Saturday 30 November 1929 – Wedding of Marjorie Evans at Badsey
DISTRICT NEWS, BADSEY – BURTON-EVANS WEDDING
CORE, Linda – resident of Old Post Office Lane, Badsey, for almost 60 years
Linda Core, who has died aged 81, was a long-term resident of Old Post Office Lane, Badsey.
BROOKE, Ann (1750-1750) – a significant headstone in Wickhamford churchyard
Near the porch and entrance to the Church of St John the Baptist, Wickhamford sits a moderately sized gravestone which dates from 1750. It is the burial place of Ann Brooke, who died before she was one month old.
The Brooke Family
Market Gardening in the Vale of Evesham
Badsey Community Sports & Social Club
Terry Sparrow will talk about the origin and development of market gardening in Badsey. He will begin with how market gardening started initially in Evesham, then talk about the reasons for change in Badsey and the development of market gardening from the late 19th century and the resulting population increase. His talk will cover details of the crops grown, marketing and the growing of medicinal herbs in the First World War.
The Rise and Fall of Evesham Abbey
Badsey Community Sports & Social Club
Elizabeth Spencer, former Head Teacher of Badsey First School, will deliver the annual Richard Phillips Memorial Lecture. Elizabeth is Vice-Chair of Evesham Abbey Trust and will talk to us about "The Rise and Fall of Evesham Abbey".
When Evesham Rocked London, Local Cultural History 1975-1983
Badsey Community Sports & Social Club
Garry Smout entertained us to a a fascinating talk about three Evesham bands from the 1970s and 1980s - a subject matter which was quite different to our normal offering. Garry had given us a taster of what his talk was all about:
October 1970 - William Seward commemoration service
WILLIAM SEWARD COMMEMORATION SERVICE, Oct 21
Last year we had in our church the first commemoration service for William Seward, the Badsey man who became one of the earliest Methodist lay preachers, and died a martyr’s death at Hay-on-Wye, Oct 22nd 1740. At that service the minister of the Methodist Church and a large number of the congregation joined us in Holy Communion at the altar which Seward gave to our church.
October 1969 - Service of Reconciliation to commemorate William Seward's martyrdom
A Service of Reconciliation
The anniversary date of William Seward’s martyrdom is 22nd October. Our Methodist friends in Badsey have agreed with me that we should make this date the occasion of an annual joint commemoration service. The Methodist minister in Evesham, the Reverend T R Hill, has declared himself to be in favour of such a project, though owing to a previous engagement he would not be able to take part personally on Oct 22 this year.
Friday 2 March 1951 – Badsey Scouts Pantomime
BADSEY SCOUTS PRESENT “CINDERELLA”
Scout funds will benefit by more than £12 as a result of the presentation last week by the Senior Scouts, Scouts and Cubs of the Badsey Troop of the pantomime “Cinderella”, supported by two short plays.
The programme opened with a set piece depicting HMS Scout, in which the company sang the famous gang show number, “Crest of the Wave”. This was followed by a sketch of Hyde Park Corner, ably played by John Bennett, Charles Perkins, Derek Barrand and Douglas Bott.
WASHINGTON, Penelope (c1643-1697) – the link to George Washington
The presence of a burial tablet on the floor of the Chancel of the Church of St John the Baptist in Wickhamford has drawn many Americans to visit the church. It commemorates Penelope Washington, who died in 1697 and was a distant relative of President George Washington.