A DOG who has spent almost two years for her new home is still searching. Dogs Trust Evesham is appealing for a home for their cleverest canine resident, Cookie, who has been waiting for her forever home for more than 700 days. In stark contrast to the
A TRIBUTE to the son of a work colleague raised nearly £350. Staff from Specsavers at 24 Bridge Street, Evesham, honed their best baking skills to raise £345.56 for the British Heart Foundation. "The British Heart Foundation is a cause that’s particularly
A SCHOOL has continued to make good progress according to Ofsted inspectors.St Andrews CE School in Evesham has been rated good during a recent inspection. In particular, the primary school was praised for its 'welcoming' atmosphere and 'good
A FUN event is returning for the ninth successive year.The Hampton Ferry Show on Sunday August 6 features circus skills workshops and a climbing wall.Kids will have the chance to have a ride from Pampered Ponies and there will be queues to pedal your
LEANNE Hodgetts from Croome Cuisine was the speaker at Eckington WI July’s meeting. She explained how the business evolved, how they created their cheeses and their hopes for the future. She brought samples of their various cheeses for us to try and buy
SHIRLEY McAloon, the President, welcomed members and visitors to the July meeting. All the details of events, outings and classes were detailed in the monthly newsletter.Reuben Lynch, a local man was the excellent speaker for the evening. He is a toastmaster
OUR June meeting was an evening visit to Nafford House, Eckington, where after the threat of heavy rain passed us by and the night remained dry. Our hosts, John and Jane, gave us free reign to explore their two acre garden where well stocked borders were
LAST month was our fourth AGM and Birthday Party. First, Geoff Olsson, Chairman, proclaimed a Special Meeting in order to put forward a motion to revise the current procedure and reinstate the present Committee for a further year if no further nominations
LAST month was our fourth AGM and Birthday Party. First, Geoff Olsson, Chairman, proclaimed a Special Meeting in order to put forward a motion to revise the current procedure and reinstate the present Committee for a further year if no further nominations
ON Tuesday June 27 we made a visit to a members garden in Ebrington. The garden had matured beautifully since our last visit with an abundance of plants and colour. The evening concluded with refreshments. Members made a donation towards a Charity nominated
SUE and Jane dealt with the business of the evening: The October raffle money will be donated to the Save Denman fund. January meal will be at Evesham Golf Club. 13th September a coffee morning at Minerva, Middle Lane, Cropthorne for St. Richard’s Hospice
WHAT a wonderful time the club is enjoying! Successful and enjoyable open gardens. Again very many thanks to all those who worked so hard to open their gardens on behalf of the village which has enabled us to give generous donations. We are excited about
A brilliant time was had by all at our Fete at Ebrington Cricket Ground on July 8. The fete was a fantastic success all round with record crowds attending to watch Rozie T’s Academy dance routines with such athleticism, listen to the talented Campden
AT our meeting on Monday 10 July, fitness instructor, Trish Tenn got us all on our feet with some simple exercises to keep us healthy. We do not meet during August so our next meeting is on Monday 11 September commencing 7.30pm at St Davids Centre, Moreton
THE July meeting was held in the Methodist Church where the members enjoyed an afternoon of music and poetry performed by fellow members from the choir, the play reading group and the concert band. The choir, conducted by Paula Evans and accompanied by
AT the end of June, 49 people joined the group’s five day garden tour, brilliantly organised for the final time by David Pollitt and his family. On the journey to the hotel in Tiverton, we visited three very different private gardens in Wiltshire. Day
THE June Meeting held at Peopleton Village Hall was the AGM and started with free tea and biscuits. The Chairman opened the meeting with one of his ticklers. The members holding office gave their report and were warmly thanked for their work in the last
OUR President, Marjy welcomed members and visitors to our July meeting.Mr. John Kendrick then gave a big thank you to all who had helped and contributed to Village Hall teas for the recent Open Gardens where he was pleased to announce a 20 per cent increase
RESIDENTS have overwhelmingly voted in favour of a new community hall for Pershore.Pershore Town Council are proposing to build a new community hall, with 90 percent of those present at a meeting on Tuesday at Pershore Town Hall, agreeing that it was
ANGLO-SAXON times will be brought back in a thrilling re-enactment at Broadway Museum and Art Gallery.The re-enactment will be run by the Regia Anglorum society to provide a taste of Anglo-Saxon life.Claire Collier, operations assistant at the Broadway
PRESIDENT George Bourne reported this week that he had attended Prince Henry’s High School Speech Day to award the Probus Club’s Cecil Slocombe prize for literature.We have had some excellent speakers recently including Ron Gallivan last week who spoke
THE Society’s Annual Show which took place in the Crawford Memorial Hall on July 8th once again proved to be a great success. Despite misgivings about whether there would be anything suitable for exhibiting after a long, wet spring, followed by some very
