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MAKING HISTORY I do! Why VEHS Chair Carmel is wedded to the past How the other half live Rob Hemming on the value of money

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Vale Magazine 3 Women and science are writ large this month. Mother’s Day is on the 22nd and International Women’s Day on March 8 (the male equivalent is on November 19). British Science Week takes place between the 6th and 15th. Of course March marks other highs not overtly LYNNE on the distaff side: St David’s Day on the 1st, St POWELL Patrick’s Day on the 17th and a rather wonderful Editor sounding National Old Stuff Day on the 2nd. That last one is actually turfing it out, rather than celebrating it, and trying something new. Tick! Unsurprisingly, our On the Spot subject this month holds firmly on to the past, as Carmel Langridge is the Chair of the Vale of Evesham Historical Society. But she’s always eager to try something new too. You can also read all about Rob Hemming’s take on the value of money, Alan Coxon’s verdict on the bread world cup, what makes our readers hopping mad and lots, lots more. Meanwhile, in this month of women and science, it’s fitting to note the passing of the amazing ‘human computer’ Katherine Johnson, who died at the end of February, aged 101. She was one of NASA’s ace group of mathematicians whose data fuelled NASA's first successful space missions... and she shined brightly despite the fact that the agency was also still largely segregated. Inspirational. And, finally, a careful high five to ex US Marine George Hood who has recently broken the Full Suites • Furniture • Enclosures & Trays world record for staying in the low plank position for an abstonishing 8hrs 15mins and 15secs. Makes me wobble just thinking about it. welcome

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Vale Magazine 5 inside information... 10 KERCHING: Rob Hemming ponders the value of COVER IMAGE money. He gives a big tick to his super food toast 44 and a thumbs down to bling, oysters and kopi This month’s cover star is luwak, unless his ticket comes up. ready to glow actor Jemma 14 NAN’S SHINING STAR: Jemma Clarke’s made her Clarke. TV dream come true... just as her nan always said she would. Maureen Butler reports. Photo by Brandon Bishop 22 COMING OF AGE: We have to adapt together to battle our universal challenges, says Deep Thinker Tony Lane. REGULARS Vale Weather ...... 9 26 MAKING HISTORY: We put the august Vale of Hemming’s Way...... 10 Evesham Historical Society Chair On the Spot and Sudoku...... 17 she reveals a love of our past... and sumo wrestling. Soccermouth ...... 18 Vale Magazine Quiz ...... 21 BREAKING BREAD: Alan Coxon’s got world cup Thinkers’ Corner ...... 22 32 Win a Music Voucher ...... 23 fever... that’s the premier league trophy for the 55 Win a Meal for Two ...... 31 globe’s best bakers. Crumbs. Food & Eating Out ...... 31 Vale Walk ...... 36 36 STANWAY TO HEAVEN: Our walk takes in some glorious sections of the Vale Leisuretime ...... 38 Cotswold Way, and St George and his dragon. Pershore Notebook ...... 42 Bird of Month...... 44 RETURN OF THE KINGS: Harry Green MBE recalls the twitter heaven Runic Ron...... 48 44 Health, Hair & Beauty...... 49 days when heathland was left well alone, and welcomes moves to turn back Business & Professional ...... 50 the clock. Vale Vox Pop ...... 53 Vale Gardening ...... 60 55 FUME FUME: We asked you what makes you hopping mad, and found one Vale Motoring...... 65 chilled chap who never fumes. Directory ...... 68

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Vale Magazine 9 HEMMING’S WAY Value for money

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Vale Magazine 10 enrich all. And they also say that as they prospect of being saddled with either a earned it they can do whatever they like President Boris/Jezzer is a nightmare too far. with it, a fair comment however repellant. Which leads me onto HS2. Scrap the Many such things are a matter of choice thing. Ah, too late. I suppose we should be and means. Those with dosh might prefer glad Britain doesn’t have a Space shelling out thirty grand a year to send their Programme, just a few brilliant cosmic out- kids to Eton rather than the local Martin reachers, like Tim Peake. Bormann comprehensive. And if little Number one bee in my bonnet however, Tarquin makes Foreign Secretary then it’s is footie. I love our national game but money well spent. everything about its supposed value grates The worth of many national projects and with me, from ardent fans coughing up £40- entities are endlessly debated. The NHS is a plus gate prices every week to cloaking lardy fiscal black hole but absolutely essential and, bodies in £70-plus replica shirts emblazoned at its best, fantastic value for money. Our with the name of some Ivory Coast striker. new state of the art aircraft carrier, Queen Silly boys. Worse still are the obscene wages Elizabeth, has punched a big hole in the bestowed upon our new gods. defense budget but must be seen as great Back in the real world genuine value for value if it deters the evil guys emerging in this money can be found in most everyday things. dangerous new world. Houses are hellish expensive but essential ! Speaking of Queens, the debate rumbles and over time always hold their value. Cars on about the value of our royal family. I’m are less good value but second hand ones SHOE not particularly royalist but I am a patriot and are relatively cheap and, with careful believe that we lose them at our peril. The maintenance, provide transport for years. EPAIRING REPAIRS R & KEY CUTTING AFFORDABLE HELP SAVE OUR

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Vale Magazine 13 This is for you, nan Jemma set to make TV star debut Jemma’s nan was quite right! She always “Even visiting my dad and my coffee business, becoming assistant knew her beloved granddaughter would grandparents in Bretforton, I would go manager, then store manager for Costa make it as an actor, even when she was into the sports club and tell everyone I Coffee, first in Northumberland and then four-years-old. would be on TV one day but they laughed back in Stratford. “My nan, Gertie, was always convinced and said: “People like us don’t get on the that one day I’d be ‘on the telly’ and she telly!” This gave me my first doubts but was my greatest encouragement,” recalls then I thought - just watch me!” Jemma Clarke, who has At Prince Henry’s school, never given up on her “Being on set is where I in Evesham, Jemma dream of becoming a excelled at drama and was professional performer. feel at home. My nan told by her teacher, Mrs As a small child she would be so proud!” McLeish, she should get an spent many happy hours agent. But 20 years ago with her grandmother in Bromsgrove. She agents were impossibly expensive. remembers making up little plays in the Jemma went on to attend Stratford- garden and, to her nan’s amusement, upon-Avon College, where she achieved acting out all the characters herself. her National Diploma in Performing Arts. “And I never had any doubt it would But she needed to start earning a wage happen,” smiles Jemma. and for the next ten years worked in the Jemma Clarke - photo by Brandon Bishop  "  !""!     ## !  
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Vale Magazine 25 ON THE SPOT The joy of the Vale’s historical highs Unsurprisingly, the Vale of Evesham Historical Society (VEHS) Chair Carmel Langridge was full of fascinating gems when we put her on the spot. But she turned down the chance to be Prime Minister for the day...

How long have you been Chair of VEHS Things were constantly being invented and It is tempting to take it for granted that and how did you first get involved? improved - ovens, and the wheel for people have the background knowledge and For just over two and a half years and I’ve instance. understanding to empathise with others, but served on the committee for 17 years. The Today’s toys, TVs and technology and so on a glance at modern life and politics shows thing that really set me on this path was my will be avidly collected by future generations, that there is work to be done. love of fashion history. I studied fashion keeping the past alive and shared either textiles at Brighton, where I discovered the within families, groups of enthusiasts or How easy is it to engage youngsters? magic of beautiful dresses under the museums. This is our heritage, along with Sadly, very difficult. Young people, and mentoring of Lou Taylor, and helping out a the history of people’s actions that fill many indeed many middle-aged people, are often bit at the Museum & Art Gallery. books. too busy with their own lives, careers and I had seen the beautiful child’s dress on personal interests to engage in activities not display in the Almonry in the 1980s and was “The Wedding Vows were of immediate benefit or enjoyment. We see convinced that it was Georgian, but on a this not only in activities such as history but 1920s mannequin. I found myself becoming devised here and are still also, for example, in our church a member who specialised in the textiles congregations. collection that the Society had there. The used today (wow!)” But youngsters can have a deep interest in dress, a favourite of mine, was indeed mid The essence of our history - the facts and topics which catch their imagination, Georgian. figures - and our heritage - the buildings, whether it is dinosaurs or stars, and if we landscape, objects, myths and legends - is can present history - including local history - Why is our heritage and history relevant that they are shared, which gives people a in the right way, we could succeed. Of to modern life? sense of belonging and of their roots. course, to a youngster, even the 1980s and Somewhere in the dim and distant past is Heritage may be personal or it may be 1990s are ‘history’ and we could do more the catalyst that brought into being a lot of wider - the shared history and heritage of a to highlight these times. things we have around us today, whether town, a country or of the whole world and Unfortunately, our Society’s membership is that’s houses or everyday implements. this reinforces our sense of community. restricted to a minimum age of 18 and, post

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Vale Magazine 26 Battle Festival and would very much welcome youngsters and parents to come along to find out more about that historical event - only a few short hours’ in the life of Evesham, but it had quite an impact on the history of this country.

You’re an Evesham resident. How far back do your links go? I was born here. However, there are no earlier links, as mum and dad had moved from Colchester before I was born. Even so, it was very easy to become absorbed with the Vale’s amazing history and grow roots that seem to go back through the centuries of its history and, by familiarity, become part of the place. I don’t think I would want to live anywhere else!

Evesham and the Vale has its fair share of historical jewels - the Battle of Evesham of course, Eof (if you believe the legend), the Abbey et al. Do you have a favourite? It would have to be the Vision that put Evesham on the map and if it is a legend - what a wonderful one! It was apparently the raison d’etre for the building of the Abbey, which was the catalyst for the existence of the town that built up around it. Previously it was a wooded loop in the river where that chap called Eof looked after his pigs, bless the Almonry Museum, we are moving on to local schools to provide educational displays them. From that point onwards, many a a more research-based emphasis in dealing and talks. I am sure we have something that jewel has come to sparkle in Evesham’s with local history through our archives. Our would fit in with the curriculum! crown. talks (on the last Thursdays of the month), in We will be involved with the Medieval Fayre How do we rank, history highs wise, this age of games consoles and high-tech (May 17 and 18), providing events for compared to other UK towns? displays, are probably not up their street. children in St Lawrence’s Church. It should I may be biased, but Evesham has a lot of We would be very happy to partner with be a lot of fun. We will also be at the August history to commend it, from the incident

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Vale Magazine 28 regarding small holdings, but I’ll be here all Lawrence’s Church where we mount day so I rest my case. displays and, during summer months, Want a career As a last aside, a mention must be made interact with tourists and promote Evesham. regarding Evesham (Bengeworth) castle: I am not sure if there was any fighting as that makes a built in the 1140s and destroyed such, but re-enacting Evesham's role in the (completely!) by William de Anderville who Civil Wars could be interesting, although difference? died in 1159. As one of my colleagues says: Sealed Knot pikemen stomping up Bridge “It probably gives it the ‘wooden spoon’ Street and a mock up of Charles l holding record as the shortest-living castle in the court would probably not have the impact country.” that Simon de Montfort’s last hours. The VEHS was originally founded with the It’s commonly thought that we don’t aim of creating a museum and art gallery. make enough of our heritage, Battle of We achieved the first but the second has yet Evesham Festival, the Vale Mag’s People’s to come to fruition. I ask myself the same Project statue of Eof and the burgeoning question every time I go up town and see Call us today for the Abbey project notwithstanding. Do you empty shops: Is it possible to use one of the latest job opportunities agree and what would you do to make vacant spaces in the centre of town for a at Bluebird Care Evesham and the Vale stand out? gallery? Maybe someone out there could FULL AND PART TIME This is another difficult issue. It would be help! care work available in wonderful to be able to showcase all of the It would be really good to have a base in CHIPPING CAMPDEN AND little nuggets that make up our heritage, but I Evesham for a research centre so that the SURROUNDING AREAS don’t know if anything could come near to information and records in our care can be the impact achieved with the August battle made available to those who are interested Car owner essential. Experience re-enactment festival. in study of our heritage. It would be good to preferred but not essential as Without wanting to appear controversial, the be able to give more acknowledgement to training is provided. plans for housing developments, although prominent Vale people such as Sir Henry Good rates of pay necessary as homes for people, put a lot of Fowler and Frederick Preedy amongst pressure on the need to preserve the others. £9.70 - £18.15 heritage we have in the beautiful landscapes PER HOUR that could be lost behind roofing. The re- Have you always had a hankering after the Guaranteed hours, plus mileage enactments at the Battle Festival won’t look past? Did it influence your career? allowance and bonus opportunity quite so ‘right’ against a backdrop of a Being practical I joined the Civil Service to If you would like to join our housing estate. I shall say no more than that. earn a living and enjoyed doing everything friendly team please call It is now difficult for the VEHS to be able to else outside working hours. Now retired, I make a real impact without a suitable can concentrate on all of those things. I think 01386 764830 platform within the town. But we continue it’s true that you work harder when you (weekdays between 8.30am and 5pm) to put up displays where we can and have a retire. The time whizzes past when you [email protected] working partnership with the CCT at St enjoy yourself. James - DOMESTIC - Osborne OVEN Optometrists, Hearing CLEANING and Podiatry A local, family run business with 10 years experience. a trading name of HR Optics Ltd We clean domestic ovens, agas, hobs, extractors and microwaves. All our products are non caustic and will leave your oven safe SEE more! HEAR more! DO more! to use straight after cleaning. We're not just LET US DO Optometrists, we Be Kind to Your Feet! THE JOB provide podiatry FREE Hearing Checks YOU HATE! and hearing services too! Keep an Eye on Your Eyesight Before Whether it’s EYES, FEET or EARS After ...pop in and see your local healthcare professionals or telephone 01386 47997 To book today please call: Cross Keys House, 1-3 Swan Lane, Evesham. WR11 4PA 01386 421509 www.eveshamoptometry.co.uk or email: [email protected]

Vale Magazine 29 What three modern day innovations could a traffic queues. Twice up town the other you not do without? day so some six miles in all. Very refreshing. Central heating, hedge trimmer, digital camera (if you could call them modern). What makes you hopping mad? Nothing, but I am dismayed at the amount What are your hobbies? of litter and nasty things to step in in the Much of my time is spent enjoying crafts of streets. Some litter is damaging to wildlife all sorts, particularly knitting, weaving and too. Like vandalism and fly tipping, it has card making and of course my work with the such a negative impact on the soul. VEHS as Chair and archivist, researching history. I also enjoy going around antique And jump for joy? shops, fairs and car boot sales. You just The first snowdrop/crocus/daffodil of the never know what you will find. year. Seeing the mandarin duck on the river. Watching my favourite sumo wrestlers win Where did you go to school and what their bouts. were you good/bad at? After primary school, I went to Greenhill What are your most treasured possession School. I wasn’t very academically gifted but I and your favourite book? did appear to be okay at art. I just couldn’t My mum’s wedding ring, actually her understand the concept of algebra and Who's had the most influence in your life? wedding dress too, a rose pink silk ‘New thankfully I have never had a reason to use it That’s a difficult one! Obviously my mum Look’ style with a floral pill box hat - (yet). I seemed to mature a bit when I went and dad but friends and my mentor Lou gorgeous. She made the dress herself and, on to further education and gradually got Taylor have also made an impact and took as rationing had just ended, she was able to better results - and I discovered a love for me down paths I probably would not have be rather lavish with the material. pottery and the world of textiles, which I discovered or followed. My gratitude to The book has got to be my copy of May’s ended up studying, and was introduced to them all. History of Evesham - EAB Barnard’s own knitting machines and weaving looms and working copy. It has an invoice signed by never looked back. Describe yourself in three words. George May and a thumbnail sketch by I discovered that having an auditory Resourceful, resilient and practical, which is Edmund Hort New, of a piece of carved dysfunction and memory issues were the terribly boring. stone from the Abbey, bound into the cover. main culprits. I just couldn’t understand what It’s a strong link to Evesham, two of its was being said so I switched off. What would be your perfect night out or wonderful historians and my favourite Having quietly developed a love of and weekend? illustrator. interest in history and antiques, I found that Weekend? That’s easy, the Battle of things sunk in and I love undertaking Evesham - very colourful and exciting, Who would you really like to meet, and research as you never know what you will although a lot of hard work. Watching a what would you say to them? find. Books and computer work are visual cracking ballet performance would be a I really can’t think of anyone living, quite a media, so listening isn’t required! good night out. few who are dead though. Simon de Montfort and Prince Edward to find out who What would be your specialist subject on was in Evesham on August 4 and what their Mastermind? coats of arms looked like. I am sure there Probably the novels of Jane Austen. That girl are still more shields to collect but it is could write! She really had a way of bringing getting tough to winkle them out now! across the way society worked at the turn of the 19th century. LYNNE POWELL

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Vale Magazine 41 VAL’S PERSHORE NOTEBOOK AT the time of writing Pershore is not in Sadly the removal of the nave later caused the river, unlike many other less fortunate problems with the structural soundness of towns. But I’m sure all our thoughts are with the tower, which was resolved by the those who are mopping up again. construction of the two large buttresses in One does wonder that, if evolution runs its 1913. course, will mankind eventually sprout Cubbing together flippers and snorkels? Am looking forward to the St George’s I did see children paddling happily in a Day Parade through town and Service in the dinghy in the new lake that reappears Abbey, organised by Avon Vale District frequently in Abbey Park in the place Scouts. previously known as the football pitch - It’s always heartwarming to see so many perhaps water polo in addition to football? young girls starting as Rainbows and I also noticed several mallards perched up Brownies with boys as Beavers and Cubs a Willow tree by the river. Bit worrying if a before moving on to Guides and Scouts. duck doesn’t feel safe by water! Uniforms have changed since my day, with Recently heard a saying that cheered me much more sensible, and a lot more up: blessed are we who can laugh at colourful clothing. ourselves, for we shall never cease to be All the various Pershore events are now in amused. the throes of being organised. As always, Sound investment volunteers are always required. If you happen to be visiting Pershore You don’t need to know anything about army boots by the end of WW1. Abbey, have a look at one of the stained music, plums, dancing or art, just to possess It was saved by finding a niche market in glass windows (bottom row, second right), the time and inclination to support our town supplying ‘kinky’ boots made for men which shows Thomas Cromwell (a lawyer) and what keeps us all out of mischief – appearing in musicals. These had to be arriving on January 21, 1540 to sack the usually. stronger than those made for women and monks and begin the destruction of the Alive and kicking were a huge success. monastery. Was lucky enough to see the musical An entertaining film with a feel good factor All the stones, lead and silver were sold, movie Kinky Boots at Number 8, detailing that meant everyone could leave smiling. much of it to Lord John Russell of the story of a shoe factory having to adapt to Just a reminder that Number 8 need Strensham. Fortunately, the townspeople changing requirements in the industry and volunteers in many areas, so let’s keep bought the remnant, consisting of the monks’ compete with foreign manufacturers. Pershore alive and kicking, even if it’s not in quire and crossing, for the massive sum then It’s based on the experiences of the WJ kinky boots! of £400, establishing the remains of the much Brooks shoe company of Northampton, VAL WOOD mutilated building as their parish church. which incidentally had made 23m pairs of Cotswold and Vale BUILDING • DRAINAGE • DRIVEWAYS

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Vale Magazine 43 BIRD OF THE MONTH The wind on the heath, brother... (from Lavengro, by George Borrow) ONLY 30 miles or so northwest of broom and patchy scrub with special flowers specialist wildlife - insects, reptiles, plants and Evesham is a countryside very different to and grasses. birds. the Vale and its surroundings. These heaths were often grazed, keeping Worcestershire Wildlife Trust has tried to There lie the Kidderminster Sandlands scrub in check, encouraging heather, grass stop heathland decline for many years, with derived for sandstones, producing and open patches of wind-blown sand. If wildlife reserves near Kidderminster at the somewhat acidic sandy soils. grazing declined and cultivation did not Devil’s Spittleful. Wyre Forest District In the Vale there are the alluvial soils of the return heaths gradually became woodland Council similarly manages an area nearby at Avon flood plain surrounded by deep clays, often dominated by birch, oak, hawthorn Burlish Top and the County Council looks the latter producing fine slightly basic and aspen. after Hartlebury Common. (alkaline) soils. To the east, on the The Wildlife Trust has recently acquired Cotswolds, the soils are derived from more land near The Spittleful with the long limestones and are even more basic and “The first Woodlark I ever saw term aim of recreating heath. stony. Good heathland supports special and Each area favours different wild plants and was in full song interesting birds. The southern heaths of produces different habitats given a chance, high above me - amazing” England contain Dartford Warblers. Until although most have been moulded by very recently they were England’s only cultivation to grow whatever agriculture resident warbler (now joined by Cetti’s requires. But mostly there were once extensive Warbler at many wetlands and by To return to the sandlands and their heaths - open, hot places in summer with a overwintering Blackcaps in gardens) and somewhat infertile soils... In the past much scatter of shrubs and trees. They buzzed prone to population crashes through poor of the area around Kidderminster, especially with insects, especially solitary bees nesting survival in hard winters. to the west and north, was heathland, a in holes excavated in the sandy soils and Dartford Warblers turn up occasionally at product of patchy opportunistic farming. ideal for lizards and snakes. the Kidderminster heaths much to the joy of Patches were cleared of trees and scrub Nowadays few such places remain and the bird watching community - one day they and used to grow crops but lost fertility in a heathland is vanishing on a national scale, may stay to breed. year or two and were left to tumble down often disappearing under expanding towns. Nightjars used to nest on Kidderminster to heath - open places with heather and It is a nationally threatened habitat, which heaths. Nowadays, the occasional birds seen patches of sand gradually invaded by gorse, translates to imminent extermination of its there and elsewhere are usually passage

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Vale Magazine 44 migrants. Nightjars are summer visitors and use quite large areas of heath or open often heathy woodland and feed primarily on dusk-flying moths and beetles - now a scarce commodity. They nest on the ground and are well- known for their continuous churring songs at dusk and night-time, and their crepuscular display flight with wing claps. Heaths are also used by commoner finches - Greenfinches, Goldfinches, Linnets and, if there are song-post trees, Chaffinches. A few decades ago Redpolls were frequent nesters but have declined again in recent years. Inevitably, if there is enough cover, there will be Wrens, now officially the most abundant British bird, or the ubiquitous Blackbird! Whinchats were often frequent summer visitors and nesters but they are now scarce across much of Britain. Stonechats are often seen on heaths and other open places with scattered bushes (eg: the Malvern Hills) nesting in thorny gorse, and often perching on a tall twig to watch the ground and dropping down to pick up insects crossing open ground. Perhaps the star of the Kidderminster STONECHAT Sandlands is the Woodlark. Several arrived and stayed to breed on Burlish Top for a few NEED NEW DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL WINDOWS? TARMAC & stone driveways If you're looking for Windows, Doors or a new Conservatory you'll find trusted local suppliers here.

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