100 Years Ago

January 13 1906

Weather of an unusual kind was experienced in the district last weekend,, During the early hours of Saturday morning rain poured down in torrents and a gale of considerable severity sprung up. It increased in fury until about seven or half past and then gradually subsided, but not before more or less damage had been done. Slates and tiles and chimney pots were blown off the houses in all parts of the town. One of the large chimneys at Abbey Manor crashed down onto the roof and broke a lot of slates, but did not go right through, though some of the stones weighed about a hundredweight. A roof was blown off a hovel in Durcott-lane.

75 Years Ago

January 10, 1931

The New Year was heralded with pleasant festivities at the Evesham Public Assistance Institution, and a pleasant time was spent by all who were entertained there. On New Year's Day the annual New Year's concert for inmates was conducted at the Institution by Mr. C. Townley, with the aid of friends and numerous artistes. All patients able to do so assembled in the concert room, which was gaily decorated. Songs, recitations, and dances were given by the boys of St. Laurence Choir under the leadership of Mr. C. Byrd. The Brotherhood Orchestra, led by Mr. G. Ward, rendered numerous items, including carols. During the interval, tea, sugar, sweets, oranges, tobacco and refreshments, including tea, coffee, minerals and mince pies were distributed.

50 Years Ago

January 14, 1956

Evesham people's lack of interest and support was blamed by members of the Evesham Horticultural and Allotments Association at their annual meeting on Monday for the failure, financially, of their autumn show. It was decided after a prolonged discussion not to hold an autumn show. Voting was 7 to 4 in favour of discontinuing the show, which it was stated was visited last year by only 120 people. More than half the members present abstained from voting. Making the proposition that the autumn show be dropped, Mr. H. A. Pettet, show secretary, said that they were running a show which apparently no-one wished to see. "We just do not get enough support for it," he declared.

25 Years Ago

January 8, 1981

Dustmen in Evesham are being told by Wychavon council not to start work too early. The dustmen are now working flexible hours and it was agreed recently that for a trial period dustcarts should not leave the council yard before 6am and that loading should not start before 6.30am. A report prepared for a meeting this week of Wychavon's finance committee said that the arrangement appeared to be working well. But although there had been no written complaints, there had been one verbal objection that a dustman had turned up at a house to collect rubbish at 5.30am. So the council agreed that in view of the success of the arrangement, the agreed starting and loading times should continue but insisted that dustmen should not call on householders before 6.30 a.m.