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Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, 2022

What a remarkable achievement!  Never before in this country has there been a Platinum Jubilee celebration for a reigning monarch.  As of a few days ago, Queen Elizabeth II became the second longest-reigning monarch ever, overtaking King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand who reigned for 70 years 126 days from 1946-2016.  (The longest-reigning monarch ever was Louis XIV of France who reigned for 72 years 110 days.)

Badsey's Big Dig in pictures

Over a beautiful weekend in May, volunteers from the village and from all over the county, dug, scraped and scrubbed in “The Big Badsey Dig”.  Deferred from 2020 because of the pandemic, the dig at last came to fruition on 21st and 22nd May 2022.  Thanks to Ian Gibson, the project co-ordinator for Badsey, The Badsey Society has been able to participate in this exciting county-wide archaeology project – Small Pits, Big Ideas II.

Saturday 13 January 1940 – Wedding of George Robert Bell and Phyllis Avison Dobbs at Badsey

MILITARY WEDDING

Considerable interest was taken in the village on Sunday afternoon in the marriage at St James’ Church of Miss Phyllis Avison Dobbs, only daughter of Mr & Mrs C H Dobbs of 6 Albert Grove, Westbourne Street, Hull, and Mr George Robert Bell, only surviving son of the late Mr & Mrs Edward Bell of Hull.  Canon W C Allsebrook, RD (Vicar of Badsey) officiated, and the choral service included the hymns “O Perfect Love” and “O Father, all Creating”.  Appropriate wedding music was also played by the organist, Mr Leslie Sharp.

Thursday 30 June 1977 – Flying the flag from the Wellingtonia tree

Flag day at Badsey

Sir

Much interest has been caused by the flag that appeared on the top of the Wellingtonia poplar tree in Badsey on Jubilee morning.  To one who would not even climb an apple tree, let alone a tree 110 feet high, I rate this achievement as a local Everest climb and would like to congratulate the lads who scaled the  tree’s difficult, sometimes hazardous, face.

Thursday 23 June 1977 – Mrs Stewart remembers an earlier Silver Jubilee celebration

Flying the flag at Badsey

Sir

My brother, Buster Mustoe, of The Round of Gras, Badsey, said he refuses to enter into any arguments about the flag on Johns’ tree for King George V’s Jubilee.  I therefore feel I should tell my story of the occasion.

On Jubilee Eve 1935 (I think it was May 5) the late Phil Sparrow and my brother decided that they would show the flag to confuse Harry Johns (who then lived at Pool House) and, with his son Lance, had Moseley connections.

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