Photo of the High Street taken from a newspaper article in the Evesham Journal when Mickleton won the Bledisloe Cup in 1961.
Mickleton must have had a Maypole at some point. The photos is probably from the 1930s.
A proud moment for Mickleton when Lord Harrowby unveiled the commemorative sign awarded for the "Best Kept Village" in Gloucestershire in 1961. Underneath the plaque are the coat of arms of Lord Bledisloe. The Earl of Harrowby said " how pleased he was that Mickleton had won the competition, particularly as he was a near ...
The Bledisloe Cup competition for the Best Kept Village was organised by the Council for the Preservation of Rural England. Photograph shows the presentation of the cup in October 1961.
Local musicians playing at a barn dance held in the King's Arms gardens, organised by the Mickleton Community Archive.
They are on a notice board attached to the shed at the Butts.
Mr. B. J. Robbins, Chairman of Mickleton Parish Council receives the Bledisloe Trophy from the Earl of Harrowby. He said' how proud he was to receive the trophy on behalf of the community. He stressed that no individual efforts had been made but that it was a village effort'. Mickleton's success followed seven previous entries ...
The photographs show the small ceremony held for the winners of the Bledisloe Cup Best Kept Village trophy in 1996 and the Parish Council Chairman, Brin Kibblewhite, receiving the award on behalf of the village. Sadly, the three magnificent chestnut trees that had graced the Plantation had been felled shortly before. The remaining trunk of one ...