Toddington Jam Factory

August 1912: Pershore Fruit Growers and Market Gardeners visit Deakin’s Plantations at Toddington, Gloucestershire

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From The Evesham Standard, 8 August 1912 The members of the Pershore Fruit Growers and Market Gardeners Association had their annual outing on Saturday, when the extensive plantations of the Toddington Orchard Company were visited. The day was much enjoyed, and Mr. W. Fearnside, the business-like Honorary Secretary of the Association, was highly complimented upon […]

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1919: A Spate of Jam Thefts from the Toddington Jam Factory

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In April 1919, following a spate of jam thefts from the Toddington Jam Factory, a number of Deakin’s employees appeared in the Winchcombe Court. Alfred Willett, aged 15, appeared in the Children’s Court before Capt. H.A. Case, H. Dent Brocklehurst, and J.A. Oakey, charged with stealing a tin of jam on 2 April 1919, valued

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