THE death occurred of Major James Bridge, the first headmaster of Watt Close School in Bromsgrove between 1919 and 1948. It was incidentally the first county elementary school to serve school dinners. A native of Dudley, he served in World War One and in the Second World War commanded B Company Home Guard and was responsible for the defence of Bromsgrove had there been an invasion. He was also one of the driving forces behind the formation of the Bromsgrove branch of the British Legion.
FARMERS in Bromsgrove and Droitwich were afraid that the present cold snap would cost them dear. Many had still not turned their cattle out to graze in the fields as the grass was not growing. And they could only watch anxiously as the last of their winter feed stocks dwindled. Autumn grown cereals were still at a standstill thanks to the bitter chill.
THE work of the RSPCA in Bromsgrove continued to grow, the annual general meeting heard. There had been big improvements at the cattle market with the purchase of a humane poultry killer and a more sophisticated device for punching holes in the ears of cattle and pigs. During the year the society had given out vets' vouchers worth £13 to local pensioners who could not afford to pay to have their pets treated.
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