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Saturday 21 July 1917 – Fruit and vegetable bottling lecture

FRUIT AND VEGETABLE BOTTLING

An interesting and instructive lecture and demonstration on fruit bottling, pulping, and fruit and vegetable drying was given on Wednesday week at Littleton & Badsey Grower’s Association’s new drying shed at Blackminster, by Miss Francis (County Council lecturer). Mrs Sherwin, of Bretforton, presided over a large audience.

Saturday 8 February 1947 – Death of Albert Edward Evans in a car crash

Death of Mr A E Evans of Badsey

Mr Albert Edward Evans, 77, of Sand Lane, Badsey, member of a family which is well known in the Evesham district, died almost instantly when the private car in which we was a passenger was in collision with a lorry opposite Bengeworth Post Office, Port Street, early on Saturday afternoon.  Mr Evans suffered head injuries, but it is thought that his death was due to shock.