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Archaeology and History of Pear Tree Fields

Our second hybrid meeting was attended by 28 people in person and 19 people via Zoom.  Parish Councillor Mike Tennant spoke about the history of the plot of land at Pear Tree Corner where the new Parish Council Burial Ground and allotments are to be located.  In the words of one of our members:  “I thought the talk on Friday excellent:  a very good speaker. Being very much under weather at the time I was most pleased to see the whole episode on Zoom. The whole new setup is much better and came up very clear on my small laptop.”

Friday 5 June 1953 – Coronation Festivities in Badsey and Aldington

VILLAGE FESTIVITIES – BADSEY

The Coronation festivities will long be remembered in Badsey where everybody entered into the spirit of the day.  Mr  C A Binyon, OBE, opened the festivities at the Recreation Ground, speaking of happy memories of previous coronations and stating that the character of our Queen had captured the imagination of all her subjects as was shown by their expression of loyalty all over the country.  He expressed appreciation of all who had organised the Badsey celebrations.

Saturday 24 September 1927 – Body found at Frances’ Grave

Excavations necessitated for the widening of a road and laying of a culvert at Frances’ Grave Corner in Badsey on Monday, revealed a human skeleton in the centre of the Badsey, Willersey and Wickhamford crossroads.  One of the men employed by Evesham Rural District Council found a bone when using his pick and sent for the antiquarian Mr A E Jones, who cut away the clay soil and found a skeleton almost complete.  The skeleton was found to be that of a woman and believed to be two to three hundred years old.

Saturday 5 January 1929 – Wedding of Maurice George Savory and Maggie Adeline March at Badsey

DISTRICT NEWS, BADSEY – SAVORY-MARCH WEDDING

At St James’ Church on Saturday, the wedding was solemnised by the Vicar (Rev W C Allsebrook, RD) of Miss Maggie Adeline, the only daughter of Mrs and the late Mr Charles March of The Neuk, Brewers Lane, and Mr Maurice George, only son of Mrs and Mr G T Savory of Sidi Bishr, Bretforton Road, Badsey.

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