Wednesday 9 October 1918 – Erection of cottages at Badsey
ERECTION OF COTTAGES AT BADSEY
Evesham Rural District Council have decided to apply to the Local Government Board for sanction for loans amounting to £9,800 for the erection of 24 cottages at Badsey, and £5,750 for the erection of 16 cottages at South Littleton.
1000th Council House, 1948
On 26th April 1948, the 1000th house built by Evesham Rural District Council was opened by C A Binyon, Chairman of the Council, at Horsebridge Avenue, Badsey. A booklet was produced to tell the story of council housing in Badsey. We are grateful to Edmund Gray, the great-nephew of C A Binyon, for allowing us to take a copy of the booklet.
Monday 25 November 1918 – Ivy Bayliss killed in farm accident
GIRL FARM WORKER SCALPED
Mr G H T Foster, coroner, held an inquest at Evesham as to the death of Ivy May Bayliss (16), daughter of Mr F Bayliss, market gardener at Murcott, who died in Evesham hospital, following an accident. She was employed as a farm worker at Murcott by Mr W A Fisher, of Evesham, and on October 9 she was at work crushing cake, and went to put some flour on a slack driving belt, when her hair caught in the spindle and she was shockingly injured before the machinery could be stopped, and she died on November 20.
Saturday 9 February 1918 – Drying vegetables
During the course of an interesting conversation with Mr Alfred Woodall, JP, of Stafford, I learnt some details of the work of drying vegetables which is being carried out under his direction at Evesham. Tons of potatoes, carrots, savoys, swedes and other vegetables are being cleaned and dried by machinery, to the extent of several hundred tons per week. Drying has the effect of reducing weight and bulk without loss of flavour, and with an increase of keeping properties. For instance, 10 tons of potatoes are evaporated down to one tone. Savoy cabbages dried will keep
Saturday 7 December 1914 – Football players join the army
Rally to Colours at Evesham
Tuesday 10 September 1918 – Schoolchildren and blackberry picking
SCHOOLCHILDREN AND BLACKBERRY PICKING – MR WILLIS BUND’S PROTEST
The Worcestershire County Education Committee reported to the County Council yesterday the arrangements made for blackberry-picking.
Monday 11 February 1918 – Culture of Medicinal Herbs
CULTURE OF MEDICINAL HERBS – A SUCCESSFUL ENTERPRISE NEAR EVESHAM
Saturday 1 August 1914 – Harvest of 1914
THE HARVEST OF 1914
Monday 16 July 1917 – New Cadbury factory near Littleton and Badsey Station
Fruit trade developments are spoken of in the Vale of Evesham. Messrs Cadbury Bros Ltd of Bournville have started building a factory near Littleton and Badsey stations, two or three miles from Evesham, and it is understood that many work people will be engaged in the drying of fruit and vegetables, an industry that has developed greatly at Evesham during the war. Additions to the facilities for fruit pulping in the district during the last year or two have been made. There are now five pulping stations in the Pershore district, and the Pershore Fruit Growers’ Association h