Sports & Recreation
Rushden has two main leisure facilities, The Pemberton Centre and Splash Pool. Both are managed by Cultural Community Partnerships on behalf of East Northamptonshire Council, as so membership covers both venues. The Pemberton Centre is a large leisure and conference centre including a large hall, conference rooms, sport hall, gym, young person’s gym, squash courts and dance studio. The Splash Pool is situated close to the town centre and includes a 25m lane swimming pool with a learner area, beach area and indoor slide.
The town's football club, Rushden Town merged with nearby Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992 to become Rushden & Diamonds. The new club moved to Nene Park, on the outskirts of Irthlingborough, and played there until going into liquidation in 2011.
A new club AFC Rushden & Diamonds was set up in 2011 and currently play at the Dog & Duck, Wellingborough, in the United Counties League.
A smaller club, Rushden & Higham United also compete in the United Counties League, and play at the Hayden Road ground where Rushden Town played until 1992.
Junior Football is catered for by South Rushden Junior Football Club, who will offer football for boys and girls from 4 years of age.
Rugby is played at Manor Park, the home of Rushden & Higham RUFC. The club was created in October 1951. Over the years the club has played at Chamberlain's Field, near the old Higham railway station, Saffron Meadows, and the John White's ground in Rushden and now plays at Manor Park, Rushden, on pitches rented weekly from the town council.
Rushden has two golf courses. A 9 hole course south of Rushden called John Whites also houses a driving range Rushden Golf Club is a larger 18 hole course to the East of Rushden.
Rushden has its own Air Training Corps Squadron, the 858 (Rushden) Squadron. It is run by officers who are commissioned in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training Branch), assisted by adult Senior NCO’s and civilian instructors; all are volunteers.
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