The Duke of Gloucester presents the Nuffield Trophy to the Burford local committee of the Cancer Research Campaign for its outstanding fundraising efforts. – Vintage Photograph

On July 10th 1975, the Duke of Gloucester presented the Nuffield Trophy to the Burford local committee of the Cancer Research Campaign. The award is given annually to one local committee in Britain whose fundraising efforts on behalf of the campaign are judged to be praiseworthy. In the previous year, the Burford committee had raised 3,750 for the campaign, an achievement praised by the Cancer Research Campaign as “an outstanding achievement for a population of only 1,700.” The picture shows the chairman and members of the Burford committee with the Duke of Gloucester after the presentation.On July 10th 1975, the Duke of Gloucester presented the Nuffield Trophy to the Burford local committee of the Cancer Research Campaign. The award is given annually to one local committee in Britain whose fundraising efforts on behalf of the campaign are judged to be praiseworthy. In the previous year, the Burford committee had raised 3,750 for the campaign, an achievement praised by the Cancer Research Campaign as “an outstanding achievement for a population of only 1,700.” The picture shows the chairman and members of the Burford committee with the Duke of Gloucester after the presentation.

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ME The Burford local committee of the Cancer Research Cam- paign has been awarded the Nuffield Trophy for its fund- raising efforts last year. The Duke of Gloucester, president of the campaign, presented the trophy to Bur- 105 ford committee chairman Mr M. Buckingham and other members at a ceremony at St James’s Palace, London. Burford win Nuffield Trophy the Last year the Burford com- mittee raised 3,750 for Cancer Research – an effort praised by the Cancer Re- search Campaign as “an out- standing achievement for a population of only 1,700.” 10 JUL 1975 200 The Nuffield Trophy is awarded annually to one local committee in Britain whose fund-raising efforts on behalf of the campaign are judged praiseworthy. “With 750 local commit- tees working voluntarily for us, competition is very keen and the award much sought after, said a campaign spokesman. 99 Our picture shows the chairman and members of the Burford committee with the Duke of Gloucester after the presentation. most 3116 Cup. 10 JUL 1975