St James’ Church, Badsey, was the scene of a pretty wedding on Saturday when Miss Winifred May Jelfs, third daughter of Mr & Mrs W Jelfs of Sherwood Farm, Aldington, was married to Mr John Herbert Cole, third son of Mrs Kate Cole and the late Mr Cole of The Alcove, Little Waltham, Chelmsford, Essex.
MR S S MUSTOE AND MISS S M JONES
BADSEY AND BRETFORTON FAMILIES UNITED
EVESHAM MAN’S BADSEY BRIDE – Miss E C Sheward & Mr D W H Hughes
Married at St James’ Church, Badsey, on Saturday, were Miss Emmeline Clara Sheward, eldest daughter of Mr & Mrs O S Sheward of 1 Silk Mills, Badsey, and Mr Dennis William Henry Hughes, youngest son of Mr & Mrs J J Hughes of 104 Kings Road, Evesham. The Vicar, Rev W B Chapman, officiated, and Mrs G W Marshall played the organ.
BADSEY BRIDE, CROPTHORNE GROOM – Miss A J Welch & Mr P Taylor
St James’ Church, Badsey, was the scene of the wedding on Saturday of Miss Audrey Jean Welch, eldest daughter of Mr & Mrs J M Welch of 64 Synehurst Crescent, Badsey, and Mr Philip Taylor, youngest son of Mr & Mrs H Taylor, “Bredoside”, Cropthorne.
WED AT ST JAMES, BADSEY – Miss M E Wilkins – Mr J Addis
The marriage was solemnised at St James’ Church, Badsey, on Saturday of Miss Mavis Eileen Wilkins, only daughter of Mr & Mrs Percy Wilkins of No 49 Synehurst Avenue, Badsey, and Mr John Addis, youngest son of Mrs M ~Addis of No 5 Evesham Road, Harvington. The service was conducted by the Vicar, Rev W B Chapman, and Mrs G W Marshall was the organist.
We had a welcome return visit from Shepherd’s Crook Folk Choir who came to sing for us in St James' Church. This followed immediately after the annual Christmas carols outside The Wheatsheaf, organised by the Parish Council. Members enjoyed tea/coffee and mince pies before the concert began at 8 pm. The choir performed a selection of traditional Cotswold Carols and Wassails.
On Thursday 4th December, 27 members and villagers set out to visit Gloucester Cathedral and the city. On arrival 23 of us walked the short distance to the Cathedral, where we were welcomed with coffee and home-made cookies before splitting into two groups for tours of the cathedral and the crypt. The other four left us to explore the city by themselves.
Despite it being an absolutely foul day, and still raining when a number of members bravely walked along Brewers Lane in the rain, we had nearly 40 people in the room and 13 people on Zoom for Alan Tutton's presentation was very much enjoyed. Having worked on the Badsey and Aldington QR CODE Trail and led walks around the village based on this, Alan became fascinated by how the topography of the village has affected its development.
