The long-serving president of the Oundle Festival of Music and Drama, Lady Caroline Brassey died aged 74 in August 2019. Having joined the Oundle Festival of Music and Drama in…
For decades Ioan Thomas was a familiar figure riding his bicycle on busy errands through Oundle’s streets. Following a few years of declining mobility, he died in March, aged 90.…
The musician and teacher, David Bateman died at Polebrook Nursing Home in December, aged 87, after a long illness. Mr Bateman came to Oundle in 1981 as Head of Strings…
Lindsay Clarke Prior, 45, known as Bert, went missing in January 2016. After an extensive search, his body was found on 28th March. The police issued an urgent appeal when…
Robert Limmage, born 1947, was a well-known member of the Oundle community, most notably due to his successful woodcutting business and work in forestry. His parent’s house was on Benefield…
Jim Irving, his wife Parry, and their children Michael, Sarah and Peter, came to live in Oundle in the 1950s. Jim had been appointed to manage Smith’s Brewery and the…