PUPILS at Burford Primary School kept alive a 300-year tradition when they took home loaves of bread.
Thomas and John Collier, two Burford-born London merchants, left an annual sum of £2 12s so that 12 poor children in the town could have a loaf every Sunday. Burford Parish Council, which inherited the charity, decided that as there were no poor children in the parish, every child at the school should have a loaf once a year.
The children and headmaster Gordon Ottewell are pictured with their loaves, baked by Scotts Bakery, in 1975.
Mr Ottewell said: “Burford is rich in tradition and it is good that this one has not been allowed to fall by the way. What could be nicer than a wholesome crusty loaf baked by local craftsmen?”
Pupil Fiona Heard, 10, said: “I’m going to eat it all!”
Michael Cuss, eight, said: “It’s very tasty, but I’m saving a little bit for my mum.”
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