When Badsey Flower Show is able to take place again, it will be without the measured tones of the person who, for over 40 years, has made the announcements over the tannoy. Gordon Lashford, “the voice of the Flower Show”, has died on 13th December 2020 at the age of 90.
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On 29th August 1911, Dessiechmun George Freeman signed a Declaration of Intention form (right). This was a form stating that a person intended to renounce allegiance to a foreign country and become a citizen of the United States of America. He is of interest because he stated that his place of birth was Wickhamford, England.
During the 2020 lockdowns, Tony and Maureen Spinks began rediscovering the local footpaths in the Badsey area. There are some glorious churches in the area. Whilst most of these are not as accessible as they were in pre-COVID days, we can still appreciate the magnificence of their architecture. The majority of the churches are within a 5-mile radius of Badsey (all six churches within the United Benefice are featured), with one slightly further away.
In Loving Memory
of
CYRIL DAVID WESTWOOD
Born 16th March 1936
Died 12th October 2018
Most precious and treasured Husband,
dearly loved Father, Grandad
and Great-Grandad
NEVER FORGOTTEN
TRACY
JOY LIPPETT
Aged 4 Months
Reunited With
NINA & JOHN
In November 2020, Christopher Horne contacted the Badsey Society after having read about Francis Horne who lived in Badsey in the 17th century. He pointed out that there had been Hornes living in Badsey in the early 20th century, and indeed, he had only recently discovered that his father, Frederic Thomas Horne, had been born in Badsey in 1917.
DEATH OF MR L E HORNE – Notable farmer in North Cotswolds
Mr Lionel Edward Horne, one of the North Cotswold’s foremost public men, died in Moreton-in-Marsh District Hospital on Monday. He was 74.
The recent donation to the Badsey Archive of a letter which was written in 1936 by Harold Cave, the Hon Secretary and Treasurer of Badsey Rangers’ Football Club, has led to an investigation into his life.
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LOSS TO LOCAL FOOTBALL – Death of Mr H J Cave of Badsey
We regret to record the death of Mr Harold John Cave of Sandford Villa, Badsey, in Evesham Hospital on Monday night following an operation.
Mr Cave, who was a well-known football referee, was 54. He was the only son of the late Mr Cave and Mrs Cave of Holdenby, Northamptonshire, and came to Badsey with his parents at the age of 10. On leaving school he entered the market gardening industry, being employed by Mr C A Binyon. Later he went into business on his own account.
MARTYRDOM OF BADSEY PASSIVE RESISTERS – WATCH, STRING AND LADDER SEIZED
