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Saturday 23 January 1943 – Death and funeral of Harold Cave

LOSS TO LOCAL FOOTBALL – Death of Mr H J Cave of Badsey

We regret to record the death of Mr Harold John Cave of Sandford Villa, Badsey, in Evesham Hospital on Monday night following an operation.

Mr Cave, who was a well-known football referee, was 54.  He was the only son of the late Mr Cave and Mrs Cave of Holdenby, Northamptonshire, and came to Badsey with his parents at the age of 10.  On leaving school he entered the market gardening industry, being employed by Mr C A Binyon.  Later he went into business on his own account.

Saturday 26 March 1904 – Badsey passive resisters charged with non-payment of the poor rate

PASSIVE RESISTERS AT EVESHAM – THE PART PAYMENT QUESTION

At the Evesham County Petty Sessions on Monday before Messrs R F Tomes (chairman), T Adkins, A H Martin and T Byrd, Lionel Edward Horne, gardener, Aldington, was charged with non-payment of poor rate, 12s.  Defendant said he was willing to pay all but the education part of the rate.  Later he said:  “Mr Chairman, I am willing to pay ….”

The Chairman (severely):  “We can’t listen to that.  We shall issue an execution warrant today.”

LANGLEY, Thomas Bolland (1817-1868) – His double life: Reverend Gentleman or Silk Throwster?

Thomas Bolland Langley, silk throwster, lived in Badsey probably for only about a year, but he left behind him a string of problems which helped to sound the death knell of Badsey Silk Mill.  His career as a silk throwster lasted only for the length of time that he lived in Badsey.  Before that, he was a man of the cloth.  So just who was the real Thomas Bolland Langley?

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