100 Years Ago August 20, 1904.

There were very meagre attendances at the parish meetings held at Pershore last Thursday evening for the purpose of receiving the accounts under the Lighting and Watching Act and determining the mound to be raised for the purpose of the Act for the coming year. It was agreed that the same amount (£112) be raised this year. In answer to questions, Mr P. Hanson, secretary to the committee, said the debt on the steam fire engine was £21 which he was confident would be cleared by public subscription.

75 Years Ago

August 17. 1929

On Monday evening, the Mayor, Alderman S.Byrd, presided at a very well attended meeting of the Evesham Hospital Gala Committee. The Mayor said that last year's Gala Committee had decided to again do something for the hospital, and it was thought that the organisation set up in 1928 was of too great a value to be scrapped. It had therefore been kept alive and arrangements had been made for carrying out a gala this year. Mr E. W. Beck said they had now practically come to the conclusion of three years work at the hospital and when all bills were settled there would be £2,500 owed to the bank on the expenditure of £18,000. He asked everyone to realise what a tremendous asset they had in their developed hospital.

50 Years Ago

August 21, 1954

Since October, 1952, a small band of residents of Norton, near Evesham, have spent a great deal of their spare time turning a rough pasture into a playing field for local children. A committee under the chairmanship of Mr Sid Jobson has raised over £200 for the project, in addition to levelling, re-seeding and fencing the field. On Saturday the field was opened by the High Sheriff of Worcestershire (Mr Henry Ashwin) who paid tribute to the work of the committee and others who had helped, including Mr Sam Byrd, the owner of the field. "It is really a splendid piece of work and shows a fine spirit of public service by those concerned," said Mr Ashwin.

25 Years Ago

August 16, 1979

Gale force winds that swept across the Vale of Evesham on Tuesday caused devastation in fruit orchards, uprooted trees, and cut off electricity to hundreds of homes. Gusts of up to 70mph, described as extremely rare for August, caught top fruit at a critical time. Plum trees were carrying a very big crop and losses are heavy. Large quantities of apples have also been lost. There has also been extensive damage to glassshouses and polythene tunnels. Midland Electricity Board crews worked all day Tuesday and throughout the night handling 56 incidents caused by the wind. These ranged from individual consumers to 100 consumers being cut off.