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Burnage Garden Society - Earlier Days

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Bridget and John describe the society's earlier days, and their recollections of the society when they joined in the 1970s.

Burnage Garden Society - Annual Shows

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Discussions with John Simmons and Bridget Morley about the annual shows held by the Burnage Garden Society.

Burnage Garden Society - Annual General Meeting - 1942

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The minutes from the Burnage Garden Society's Annual General Meeting, held in the clubroom of the Victoria Inn, Burnage Lane, 8th March 1942.

Describes the £50 War Loan taken out by the Society and includes an account of the address given by…

Burnage Garden Society - 50th Annual Show Programme

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A programme from the Burnage Garden Society's 50th Annual Show, held in 1983. Includes a list of classes contested, along with the cash prizes and awards on offer.

Burnage Garden Society - 1996 Programme

Burnage Garden Society- 1996 Programme.pdf
A programme from the Garden Society's final show in 1996, including a list of entries and the sponsors of the event.

Burnage Community Centre

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Article in the South Manchester reporter.

Burnage Community Association: July 1962

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Report from 1962 on the activities of the Burnage Community Association. Contains list of the Association's events and selections of advertisements from local businesses.

Brook House, Duchess of York Hospital

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Christmas Party (Pauline Lister as staff nurser on far left) at Brook House,Duchess of York Hospital on Burnage Lane

Brook House Auxiliary Hospital

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This Certificate is presented by the Army Council, as a permanent record of their thanks, to be placed in the building been known and used as Brook House Hospital for British sick and wounded during the Great War, 1914-1919.
The War…

Bevan Taylor - The Bombing of Burnage High School and Leaving Education.

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Bevan Taylor tells us about the wartime bombing of Burnage High School and how this prompted him to leave.