100 Years Ago December 19 1903

A circular was received by the Pershore Board of Guardians from the Haslingdon Union urging a reduction in the number of licensees, and the better control of clubs on the grounds that there were a great number of children in the workhouse owing to the intemperance of one of both of the parents. They desired to urge upon licensing magistrates the necessity of carefully considering the needs of each neighbourhood and to exercise their powers to the utmost of curtailing the temptation to parents who neglected their children. They thought more drastic legislation was necessary for preventing drinking in clubs.

75 Years Ago

December 15 1928

At St. Laurence Church, Evesham, on Sunday morning, the Rev. G. S. Stubbs made an earnest appeal for contributions in money or kind to the fund now open in Evesham for the relief of the miners and their families in the distressed areas of South Wales. He said at the time of the general strike many people said they hoped the miners would be starved into submission. That was not a Christian wish, but those people had got their wish now. The miners and their wives and children were actually and literally starving, and it was up to all Christian people to do what they could to help them.

50 Years Ago

December 19 1953

Mr Robert Aldington, president of the South Worcestershire Constituency Labour Party, unveiled a plaque to mark the official opening of the Evesham Labour Club at 77 Port Street last Friday evening. The club which has a membership of 100, occupies the premises of the now defunct Liberal Club, and Mr Aldington expressed the hope that it would help to increase the strength of the Labour Party in the town and district. Mr A. E. Such (chairman) said that Evesham was now back on the map so far as Socialism was concerned. The club was being opened after many weeks of hard work.

25 Years Ago

December 21 1978

A water bed for use at Avonside Hospital, Evesham, was presented by the chairman of the Vale of Evesham Round Table, Mr Martin Ferridge, to Mr K. Morgan, chief nursing officer, at the hospital last Friday. The bed had been on order for the past seven to eight months. Most of the necessary £536 was raised by the Table by street collections last Christmas. The remainder was from a charity auction. On Saturday members of the Table will be roaming the streets, dressed in a weird assortment of clothes, collecting this year for local handicapped, young children and the elderly.