THE October meeting was enlivened by a talk on Saffron growing in New Zealand by Gill Hindshaw who spends three to four months of our winter in the warmth of her daughter’s small farm, helping to extract the saffron from a hybrid crocus. It requires
STOW-on-the-Wold Rugby Club earned another Southern Counties North bonuspoint win, triumphing 31-25 at Wallingford. The Cotswold outfit are fifth in the table with four victories from six fixtures ahead of Saturday’s home game with leaders Milton
A MYSTERY workman was responsible for Sky customers across the Vale losing their broadband and phone services for more than 24 hours, it has emerged. Customers in Evesham, and Pershore were left frustrated on Saturday, October 12, when they suddenly
IN four weeks’ time, on November 28, a comet called ISON will be grazing the surface of the sun, halfway on its journey through our Solar System. If ISON survives the fiery blast and the huge gravitational pull, it will reemerge as a very bright
A BIG crowd of gipsies and travellers descended on Stow for the traditional twice-yearly horse fair – in what could be the last event in its current home. The sun shone last Thursday as punters came to trade horses, enjoy the many market stalls
UNBEATEN Chipping Campden kept up their pursuit of the West Clubs Women’s Hockey League Severn Division Two leadership with a 5-0 win at Lansdown thirds. Despite starting with just 10 players, captain Frankie Hope boldly set her team up as a strong
WE are again approaching November 5 and the annual bonfire celebrations. Apart from the fizz, crackle and sounds of fireworks, how many of our children – or even the adults – know exactly what we are celebrating, or why? Guido Fawkes, or Guy
OUR last meeting in October was an extravaganza of fashion and colour as we held a fashion show. The show was co-ordinated by Just In ladies fashion store of Winchcombe. Clothes were modelled by ‘real’ people, including members of the WI and
THE historic Evesham Working Men’s Club, which has been a fixture in the town for more than 130 years, shut its doors on Friday amid money troubles. The popular club in Merstow Green which was established in 1879 and is housed in a building with
A SPIDER expert says scare stories about a “killer” arachnid which have been making national headlines should be taken with a pinch of salt and that people have little to fear. The emergence of the false widow spider in various parts of the UK,
LITTLETON followed up a 2-0 mid-week victory at Bromsgrove Sporting with another good win, this time 4-2 at home to Atherstone Town. On a windy afternoon, the sixth-placed hosts produced a good display against visitors who had only lost once in
OCTOBER’S programme began on Sunday, October 6, when 25 members travelled to London to see the Lowry Exhibition at the Tate Britain Gallery. The weather was very sunny! There were several other exhibitions to see and views of London to enjoy.
YOU will wait at least twice as long for a fire crew to arrive if cuts to the service go ahead. This is the message from Broadway’s retained firefighters campaigning to keep their village station open. Kerry Jones, Dave Eyres and Gary Thompson
I WAS surprised to read in last week’s Cotswold Journal, sandwiched between news of the increase in the use of food banks and a campaign to save a children’s centre due to council cuts, a puff piece, worthy of Hello or OK, the “news” that a retired
ONE of the oldest residents of a village is joining one of the youngest to help raise funds to repair their parish church. Jean Leng, aged 86, has organised a bring and buy and coffee morning on Saturday to help raise £40,000 for the bell tower
FORMER Bishops Cleeve boss Paul Collicutt has taken over from Shaun Cunnington as manager of Evesham United. Cunnington resigned, along with assistant Paul Tomlinson, following Tuesday’s 3-0 home defeat to 10-man Mangotsfield United in Calor Southern
THE president, Joyce Davey, welcomed members to the AGM on October 10. Also welcomed was the WI advisor Ann Smith. Joyce said that last month’s harvest supper had been very enjoyable. She gave details of a Christmas fair at Peopleton Village Hall
A DRIVER who received a fine from a car park attendant has been left “fuming” and says the ticket was unfair. Lynne Burkert, of Drinkwater Lane, Bretforton, was shocked to receive a fine issued for exceeding the 90-minute stay at Lidl supermarket
EVESHAM United returned to winning ways with a 13-2 romp at bottom-of-the-table Leominster Town in the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Women’s Football League. On a windy afternoon, Evesham, who lost 4-3 to leaders Droitwich Spa the previous week
PEOPLETON villagers are busy preparing for one of the most popular local events of the year – a fund-raising day in aid of St Richard’s Hospice. Now in its 25th year, the annual autumn coffee morning/evening attracts hundreds of people who come
YOUNGSTERS at a village school enjoyed learning about what life is like for their peers across Europe as part of an international day. Pupils at Fladbury First School dressed up in different costumes, waved flags, and tried learning a few words in
THANK you to Wychavon District Council. For the first time in 17 years, the bin collectors did not collect our bin, which I placed in the same spot I always have the night before. As it is another 14 days before the bin is collected again, we rang
PERSHORE Scouts are appealing for support in raising much-needed funds to build a new meeting place. The 1st Pershore Scout Group lost their previous hut 13 years ago when it was demolished after flooding and to allow for the extension of the neighbouring
AN undertaker has been arrested due to allegations that people paid thousands of pounds into funeral plans, only to find none of the services they were expecting had been put in place. In an unusual move, West Mercia Police have named Andrew Baker
EVESHAM race ace Mark Tyrrell has secured the Darley Moor GP125 Championship at the Derbyshire circuit. He also finished second overall in the lightweight championship on his Chapman- Tyrrell Racing Honda GP125 motorbike. In wet, cool conditions
