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.
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.
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.
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.
A THRILL FOR AMERICANS
Two Stripes and Three Stars with the Cross of the Washingtons
HISTORY SLIGHTS IT – HOME OF GEORGE WASHINGTON’S ANCESTORS IN ENGLAND
Unmistakable traces of the distinguished family to be found in the village of Wickhamford, near Stratford-on-Avon – grave of Penelope, daughter of Colonel Henry Washington, in the parish church – little accurate information to be obtained in regard to them.
CONCERNING GEORGE WASHINGTON
More gems from the Badsey church chest recently deposited in the Badsey Society Archive reveal the fascinating story of a Badsey family.
The 22nd AGM was held as a “hybrid” meeting; 40 members being in attendance in person and 12 via Zoom. Maureen Spinks was re-elected as Chairman, Shirley Tutton as Secretary and Will Dallimore as Treasurer. Tom Locke, Jane Neill, Alan Tutton, Gill Woods, Helen Green and Andy Higgitt were re-elected to the Committee.
In 2022, following a talk on medieval graffiti by Wayne Perkins, three members of the Badsey Society, Shirley Tutton, Helen Green and Kerry Moreton, undertook a photographic survey of the medieval graffiti in St James' Church. Shirley gave a talk about what they found, and what the graffiti tells us about the beliefs and lives of medieval people.
