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A picture from our recent Garden Party
With thanks to Maureen Percival
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Talk by Simon Townley
Over fifty Members of the Burford & District Society attended a fascinating talk by Simon Townley on Burford and its buildings. Dr...
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Apr 221 min read
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BURFORD & DISTRICT SOCIETY MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN, STEPHEN COOPER
Dear Friends  Unfortunately, the weather was foul on 19 November, when we had the last talk of 2024 and so - understandably - attendance...
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Dec 6, 20242 min read
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BURFORD & DISTRICT SOCIETY, MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN, SEPTEMBER 2024 'TRAVELS WITH MY ART'
Now that we have reached the end of the Summer, I write to remind all members that our next event is a talk by Juliet Heslewood entitled...
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Sep 2, 20241 min read
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TWO NOVELS TOUCHING ON BURFORD
Stephen Cooper, Chairman, Burford & District Society I read two novels recently which relate to Burford to a greater or lesser extent....
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Jul 4, 20242 min read
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BURFORD, ONTARIO Stephen Cooper, Chairman of the Burford and District Society
There are at least five Burfords in the world: ours, one in Shropshire, one in South Africa, one in Texas and one in Ontario, Canada. It...
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Jun 14, 20242 min read
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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN - ESSENTIAL INFORMATION RE GARDEN PARTY
As most of you will already know our Annual Garden Party is to be held between 3pm and 5pm on 18 June at 7, Lower High Street, Burford...
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Jun 8, 20241 min read
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FROM THE CHAIRMAN JUNE 2024
Stephen Cooper writes about matters of current interest and forthcoming events The Committee has been busy with finalising the...
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May 31, 20242 min read
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Stephen Cooper writes about events since he wrote in March.
There is no finer building in Burford than the parish church, and no better guide than the verger Stephen Price, so we were very pleased...
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Apr 18, 20242 min read
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