The 21st AGM of The Badsey Society was held on Friday 10th February 2022 as a “hybrid” meeting; 45 members were in attendance in person and 11 via Zoom.  Maureen Spinks was re-elected as Chairman and Shirley Tutton as Secretary.  The vacancy for Treasurer was filled by Will Dallimore.  The following Committee members were re-elected:   Ian Gibson, Tom Locke, Jane Neill, Alan Tutton, Gill Woods.  In addition, Helen Green and Andy Higgitt were elected as new members of the Committee.

The long-awaited results of the Big Badsey Dig were revealed to Society members and dig volunteers by Nina O’Hare of Worcestershire Archaeology Service.  Some 55 people were in the audience at the Recreation Club with 12 people watching on Zoom.

Our December talk took place appropriately in St James’ Church.  The speaker, Chris Pickford, and his wife, joined the Badsey bell-ringers at 7.30 to welcome people into the church.  Meanwhile, attendees at the talk were able to warm themselves with tea/coffee and mince pies, having earlier listened to the annual Christmas carols outside The Wheatsheaf.  Chris, an archivist, writer and bell-ringer, born at Stratford upon Avon and educated at schools in Worcestershire, then began a fascinating talk on Worcestershire church bells.

Liz Pearson Mann gave a talk entitled "Eat Like Your Ancestors: the archaeology of food and the farmed landscape and the future of food".  The talk was attended by 38 people in person and 15 via Zoom.