100 Years Ago July 22 1905

The annual dinner of the Court Robin Hood of the Ancient Order of Foresters took place in Pershore on Thursday. On the previous Sunday the members of the Court attended service at the Abbey Church, when the new Town Band (who appeared for the first time in the new uniform) headed the procession. The service was conducted and a suitable sermon preached by the Rev. J. H. Bridgwater. The dinner took place in the gymnasium. General Davies presided, the Rev. J. H. Bridgwater being in the vice chair. Owing to the heat, the toast list was kept commendably brief.

75 Years Ago

July 19, 1930

The British Legion, Mothers' Union, Women's Institute and Girls' Friendly Society worked together to make a success of the fete arranged by the Parochial Church Council at Fladbury on Saturday. The fete was held in the Manor Park grounds and was opened by Lady Throckmorton. In remarks introductory to the ceremony, the Rector (the Rev. D. K. Sylvester) said that although the county council was responsible for keeping the interior of the Church Schools in good order, the exterior was the respon-sibility of the church people. The schools in the parishes of Fladbury, Throckmorton and Wyre needed painting and renovating and it was estimated that £100 would be needed.

50 Years Ago

July 23, 1955

An increasing number of growers in the Vale of Evesham are sending their peas to canning factories and Smedleys Ltd of Evesham has increased its output of canned peas to double that of last year and are now handling 30 tons of shelled peas each day. To cope with the big increase in pea canning, Smedleys has bought a considerable amount of new plant, including four pea viners - huge machines which separate peas from the pods and foliage. Two of these viners are working 13 hours a day on Overbury Estates to produce between five and six tons of shelled peas. A shuttle service of lorries leaves at half-hourly intervals to deliver the peas to the Smedley factory in Evesham.

25 Years Ago

July 24, 1980

Strict conditions will be imposed by Wychavon district council if plans go ahead to drill test bore holes for nuclear waste in the Vale of Evesham area. Mr P. G. Rust, Wychavon's chief executive, said in a report to the district joint committee on Tuesday, that applications for test boring are expected to arrive with the next few weeks. He said Wychavon had been selected as a suitable area for test borings as part of the research into the disposal of nuclear waste. If plans to drill in the Wychavon area get the go ahead rigid criteria will have to be followed, said Mr Rust. He warned any applications would be greeted with a very emotive response, but emphasised that submission of an application did not mean that a particular site would be used for nuclear waste disposal.