Monthly parish newsletter distributed free to all households in the parish. Personnel - Vicar, Reverend Dr Adrian Hough, The Vicarage; Associate Priest, Reverend Michael Shepherd, 90 Main Street, Bretforton; Churchwardens, Mrs Sue Cole, 45 Bretforton Road and Mr Chris Smith, 27 High Street; Readers, Mr John Callaghan, Mrs Penny Christison, Mrs Sheila Lancaster; Newsletter Editor, Mrs Yvonne Haynes, 4 Seward Close. Includes letter from Sheila Lancaster. Badsey register: baptisms of Samuel J Howard & Harriet L Middleton; funerals of Dorothy Keen, Constance E Chamberlain & Sheila G. Perkins. Reports on Mother's Union (talk by Hilary Bolton on "Bells", report by Sandra Sparrow); Palm Sunday (procession from the school with a donkey); youth celebration; Activity Group; St James Guild of Bellringers (full peal attempt on Saturday 5th April in celebration of the Golden Wedding anniversaries of John & Mary Callaghan and Mike & Anne Barnard, report by Hilary Bolton); St James' Flower Guild (no flowers in Lent; Mrs Pat Goldstraw & Mrs Sue Goldstraw; report by Hazel Stewart); Badsey Remembrance Hall (new caretaker, Mrs Janet Taylor, 31 Synehurst); Badsey website (information on Badsey and Aldington past and present, www.badsey.net); crime (Tom Iddons, Beat Manager); barn dance at Remembrance Hall (tickets from Sue Cole or Chris Smith).


