100 Years Ago

April 23, 1904

A very large audience assembled in the Evesham Town Hall on Thursday evening for the annual concert of the Choral Society. The programme was looked forward to with more than ordinary interest from the fact that the Society had to some extent left the beaten track and had selected scenes from S. Coleridge-Taylor's "Songs of Hiawatha" as the principal part of their programme. The composition is new to an Evesham audience, and quite different in character to anything the Society has previously attempted - may we say it proved a welcome change from the more classical works of Handel and Mendlessohn.

75 Years Ago

April 20, 1979

High and well-deserved praise was accorded to the Police of the Evesham Division at the meeting of the Worcestershire Standing Joint Committee on Friday when the social activities instituted by Supt. Pass were mentioned. Particular reference was made to the success of the Evesham Boys' Club. It seems probable that as a result of the Evesham experiment with the boys the movement will spread not only through the county, but all over the country. We believe we are correct in stating that details of the scheme have been supplied by request to many other police authorities and visits of the premises have also been made.

50 Years Ago

April 24, 1954

The fine weather over the week-end proved a boon to a party of Pershore Boy Scouts who spent the holiday period in camp on the slopes of Bredon Hill. They combined pleasure with business by putting in some useful work for a farmer in aid of the "bob a job" week now in progress. None of the Scouts were experienced campers, and for some it was their first spell under canvas, so the fine weather gave them a chance to gain experience under the most favourable conditions. More experienced campers often claim to hold the elements in disdain, but rain and wind can often damp the enthusiasm of event the most ardent beginner. Under the guidance of Scoutmaster F. Westcott and his assistant Mr. A. Hill, the boys learned much that will be of value at more ambitious camps later in their scouting life.

25 Years Ago

April 19, 1979

The Vale of Evesham had the warmest Easter week-end for 26 years. "After the winter we have just experienced the warm sunny weather came just at the right time," Evesham' weather expert Mr Norrie Filed said yesterday. The warmest day was Saturday when the temperature reached 69 deg. F. - which was 12 degrees above average for mid-April. On Good Friday the maximum was 61 deg. On Sunday 66, and on Monday 60. On Tuesday it dropped rather sharply to 54 deg. "Although everything is beginning to come into flower the blossom will be at least three weeks late," Mr Field said. The arrival of the better weather brought a warning about the perils of fooling about in boats on the river.