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

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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W.R. Deakin’s Annual Picnic, 7 September 1895

On Saturday 7 September 1895, W.R. Deakin’s annual picnic for his employees was held at Whittle Springs, to the north of Wigan in Lancashire. The Wigan Observer and District Advertiser reported on 14 September 1895: During the morning the weather was very unpropitious, but about noon “the clouds rolled by”, and the party, in high

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