100 Years Ago July 9, 1904

Edward Jones, a dwarf, was fined 5s. including costs for being drunk, which he paid. PC Nicklin discovered the defendant sleeping on some waste ground near Pershore Bridges, away from the road, with his trousers off. The constable assisted him to reinstate himself into the necessary portion of his habiliments, and then, as he was in too limp a condition to walk, placed him on a dray and conveyed him to the station. According to defendant's evidence he had purchased a new pair of trousers and went there to don them, but fell into repose before he could accomplish the change.

75 Years Ago.

July 6, 1929.

About 160 children of the St Peter's Church Sunday School, Bengeworth, spent a happy day at their annual outing on Tuesday. Assembling at 1.30pm they were conveyed to Fladbury by the "Diamond Queen" pleasure steamer, generously placed at their disposal by Mr H Byrd. On arriving games and sports took place in a nearby meadow, after which tea was served in the Village Hall. On the return journey each child was presented with a meat pie and a bag of sweets.

50 Tears Ago.

July 10, 1954.

Between 8.30pm and 10pm on Wednesday night hundreds of observers on the western side of the Four Shires were convinced that they had seen a "flying saucer". Actually it was a nuclear physics balloon released by Bristol University from Cardington (Bedfordshire) at 10am in connection with cosmic radiation research. The balloon, pear shaped, 200ft long and 60ft in diameter, was expected to go up 20 miles. At 4.30pm, watched by radar and height-finding apparatus, it released its photographic equipment over Didcot. Professor C E Powell, who was out looking for the equipment, was asked what happens to the balloon when the attachments are released. "We lose it," he said. "It drifts and it becomes a 'flying saucer' over half a dozen different countries!"

25 Years Ago

July 5, 1979

With supplies of petrol dwindling in the Vale of Evesham, plans were announced this week for a deputation from Worcestershire to go to London on Tuesday for talks about the fuel shortage in rural areas. It follows a decision by some of the major petrol companies to cut supplies to some of the smaller filling stations.