100 years ago.

The Hills Conservators did not sit long at their monthly meeting on Monday, but they got through a good deal of useful work. It was gratifying to learn that the Herefordshire County Council have granted the board an interview with regard to the vexed question of the maintenance of the Jubilee Drive. The chairman and Mr G A Jones are to represent the board. We hope they will be able to make out such a strong case for the public upkeep and maintenance of the Jubilee Drive that a settlement of the question will be arrived at which will ensure the maintenance of the road in future, and at the same time relieve the board of the heavy financial burden that the road has placed on them.

Malvern Gazette, December 12, 1913.

50 years ago.

Last week the new Castlemorton Church of England Controlled School was open to parents, managers and friends. The school was partly occupied last January by the children from Birtsmorton Infant School. They were joined in June by the children form the old Castlemorton School. A lighted Christmas tree in the hall welcomed visitors. The classrooms were gay with displays of handiwork, arts and other examples of the children’s work. During the evening, four short plays were presented. Lights were then extinguished and the children came through the hall and on to the stage, carrying lanterns and singing a carol. A short programme of Christmas verses and carols followed.

Malvern Gazette, December 13, 1963.

25 years ago.

Clyde Petroleum’s new building at Coddington Court has been commended by the Civic Trust. The building, New Court - designed by William G McMoran and built by Graham Harris of Malvern - is described by the trust as a “welcome example of contemporary commercial building in an 18th Century setting”; and the accolade comes as a fitting tribute to the company which encountered much local opposition when it decided to move its headquarters to the little Herefordshire hamlet. “We are highly delighted, said Mr John Price, the company’s manager of external affairs. “The drawings were exhibited at the Royal Academy last year, and this award only underlines the belief that the building is of architectural merit.”

Malvern Gazette, December 16, 1988.