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Willow Green Estate Street Names They are the names of notable residents of Willersey and below is just a brief summary. Nash Road Lucy Mary Nash (1902 -1989) was a Birmingham School Headmistress who retired to Willersey and lived in Colin Close. She left £12,500 (The Miss Nash Fund) to be administered by the Village Hall committee, to support village organisations and individuals by way of grants. Powell Close Raymond and Mildred Powell arrived in Willersey in 19?? and for the next 3? years ran The Bell Inn and were the heart and soul of village life. Amongst many aspects of community support Ray undertook the maintenance of all the village greens. Mildred is, of course, still with us and lives at the Old Bakehouse. Hewins Place Margaret Nancy Hewins (1902 - 78) was a long-time resident of the village at the Long House in Main Street. She was a British theatre director and actress. She founded the first all-woman theatre troupe (Osiris) who toured the UK presenting Shakespeare particularly to schools until her death. She left a third of her estate to Willersey Parish Council (£120,000 not received until 2006 due to complications in the estate) “for distribution and use as it thinks fit for the benefit of deserving organisations in the parish”. The money was used in part to purchase the Recreation Ground and upgrade the Village Hall. More details Here Maurice Gardens Maurice Charles Andrews MBE {1923 -2016) was born and brought up in Broadway. His involvement in community service began in 1952 with Broadway Parish Council and later Evesham Rural District Council. In 1963 he moved to Eastbourne for health reasons but eventually returned to the Cotswolds and came to Willersey where he served on the Parish council as Clerk, Committee Member and Chairman over the next 33 years. He was awarded an MBE in 2006. More details Here  Go to top |
