Orwell Commemoration
Apr 17th 2018, 7:00 pm
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Orwell Commemoration
George Orwell is buried in the village of Sutton Courtenay near Oxford. Every year, family and friends have a commemotation on the Sunday nearest his birthday. I shall be going there this year, deo volente
https://orwellsocietyblog.wordpress....coming-events/
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Jul 2nd 2018, 5:50 pm
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Re: Orwell Commemoration
And I did go. A nice afternoon. Richard Blair, son of Eric, read a piece by his father about the visit of a Soviet football team to Britain in 1946. Then we had cream teas in the churchyard at Sutton Courtenay.
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Jul 3rd 2018, 4:38 am
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Re: Orwell Commemoration
scot47 - that all sounds quite lovely!
Jul 3rd 2018, 8:27 am
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Jul 5th 2018, 6:46 am
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Re: Orwell Commemoration
If I can get home for next year I certainly would.
Jul 5th 2018, 3:10 pm
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Re: Orwell Commemoration
It is on the Sunday nearest Orwell's date of birth, The purists have a ceremony on the actual date. See the website for The Orwell Society. There are other events too. We hope to have one in Scotland next year.
https://orwellsocietyblog.wordpress.com/home/
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