Banbury Mutiny - Levellers' Day

Levellers' Day

Each year since 1975, Levellers' Day has been held in the Oxfordshire town of Burford to commemorate the three Levellers executed there. A different theme is chosen for each Levellers' Day, which is held on the Saturday nearest to the 17th May, and speakers are invited to speak on the theme during the morning, this is followed by a procession around the town and a ceremony in the churchyard. In the afternoon there is music and other entertainment usually held in the garden of Warwick Hall which is next to the church. In 1979 a plaque to the three soldiers on the church wall was unveiled by Tony Benn to commemorate the event.

Levellers' Day is organised by a small group of unpaid volunteers who are dedicated to commemorating the lives of the men who were executed for their beliefs and to preserving a key moment in English political history. Currently the group is being co-ordinated by Desmond Brambley, Anne Lyons, Heather Shute, Katie Kew and Joe Chapman.