Infant Welfare Christmas Party 1959

In the 1950s, Infant Welfare Clinics for mothers and young children were a common feature in villages and towns.  One such clinic was held in Badsey.  A brief report in The Evesham Standard of Friday 18th December 1959 reveals that a dance was held in the Remembrance Hall on 11th December in which over £10 was raised in aid of the funds for the Badsey Infant Welfare Christmas party.

We are grateful to Mary Dore both for supplying us with a copy of this photograph and for adding most of the names of the mothers:

• Back row left to right:  Mrs Littlewood, unknown, Mrs Bennett, unknown, unknown, Mrs Knight, Mrs Walker, Mrs Carter, Mrs Brooks, Mrs Grove, Mrs Meadows, unknown, Mrs Dore.
• Middle row left to right:  Mrs Phillips, Mrs Davis, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Marshall, Mrs Pipkin, Nusre Davis, Mrs Reeves, Mrs Jelfs, Mrs Pratley, Mrs Bell, Mrs Taylor, Mrs Bott, Mrs Burford.
• Front row left to right:  Mrs Charlwood, unknown, Mrs Dunkley, Mrs Begley, Mrs Dixon, Mrs Syril, Mrs Southern, unknown, Mrs Page, Mrs Welch.