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The Cotswolds Archive

• Evesham

  ART SOCIETY: At the May meeting members enjoyed watching artist Ray Hedger demonstrate the art of painting landscapes in oils. read more

• Vale star sad as detective show axed

  THE BBC has axed Alistair McGowan's detective drama, Mayo. The Evesham-born TV comedian, who had co-written the final episodes of the show, was saddened by the news. read more

• Jordan wins a chance to line up with World Cup heroes

  A BADSEY boy has won the chance to be the mascot when England play their pre-World Cup friendly against Jamaica next week. read more

• Owners fear for health of three stolen kittens

  CALLOUS thieves have left a 12-year-old girl heartbroken after stealing three new-born kittens from her Honeybourne home. read more

• Children join the campaign for a walk to school

  VALE children were among the 20,000 who have been taking part in a specially-organised event to publicise the benefits of regular exercise this week. read more

• Council fulfils duty to gipsies

  WYCHAVON district is home to five public gipsy sites and another 50 private ones, providing almost 300 pitches, according to figures released this week. read more

• Matron accused of theft by credit card

  A FORMER director of a nursing home where a matron allegedly used the company credit card to pay for treats for herself told a jury it was "absolutely forbidden" for an employee to use the card for personal goods and services. read more

• Return to a local policing initiative

  PERSHORE town councillors were told about new and exciting ideas for the future of local policing during a presentation at a meeting last Thursday. read more

• Keep it clean, fans are told

  FOOTBALL fans were this week urged by police to enjoy the World Cup without scoring any own goals. read more

• Village is planning its future

  BROADWAY parish councillors have supported a plan that will guide the future of the village. read more

• Age is no obstacle to winning rider Jess

  NOVICE rider Jess McNeill-Wilson enjoyed outstanding success in a recent one-day eventing competition. read more

• Early closure may be part of new cuts

  THE premature closure of Pershore Hospital and the loss of three wards at Evesham Community Hospital are among a list of proposals put forward by South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust as it struggles to slash its budget by £15.5 million over the next year. read more

• Live in factory 'guardian' wants money back

  A HOMELESS Evesham woman who took advantage of a scheme to stay at an unused Vale building is fighting to get her money back after discovering the state of the accommodation. read more

• Pupils pack church to remember teacher

  THE sun shone down on St James' Church in Chipping Campden when family, friends and colleagues of David Atkin, deputy head at Prince Henry's High School, bid a final farewell to him at his funeral on Thursday. read more

• North & Middle Littleton

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• Fladbury

  PARISH COUNCIL: At the May meeting, Cllr Llewellyn was elected chairman and Cllr Southcott vice- chairman. read more

• Harvington

  SPECIAL DAY: St James' Church, together with the three other churches in the ARCH benefice, held another of their children's activity days last Saturday and, despite an early setback, reported that the day had been a big success. The event was held at the Lenchwood Christian Centre at Ab Lench where the 50-plus group of children had been expecting another day of interesting activities led by the Rev Roly Bain, the holy clown. A death in his family prevented him from coming, but a quick pooling of ideas and resources resulted in the group obtaining the services of a couple of drama students from a local drama school, who responded immediately to the call for help. Their abilities and their leadership skills gave the children (and the adult volunteer helpers) an interesting day which, as usual, was rounded off by a display for which the band known as The Joyful Noisemakers provided music. Food was provided by supporters from all the churches concerned and they, together with all who had helped in any way to bring about this latest success were thanked by the Rev Richard Thorniley when he spoke about the event on Sunday. The service for Rogation Day, when, according to tradition, members of the congregation walk round the village, pausing for prayers at various places of importance in the life of the community, was not possible this year because of the heavy rain. Instead the service was followed in the church itself when prayers for the village as a whole and the produce with which it has long been associated were said, and appropriate hymns sung. read more

• Mickleton

  GARDENING CLUB: Members were welcomed to the meeting and reminded that next month a garden walkabout will replace the usual meeting with alternative plans for an indoor event should the weather be bad. Tickets for the annual garden party, to be held on July 14, were on sale. The club trip to the Malvern Spring Show had been greatly enjoyed by those attending it. This month's competition was for the biggest leaf and it was won by Mary Phillipson. read more

• Pershore

  ARTS THEATRE CLUB: At the final meeting of the season on May 19 members of Pershore Arts Theatre Club had a talk given by Mary Croxson on Jane Austen, particularly concentrating on the places and houses she had visited throughout England, many of which had figured later in her novels. Members were reminded about the proposed visit to Stourbridge Glass Museum on June 7 and were asked to let June Warner know as soon as possible if they wished to go. The 2006-7 season of talks will commence on September 15 when the speaker will be David Howe, his subject being English, Whose English, a history of the English language. read more

• Shipston

  MUSIC SOCIETY: Members arrived on Friday, May 19 for one of the most popular events of the year, a repeat visit by Rachel Smith, flute and Andrew Gough, guitar under the title Duo Manoso which group was formed in 1997 when both Rachel and Andrew were at Birmingham Conservatoire. read more

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