100 Years Ago

April 28, 1906

The General Purposes Committee of the Evesham Town Council have now taken up a question of the greatest importance to the town and neighbourhood, and it is to be hoped that the investigations which are to be made will reveal the possibility of the body corporate taking effective action therein without adding further burdens to the rates. Probably in no own of the size in England is the necessity of good common lodging houses more felt than in Evesham, and it is equally probable that nowhere is this accommodation more conspicuous by its absence. Certainly there are lodging houses, but these are woefully inadequate to accommodate the streams of wayfarers who pass through the town in their search for work, many of whom would stay in the town during the busy season if only they could obtain sleeping accommodation.

75 Years Ago

April 25, 1931

Dumbleton Hall was on Tuesday the scene of a very interesting exhibition held there under the auspices of the Midland Counties Disabled ex-Service Men's Handicrafts Association, and thanks to the kindness of Lady Eyres Monsell in lending the hall, a very successful function took place. Many guests attended, and the large tapestry-hung room made an admirable setting for the exhibits staged. It was especially appropriate that that the exhibition should take place at Dumbleton Hall, for Lady Eyres Monsell has been the leading spirit of the movement ever since its inception, and has given it every help when called upon to do so. The opening ceremony was performed by General Sir Francis Davies, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., of Elmley Castle.

50 years Ago

April 28, 1956

Faced by a higher bill than expected for the restoration work at Pershore lock, the Lower Avon Navigation Trust are in debt. "The situation is a trifle tense," Mr. P. H. Protheroe (finance committee chairman) told the Trust at Evesham last Thursday, "but it is not critical." He explained that it had been necessary, as a matter of urgency, to authorise the repair of a break-through of the river adjoining the Pershore lock and this would cost £1,496. "We have paid to the contractors and to the consulting engineers the sum of £10,713 12s 6d in connection with Pershore lock," Mr. Protheroe continued. "The estimated cost was £12,250, to which must be added £1,496 for the break-through - a total of £13,746. It leaves £3.033 more to find." Bank balances showed a net overdraft of £1,302 against the limit of £4,000.