Monthly parish newsletter distributed free to all households in the parish. Personnel - Vicar, Reverend Dr Adrian Hough, The Vicarage; Assistant, Reverend Michael Shepherd, 90 Main Street, Bretforton; Churchwardens, Mrs Sue Cole, 45 Bretforton Road and Mr Chris Robbins, 1 Oak Close; Readers, Mr John Callaghan, Mrs Penny Christison; Newsletter Editor, Mrs Yvonne Haynes, 4 Green Leys. Includes letter from Adrian, the Vicar, writing about the foot and mouth epidemic. Badsey register: baptisms of Matthew T Newman, Katie S M Johns-Holloway & Amy M C Johns; funerals of Cecil J Keen, Robert G Booker & George H Dallimore. Reports on forthcoming Rogation Sunday service (and restrictions because of foot and mouth epidemic); Mother's Union (talks by Sheila Lancaster and Lorna Howarth; report by Sandra Sparrow); Saturday Activity Group; Christian Aid Week (collection points, Chris Robbins, Sue Cole, Vicarage, Middlebank Aldington); Women's Institute collecting foodstuffs etc for farmers suffering hardship during the foot and mouth crisis (asked to do this by the Rural Stress Council, hand to any WI member or president, Mrs Sandra Sparrow); churchyard vandalism; church building plans appeal; St James' Flower Guild (rota - Mrs Pat Goldstraw & Mrs Sue Goldstraw, Mrs Eleanor Sames & Mrs Stephanie Hartley, Mrs Hazel Smith & Mrs Hazel Stewart, Mrs Maureen Davies & Mrs Sandra Sparrow); Badsey & Aldington Parish Council Chairman's Jottings (road works; new bus stop on Willersey Road; Post Office reopened, thanks to George and Suki; The Round of Gras to have a new landlord, Graham Brown ex licensee from The Fleece at Bretforton, farewell to Mark & Angela Handbury leaving to start a new restaurant in Cheddar; street lights; thanks to Clerk, Sue Campbell; report by Councillor Kelvin Hughes).