Monthly parish newsletter distributed free to all households in the parish. Personnel - Vicar, Reverend Dr Adrian Hough, The Vicarage; Assistant, Reverend Michael Shepherd, 90 Main Street, Bretforton; Churchwardens, Mrs Sue Cole, 45 Bretforton Road and Mr Chris Robbins, 1 Oak Close; Readers, Mr John Callaghan, Mrs Penny Christison, Mrs Sheila Lancaster; Newsletter Editor, Mrs Yvonne Haynes, 4 Seward Close. Includes letter from Adrian, the Vicar, writing about the forthcoming Angels Exhibition (including a poem from a former Prime Minister written specially for the event, Badsey and Blackminster Schools well represented). Badsey register: baptisms of Morgan W Spiers & Hollie G Spiers; funerals of Robert A Paton, David S Heeks, Jean Jones, Martin Golding & Elsie Cook. Reports on Mother's Union (tea afternoon at 36 Brewers Lane, home of Sandra Sparrow, to raise money for 80th birthday celebrations); Saturday Activity Group; Christian Aid week (return envelopes to The Vicarage, 45 Bretforton Road or Middlebank at Aldington); Palm Sunday (donkey well behaved, report by Sheila Lancaster); St James' Flower Guild (Mrs Pat Goldstraw & Mrs Sue Goldstraw, Mrs Julie Gardner & Mrs Eleanor Sams, Mrs Maureen Davies & Mrs Sandra Sparrow, report by Hazel Stewart); late Mrs H G Hartwell aged 103 (donations to church funds in her memory); Badsey Remembrance Hall AGM (Mr Alan Eames resigned as Secretary after many years; Mrs Sharon Evans elected as new Secretary; thanks to Tim Owens for cleaning windows for free; Golden Jubilee project Badsey (photo from every household or business in the parish who would like to be included requested, contact Lizzie Noyes); Golden Jubilee celebrations Aldington (garden party on 2nd June afternoon; dance and supper in a marquee on the lawns of Bereta in the evening, home of Mrs Beryl Osborne).
