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Welcome to Ashton under Hill Online

The picturesque village of Ashton under Hill is situated in the south of the county of Worcestershire, England, at the eastern end of Bredon Hill and overlooking the Vale of Evesham. The northern Cotswolds are close at hand and nearby towns include Evesham, Pershore, Broadway and Tewkesbury. Formerly part of the county of Gloucestershire, Ashton under Hill is now in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire.

                 

 'Rhubarb and Custard' !

 Jeremy King

Springtime flowers;

Russ Cook

Bluebell woods;

Russ Cook

Bee Fly ( Bombylius major);

Jeremy King

 

  Spring Sunshine;

  Russ Cook

 

Ashton's War Memorial;

Russ Cook

  

April snow in Ashton;

Malcolm Nelson

 

 Red-legged Partridge;

 Roger Umpelby

 

 Blackthorn flower March 2008;

 Roger Umpelby

 

See more pictures in our

Village Gallery

 

News about Ashton

New The May/June issue of our village newsletter Ashton News is now available for download. The next issue will be published in early September. Click here to go to our Ashton News page.

New   Don't forget Ashton Open Gardens will be on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June. A total of 27 gardens will be open from 1.00pm to 6.00pm including some for the first time. There will be quality plants for sale, including exotic varieties, an exhibition of paintings by a local artist, displays on composting, organic gardening and recycling, a children's 'Green' Trail and a variety of refreshments. More details on the Open Gardens website.

New The May issue of the Beckford Group Parish magazine is now available online. Please click here (2MB PDF file) .

New Beckford Open Gardens and Flower Festival will be on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 May. 14 beautiful gardens will be open, together with a host of other attractions including a vintage and military radio collection, a garden champagne bar with live music and homemade cakes and refreshments in the village hall. More details here.

New Removal of overhead power lines in Ashton. Obtaining of consents for undergrounding of overhead lines is now almost complete. It would be helpful if the two or three people who have yet to sign their consent forms could do so. The schemes can then hopefully proceed. Click here for further details of the plans...

New Many local people have experienced expensive and very distressing flooding in the past year, but 'SUDS' may be able to help in future. Click here for more information.

  • Don't leave your home open to summertime thieves! Important advice from South Worcestershire Police: see our Neighbourhood Watch page.
  • The Cotswolds Conservation Board is running a number of drystone walling courses throughout the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There are a range of courses which will appeal to beginners wanting to take up this traditional craft and improvers wishing to hone their skills. More details here.
  • Useful information and advice on Garden Crime from West Mercia Police.
 
  • The minutes of the Parish Council Meeting and the Annual Parish Meeting on 11th March 2008 are now available. Click here to visit our Parish Council Minutes page.
  • In 2008 the Wychavon Parish Games is celebrating its 30th anniversary. More details here.
  • Phoenix Gardens Horticulture will be opening its Beckford nursery for the first time on selected weekends in 2008. The next date will be Spring Bank Holiday weekend May 24/26 and further dates throughout the year. Click here for more details
  • See pictures of the Family Football Match on New Year's Day in our Events Gallery
 
  • Click here to read the latest news about the Parish Minibus Appeal

 

Useful Information

Old Photos of Ashton

Our Local Police Team

Ashton Open Gardens

Parish Music Programme 2007/2008

What's On at the Evesham Arts Centre?

Ashton under Hill Cricket Club

Bredon Hill Postboxes (including two in Ashton)

Ashton under Hill Conservation Area description and map

Ashton under Hill Village Plan 2006

Ashton Under Hill Village Information Booklet.

Gardening Club Programme for 2008

Bell Ringing at St. Barbara's

Websites of neighbouring villages

A wartime aircrash in Ashton

     Ashton Church and Little Hill in Spring; Roger Umpelby  

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