From the Archives - June 25, 2009 (From Evesham Journal)

From the Archives - June 25, 2009

11:40am Thursday 25th June 2009

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100 Years Ago June 26.1909 During shunting operations at Pershore Station with the 10 o’clock goods train from Worcester on Wednesday, four wagons became derailed, obstructing both lines. Forty minutes sufficed for the station men at Pershore to clear the up line, but it was found necessary to use the single line for up and down traffic until about two o’clock in the afternoon, by which time the breakdown gang from Worcester had succeeded in clearing the whole of the obstruction. The 10.30 train to Evesham and London was delayed for about 45 minutes. Several of the wagons were damaged considerably, a buffer driving clean through the Clee Hill stone truck. Strange to say, another truck which contained the damaged one got off the track at six o’clock the same evening on the points in the siding, but no other inconvenience was caused than the delay of a goods train for a short time.

75 Years Ago June 23, 1934 Several important matters were discussed at a meeting of Evesham Town Council on Wednesday evening. The position of the borough with regard to its water supply was stated, and it was explained by Alderman Edwards that there had been no further decrease in the supply at the reservoir since the council had turned off the water each night. There was, however, still need for the strictest economy in the use of water. Matters with regard to slum clearance, and further building for the displaced occupiers of slum property, was discussed, and the need for speeding up this work was urged. Mr J E Rudge was thanked for the generous terms on which he had sold a piece of ground to the council for the purpose of allotments for the use of the unemployed in the borough. It was stated that the county council and the chief constable were in favour of a speed limit being enforced within Evesham, and also the adoption of a one-way traffic system in Bridge Street.

30 Years Ago June 28, 1979 A £5,000 “save the vicarage” campaign has been launched in Pershore. The Parsonages Board of the Worcester Diocese originally wanted to sell the 180-year-old vicarage and buy a smaller building to house the incumbent, but the Pershore parochial church council opposed the scheme. Repairs costing £10,000 are needed, but the Parsonages Board is giving £5,000, and the PCC will try to raise the rest. The five-bedroom vicarage needs extensive renovation, including interior and exterior decorations, roof repairs, plumbing work and damp coursing. Mr M Day, chairman of the appeal, said: “We believe that the present vicarage is the right building. We did look round for somewhere else, but we couldn’t find a suitable place anywhere near the Abbey. The vicarage is part of Abbey life, and it would be a tremendous loss to the congregation, as many meetings and events are held there.”

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