Monthly parish magazine, price 3d per month. No Vicar’s letter but Badsey notes about thanks to Mr Henry King for training the choir for the carol service; Sunday School; Sanctuary Guild; Mothers’ Union (Mrs Chapman spoke at the November meeting; Mrs Edwards and Mrs Allard presented a gift at a special service in the cathedral; organ and vocal recital by Mr J Gilbert Mills and Mr Henry King received with rapt attention; Men’s Fellowship (gratifying attendance at the first meeting, joined by some friends from Wickhamford Fellowship; report by M G Savory); death of Mr H Keen came as a great shock; Youth Fellowship (table tennis match versus the Scouts; M Salter lost to R Sandford, G Jones beat N Harris, B Jennings lost to J Bennett, D Brazier beat J Andrews, D Barrand beat L Grinnell, D Edwards beat A Vale); missionary boxes received from Mrs Holley, Mrs Austen Jones, John Hatcher, Angela Chapman, Rosemary Jones, Rosalind Major, C A Binyon, Brian Tomkins, G Crisp, Misses H M Hall and N E Smith, Derek Barrand, the Misses Sladden, Mrs Sparrow, Mrs M Savory, Mrs M E Reed, Mrs A W Ballard; NSPCC (Mrs Idiens thanked those who gave generously). Wickhamford notes – Mothers’ Union (Mrs Mason continued her series of readings); Men’s Fellowship (Mr C H Gardiner gave a talk on the Cotswolds); congratulations to Jack Haines on being awarded his international cap; Sunday School. Reports of village organisations: Women’s Institute (Mrs G Grove appointed Sick Visitor; Mrs S B Carter in the chair; Mrs M Savory reported on the Worcester conference and Mrs I Longmore on the Avon Group meeting; new savings group secretary, Mrs Edwards; report by N E Keen); Nursing Association (I M Brady); Badsey Remembrance Hall Committee (AGM report; resignation of Mr J E Knight as chairman; report by H L Hatcher). Baptisms - Angela Joan Jinks (Badsey). Confirmations - Janet Ballard, Hazel Barrand, Shirley Evans, Angela Harris, Joan Jelfs, Georgina Olsson, Joy Worthington, Peter Addis, Douglas Bott, John Hatcher, Dennis Knight, Geoffrey Meadows, Peter Smith, Edgar Mitchell (Badsey); Ramona Daffurn, Betty Hancock (Wickhamford). Burials - Henry Keen (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.