Monthly parish magazine, price 3d per month. Includes separate letters from the vicar W B Chapman to Badsey & Aldington (mentions the dedication of the standard of The British Legion on Mothering Sunday and gives congratulations to Mr J C Sladden on being awarded the Ellerton Theological Essay Prize for 1948) and Wickhamford (names Mrs Carter, Miss Sherwin, Mr Field). Badsey reports on Mothers’ Union (names Miss Sladden, Mrs L Sparrow; presentation to Mrs Reed on her retirement as Enrolling Member; Mrs Chapman took over as Enrolling Member; report by A M Chapman); Parochial Church Council (Mr C A Binyon re-elected lay vice-chairman and treasurer; Miss M E Sladden re-elected secretary; Mr J Major re-elected assistant secretary; Mrs Sparrow, Mrs Major, Miss E Sladden, Mr Binyon, Mr Savory appointed to form a missionary sub-committee of the standing committee); Sanctuary Guild (Mrs K G Johnson welcomed as a new member; report by A M Chapman); in memoriam, George Moisey (report by C A Binyon). Wickhamford reports on Sanctuary Guild (meeting held at Robin Cottage by invitation of Mrs Cooke; report by A M Chapman); Mothers’ Union (names Mrs Pearce). Reports on village organisations: Infant Welfare Centre (Mrs Tuckwell donated soft toys; report by E H Idiens); British Legion's Women's Section (report on the dedication of the women’s section standard; names Mr Major, Mrs Harvey, Reverend W B Chapman, Mrs I Knight, Mrs M Cook, Mrs W Keen, Mrs Harvey, Mr John Holding; report by R M Barnard); British Legion Men’s Section (Mr C P R Raymer to give a talk on “Income Tax and the Small Grower”; report by P Sparrow); Women’s Institute (names Mrs S B Carter, Mrs Haines, Mrs Taylor; Mrs Chapman talked on “My early musical experiences” followed by a solo; annual bulb show judged by Mrs Cooke of Wickhamford, the winners being Mrs Savory, Mrs Carter, Mrs Shelley; report by N E Keen). Continuation of “History of Badsey” by C A Binyon. Baptisms - Margaret Isobel Jane Major, Janet June Anderson, Margaret Hatcher, David John Jelfs and Sheila Joy Reeves (Badsey); Ivor Edwin Sayer, Sally Arthurs (Wickhamford). Burials - Henry John Johns, Hannah Perkins and George Moisey (Badsey). Adverts placed by: T E Wheatley, Poplars Garage, High Street; C Savage & Son, Builder; H Robinson, Manor Dairy; H E Wheatley, Butcher, High Street; C J Bird, Cycle Dealer & Repairer; H Floyd, Hairdresser, 27 Bridge Street, Evesham.
