Bert Evans operated the ferry across the river, but the building of a footbridge was due to make him redundant. The photograph shows Bert pushing off the boat, with a crane erecting the footbridge in the background.

A picture postcard showing the village.

Work was under way to build a footbridge across the river, so that visitors would not have to wait for the ferry. Mr W. R. Thomson is quoted, and Worcestershire County Council is mentioned. A later article states that the work on the footbridge had been h