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The 2026 ‘Bygone Buriton’ exhibition attracted well over 100 visitors to the village hall in September – with queues to get in at times!

And a photograph of Harvest Festival activities in the village school in 1956 was one of the items attracting attention. 

Gradually, during the afternoon, eight people of the exhibition at the exhibition realised that they were all pictured in it – and, remarkably, were now reunited and chatting together almost exactly 70 years later.

Buriton’s Local History project has been collecting old photographs, memories and other information about life in the parish for many years. 

This exhibition is a chance to see some of what has been discovered – and perhaps help add another piece to the story.

There will be a wide range of displays, photographs and information about life in the parish in years gone by – and copies of all Buriton’s Local History books will also be available.

The exhibition is free and will take place in the village hall on Saturday 26 September, from 1pm to 4pm.

As in the past, this local history event attracted people from far away as well as from the village and nearby, providing lots of opportunities for memories to be shared and for new information to be discovered about life in the parish over many decades.

About 20 more photographs were scanned into the project’s archives (many of farm life and hop-picking in Weston) and two large vellum documents from around 1790 relating to Nursted were received and will be deposited, with others, at the County Records Office in Winchester.

The annual local history exhibition will take place in the Village Hall (1pm to 4pm) with lots of displays, photographs and information about life in the parish in years gone by.

There will be a wide range of displays, copies of all the Heritage Bank books for sale and more ...

Displays are likely to feature:

A book of local poems has been donated to Buriton’s Heritage project with many of the verses describing life in and around the village in years gone by.

The compilation was produced to mark the Silver Jubilee of 1977 and, in his introduction to the book, Percy Legg thanks Delia and Brian Rudman for encouraging him to bring the collection together (and for typing it all). 

Percy was born in 1896 and died in 1981. A number of the poems describe changes in the village during his lifetime.

Scores of people visited the annual ‘Bygone Buriton’ exhibition – brought forward from its normal September date to coincide with the 80^th anniversary of D-Day in June.

As usual, the local history event attracted people from far away as well as from the village and nearby, providing lots of opportunities for memories to be shared and for new information to be discovered about life in the parish over many decades.

Over 100 people squeezed into Buriton village hall on Saturday September 30th for a trip down memory lane.

The annual local history event attracted visitors from many miles away and provided opportunities for memories to be shared and for new information to be unearthed.

Amongst the main attractions were scores of old photographs of the village’s sports teams, dating back over many decades.

Dozens of visitors contributed to a huge ‘photo wall’ by adding dates and names of the community’s sporting heroes from yesteryear.

During the Second World War a number of national campaigns were held to raise money to for the Armed Services.

The “Wings for Victory” campaign in 1943 was designed to purchase aircraft for the RAF and groups throughout the country, including schools, towns and villages, held fund-raising events.  When certain targets were met a certificate was awarded.

The annual local history exhibition will take place in the village hall between 1pm and 4pm on Saturday 30th September. Lots of displays, photographs and information about life in the parish in years gone by.

There is to be a special focus on Buriton’s sports teams this year: cricket, football and tennis. If anyone has any old photos of any of Buriton’s teams, please contact the organisers or bring them along to the exhibition.

There will also be displays about:

In addition to scores of villagers, the annual local history event attracted visitors from as far away as Exeter and Nottingham as well as people from Surrey, Sussex, Portsmouth, Liss and Petersfield.

As usual, the exhibition provided opportunities for memories to be shared and for new information to be discovered about families and homes in the parish over many decades.