaweV. J. F. Farrar, Esq.Farthinghoe Parish Counci IFarthi ngstone Parish Counci IMr. and Mrs. L. W. FaulknerC. Featherstone, Esq.L t . Co lone l R. A . Fe l l , T .D.Mrs. Nowell FergusonR. A. Ferguson, Esq.C. Fiddes, Esq.Mrs. M. M. FiddesMrs . E . F lemingF lore Par ish Counc i lFlore and Brockhall Besidents'

Associat ionA. Ford, Esq.Sir Edward and Lady FondM. J. Ford, Esq.Mrs. E. ForrestLt. Col. N. P. FosterMr. and Mrs. J. FountaineMr. and Mrs. S. FoxMr. and Mrs. W. H. FoxMrs. P. FoyMr. and Mrs. R. A. M. FranksW. H. E. Fransham Esq'.G. Freeman, Esq.Mrs. A. E. FrostP. G. Fryer, Esq.The Viscount FurneauxMr. and Mrs. H. C. R. FrostThe Hon. H. N. GageMrs . M. E . Ga l l imoreDr . R. Ga l l imoreH. Garf ield, Esq.Mrs. K. M. GarlandA. C. Garner, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. L. H. GarrettSir Reay Geddes, K.B.E.R. T. Gent, Esq.A. C. Georgiades, Esq.J . B . G lenn, Esq.S i r Gera ld G loverMrs l . GoadMessrs. Gotch, Saunders & SurridgeMiss G. Grant-LawsonJ. B. Gray, Esq.Greatworth Parish Counci I

Great Doddington Parish Counci lGreat Houghton Parish Courici lD. M. Green, Esq.Mrs, L. J. GreenLt . Co l . T . R. L . Greenha lghM. Gregory, Esq.Gretton Parish Counci lMr. and Mrs. P. H. GrayG. Grey-Jones, Esq.Mrs . G. M. Gr i f f i thsC. J. Groome. Esq.Mrs. E. A. GroseMrs. J. GuestMrs . M. B . Ha l lD r . R . N . H a l lMrs. J. E. HalfordV. S . Ha l ton , Esq.R. W. Hamp, Esq.Mrs. C, M. HanscombE. C. F . Hard ing , Esq.Hardingstone Parish Counci ILt. Col. Sir Rupert Hardy, Bart.James N. R. Harker, Esq.C. L. Harman, Esq.L, R. HarperMrs. D. P. Harper, C.B.E.R. L. Harpur, Esq.Harringworth Parish Counci IF. E. Harris, Esq.The Revd. C. HarrisonF. Harrison-Smith, Esq.S i r Wi l l iam and Lady Har tMr . and Mrs . D. L . Hat f ie ldAdmiral Sir Geoffrey and

Lady Margaret HawkinsMr . and Mrs . J . F , Hawk insA. H, Hawt in , Esq.Mrs . J . HayMrs. J, HaywoodMrs. A. E. HearneMiss M. HeapA. R. Heath, Esq.Heckler AssociatesHelmdon Parish Counci lMrs. M. HendersonThe Lord HenleyMrs . G. M. HensonMr. and Mrs. V. HensonMr. and Mrs. C. HerbertJ, F. Herbert, Esq.A. G. Her i tage, Esq.Lady HeskethC. G. Hewi t t , Esq,S . H i c k l i n g , E s q .

R. M. Hidderley, Esq.M r s . D . K . H i l lF . R . H i l l , E s q .M i s s M . C . H i l lW. H i rs t , Esq.The Hon. Mrs. E. HoareR. G. Hoe, Esq.Mrs. H. HoodDr. N. S. HootonD. G. Hopewel l , Esq.Mr. and Mrs. A. Horrel lS. A. Horton, Esq.Mrs. E. HowardR. G. Howe, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. L. P. HuggettMrs. J. N. HulbertMrs. J. HutchesonMrs . M. H. lmpeyR. C. Inwood, Esq.P. ,A. lrby, Esq.lrchester Parish Counci IJ. W. lreland, Esq.A, S . l reson, Esq. , M,B.E.Sir Gyles Sham, Bart.lsham Parish Counci lR. C. Jack, Esq.Mrs. P. JacksonC. A. James, Esq.Mrs. A. JenkinsJ. T. P. Jeyes, Esq.C. H. T. JohnsonMrs. E. A. JonesE. F, Jowitt , Esq.Mrs. G. Howard JoyceMr. and Mrs. J. M. KayeB. Keech. Esq.D. F . Kench, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. A. KempKettering Rural Distr ict Counci lD . C. K i l sby , Esq.Ki lsby Parish Counci lG. W. King, Esq.K ing 's C l i f fe Par ish Counc i lKing's Sutton Parish Counci lS. F. Knowles, Esq.C. C. Lamb, Esq.D. G. Lambley, Esq.Colonel C. G. LancasterDr. and Mrs. J. G. LancasterMrs. M. LatteyJ. Lawrence, Esq.D. Lawson, Esq.G. Forsyth.Lawson & PartnersM. C. Layton, Esq.

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Dr. and Mrs. O. B. LeanB. A. J. Lewis, Esq.Miss M. C. LewisLit t le Houghton Parish Counci lC. C. C. Lloyd, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. H. G. LloydJ. Nicholas Loake, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. L. F. LockCaptain G. H. LowtherMrs. G. H. LoWtherJames Lowther, Esq.Co lone l J . G. and the

Hon. Mrs. Lowthercaptain J. L. LowtherMacdonald Buchanan Trustees Ltd.P. MacEachrane, Esq.Major Sir Reginald Macdonald

BuchananA. Mackenzie, Esq.N. B. W. Macleod, Esq.Mrs. L. MagnayMrs . M. E . Ma l laceT. E. Manning, Esq.Mrs. G. M. MarchamR. B. Marks, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. G. W. MarriottMaston St. Lawrence Parish CouncilMr , and Mrs . J . Mas l inDr. and Mrs. O. V. MaximMrs. A. St. C. Maxwel IMajor J. Maxwel IJ. C. Maxwell-Cook, Esq.l . C . R. McCul lough, Esq.Mears Ashby Parish Counci lM. J. Medwell , Esq.J. R. Menzies Wilson, Esq.W. N. Menz ies Wi lson , Esq.Mrs. W. Meredith-OwensS. H. Merrick, Esq.M. T. Merri t t , Esq.T. Messenger, Esq.Miss V. C. M. MessingerW. H, Metcalfe, Esq.Mrs. B. V. MewsJ. M. Middleton, Esq.Middleton Parish Counci IM iss M. Mi l lburnMr. and Mrs. Mi InesLady St. John MildmayW. Rowan Mitchel l , Esq.Mr. and Mrs. V. P. MobbsMrs. M. P. MoleDr. and Mrs. W. B. R. MonteithMrs. B. M. Moor

Mrs. J. M. MoorMrs. D. M. Moore,N. C. Moore, Esq.Mrs. T. MorganJ. Morris, Esq.Lt. Col. E. F. S. MorrisonMrs. C. MumbyMiss C. MumbyNaseby Parish Counci lNassington Parish Counci IC . E . Nay lo r , Esq.Mrs. P. M. NealMrs. J. C, Nett letonJ . T . B . Nev i l le , Esq.Newbott le Parish Counci IDr. Charles NewmanJ. Newman, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Nichql lsMrs . D. i N igh t inga le

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Capta in J . F . Nor r isThe Most Hon. the Marquess of

Northampton, D.S.O.Northampton Rural Distr ict Counci INorthampton Branch of the

National Farmers UnionNorthamptonsh ire County Counci INorthamptonsh ire Society of

ArchitectsNorthamptonshire Federation of

Women's lnstitutesL. S. Northen, Esq.Miss M. P. NornranMrs. R. D. OdgenMessrs. W. W. Old and SonsJ. A. H. Osborne, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. J. H. OtterOverstone Parish Counci IM. Own, Esq.Dr . W. J . L . Pa inDr . B . W. Pa ineMiss E. PalmerR. A, Palmer, Esq.P. J. H. PanterD. L. Parker, Esq.Mrs. PakerR. H. Parsons, Esq.Mrs. H. PatemanMiss M. A. PawleyMrs. and Mrs. A. C. PearsonJ. G. Pearson, Esq.A. J. D. Peck, Esq.Mrs. E. C. PeckE. D. Peck, Esq.W. J. A. Peck, Esq.

Brigadier R. H. Perry, C.B.E., M.C.The Rt. Revd. the

Lord Bishop of Peterboror.gh. C. H. Pett i t , Esq.

Mrs. M. PettittH . F . H . P h i l l i p s , E s q .W. A . Ph i l l i ps , Esq.Dr . and Mrs . J . Ph i l l i psProfessor H. M. PickardMessrs, Pierce Thorpe and MarriottMr. and Mrs. G. C. PindarPitsford Parish Counci IJ. K. Plowright, Esq.Potterspury Parish Counci IMrs. M. PrestonMr. and Mrs. G, PriestmanColonel Sir Derek Pritchard, K.B.E. Pryer, Esq.Mr. and Mrs, A. C. PyrahRamblers' Associat ionO. Ranson, Esq.Captain A. E. M. RaynsfordMrs. R. M. RaynsfordD. M. Redman, Esq.J. M. Reuvid, Esq.H. Reynolds, Esq.M. Reynolds, Esq.D. B. Rice, Esq.R. N. Richmond-Watson, Esq.Mrs. H. L. RichardsE. J. Richardson, Esq.P. B. Richardson, Esq.Mr.s. R. J. RichardsonS. W. Rickard, Esq.W. H. R ider , Esq:M r s . H . R i g a l lW. P . E . R i tch ie , Esq.Mrs. P, RixonRoade Parish Counci lLt. Colonel A. V. C. RobartsMrs. D. W. RobertsonThe Revd. J. N. Robertson-Gla.sgowMajor J . R . Rob insSir Frederick Robinson, Bart.Lady RobinsonM. Robinson, Esq. O.B.E.N. S. Robinson, Esq.W, H, Robinson, Esq.S. H. Rogers, Esq.Mrs. N. RookeN. R. Rose, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. T. S. RossJ. B. Rouse, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. W. RoyleRushden Amenities Society

E. A. Russel l , Esq.Messrs. Sanders Bros.R. Sardeson, Esq.C. L. Saunders, Esq.Commander L. M. M.

Saunders-Watson, R.N.R. Saunders, Esq.W. F. Saunders Esq.J . S . and Lady Soph ia Sch i l l i zz iJ. N, Scorer, Esq.Mrs. M. E. SharmanMrs. T. ShawMrs. A. ShearerG. W. Shearn, Esq.Miss E. SherwinP. E . Sh i rv i l le , Esq.Mrs . F . N. S ib leyD. W. E. Sinms, Esq.J . W. Sk i l l i ng ton , Esq.Mr . and Mrs . J . L . S l innD. Smi th , Esq.Mrs. G. M. SmithL . F . Smi th , Esq.Soroptimist Club of NorthamptonThe Rt. Hon. The Earl SpencerO.N.K. Spencer Smith, Esq.Mrs. R. ll/. Spencer-SmithLady Spencer SummersG. E. Spendlove, Esq.J. C. S. Spry-Leverton, Esq.W. L. Squires, Esq.Brigadier Sir Alexander Stanier,

Bar t . D .S.O.M.C.C. E. Stantm, Esq.E. Starmer, Esq.Miss B. E. SternR. G. Stevens, Esq.C. Stewart, Esq.Miss C. E, StockburnStoke Bruerne Parish Counci ICo lone l N. V . S top ford-Sackv i l leMiss A. Stops.Mr. and Mrs. E. J. StorryG. Stratford, Esq."Strol lers" Footpath Walking GroupL. F. Sturge, Esq.J. B. Sumner, Esq.Miss J. M. SwannMajor and Mrs. R. F. SykesMrs. M. TaylorG. C. Tebbitt , Esq.S. A. Tebbutt, Esq.Dr. A. E. ThonnsJ. A. Thomas, Esq.Mrs. S. M. ThomasMrs. V. M. Tyzack22

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J. G. Thompson, Esq.J. H. Thompson, Esq.Tif f ield Parish MeetingR. M. C. Thurs f ie ld , Esq.Mrs. V. G. Toler-AylwardWi l l iam Tomkins , L td .Towcester Rural Distr ict Counci lMajor and Mrs. H. J, TownsendN. J. Townsend, Esq.E. R. A. Travis, Esq.Mrs. E. R. A. TravisMrs. M. A. TreasureW. B. Tripe, Esq.C. R. D. Tuckey, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. R. B. O. TuffenT. J. Turland, Esq.Newton Turvey, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. R. F. TwynhamMrs. J. UnderwoodMr. and Mrs. W. E. B. UsherA. J. Vincent, Esq.Dr . H . J . VossMr. and Mrs. J. S. WagstaffeMajor Sir Hereward Wake, Bart.Mrs. K. P. S. WalkerMrs . S . J . WalkerG. E. Ward-HuntMrs. M. G. WardViscountess WardWarmington Parish Counci IH. J. Watson, Esq.Mrs. N. F. N. WatsonLt. Col. and Mrs. C. J. M. WattsMiss M. A. WattsM. A. Watt, Esq.

C. G. Webb, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. R. L. WebsterWel l ingborough Rural Distr ict Counci IR. C. West, Esq.E. H. Westaway, Esq.Mrs. R. WestawayE. T. Westlakq, Esq.Mrs . H. G. Whee lerMrs. P. WhetstoneDr. and Mrs. R. P. WhiteT. J. White, Esq.R. M. Whit lock, Esq.Mrs . W. M. Whi t lockG. P. Whitworth, Esq.Dr. R. WigglesworthWi lby Par ish Counc i lD . H. Wi ld , Esq.Mrs . M. E . Wi ldMr. and Mrs. WilkinsonM r s . D . G . A . W i l l i a m sA . C . L . W i l l s , E s q .C. T . Wi lshaw, Esq.Messrs. Bernard Wilson & SonsMr. and Mrs. C. T. WilsonThe Viscount WimborneLord WinterbottomMrs. C. M. WolstenholmeC, Wood, Esq.Mrs. G. H. WoodcockWi l l iam L. Woodgate, Esq.D. Woodhall , Esq.Wootton Parish Counci lYarwell Parish Counci lJ. F. Yates, Esq.David York, Esq.

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