Saturday 20 April 1929 – Wedding of Doris Cynthia Hatcher at Badsey
BADSEY – A POLICE BRIDEGROOM
Saturday 5 January 1929 – Wedding of Maurice George Savory and Maggie Adeline March at Badsey
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.
Saturday 13 April 1929 – Death of Frances Ellen Holding
Prominent Badsey Worker
Friday 2 August 1957 – Death of Alfred Cecil Sparrow, aged 81
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.
Saturday 10 May 1947 – Aldington, a hamlet with a long history
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.
Wednesday 22 November 1950 – Aldington wants Parish Council
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.
Land Use in Worcestershire, 1825-1940
In 1944, The Land of Britain – Part 68 Worcestershire, by K M Buchanan, was published. This was part of The Report of the Land Utilisation Survey of Britain. It dealt with changes in land use in the county from about 1825 until the 1930s. A copy of this volume is held in the Reference section Evesham Library and the fifteen maps in the book have been reproduced below. They show how market gardening grew in importance in Worcestershire and, in particular, in the Vale of Evesham.
Wednesday 3 August 1859 – Elizabeth Howes summoned for using abusive language towards Elizabeth Edkins
THREATS – Elizabeth Howes, wife of Richard Howes of Wickhamford, was summoned by Elizabeth Edkins the wife of George Edkins of the same place. Mr Eades appeared for Mrs Edkins and proved that defendant had made use of threatening and abusive language towards complainant. She was therefore ordered to find one surety to be bound in £10 that she keep the peace for six calendar months.