100 years Ago October 22, 1904

Pinvin Parish Council have another addition to their programme for the convenience of the inhabitants, the necessity of a telegraph service, which would be a boon to many, especially as there are so many farmers and market gardeners in the district. At present people have to go to the railway station, as the nearest office is Pershore, a distance of two miles. The council, having been successful in obtaining a midday letter post within the past few months which has proved a great convenience, hopes the Postmaster-General will soon accede to their request for a telegraph service.

75 Years Ago

October 19, 1929

The humble hen is capable of many wonders and not the least of them is the freak egg shown to us this week by Richard Henly, of Colin Farm, Broadway. The unusual specimen was found on his farm on Friday, and consists of a normal sized egg, soft shelled, with one end tapering off into a tube. The tube when found was closed at the end, about six inches long and half an inch in circumference. The egg was firm at first, but after the end of the tube had been broken off it crumpled.

50 Years Ago

October 23, 1954

Last week some sixty choristers from four churches in the eastern part of the Vale of Evesham met at St Leonard's Church, Bretforton, and combined in the singing of hymns of the Church's year. This was the first meeting of its kind and it was unfortunate that there was not a larger congregation to hear some fine singing. The choirs made an impressive spectacle as they as they were grouped in the chancel of the ancient church. Miss M Bradley, organist of St. Leonard's, was the organist and the Vicar of Offenham, the Rev A T Bartlett, the conductor. The Rev A H Webb, vicar of Cleeve Prior, introduced the programme.

25 Years Ago

October 25, 1979

A public meeting in Evesham on Monday will question whether there is a need for a bypass around the town. It has been arranged by the Vale of Evesham branch of Friends of the Earth, the environmental pressure group. The local member of the party, Mr P Riley, of Bretforton, said this week: "The meeting will discuss possible alternative strategies for the Vale's transport problems. Discussion so far has centred too much on the traffic jams. The solution of a bypass has been arrived at without really considering the nature of the problem, or alternative solutions."