A book in the Shire Library series about the history of the Women's Institute from its start in 1915 to the present-day. Included three references to Badsey: page 34, when talking about war-time meetings, it says: “Much more emphasis was put upon practical demonstrations at monthly meetings, with members receiving lessons in first aid or, like the members of Badsey WI, meeting ‘Resuscitating Annie’ for the first time”; page 49, in the chapter about the post-war period, it says: “On the drama front, new groups sprang up, including the one started by Mrs Daphne Bell of Badsey WI in 1951. Lacking a proper stage, the first performances took place on an improvised construction of trestle-table tops perched on wooden beer crates. Authenticity was crucial, so much so that when, in one play, a part called for a chicken to be plucked, a real chicken was actually plucked on stage”; page 46, photograph featuring a Badsey WI visit to London in the 1950s, loaned by Badsey Society member Ivor Martin and which includes a photo of his grandmother, Fanny Elizabeth Knight, second from right.