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• Ex-England striker Regis backs new youth league

  FORMER England centre-forward Cyrille Regis will kick off a new Midlands youth development league tomorrow. read more

• Sponsor leaves United sailing along nicely

  IT'S far from plain sailing running a non-league football club so Evesham Marina's decision to sign a three-year sponsorship deal with Evesham United should help keep the club afloat for the immediate future. read more

• Willersey

  THE Mini Show on September 13 was a great success. There was Jam and Jerusalem, but a great deal more beside. Each table demonstrated cooking skills, embroidery, photography, things to do with odd shaped vegetables (also humorous ways of making ordinary vegetables odd shaped), flower arranging and of course jam! There were 81 entries in the show, but the overall winner was the youngest member, with 30 points. Visitors from Broadway were welcomed to the meeting and were later joined by husbands. At the business part of the evening which took place before the show, members attention was drawn to the following; autumn council meeting in Stroud on Saturday, September 25; book group at Christen Mares at 3pm, on Tuesday, September 28. The book will be The Other Boleyn Girl; Christmas Concert on December 7; Group rally in Chipping Campden on March 13; The Magic Flute to be performed in Cardiff on May 22. Members were asked to begin collecting items for Operation Christmas Child. Leaflets and lists of suitable gifts were circulated, and invitations to help with sorting etc, given. read more

• Hampton

  MEMBERS were pleased to welcome two visitors to the September meeting. The speaker was Ken Gilks with an amusing selection of his Odd Odes. read more

• Birlingham WI

  Ironing bread and folding cucumber were just two of the tricks of the trade learned by members at their August meeting. Jean Harper, speaker for the evening, displayed the art of preparing starters and sandwiches. She adeptly produced, before an attentive audience, a grapefruit and ginger starter, sardine and lemon pate, green grapes stuffed with cream cheese and a Waldorf salad to mention only a few. Angela McKenzie, on behalf of the members, thanked her warmly. read more

• Fears allayed over out-of-hours GP services

  COTSWOLD people have been reassured that changes to out-of-hours GP services will not hit their quality of care. read more

• Aston Somerville and Wormington WI

  AT the September meeting, after a few minutes of Nicholas Clark's talk Overland to the Okavango there was a power cut. President Linda Ellis, struggled with the aid of torches to hold the business section, but just as it was decided to close the meeting the power was restored. Mr Clark resumed his talk illustrated with slides and photographs taken by his wife. read more

• School to be science centre of excellence

  WINCHCOMBE School has officially launched its specialist status which comes with a £150,000 windfall to help create a centre of excellence in science. read more

• Ashton-under-Hill WI

  IN the absence of president Christine Powell members were welcomed by vice-president Mollie Groom. Several forthcoming events were discussed including a visit to the garden at Highgrove and a BBC Gardeners Question Time programme which will be recorded in October. Mrs Groom read a letter from the president thanking members for the shrub she had received to mark her Ruby Wedding. Birthday buttonholes this month were presented to Doreen Cope, Angela Lewis and Margaret Whatcott. read more

• Pro-hunters hurt at march

  COTSWOLD protesters injured at the hunting demonstration outside Parliament claim the police response was over the top. read more

• Evesham Mayor's Diary

  FRIDAY: 9am-1pm, Mayor and Mayoress to host the Macmillan Coffee Morning in the Town Hall. 7pm, Mayor and Mayoress, together Deputy and Consort, to attend Harvest Supper given by chairman of Bromsgrove District Council in Redditch. read more

• Four for Tony in easy win

  THE two Badsey clubs enjoyed profitable days in the Stratford Alliance with the two sides from Rangers both taking league maximums. read more

• Comedy season just as they like it

  THE RSC has just announced its explosive Stratford 2005 Festival Season. read more

• Rovers roar to victory

  Bourton Rvrs 5, Broadwell Ams 4 read more

• Sammie and Alice on hat-trick trail

  TUESDAY night's matches in the Cotswold Floorball League resulted in a couple of easy victories for Chipping Campden School and a hard-earned one for Shipston. read more

• Charity Cup draws

  Evesham Hospital & Charity Cup read more

• Early strikes a boost as ladies cling to lead

  Evesham Utd Ladies 5, Kidderminster Harriers 4 read more

• Holders on a high but Upton down and out

  FIRST AND second round matches in the Tewkesbury Sports Knockout Cup took place last weekend when three-time winners Upton Snodsbury fell at the first hurdle. read more

• Chance for home rule

  AFTER successive wins on the road, Evesham United have a double dose of home advantage to try to improve their poor form in Division One West at Common Road, writes Mervyn Collins. read more

• Junior round-up . . . Junior round-up . . . Junior round-up

  Kingston 4, Moreton Rgrs U-13 1 read more

On this day: The Cotswolds Archive