Excavations necessitated for the widening of a road and laying of a culvert at Frances’ Grave Corner in Badsey on Monday, revealed a human skeleton in the centre of the Badsey, Willersey and Wickhamford crossroads.  One of the men employed by Evesham Rural District Council found a bone when using his pick and sent for the antiquarian Mr A E Jones, who cut away the clay soil and found a skeleton almost complete.  The skeleton was found to be that of a woman and believed to be two to three hundred years old.

BADSEY – A POLICE BRIDEGROOM

DISTRICT NEWS, BADSEY – SAVORY-MARCH WEDDING

At St James’ Church on Saturday, the wedding was solemnised by the Vicar (Rev W C Allsebrook, RD) of Miss Maggie Adeline, the only daughter of Mrs and the late Mr Charles March of The Neuk, Brewers Lane, and Mr Maurice George, only son of Mrs and Mr G T Savory of Sidi Bishr, Bretforton Road, Badsey.

Prominent Badsey Worker

OBITUARY – MR A C SPARROW

Badsey has lost one of the village’s most respected inhabitants.  Mr Alfred Cecil Sparrow, of No 4 South View Terrace, died suddenly on Saturday.  He was 81.

Born in the Isle of Man, he was the eldest son of the late Mr & Mrs Alfred Sparrow of Church Lench and Badsey.  He came with his parents to Badsey about 70 years ago and lived the rest of his life in the village.

DIAMOND WEDDING

JOURNALIST’S WEDDING

HAMLET WITH A LONG HISTORY

Draw a triangle with the three points at Bengeworth, Badsey and Offenham and almost in the centre you find the hamlet of Aldington nestling at the foot of a small hill.

In area it actually extends much further than one would imagine because its boundaries stretch far over the summit of the hill and across the market garden holdings way down to the Avon.  Buts its communal life is centre around the varied collection of dwellings clustered about the old Manor House.

ALDINGTON WANTS PARISH COUNCIL

In the old clubroom of the little hamlet of Aldington, two miles from Evesham, about 30 of Aldington’s population of 144 yesterday discussed, somewhat heatedly at times, what they could do to improve the amenities of the village.