A MUCH loved Vale village show could be coming to an end after 126 years unless new helpers can be found.The traditional Badsey Flower Show, which was first established in 1888, has come under threat of closure as both the number of committee members
WHETHER you enjoy a pint of cider or ale the best of both tipples will be in great supply at the Fleece Inn in Bretforton this weekend. The popular National Trust pub in the Vale village, near Evesham, will be holding its annual Apple and Ale Festival
POLICE in Pershore will keep a presence at the town's civic centre after the district council agreed a deal to buy the former station. The leadership at Wychavon District Council backed plans to take on the ownership of the police station at a meeting
ACTRESS, TV presenter and Worcestershire charity patron Lynda Bellingham lost her battle with cancer this week (Oct 19) in the arms of her husband.The 66-year-old Loose Women panellist, best known for her long-running role as a mother in the Oxo TV adverts
ON behalf of the Evesham branch Royal British Legion, I wish to thank all who made Saturday evening's event in the Market Square a success. The three bands, Final Warning, Boogie Street and 15 English Pounds, gave their services free of charge to
YOUR article How WI Kept Nation Fed with Plums and Damsons (Journal, October 16)brought to mind children's contributions to the war effort. I attended a commercial college in Birmingham in the early 1940s when they arranged a harvest camp, and we
A CHARITY bingo night will take place at the Honeybourne Railway Club on Saturday. The event, being held at the club in Brick Walk, Honeybourne, is free but will be raising money for the neurological unit at the Royal Hospital for Neurodisability. Eyes
THE continuing saga of speeding vehicles in Bridge Street, Pershore, and the final decision at the end of an alleged speed survey by the county council (if it was indeed carried out) is no surprise.I would suggest that the residents should carry out their
I AM in full agreement with Julian Conway (Journal, October 16), the market is a shambles, there is no attempt to keep similar stalls and businesses apart and never has been.There are stalls selling hot food and drinks right alongside established cafes
IT is entirely unacceptable for some Evesham councillors to want the town to put the bridge debacle behind it and to look forward to the future, so AR Dowling tells us.In reality it is not just some "Evesham councillors" who want to say "
MAY I take this opportunity to thank all those who came along for the litter pick in Pershore and Pensham on Saturday, October 4. Although the weather was dreadful, during the early part of the morning some 22 volunteers turned up at the town hall and
A BRAVE young girl who has been battling an adult form of blood cancer has been sent home to Evesham by doctors after being placed in remission. Grace Dolphin has been fighting for her life after being diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in May this
I AM a past resident from Evesham, and have just visited my mother in Bengeworth, where we discussed several items of Evesham interest, but one still sticks in my memory.As a one-time member of Evesham Rowing Club I have memories of a fabulous trophy
A LADY Gaga super fan was treated to the surprise of her life for her 40th birthday party when her husband took her backstage to meet the eccentric singer. Becki Caulton, who is from Evesham, but now lives in Rugby, said she was "lost for words"
AN open mic session will take place at imaGine, in Evesham's Market Square on Saturday (Oct 25) from 2pm until 4pm. Anyone is welcome and musicians are encouraged to bring their instruments along. Then a new craft group will be starting out at the
SOME of the world's most venomous snakes and a Caiman crocodile were at the venomous night put on by the Evesham and District Reptile and Exotics Club.The first event of its type was said by organisers to be a great success as the event, hosted by
THE teamwork of a life saving group in Broadway who rescued a cyclist after he suffered collapsed in Fish Hill were praised by TV doctor Hilary Jones as he presented them with a national award. The group of three that saved the life of Alastair
THE people of Evesham have continued to throw their support behind the Bell Tower Appeal and there is now only around £47,000 left to raise. The campaign, supported by the Journal, to repair and conserve the 16th century Bell Tower in the centre
LEARN how to crack codes and secret messages at an event demonstrating methods pioneered in the First and Second World Wars taking place the Almonry Heritage Centre next month. The new event at the Evesham museum is aiming to show adults and children
