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Atworth History group

May 22, 2019
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ATWORTH village history group report on their recent meeting. 

They say, “At our May meeting we were treated to a most interesting and entertaining talk by Robert Arkell from the Bradford on Avon museum entitled Bradford Leigh Fair: 200 Years of Trade, Revelry, Wickedness and Vice. 

“Capability Brown is the subject of our June 3rd meeting by Dawn Collins. We meet in the Atworth Village Hall at 7.30pm. Visitors always welcome.”

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