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Desborough
gets unfair treatment to be honest and its nowhere near as bad as
you've probably heard!
The
Co-Op once dominated the town. |
I was
born (24 years ago) and bred in this small town, which for me still
has that village atmosphere. The town has grown and grown over the
years and still seems to keep on expanding, with new houses being
built all the time.
Long
gone are the days when the Desborough Co-Operative ruled the town
with a near monopoly and finally we’re beginning to see some decent
investment in the town centre with modern street furniture, a weekly
market and so on.
Mindless
vandalism
I once
saw a slide show of what Desborough used to be like and was horrified
at what we lost during what can only be described as the mindless
vandalism of the sixties and seventies, when sandstone cottages
were bulldozed under the dubious guise of progress.
Walk
down the rec: Peter Cox and Beth. |
I have
recently moved back into the town after a four-year absence and
so now when I walk around the town with Beth (my parents’ black
and somewhat overweight Labrador) it’s her who is recognised with
a pleasant smile and hello, rather than me!
The
town boasts two excellent schools for primary children, the oldest
of which, Havelock, is responsible for my start in life and making
me what I am today! We lost out on the secondary school to our arch-rivals
in Rothwell, where Montsaye is still thriving.
Starting
place: Havelock Infants. |
I’ve
never quite understood the rivalry that exists between the towns,
but it still seems as real as ever. In fact, I’m rather hoping that
we’ve managed to get ourselves on this website before them!
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I’ve never quite understood the rivalry that exists between
us and Rothwell, but it seems as real as ever. In fact, I’m
rather hoping that we’ve managed to get ourselves on this website
before them! 
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