[18
SEP 00] RUPERT BROOKE NEWS
Celebrate Rugby History With Rupert and Frank
Rupert Brooke will
form a centrepiece of a celebration of Rugby’s past and present,
which is being held in the town at the end of this month.
The poet and also the
inventor of the jet engineer, Sir Frank Whittle, will be among those
celebrated in the day of events running throughout on Saturday 30
September.
There will be a
38-feet display to Sir Frank in a High Street shop, near Rugby School
supplied by the successor company, which took over the plant where he
developed the engine.
An organiser said:
“The Power Jets
factory at Whetstone may have been the first factory in the world
built specifically for the jet engine development and initial
production. It was sanctioned by the Government in 1940.
“Most of the
original buildings are still standing and the brick built cooling
towers has recently been recommissioned, as part of a large new
turbine test facility. Based on a successful foundation, Alstec,
formerly Alstom Automation, are providing technology of the
future.”
And there will be
entertainment for a younger generation. There will be story telling
every hour in the Market Place led the Mad Hatter with Alice and the
White Rabbit, penned by Rugby School pupil Lewis Carroll.
Songs and themes from
the canal will be performed by Jeff Dennison and Barry Graham. And
British Waterways will be on hand with the history of canals,
including the Oxford Canal which skirts around the town.
There will be a
presentation about Rupert Brooke, in the form of his sonnets and poems
read by Dr Peter Miller who has written on Rupert Brooks. He is
president of the Rupert Brooke Society and was also involved with the
Rupert Brooke Centenary Association
And there will be
also be a performances by the Alan Cooke Big Band. The 18-piece will
have songs from the war years, with the sounds of Glenn Miller and
authentic dress.
Also taking part in
the day will be the Rugby Myton Hospice Appeal, who are fundraising
for a hospice in the town.
There will be a stage
in the town centre, with entertainment starting at 10.30am with the
Rugby Theatre singers, plus performances of Rupert Brooke’s poetry,
and music.
It will all be a
celebration of the town's history, with music and entertainment
designed to appeal to all.
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