Not to be confused with the community centre committee, Humphrey Park and District Residents Society was founded in 1946 by Mr A Story of Humphrey Crescent, with a view to improving the facilities that were lacking on the new Humphrey Park estate.
Through the efforts of this society, all the facilities enjoyed by residents today were provided:
Attempts to obtain a railway halt were eventually shelved by
British Rail until such times as the line was electrified. Humphrey Park
Railway Station (one of two new low cost experimental stations) was
eventually opened in 1984.
![]() Some of the Residents Society Committee 1948
From left: Mr H Crossland, Mr Lees, Mrs Green, Mrs Jarrett, Mrs Lindly,
Mrs Wilcock, Mr Clegg, Mrs Brookes, Mrs Isherwood
(Click for clearer image)
One of the last efforts of the society was to put pressure on the County Council, which eventually led to the building of Highfield School. The society disbanded in October 1952 because they considered that they had achieved everything they had set out to do.
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