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Coming up this week - Arts Society lecture
Wassily Kandinsky and the Birth of Abstraction One of the pioneers of abstract modern art, Wassily Kandinsky exploited the evocative...
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Gordon Elliot
May 11 min read
Coach Parking - For or Against
The photo was taken on a school day and shows tourist coaches parked across the front of Burford Primary School. Burford Town Council is...
Gordon Elliot
Apr 241 min read
Keeping up with the news
For some time it has been possible to read the latest news from our area on the blog section of this website. This is important as there...
Gordon Elliot
Apr 221 min read
Coming Soon - Oxfordshire Artweeks
Oxfordshire Artweeks, the UK’s oldest and biggest open studios and pop-up exhibition event, returns to Oxfordshire this year for three...
Gordon Elliot
Apr 181 min read
New Playground Opening
These photographs show the opening of the new playground on the field in Burford. Those shown are Cllr Jo Rushton, chairman of the...
Gordon Elliot
Apr 181 min read
Eynsham Park and Ride Access Riddle
The Witney Gazette says that the brand spanking new park and ride next to the A40 at Eynsham is nearly complete. But there is just one...
Gordon Elliot
Apr 122 min read
Issues with Dogs
We have many dog lovers among our readers, and dogs make great pets. Man's best friend and all that (or perhaps we should say...
Gordon Elliot
Apr 91 min read
Hugh Ellis-Rees
1929-2024 We were sorry to learn of the death on 9 April of one of Burford’s most notable residents, Hugh Ellis-Rees. Hugh had a...
Gordon Elliot
Mar 271 min read
Coming Up Soon - The Arts Society Lecture
Here is some information about the next Arts Society lecture which will take place at 11.00am on Wednesday 10 April in the Warwick Hall,...
Gordon Elliot
Mar 262 min read
Burford & District Society Bulletin
Stephen Cooper writes about events since he became Chairman. I am so pleased and proud to have taken over as Chairman from Peter Martin,...
Gordon Elliot
Mar 261 min read
Burford Singers - The Creation
It’s not very often that you hear laughter during a performance of classical music but chuckles ran through the audience in Burford...
Gordon Elliot
Mar 211 min read
Scam Alert
We recently encountered an attempted scam which we had not heard about before. We put an item for sale on Facebook Marketplace. We were...
Gordon Elliot
Mar 131 min read
Coach trips - For or Against?
Bourton-on-the-Water parish council has voted to restrict the access of coaches to their village after complaints about parking problems...
Gordon Elliot
Mar 112 min read
The End of the 15-Minute City Plan
Oxford City Council has dropped the phrase "15-minute city" from its plans. The idea had been that Oxford should be a city where...
Gordon Elliot
Feb 241 min read
New Restrictions on Short-Term Letting
Local residents will be protected from being pushed out of their communities by excessive short-term lets thanks to changes in planning...
Gordon Elliot
Feb 220 min read
Gordon Elliot
Feb 211 min read
Jean Taubenheim 1924-2024
In our February edition we reported that Jean Taubenheim would be celebrating her 100th birthday on 26 February. Sadly she did not reach...
Gordon Elliot
Feb 91 min read
More on Cole's Field
Greystoke has withdrawn its appeal. This is a tremendous and triumphant victory for Burford and common sense. Greystoke has given no...
Gordon Elliot
Feb 81 min read
Cole's Field Latest
We have been informed by Burford Town Council that the developers have withdrawn their appeal against refusal of planning permission to...
Gordon Elliot
Feb 21 min read
Burford Artist's Exhibition
Anthony Corner is pictured outside his new exhibition in Venice. The exhibition opens tomorrow (3 February).
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