100 years ago.

THE many public tributes that have been paid during the past week to the memory of the late Vicar of Christ Church have proved that, after all, in an age which is regarded as somewhat materialistic and cynical, there is nothing so powerful as the force of example. For fifty years the late Mr Davenport went in and out among us in Malvern, and if one were asked to analyse the secret of his popularity, it surely must be attributed to his close and earnest pastoral visitation. The late Vicar always kept in touch with his parishioners, and many are the homes in the parish of Christ Church where his cheery and sympathetic visits will be missed. Mr Davenport never ceased his assiduous attention to the duties of his office in spite of increasing age and the infirmity which is inseparably associated with it.

Malvern Gazette, February 20, 1914.

50 years ago.

COLWALL'S "one big pothole" road, the Crescent, will shortly be made up by Herefordshire County Council at the expense of the frontagers. Residents are in favour of the scheme and feel that the step is overdue. At Ledbury Rural Council's meeting on Tuesday, it was reported that an explanatory letter, indicating the likely cost to frontagers, had been sent; it also asked whether they were in favour of the road being taken over by the county council. This means that instead of frontagers making up the road at their own expense, they will ask the county council to do it and charge them for it. Negotiations over the making up of the Crescent have been going on since September, when Mr Philip Archer, the rural authority's chairman, referred to the road as "one big pothole".

Malvern Gazette, February 21, 1964.

25 years ago.

GOOD Samaritans have come to the rescue by offering to distribute free EEC food to needy Malvern people. Charity workers from the Society of St Vincent de Paul stepped into the breach when no-one else volunteered to handle the free butter and beef. They are currently seeking distribution centres in Malvern town centre, in Colwall and in Ledbury. They work from a base at St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Newtown Road, and have arrangements well in hand for March. Administrator Mr Bill Keville said: "There is a limited supply, and all who want to receive EEC food will be asked to register on special slips and the back of their pension or benefit book marked." Two categories of recipients qualify for the free handouts: people claiming family benefits and those on income support.

Malvern Gazette, February 24, 1989.