Suffrage Movement in Peterborough

04/03/1911

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Speaking with evident gratification following last week's speech by Mrs Pankhurst, Miss Tebbutt, a local militant suffragette, felt that it had 'done the cause no end of good'. However, when asked about the local membership, she was less enthusiastic, saying simply that, 'members are coming in well, but you see, we have only been really started a short time, so you must give us a chance. There are some who are hesitating, but you see, it is rather difficult to get the ladies of either Party to come out.' When asked if Peterborough would offer passive resistance to the census and Coronation fireworks in Peterborough, she felt that, as there were many business members in Peterborough, it would not be advisable for them to do this. Asked if any from Peterborough might go up to London to take part in the protest, she felt she could not say but personally, if she had not had business ties, she would join the demonstration. As to not filling in the census, Miss Tebbutt replied that to be in a position to make that protest one would have to be the head of the house, so it would be no use refusing as she was not the head. (Peterborough Standard)

Taken from The Peterborough Book of Days by Brian Jones, The History Press, 2014.

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Ice Racing

15/02/1871

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As the extreme cold weather continued, a skating match was arranged for this Thursday afternoon with a prize of a leg of mutton for the winner and a shoulder of mutton for second place. The race surface for amateurs was considered very good. The Peterborough Standard reported that, 'the floods near the north Bank where the trials came off, presented a very animated appearance'. There were ten entries for the races. The final was between Messrs C Richmond, R. Blades (both of Peterborough) and T. Payne (of Stanground). Richmond succeeded in carrying off the leg of mutton and Payne the shoulder, leaving Blades with nothing but the paper's comment that he finished 'with the satisfaction of having worked creditably and having been fairly vanquished'! At the end of the race the organiser, Mr T.Blackman, raised 16s for prize money for a second day's racing. However, there was a change in the weather on the Wednesday and the racing did not take place. The Standard reported that Mr Blackman spent the 16s collected on forty quarter loaves, which were distributed to that number of working men who could prove they were unable to gain employment.

Taken from The Peterborough Book of Days by Brian Jones, The History Press, 2014.