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1898 |
Retiring church clerk and organist, Mr. W. Mustoe, receives a marble clock. |
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1898 |
The Vicar once more puts 'prophets' before profits. |
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1898 |
Children are the prime targets of the local Temperance Society. |
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1898 |
The inspector praises the children and Mr. McDonald. |
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1898 |
A coat of paint to the spoutings, and why artificial flowers were banned. |
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1898 |
Lack of support leads to Reading Room ending up in the red. |
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1898 |
The enthusiasm for this may not be too healthy. |
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1898 |
The stops are all pulled out in order to pay the organist. |
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1898 |
Parcel of land is donated adjacent to the Stockey. |
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1898 |
Prizes for day-school children who have written about the 'Harvest'. |
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1898 |
The Vicarage Parish Room is the venue for this talk by the Vicar. |
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1899 |
Details of how you could donate towards the new Clock or Bells. |
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1899 |
Also results of a penny bank for the village children. |
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1899 |
Includes details of what the 'men only' meeting talked about. |
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1899 |
An account by architect T. G. Jackson on the history of St. James Church. |
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1900 |
Nurse Sykes gives a series of talks on 'First Aid'. |
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1900 |
The children are rewarded for good attendance. |
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1900 |
Small payments throughout the year enable lump sums for Christmas. |
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1900 |
Villagers are busy sewing socks for soldiers. |
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1900 |
Heavy rain didn't dampen the spirits or the bicycle gymkhana. |
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1900 |
Plans are mooted for a Recreation Ground in Badsey. |
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1900 |
Highlights included Mrs. Eccles and her gramophone. |
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1900 |
The Old School was once again filled with laughter and song. |
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1901 |
Badsey Brook bursts its banks and some houses are flooded. |
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1901 |
Aldington Band get new instruments thanks to these Old School events. |
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1901 |
Discussion into where the donations are actually going. |
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1901 |
A heroes welcome is afforded this soldier returning from the South African war. |
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1901 |
Something unique and rare is found in the Church Belfry. |
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1901 |
Charles Binyon discovers the meaning of the letters M. B. F.. |
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1902 |
Yet more information on Badsey's Church Bells. |
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1902 |
Topsy-turvey children and songs from the Badsey Glee Club. |
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1902 |
Badsey and Aldington children get free teas and Coronation mugs. |
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1902 |
The Clock Committee are struck by the sound of Westminster Chimes. |
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1902 |
The east window of the Church is dedicated to the late Rev. Thomas Henry Hunt. |
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1902 |
The Belfry Committee finally swing into action and order the two new bells. |
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1902 |
Proposal to re-open the Reading Room. |
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1903 |
Two bells are added to Badsey Church to make a total of 8 bells. |
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1903 |
The Church finally has its clock fitted. |
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1903 |
The first mention of the Rev. William Carmont Allsebrook. |
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1903 |
An inspector calls and finds the discipline excellent. |
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1903 |
The newly formed cricket club gets a new ground thanks to Mr. Mustoe. |
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1903 |
Entertainment includes Professor MacDonald's Clever Dog Toby. |
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1903 |
Played four, lost four. That's cricket. |
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1903 |
The time the Church Clock got back its chimes. |
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1903 |
Damage to the churchyard is reported as 'very grave'. |
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1903 |
Nurse Gammond sets up her practice at 1 Belmont Terrace. |
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1903 |
The new bells prove so appealing. |
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1904 |
A cracking do, especially for the bran-pie dish. |
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1904 |
Talk of replacing the chairs in the Church with new oak pews. |
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1904 |
Is this an early occurrence of vandalism, we may never know. |
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1904 |
Badsey beat Bretforton at cricket, and not one hint of drunkenness. |
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1904 |
It started brightly, but ended very acrimoniously. (See following item) |
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1904 |
Don't blame me! It wasn't my idea to charge you for dancing on the Vicarage lawn. |
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1904 |
Details of a very unseasonal Badsey wedding in the 17th century. |
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1904 |
A grand day out for the choristers at Weston-Super-Mare. |
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1904 |
The re-opening of the parish library at the Vicarage. |
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1905 |
A warm reception for the burning issue of a new stove for the Church. |
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1905 |
Three dozen churchmen join the vicar and sing for their supper. |
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1905 |
Prize-giving time for the children. |
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1905 |
Nothing is reserved about this debate on who sits where in Church. |
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1905 |
Elsie Marshall's team wins the tug-of-war. |
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1905 |
A poem of a visit to Stratford-upon-Avon, maybe a case of going from Bard to verse. |
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1905 |
The new nurse sets up her practice at the Manor House. |
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1906 |
Picture Postcards of the village go on sale at a penny each. |
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1906 |
A new floor is laid in the Old School by volunteers. |
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1906 |
Nurse Beesley finds the Badsey folk 'too well' to make a living. |
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1906 |
Death of a life-long churchman, from young chorister, to old chimer. |
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1906 |
Villagers were literally dying to try this one out. |
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1906 |
A day out at Tewkesbury includes a trip down the River Severn. |
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1906 |
Once more the girls beat the boys at tug-of-war. |
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1907 |
The Sunday School gets a new harmonium to the tune of £5. |
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1907 |
The children of the Sunday School enjoy tea and sports. |
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1907 |
A trip to Weston-Super-Mare for the choirboys. |
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1907 |
The death of Edward Wilson whose family were the last Lords of the Manor. |
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1907 |
Manor House sold to Mr. J. T. Wingfield of London. |
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1908 |
The choirboys visit the Franco-British Exhibition at London's White City. |
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1908 |
The Rev. W. C. Allsebrook's thoughts on 'non-observance of the Sabbath'. |
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1909 |
The fate of the stone cross which fell off the south transept gable. |
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1909 |
A plea for all graves to be marked following a deplorable incident. |
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1909 |
A visit to Weston for the men and boys of the choir. |
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1910 |
Letter of proposal from Julius Sladden. |
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1910 |
Meeting in the Parish Room to discuss details of memorial. |
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1910 |
Dedication of memorial, followed by a social gathering in the Old School. |
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1910 |
Portsmouth and Southsea are the destinations for the day-trippers. |
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1910 |
Former vicar, W. H. Price, has his gravestone restored. |
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1911 |
'Cinderella's at Home' an operetta by the children of the Council School. |
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1911 |
A day out in the West Country for our young, and not so young, choirboys. |
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1912 |
An account of the 'eclipse of the sun' by schoolgirl Nancy Crisp. |
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1912 |
The discovery of a publication by a previous vicar of Badsey, Rev. John Rawlins. |
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1913 |
The Will of Margerie Smythe who died in 1534. |
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1913 |
The Will of John Smythe who died in 1535. |
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1913 |
The Will of Richard Squyere who died in 1528. |
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1913 |
The resignation through ill-health of the popular headmaster, Mr. McDonald. |
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1913 |
The deaths of Mr. J. H. McDonald and Mrs. E. M. Swift. |
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1913 |
The Agg Family emigrate to Canada. |
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1913 |
A brief look at the Churchwarden's Accounts for Badsey in the 16th Century. |
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1914 |
Father Lomas opens a home for little boys in Badsey. |
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1914 |
Weymouth is the destination of the choirboys. |
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1915 |
The Will of Richard Yardley of Aldington who died in 1531. |
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1915 |
The Will of Robert Pegyn who died in 1552. |
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1916 |
A thousand years of Aldington's history by E. A. B. Barnard. |
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1917 |
The Will of Sir Philip Hoby who died in 1558. |
