100 Years Ago August 15, 1903

The prospect for fruit is the worst for the last twenty years. Coloured plums a complete failure; a few egg plums in places. Apples a very poor crop; pears a complete failure, not a quarter so many as last year. Tomatoes without a complete change in the weather will be a complete failure, so many damping off. Hay crop very good. The corn will be under the average. Peas have been very good in places, but not an average crop. Roots not many grown.

75 Years Ago

August 18, 1928

A highly successful garden fete was held in the beautiful grounds of Luggershill, Broadway, through the kindness of Mr and Mrs Clement Parsons, on Thursday afternoon. The object was to raise £150 to meet the expense of installing electric light in the schools. In the past much inconvenience has been caused in St. Michael's Church and schools owing to insufficient lighting, and the electric lighting installation will be a much-needed improvement, and one which was long overdue. Fortunately that all important factor for a fete - the weather - was fine, and numbers of visitors made their way to the beautiful grounds, and there spent a very pleasant time.

50 Years Ago

August 15 1953

The Talbot Hotel, Evesham, is the only public house we know whose customers hold their own annual flower show. This year's, held last Saturday evening, was bigger and brighter than the preceding three and Mr C. H. Gardiner, who opened it, told a large gathering in the billiards room, "now you have something which is quite outstanding, a credit not only to Evesham but to the Vale." There were more flowers than before but fewer vegetables, and the produce was later auctioned in aid of the St Peter's Church Restoration fund and the Bengeworth Old Folk's Party, the proceeds being a further record.

25 Years Ago

August 17,1978

The long, wet summer has been taking its toll of on outdoor activities at Evesham. Mr Jack Austin, who runs the paddle boats and other leisure pursuits in Abbey Park, summed it up in a word: "Awful." The story is the same on the Crown Meadow where a variety of children's amusements staged by Mr W. F. Kimberley, fairground owner, have been rained off for three weeks. His wife, Mrs Sylvia Kimberley said: "We usually have a kiddies' train on he meadow on Sundays and other summer amusements, but it hasn't been worth it in the last few weeks."