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Village Sign

The sign depicts St John the Baptist church; an oak tree, of which there are many fine examples throughout the parish; a barn owl, regular sightings are enjoyed; and a wheat-sheaf which represents the traditional thatching straw grown in the village. The sign has been fabricated to be viewed from all sides and angles. Members of the community offered their skills and materials to provide the brick plinth and foundations.

Badingham celebrated their new village sign on Saturday 7th September 2013. The sign was commissioned in the Queens Diamond Jubilee Year of 2012. Badingham Parish Council were determined that a village sign should be in place, and that the Queens Jubilee Year should be the year to commission it. The Parish Council appointed local designer Simon Benton. Various contemporary designs were considered, the final agreement was made on a more traditional composition.

Local blacksmith skills supported the design development which involved CNC forming and digital profiling, the result a successful mix of the two. Ultimate cutting edge technology can be found within the carefully designed plaque on the oak post, the QR coding ensures that with the appropriate App. access to Badingham Parish Council website happens within seconds.

The Village Sign Ceremony was officiated by Dr Dan Poulter MP and dedicated by Revd Jonathon Olanczuk, a celebration tea followed at the village hall.

Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations

Badingham became a part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebration Beacon lighting project on Monday June 4th 2012. The Parish Council organised an official beacon to be placed on the Church tower. Her Majesty the Queen lit the diamond beacon in London which followed the synchronised lighting of beacons throughout the UK and Commonwealth. The Badingham beacon was lit exactly at the time instructed by the PagentMaster who led the event. The Queen also lit her beacon exactly on time and the event created another point in history to mark the Celebration of the Queen's Jubilee. All the members of the community who joined in and witnessed this historic Badingham event enjoyed a very convivial night. After gathering at the White Horse Pub everyone processed to St John's to witness the beacon lighting. Cllr Foster ensured that the beacon was placed at the top of the tower, and the safe lighting of the beacon, the National Anthem was sung and the evening proved to be most memorable. The Queen will be presented with a book which recognises all the communities that took part in the beacon lighting event.