August’s Theme: Blackberry Way Entries this month were a wistful evocation of summer’s end and local trails in and around Burton. Congratulations to the winners. Winner: Lee Jane Hawkes with Take me Home, Country Road Runners-up
Tuesday 11 October, 7:30pm for a 8pm start The Old House at Home Max 6 per team £5 per head | payable on the night | cash only please Book a table with the pub tel. 01454 218227 | ref. Quiz Test your local and general knowledge If you have Read more…
Piranesi (2021) by Susanna Clarke Winner of the 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction A SUNDAY TIMES & NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Description Piranesi lives in the House. Perhaps he always has. In his notebooks, day after day, he makes a clear and careful record of its wonders: the labyrinth of Read more…
This month’s theme: Blackberry Way If you watched the Commonwealth Games’ closing ceremony, you may well have been struck by how many artists past and present hail from Birmingham. However, not every chart-topper made it into their roll-call. Here to make right the Games’ organisers’ omission, this month’s theme is Read more…
Book news, reviews and reading highlights. All books mentioned in this blog have been read and carefully curated by Bookmark. News This year’s Booker Prize long list includes three debuts, the shortest book as well as the youngest (19) and oldest (87) authors ever to be nominated. It is also Read more…
July’s theme: Summer Nights Entries to this month’s theme included sundowners, nightstalkers, twilight tableaux and crepuscular critters. Winner: Sara Thorman Runners up
Are you going to the Village Fete today? Good, we’ll see you there. Village Fete 2pm Today St Mary’s Church, Burton
Wiltshire Council operates a Home Library Service which relies on the help of volunteers to select and deliver library books to the elderly and infirm. Other volunteering opportunities with libraries include helping with the Summer Reading Challenge for primary school aged children. For further information and to download application forms Read more…
Village Link provides transport for the elderly and/or infirm to attend medical or dental appointments, and for other needs. For further details, to book transport, or to volunteer as a driver click here.
Fosse Way – Gatcombe Mill – Fosse Way – Lugbury Longbarrow – Goulter’s Mill – Fosse Way Distance: 2.36 km Duration: 40-50 mins at average walking pace Elevation: ↑123m max.; ↓90m min. This walk can be split in half at the Fosse Way, with each walk taking around 25 minutes. Start at Read more…