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On this day: The Cotswolds Archive

The Cotswolds Archive

• Evesham Mayor's week

  Monday, April 3: Attended the launch of the new Greater Western train franchise at Temple Meads Station, Bristol, travelling to Exeter on train displaying the new livery with Sir Chay Blyth & senior representatives of the Great Western group. read more

• Hole lotta cash

  PUPILS at St Mary's School in Broadway have two reasons to celebrate, coming top in a Tri Golf Festival and receiving a £4,500 boost to the coffers in the form a lottery award. read more

• Guildhouse offer to feed the soul...

  A CHARITABLE trust based in Stanton near Broadway has published details of a range of arts and craft part-time courses beginning next week. read more

• Police get delegation

  A DELEGATION of local businessmen and women from Broadway will travel to police headquarters at Hindlip Hall to meet chief constable Paul West later this month. read more

• A laugh a minute with top stars of stand-up

  COME along with your friends and enjoy two hours of top stand-up from Jongleurs, with the biggest and brightest stars on the comedy circuit. read more

• A perfect start to World Cup

  IT is 1990, England is playing Germany in the World Cup semi-final (the one where Gazza cries), and avid football supporter, Bill, is on holiday in Spain with his wife, Monica. read more

• Gardens

  THE following gardens will be open for charity under the National Gardens Scheme: read more

• Walks

  SUNDAY: Vale of Evesham Ramblers - Start at 10am for a six mile easy walk along the riverside to Marlcliff and Barton, meet at Bridge car park at Bidford, bring a drink and a snack. Details: 01386 830657. read more

• Chemists

  ALCESTER: Lloyds Pharmacy, 51-53 High Street, except Weds and Sats, until 6.30pm. 01789 400122. Hopkins Pharmacy, 4 Hopkins Precinct, Mon-Fri to 6.30pm. 01789 762634. No rota Sunday and public holidays. read more

• Willersey

  GOOD FRIDAY: The Procession of the Cross held annually will start from Mickleton, calling at Aston-sub-Edge, Weston-sub-Edge, and Saintbury then on to St Peter's Church for a service at 11.30am. Later, after a service at the Methodist Church, the planting of the Cross will take place on Sawpit Green. The start of the procession is at 9.30am and may be joined at any point en route. read more

• Pershore

  ROYAL BRITISH LEGION WOMEN'S SECTION: The April meeting was well attended and the chairman read Motions for the National Conference at Blackpool on April 25 to 27 when Wendy Griffiths and Ray Green would be attending. read more

• Mickleton

  COFFEE MORNING: A coffee morning with a bring and buy sale was held in The Joseph Webb Hall, Chapel Lane, and was well supported with monies raised being sent to support the Chapel Missionaries Fund. read more

• Icomb Spring Show

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• Honeybourne

  WEDNESDAY CLUB: Met on April 5 when Mrs M Boath presided. Birthday cards were distributed after which members observed a few minute's silence for the passing of member Vera Blundell from Broadway. A few members are still on the sick list and we wish them a speedy recovery. read more

• Harvington

  CHARITY EFFORTS: Daniel Clements, who did a sponsored 24-hour fast to raise money to pay his expenses for a visit to Uganda where he intends working this summer in the Kamazinda village for children orphaned by the Aids virus, has reported that the effort raised £708. This was Daniel's second fundraiser; his first was a coffee morning held before Christmas which was also successful and means that he has now almost reached his target. Daniel has thanked everyone for their support and interest in his plans. read more

• Rooms extension

  DINERS at Russell's restaurant in Broadway will be able to take advantage of three new bedrooms from May following a brand-new extension to the High Street property. The new extension will include two bedrooms and a loft suite with a four-poster bed, sitting room and bathroom with Jacuzzi. read more

• Mass event

  LOCAL choral society Philomusica returns to St Peter's Church, Bengeworth for their annual Good Friday concert tomorrow. read more

• Win chance to play at festival

  TALENTED musicians in the Warwickshire area are being invited to submit their original compositions to the Write it, Sing it, Perform it, competition to win the chance to play at the Warwick International Festival this summer. read more

• Tracking Trig pillars

  IT is 70 years since the start of the Ordnance Survey's triangulation of Great Britain. read more

• Halfway to pedestrian destiny

  WILL the person responsible for the design of the pedestrian crossing on the junction of Swan Lane-High Street-Avon Road, please step forward to be recognised. read more

On this day: The Cotswolds Archive