We were blessed with fine weather (though a tad windy) for this, the 120th Badsey Flower Show.  There was a special exhibition for the occasion and an opportunity to buy the Society’s sixth publication, “A History of Badsey Flower Show”.  

Sadly this event had to be cancelled as the ground at Pear Tree Fields was too water-logged.  Despite that, we did manage to retrieve something from the day.  We sent a message to all Badsey Society members inviting them to relocate to the home of the Chairman .  Whilst we weren’t swamped with people, it was an enjoyable afternoon and a number of members turned up and we even managed to sit in the garden for a short while, though most people stayed in the conservatory or lounge.

This event was presented twice:  once in person on 28th April and once via Zoom only the following week.  Maureen Spinks, in her introduction, explained a little bit about Richard Phillips’ legacy and his key role in the set-up of the original Badsey website and the subsequent founding of The Badsey Society.  He loved maps and so would greatly have appreciated David Ella’s talk.  David then began his illustrated talk telling us about the oldest county maps of Worcestershire, and how they show Badsey, Aldington, Wickhamford and the other local villages.

Just a week after the release on the 1921 census Shirley Tutton and Maureen Spinks spoke about what you might expect to find in the census and how it will help you understand more about your family history.  Maureen explained how she visited The National Archives a few days ago and downloaded all the entries for Badsey, Aldington and Wickhamford.  A team of transcribers has now set to work in transcribing these returns, the results of which will be placed on the website in a few months' time.