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 Rugby, Warwickshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rugby town centre is noted for its large number of pubs, and was for many years in the Guinness Book of Records for having the second highest number of pubs per square mile in England.
The modern town of Rugby is an amalgamation of the original town with the former villages of Bilton, Hillmorton, Brownsover and Newbold-on-Avon which merged with Rugby as it expanded; all except Brownsover still have their former village centres.
Rugby became a municipal borough in 1932 and absorbed the nearby parishes of Bilton, Hillmorton and Newbold-on-Avon.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rugby,_Warwickshire   (2501 words)

  
 Rugby (borough) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The present borough was created on 1 April 1974 when the Rugby municipal borough was merged with the Rugby Rural District, which had had a separate council for Rugby town.
The borough stretches from Coventry to the west, to the borders with Northamptonshire and Leicestershire to the east.
Rugby town is unparished and so does not have a separate town council.
www.lighthousepoint.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Rugby_(borough)   (274 words)

  
 Rugby (borough) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The town of Rugby gained the status of an urban district in 1894, and at the same time the Rugby Rural District was created covering the surrounding countryside.
In 1932 Rugby's status was upgraded to that of a municipal borough and its boundaries expanded to include most of Bilton, Brownsover, Hillmorton and Newbold-on-Avon.
The present borough was created on 1 April 1974 when the Rugby municipal borough and the Rugby Rural District were merged together to form a new non-metropolitan district.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rugby_%28borough%29   (304 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Rugby, Warwickshire Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Rugby is also birthplace of the jet engine - In 1937 Frank Whittle built the world's first prototype jet engine at the British Thomson-Houston works in Rugby and based himself at Brownsover Hall on the outskirts of the town, where he designed early prototype turbojet engines.
Rugby's economy is mainly industrial, the town is an engineering centre and has a long history of producing gas and steam turbines at the Alstom (formerly GEC and British Thomson-Houston) works which used to dominate employment in the town.
Rugby School, one of England's oldest and most prestigious public schoolss, rose to national prominence in the 1820s through the teaching methods pioneered by its headmaster, Dr Thomas Arnold, which contributed to a radical change in Public School education in England.
www.ipedia.com /rugby__warwickshire.html   (1569 words)

  
 Rugby Borough Council
Rugby Borough Council is looking to establish a new hotel in the town centre over the next year, and talks are taking place with at least one firm interested in building a 120-room property near the Chapel Street area.
Rugby Borough Council is considering plans for the £1.7m development of a visitor centre at Ryton Organic Gardens near Coventry, in order to create a "vegetable theme park" called Vegetable Kingdom.
Rugby Borough Council is to consider plans from Warwickshire Health Authority to build a £2m three-storey medical centre in the town centre.
www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk /rul11089.htm   (146 words)

  
 Rugby town: a selection of links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Rugby Churches Forum is the "churches together" organisation linking all the main Christian churches in Rugby, Warwickshire, United Kingdom.
Matthew's is a charismatic evangelical anglican church in the centre of Rugby and part of New Wine Networks.
Rugby Tourism was set up in 1981 and its influence has grown steadily in the intervening years.
www.virtuescience.com /rugby-town.html   (283 words)

  
 Rugby (borough) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Rugby is a (Click link for more info and facts about local government district) local government district and (One of the administrative divisions of a large city) borough in eastern (Click link for more info and facts about Warwickshire) Warwickshire, (A division of the United Kingdom) England.
The town of Rugby was given the status of a (Click link for more info and facts about municipal borough) municipal borough in 1932.
The present borough was created on April 1st 1974 when the Rugby municipal borough was merged with the Rugby Rural District.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ru/rugby_(borough).htm   (628 words)

  
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The borough and the town of Rugby are located at a ‘crossroads’ in terms of key transport routes, having good access to the north and south via the M6 motorway, to the east towards Leicester via the M69 motorway and, via the A46 to the west, access to the M40, M42 and M5 motorways.
Rugby employers value these noticeably less than their Coventry and Warwickshire counterparts, due to the fact that fewer of the business here are customer focused (tables 4 and 5 emphasise this).
Rugby School hosts an Oxbridge Forum for interested Sixth Formers in the town; this benefits both the Eastern Area Secondary Schools and Rugby School, which is better able to attract Admission Tutors from Oxbridge Colleges when the audience includes students from LEA schools.
www.lsc.gov.uk /NR/rdonlyres/e6sdrtezz5yzizyjm6ifpzux7cbeghryynapcx72n5tqo3zeyiys4q2k32kq24olhun6heuqw4lfop/EastlReport.doc   (20318 words)

  
 Rugby Borough Council news
Taxi drivers in Rugby are being invited to a free one-day course held by Rugby Borough Council.
Fraud Investigators in Rugby are working with three other counties in a hard-hitting no-tolerance campaign to catch benefit cheats who abuse the system of millions of pounds.
Patients in Coventry and Rugby are being given a greater opportunity to influence the way they are treated by the NHS.
www.rugby.gov.uk /site/scripts/news_index.php   (334 words)

  
 Rugby Borough Council news - Council Wants A Signal On Central Rail Route - 29 September 2000
Rugby Borough Council owns virtually all of the former Great Central Railway within its boundary, from Willoughby in the south, through the town, up to Newton in the north.
Rugby Borough Council meets again on Tuesday to discuss the revived plan, where Central Railway has proposed three routes — one passing through the town, and the others skirting out towards the DIRFT terminal at Crick and then shadowing the M1 into Leicestershire avoiding the town altogether.
Cllr James Shera, who speaks for the council as borough development portfolio holder said the council has not and will not change its mind on this project if it means pushing trains close to housing estates in the town.
www.cwn.org.uk /politics/rugby-borough-council/2000/09/000929-central-rail-anger.htm   (661 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Rugby (borough)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Rugby is a local government district and borough in eastern Warwickshire, England.
Nearly 89,000 people live in the Rugby borough.
of those roughly 63,000 live in the town of Rugby, and the remaining 26,000 live in the rural areas surrounding the town.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Rugby-(borough)   (169 words)

  
 Boro 2 Rugby 3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Beforehand, all the indications were that this would be a dour encounter with Rugby far from prolific scorers, yet possessing one of the tightest defences in the Division.
Borough knew that an early goal would force Rugby to play a more open game and with that in mind, got off to a perfect start.
Rugby, for their part extended their winning run to four matches, equalling their best ever in the 1993/94 season, when they won promotion from the old Western Division to the Premier.
www.eastbourneboroughfc.co.uk /html/body_boro_2_rugby_3.html   (1244 words)

  
 Rugby CVS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Rugby CVS is situated in the centre of Rugby, on the corner of North Street, Park Road and Evreux Way (Please go to the Contact Us page for a map.
Rugby CVS seeks to inspire leadership, provoke thought and provide support so that voluntary and community action can help make Rugby Borough a better place to live.
Rugby CVS is a registered charity no. 1079671 and a company limited by guarantee no. 3900923 registered in England.
www.rugbycvs.uki.net   (196 words)

  
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Rugby Tourism is pleased that Rugby is seeking links with Menton, in the South of France, where William Webb Ellis is buried.
Rugby Tourism sees this as part of a growing trend and is committed to improving the quality of the visitor experience.
Rugby Borough Council recently commissioned the Heart of England Tourist Board to undertake an economic impact assessment of the value of tourism to the Borough's economy.
www.rugbytourism.org.uk /main/news_m.htm   (3113 words)

  
 Allerdale Borough Council - Rugby League
Rugby League in the Allerdale area is going through some exciting changes at the present time, the RFL in conjunction with Allerdale Borough Council and Workington Town have recently appointed a full time Rugby league Development Officer (Alan Davidson) who will drive forward all the initiatives and development programmes in the borough.
Rugby League organise training courses for coaching and provide, on completion of the training, a resource bag and cards for the coaches to use in the schools.
The finals of the competition are held the weekend of the 'Powergen Challenge Cup' Final (a major event in the rugby league calendar).
www.allerdale.gov.uk /main.asp?page=669   (569 words)

  
 Rugby Borough Council
Rugby is the latest town to join the craze for farmers’ markets, where traders can sell local produce and shoppers know they are putting money into the local economy.
Rugby Borough Council has joined forces with the Coventry Real Nappy Association, other local councils and Warwickshire County council’s Wasteline campaign and will be staging a ‘Real Nappy’ Roadshow.
Rugby councillors are to consider proposals to ban smoking in all council buildings and even in council vehicles.
www.cwn.org.uk /politics/rugby-borough-council/index.html   (1159 words)

  
 Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 3363
The Borough of Rugby (Electoral Changes) Order 2000[7] and the Borough of Rugby (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 are hereby revoked.
The areas of the new borough wards are demarcated on the map described in article 1(5).
Prints of the map may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of the Rugby Borough Council and at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, 2nd Floor, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE.
www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si2000/20003363.htm   (1687 words)

  
 Rugby Borough Council news - Death Of Mr Peter Clark, Past Mayor Of Rugby - 24 June 1999
Rugby Borough Council news - Death Of Mr Peter Clark, Past Mayor Of Rugby - 24 June 1999
Mr Clark was the Mayor of Rugby in 1976-77 and was a Councillor for Overslade Ward from 1973-79, 1983-87 and 1988-92.
The Borough flag will be flown at half mast on the day of the funeral.
www.cwn.org.uk /politics/rugby-borough-council/1999/06/990624-mr-clark.htm   (228 words)

  
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The construction of the Rugby Western Relief Route — a new road connecting the south west of the town with the north which will improve access to development sites an provide the opportunity to improve the town centre by reducing the environmental impact of traffic.
Rugby has an enviable position on major national North-South and East-West routes — trains, motorway access etc. Cross-roads of the country on the boundary of the East and West Midlands.
Niche retailing Development of Rugby World visitor attraction To clean up streetscape and have a co-ordinated approach to ongoing maintenance Threats Closure of major employers / loss of significant numbers of jobs Inability to attract quantity niche retailing could lead to long-term decline of the town centre’s viability.
www.advantagewm.co.uk /rugby-part-b.doc   (962 words)

  
 Press Releases. Barking and Dagenham.
Rugby World Cup winning hero Jason Leonard OBE was awarded the Freedom of the Borough on Friday 5 November 2004.
The Freedom of the Borough is the highest award the Borough can bestow.
Cllr Terry Wade, Executive Member for Raising General Pride in the Borough, said: "Jason’s sporting achievements are a source of tremendous pride to the Borough.
www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk /2-press-release/press-release-menu.cfm?item_code=1784   (394 words)

  
 icCoventry - Rugby football was invented in Wales... And guess who says so - a Welshman!
A historian claims he has proof that Rugby was first played in Wales - and had nothing to do with William Webb Ellis or the town that gave the game its name.
But Rugby School spokesman Jonathan Smith was still adamant the game was created at the historic faculty.
Mike Lenihan, Rugby Borough Council's economic development manager, said: "I don't think we were the first in the world to pick up the ball and run with it.
iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk /0100news/0150swarksnews/tm_objectid=15642977%26method=full%26siteid=50003%26headline=rugby%2dfootball%2dwas%2dinvented%2din%2dwales%2d%2d%2d%2dand%2dguess%2dwho%2dsays%2dso%2d%2d%2da%2dwelshman%2d-name_page.html   (548 words)

  
 Yell: Directory Recycling Releases : Rugby Borough Schools triumph in Yellow Woods Challenge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Youngsters at Abbots Farm Infant School in Rugby have won £300 to help improve their environment after collecting the most Yellow Pages directories per pupil locally in a new schools recycling initiative.
Abbots Farm Infant School, Abbotts Way, Rugby, came first, collecting 1,174 old directories – the equivalent of 6.95 per pupil, and now receives its top cash prize from Yellow Pages to spend on improving the school’s environment.
All the schools from the Rugby Borough Challenge will automatically be entered into the Yellow Woods Challenge UK Finals where they will compete with up to 1,000 schools across the UK to win one of three top prizes of £2,000.
www.yellgroup.com /pages/directoryrecyclingreleases-rugbyboroughschoolstriumphinyellowwoodschallenge   (548 words)

  
 Executive leadership - Rugby Borough Council case study
This realisation, that managers at every level in the Council needed to develop their leadership skills, coincided with an important shift in Rugby's approach to developing its staff.
For many years, Rugby has had a good record in training and developing its supervisors and managers.
Rugby also participates in a management development programme accredited by Coventry University.
www.lg-employers.gov.uk /leadership/executive/cases/rugby/situation.html   (508 words)

  
 Rugby Borough Council Case study: Partnership approach to CMS development delivers a step change in service delivery ...
Rugby Borough Council (RBC) is a relatively small Council, employing 400 staff and serving a population of nearly 88,000 people in Warwickshire.
Rugby reviewed a number of content management solutions providers in a free tender solution and selected Jadu as their partner.
The new site is due to be launched to the Rugby public in March and user feedback on the system has been very positive according to Andy Singleton.
www.jadu.co.uk /egov/jadu_egov_rbc.php   (804 words)

  
 Rugby (borough) Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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 AllRefer.com - Richmond upon Thames (British And Irish Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
The borough was created in 1965 by the merger of the municipal boroughs of Barnes, Richmond, and Twickenham.
Rugby matches between the two schools are also played there.
Famous houses include Hampton Court Palace, the residence of Henry VIII, and Strawberry Hill, the home of Horace Walpole.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/R/RchmndThm.html   (221 words)

  
 Rugby news, fun, results, fixtures and features from Planet-Rugby.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
England's Rugby World Cup winners will be honoured in the town were it all began when they are presented with the Freedom of the Borough of Rugby at Rugby School on Monday, May 3.
The Webb Ellis Trophy, the Rugby World Cup trophy, will also be on display at the tournament at the ground where the game originated.
It was on 'The Close', the First XV pitch at Rugby School, that William Webb Ellis first picked up and ran with a football in 1823 and gave birth to the game of rugby.
www.planet-rugby.com /News/story_35864.shtml   (344 words)

  
 Rugby Athletics Track   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The track was laid as a grass one in 1991 with a synthetic HJ area and JT runway laid by Recreation Services Ltd. The full synthetic track was built in 1993.
The clubhouse of Rugby & District AC is at the track.
Rugby Borough Council had apparently agreed to add cover for the seating within 18 months but by 2002 this cover was not evident.
www.runtrackdir.com /details.asp?track=rugby   (233 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | England | Northamptonshire | Rugby club gets borough freedom
The Saints will be given the honour for the work they have carried out in the community and for raising the profile of the area.
A motion to give the Saints the award was made at a borough council meeting.
Phil Larratt, leader of the council, said: "I consider this to be something of a lifetime achievement award in recognition of all that the club has done, and continues to do, to raise the profile of Northampton.
news.bbc.co.uk /go/click/rss/1.0/-/1/hi/england/northamptonshire/3519864.stm   (223 words)

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