From teachers 'braving the shave' for an Evesham High School production to pigs having their ears sun-creamed to avoid being burnt in a heatwave; from a moment in time at a Pershore market to a solitary schoolchild waiting for a train on a railway platform in the 60s, there are some great images to look at.
January 1983, and Regal cinema manager Ernie Highland, right, is pictured with projectionist Peter Bennett after it was announced that ET had broken box office records the previous year
A beautifully serene image of Pershore’s bridges over the Avon
July 1978 and householders on the Four Pools estate had just won their battle over the positioning of rugby posts on Evesham High School’s playing field
It’s April 1975 and a group of Evesham High School pupils were preparing for a summer trip northern Iceland to study a glacier as part of a 70-strong expedition organised by the British Schools Exploring Society
August 2003 and Vale Wildlife Visitors Centre supervisor Rachel Lewis was slapping Factor 20 suncream on the pigs to ensure thedelicate skin on their ears was protected from the 32C heat
August 2003 and Year Six pupils at Blackminster School proved the best in South Worcestershire at the annual rounders tournament. Showing off the spoils of success are, front, Amy Mead, centre, Stephanie Kedward, Jenny Bell (captain) and Emily Cafearo.
August 2003 and the all-conquering Evesham trio Team Michelle, All conquering team: from left, Michelle Kimberley, MichelleDige and Michelle Parsons, fresh from their triumph at London Triathlon at the Excel centre in the Docklands
Waiting for the train that never comes... Pershore railway station in June 1966
Fresh fruit and veg (and a baby doll in a pram) in September 1985 in Pershore
The White Horse Hotel in Church Row, Pershore, as it looked in September 1983
Late November 1976 and Christmas shopping is proving a damp affair - bit early to be putting the tree up
The Royal Three Tuns in Pershore as it stood in December 1983
August 2003 and Mark Payne (Tescos team captain) and Clive Cook (Safeway captain) go head-to-head at the charity football match between the supermarkets’ staff for the annual Retail Challenge Cup
Perhaps you have your own nostalgia pictures of Evesham, Pershore and the surrounding villages, or in the Cotswolds?
Whatever form they take, we’d love to see them and help you share them with your fellow readers.
You can send your pictures to our community content editor at barry.kinghorn@newsquest.co.uk
Look out for more pictures from the past in next week’s Journals.
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