SERVICE WEDDING AT BADSEY – Private K Haines, ATS & Marine R Wyatt
St James’ Parish Church, Badsey, was the scene on Thursday last week of the wedding between Private Kathleen Haines, ATS, elder daughter of Mr & Mrs A G Haines of 7 Synehurst Avenue, Badsey, and Marine Roger Wyatt, youngest son of Mr & Mrs J Wyatt of Whitehouse, Old Broyle, Chichester.
MISS M H JELFS WEDS – Badsey and Evesham families united
The wedding was solemnised on Saturday at St James’ Church, Badsey, between Miss Marjorie Helen Jelfs, eldest daughter of Mr & Mrs E F Jelfs of 5 Silk Mills, Badsey, and Corporal Reginald N Bennett, son of Mr & Mrs H Bennett of 14 Edward Street, Evesham. The service was conducted by Rev C M Stickings, Vicar of Bretforton.
The wedding took place at St James’ Church, Badsey, on Monday of Miss Joyce Evelyn Heritage, eldest daughter of Mr & Mrs W J Heritage of 3 Synehurst Crescent, Badsey, and Corporal William Edward Arnold, RASC, son of Mr & Mrs W E Arnold of 16 Doon Street, Liverpool.
The service, which was choral and included the hymns, “The voice that breathed o’er Eden” and “Lead us, Heavenly Father, lead us”, was conducted by the Vicar of Bengeworth, the Rev F James Wells.
DISTRICT NEWS, BADSEY – BURTON-EVANS WEDDING
Linda Core, who has died aged 81, was a long-term resident of Old Post Office Lane, Badsey.
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.
Just as David Attenborough might be considered a “national treasure”, so Terry Sparrow might be considered Badsey’s “treasure”. Ninety years young, Terry spoke knowledgeably about the origin and development of market gardening in Badsey. He began with how market gardening started initially in Evesham, then talked 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 covered details of the crops grown, marketing and the growing of medicinal herbs in WW1.
Elizabeth Spencer, former Head Teacher of Badsey First School, delivered the annual Richard Phillips Memorial Lecture. Elizabeth is Vice-Chair of Evesham Abbey Trust and spoke to us about "The Rise and Fall of Evesham Abbey".
Elizabeth's lecture covered a brief history of the Abbey and the famous people associated with the Abbey throughout history. In addition, she talked about the formation of Evesham Abbey Trust (EAT), its conservation, archaeological, and educational projects, and the legacy of EAT and the Abbey Site today.
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:
Relax, this is not a story of raucous rock ‘n’ roll excesses but one set in very different times that covers hard work, commitment, dreams, disappointment, achievement, cider, blackmail, skulduggery and tragedy. Fortunately, murder is not on the list, well, apart from a rendition of a song or two...
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.
