Wickhamford Women's Institute

This shows the Wickhamford WI en masse in July 1957. It was a monthly meeting which also welcomed members from Badsey, Broadway and Childswickham WIs. The activities included a beauty demonstration, a bring-and-buy stall and a flower arranging competition. After refreshments the Badsey Drama Group performed a play 'Landslide'.

Alice Cox is the lady in the back row on the far right. She died in 1982 and was daughter of Mr & Mrs W Cox of Wickhamford. In the middle row, 4th from the left is Priscilla Marjorie Collett, maiden name Pethard.

Top row: Mrs F Smith, Miss M Willis, Miss A Metzger, Miss B Hancock, Mrs E Litterick, Mrs B Hampton, Mrs H Williams, Mrs S B Carter, Mrs L Poulter, Miss A L Cox,
Middle Row: Mrs Crump, Mrs R Thomas, Mrs M Mitchell, Mrs Collett, Mrs Voelker, Mrs Boston, Mrs G Halford, Miss J Parry, Mrs A Daffurn, Mrs R Stalte, Mrs G Hancock senior.
Seated: Mrs L Folkes, Mrs V Sutton, Mrs Pilkington, Mrs E Cooke, Mrs D M Parry, Mrs F H Dean, Mrs T B Shannon-Garvey, Mrs K Hampton.

With thanks to Mrs Peggy Hancock for lending us this picture. A caption records her as 'Mrs G Hancock junior behind the door!'. She recalls she avoided the camera as she was 8 months pregnant at the time.