A recent article on the website about The Wheatsheaf Darts Team of 1949 has prompted Terry Sparrow to write to us to correct a misunderstanding. Thomas Henry Marshall (1898-1979), always known as Harry, was never the landlord of The Wheatsheaf, although his father, also Thomas, certainly was. Terry provides us with more details about the Marshall family.
BADSEY – LATE MR G LLOYD
At a visit to the Badsey Society stand at this year’s Flower Show, one of our members, Daphne Gisbourne (née Salter), mentioned that she owned a script of a BBC broadcast about market gardening that had been aired in 1940. Tom Locke went to visit Daphne and took digital images of the 26-page transcript which may be seen below. The script had originally been sent by the BBC at Birmingham to Sidney Gisbourne of 10 Blakes Hill, North Littleton, Evesham. Sidney Gisbourne (1900-1963) was a market gardener and was Daphne’s father-in-law.
Fruit-Growers on the Air
On Saturday afternoon, April 13, Robin Whitworth is producing a feature programme which he has arranged in collaboration with Charles Gardiner, Clerk to the Evesham Rural District Council and author of a number of radio plays in the Worcestershire dialect. It will be broadcast in the Home Service programme at 3 o’clock and recorded for overseas broadcast at a later date.
GROWERS BROADCAST FROM EVESHAM
Evesham was “on the air” last night when local growers and workers took part in a programme which described the work connected with the local fruit and vegetable growing industry. The programme, which was arranged by Robin Whitworth in co-operation with Mr C H Gardiner, clerk to the Evesham Rural District Council, and Mr C A Binyon, JP, was relayed from the Evesham Town Hall.
DEATH OF MRS G C TROUGHTON
The death occurred at her home, Brewers Lane, Badsey, on Friday, at the age of 34 years, of Mrs Gertrude Clare Troughton, second daughter of Mr & Mrs C Ballard of Brewers Lane, Badsey.
Mrs Troughton was a native of Badsey and had resided in the village nearly all her life. She is survived by her husband and one son.
VERGER’S DAUGHTER
Miss P L Hunt married at All Saints
Miss L C Johns’ Canadian Bridegroom
The marriage was solemnised at Stratford-on-Avon Parish Church on Wednesday of F/O Arthur George Angus, RCAF, son of Mr & Mrs Robert Young Angus of North Bay, Ontario, and Miss Lucy Christine Johns, elder daughter of Mrs A L Johns of Harrington House, Badsey, Evesham.
BRETFORTON MAN WEDS
Mr W F Cleaver and Miss D B Jelfs
The marriage took place at St Andrew’s Church, Boreham, Essex, of Miss Dulcie Beatrice Jelfs, elder daughter of Mr & Mrs W H Jelfs of Lion End Cottage, Boreham, late of Badsey, and Mr William Frederick Cleaver, second son of Mr & Mrs S Cleaver of Clayfield, Bretforton.
PRETTY WEDDING AT BIDFORD-ON-AVON
Mr A E Goddard and Miss K P M Knight
A wedding of considerable interest took place at Bedford Church last Satruday between Mr Albert Ernest Goddard, younger son of Mr & Mrs E J Goddard of Broom near Bidford-on-Avon and Miss Kathleen Patricia Mary Knight, only daughter of the late Mr Ernest and of Mrs Knight of Merville, Bretforton Road, Badsey.
The service, which was conducted by the Rev A W Harrison, was choral. Mr Fred Salisbury was at the organ.
