100 years ago
August 2 1902
PRINCE Henry's Grammar School held its annual speech day and prize distribution on Wednesday afternoon, and was fortunately favoured with congenial weather. A large number of parents of the boys and friends of the school had accepted the invitation and there was a large attendance at the reception on the lawn prior to ceremony in the schoolroom.
75 years ago
July 30 1927
AN Evesham minor whose parents objected to his marriage was the first man in the country to use a new Act to get permission to marry from town magistrates on Tuesday. The man, aged 20, wanted to marry a 22-year-old woman, but his parents objected on the grounds that he had recently had a nervous breakdown. The man explained his situation and said that his health had been improving for some time now. Magistrates granted permission.
50 years ago
August 2 1952
A NEW and pressing urgency has appeared in the Vale of Evesham's campaign to raise £4,000 to "Save the Avon" by restoring Chadbury Lock. Equipment being used at the lock by the Royal Engineers from Long Marston may soon be needed elsewhere. So far, the campaign has yielded just over £1,000. The lock can be virtually restored by the end of summer provided that the soldiers who are prepared to do the work are supplied with the necessary materials.
25 years ago
August 4 1977
ONE of the chimneys at Avonbridge House, Bridge Street, Evesham, has had to be removed after a piece of cornice fell last week and hit a pedestrian on the leg. The dangerous state of the chimney was revealed after the incident, when Mr A Tolley, head of the Avonbridge Catering and Boating Enterprises and house owner, decided to hire an extending platform and have a closer look at the roof. It was revealed that a wire band was holding the chimney together, it was cut loose and the chimney fell.
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