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1948 Apr - Aldington, Badsey and Wickhamford Parish Magazine

Description

Monthly parish magazine, price 3d per month. Includes separate letters from the vicar W B Chapman to Badsey & Aldington (mentions the dedication of the standard of The British Legion on Mothering Sunday and gives congratulations to Mr J C Sladden on being awarded the Ellerton Theological Essay Prize for 1948) and Wickhamford (names Mrs Carter, Miss Sherwin, Mr Field). Badsey reports on Mothers’ Union (names Miss Sladden, Mrs L Sparrow; presentation to Mrs Reed on her retirement as Enrolling Member; Mrs Chapman took over as Enrolling Member; report by A M Chapman); Parochial Church Council (Mr C A Binyon re-elected lay vice-chairman and treasurer; Miss M E Sladden re-elected secretary; Mr J Major re-elected assistant secretary; Mrs Sparrow, Mrs Major, Miss E Sladden, Mr Binyon, Mr Savory appointed to form a missionary sub-committee of the standing committee); Sanctuary Guild (Mrs K G Johnson welcomed as a new member; report by A M Chapman); in memoriam, George Moisey (report by C A Binyon). Wickhamford reports on Sanctuary Guild (meeting held at Robin Cottage by invitation of Mrs Cooke; report by A M Chapman); Mothers’ Union (names Mrs Pearce). Reports on village organisations: Infant Welfare Centre (Mrs Tuckwell donated soft toys; report by E H Idiens); British Legion's Women's Section (report on the dedication of the women’s section standard; names Mr Major, Mrs Harvey, Reverend W B Chapman, Mrs I Knight, Mrs M Cook, Mrs W Keen, Mrs Harvey, Mr John Holding; report by R M Barnard); British Legion Men’s Section (Mr C P R Raymer to give a talk on “Income Tax and the Small Grower”; report by P Sparrow); Women’s Institute (names Mrs S B Carter, Mrs Haines, Mrs Taylor; Mrs Chapman talked on “My early musical experiences” followed by a solo; annual bulb show judged by Mrs Cooke of Wickhamford, the winners being Mrs Savory, Mrs Carter, Mrs Shelley; report by N E Keen). Continuation of “History of Badsey” by C A Binyon. Baptisms - Margaret Isobel Jane Major, Janet June Anderson, Margaret Hatcher, David John Jelfs and Sheila Joy Reeves (Badsey); Ivor Edwin Sayer, Sally Arthurs (Wickhamford). Burials - Henry John Johns, Hannah Perkins and George Moisey (Badsey). Adverts placed by: T E Wheatley, Poplars Garage, High Street; C Savage & Son, Builder; H Robinson, Manor Dairy; H E Wheatley, Butcher, High Street; C J Bird, Cycle Dealer & Repairer; H Floyd, Hairdresser, 27 Bridge Street, Evesham.

Year created
1948
Physical Characteristics (Dimensions)
18.8 cm x 24.7 cm
Physical Characteristics (Description)
Magazine bound into a black volume with other magazines of the period; only the magazine for January in each year includes the front cover
Donor or Creator of Records
Badsey Parochial Church Council
Provenance
The Vicarage loft
Nature of Acquisition
Permanent loan
Accession Date
2022
Access Conditions
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Attached Documents
Reference
1149/SJC/NL/Z