Not only has the fruit suffered from the unseasonable weather, but vegetable crops have been seriously damaged. Asparagus has been retarded at least three weeks, and the probability now is that it will come into the market with a rush, the season will be short and prices comparatively low. Peas are cut up badly and are now being injured by the continued drought. For this crop, as for most others, rain and warmth are needed, and if these do not come, the peas will begin to lose colour.

75 Years Ago

April 28 1928

Mr and Mrs Henry Ford stayed at the Lygon Arms, Broadway, on Thursday and Friday last week. Mrs Ford said they had such happy recollections of their previous visit to the Lygon Arms, when they were last in England in 1912, that they were determined to put in at least a day there to rest. Mr Ford paid three visits to the Russell Workshops and spent several hours looking round. He said he always liked to see things being made and he particularly showed interest in the methods employed, which are so different to those in his vast factories.

50 Years Ago

April 25 1953

The Vicar of Evesham, Canon T. Charles Jones, told parishioner at the annual vestry meeting at All Saints Church on Friday that he was going to refuse the Easter offering. At the moment the offering amounts to £24.4s 11d with other contributions to come in. Some people advocate the Easter offering should be a gift and not assessed for income tax purposes at all," he said, " but there things to be said both for and against it." He said he thought the last thing the clergy would want to do was set up a privileged class.

25 Years Ago

April 27 1978

Urgent repairs are under way at Evesham Catholic Church following a shock report on the condition of the 70-years-old building. A total of 250 coping stones round the perimeter of St Mary's in High Street need replacing urgently. The whole church is to be rescaled outside and renovated inside at an estimated minimum cost of £10,000, though the actual bill will probably be more. Father Liam MacFarlane, the parish priest, said: "I asked for a survey of the church and it shocked me. I was told it was quite possible some of the coping stones might fall into the church through the roof, or they might fall outside and kill pedestrians."