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1948 Oct - Aldington, Badsey and Wickhamford Parish Magazine

Description

Monthly parish magazine, price 3d per month. No Vicar’s letter to Badsey parishioners but notes about the church fete in the Vicarage garden; Harvest thanksgiving; congratulations to Mr & Mrs E Smith on their marriage, the bride, Joan Cockerton, having rendered faithful service as a Sunday School teacher; organ recital by Mr J Gilbert Mills in November with Mr Henry King as soloist; Sanctuary Guild; Mothers’ Union; Men’s Fellowship. Vicar’s letter to Wickhamford parishioners (diamond wedding congratulations to Mr & Mrs J W Mason; at the end of the PCC meeting at Leystones Café, Mrs Mason presented with a book by members of the PCC and Mothers’ Union). Reports of village organisations: Women’s Institute (Mrs Caswell appointed Sick Visitor; Mrs Sadler reported on work of the Canning Club; Miss Sandford passed her test; speaker thanked by Mrs Shelley; “Twenty Questions” team comprising Mrs Carter, Mrs L Byrd, Mrs Hurman, Mrs J Keen, with Mr M Savory “knowing all the answers”; Mrs Seers, Mrs Carter, Mrs Pratley, Mrs Sparrow winners of a gladioli competition; report by N E Keen); British Legion Women’s Section (Chairman Mrs Harvey spoke about the war memorial to be placed in the church; speaker was Mrs Chapman who gave an entertaining account of life as a Vicar’s wife; thanked by Mrs M Savory; report by R M Barnard); British Legion Men’s Section (details about the proposed war memorial; report by P H Sparrow). Extract from “A Message from the Bishops assembled at Lambeth”, read in all churches on 10th October. Marriages - Edward Edgar Albert Smith and Winifred Joan Cockerton (Badsey); Rachel Elizabeth Astley, Joyce Brotherton (Wickhamford). Burials - Eliza Emms (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.

Year created
1948
Physical Characteristics (Dimensions)
18.8 cm x 24.7 cm
Physical Characteristics (Description)
Magazine bound into a black volume with other magazines of the period; only the magazine for January in each year includes the front cover
Donor or Creator of Records
Badsey Parochial Church Council
Provenance
The Vicarage loft
Nature of Acquisition
Permanent loan
Accession Date
2022
Access Conditions
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Attached Documents
Reference
1155/SJC/NL/Z