Thousands of people every year visit Burford to admire its handsome buildings and the celebrated view. But Burford is not just a Cotswold theme park. There are people living here - professionals, traders and craftsmen - whose roots in the town go back for more than a century; there are people from the villages round who help to staff the shops and businesses, families with young children at the playgroup and the primary school, teenagers from the School boarding house, as well as newcomers, the old and the retired.
Burford is a vibrant and friendly community, where people greet you in the street, chat to you in the shops and quietly look after their neighbours when they are in difficulties. With less than twelve hundred residents, Burford maintains more shops and businesses than many places twice its size: you can still live and die in Burford without ever leaving the town.
The festival aims to build on this fund of awareness and good citizenship by offering a range of activities and entertainment to appeal to every part of the community. We want to give people the opportunity to sample new cultural experiences at affordable prices; from the town, the villages around or from further afield, you are all welcome! |
