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Dalgleish-designed building in Ladys Lane which houses Roadmender to this date, opened in October 1940. Back then; the Duke of Gloucester was National President of the Roadmender movement, while Earl Spencer filled the position as President of the Northampton Roadmender Club. However, there is nothing particularly posh about Roadmender, and everyone has been welcomed throughout the years.
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Gloucester House in Far Cotton. The departure of founding father Mr Harrison in 1939 didn’t curb the rapid growth of the organisation. The value of Roadmender to the local community was obvious, so money was found for
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Roadmender started life as a youth club built in an entirely different location to the one on which it operates today. Named after the 1902 book by Michael Fairless, the club was established to cater for the "no-collar" bits and girls of the Boroughs area of Northampton. Jill Harrold wrote:
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Roadmender Ltd into liquidation. After several failed rescue attempts the brand and building were sold to Purplehaus, the owners of a nearby nightclub The
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Roadmender hosted a community arts programme that included printing, textiles, music and theatre activities on offer primarily for those same disadvantaged young people for which The Roadmender was established in the first place.
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Roadmender was the preeminent music/arts centre in Northamptonshire from the early 1980s to the late 1990s. The largest venue for touring bands between London and Birmingham, the Roadmender was an essential stop for the likes of
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