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Leslie Frederick George "Les" Burden (Poole)
DIR By: John Treleven
Date: February 23, 2023, 12:13 pm
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Tributes as former Poole mayor and councillor Les Burden dies
4th January 2023
by Andrew Goldman, Bournemouth Daily Echo
Tributes have been paid to a former mayor of Poole who served
his community for more than 20 years.
Les Burden, who proudly served the Creekmoor ward as a
councillor 1999-2019, died peacefully at home on Thursday 29th
December 29, aged 85.
‘Actions not words’ was the mantra of Cllr Burden, who also
served as sheriff of Poole and town mayor 2003-2005 – roles he
described himself as “deeply honoured” to have held for the town
he called home.
Born in Weymouth in June 1937, Les moved to Poole as a child and
attended St. Aldhelm’s, Courthill and Poole Grammar School. He
spent 39 years as a football referee, rising to Football League
level and was president of Poole & East Dorset Referee Society
for 25 years.
A career highlight for Les came in 2004 when Queen Elizabeth and
Duke of Edinburgh were in Poole to open the RNLI Lifeboat
College, and Les was seated beside the Queen for the luncheon.
Following his retirement as a councillor in 2019, Les remained
an active member of the Poole/Cherbourg Twinning Association and
visited Cherbourg on several occasions over the years. He also
raised tens of thousands of pounds for charities and local
groups, including the Royal National Institute of Blind People
(RNIB) and Chestnut Nursery. He was also a former Chairman of
the Society for Poole.
Les is survived by his wife of more than 50 years, Mary Rose
"RoRo".
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Re: Leslie Frederick George "Les" Burden (Poole)
DIR By: Acme Thunderer
Date: February 23, 2023, 1:01 pm
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Sorry to hear that news. I don't think I ever saw Les in action
but I knew he was a steady, reliable referee. RIP Les.
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