BADSEY SOCIETY: Chairman Tony Jerram praised the members for their sterling work in making the society's stall at Badsey Flower Show a success. Apart from recruiting new members, and taking orders for Terry Sparrow's new book, A Brief History of Badsey and Aldington, due to hit the bookshelves in September, several new contacts were made which will hopefully broaden the scope of the society. The winner of the competition was Samantha Newman who wins a family day out at the Cotswold Motor Museum. The chairman gave special thanks to the designers of the village website, badsey.net, who co-hosted the stall, he also congratulated them on reaching the second round of Worcestershire County Council's Community Pride Competition.