Cycling
Burton Cycle Route 3
Burton Cycle Route 3 Burton – The Gibb – Kington St Michael – Stanton St Quintin – Grittleton – Littleton Drew – Burton 16 miles, 500 ft (154m) climbing Blog by Ian Wilson Inevitably there is overlap Read more
Book Club
Wine, Words & Chords
Wine, Words & Chords Thursday 24 February, 7pm St Mary’s Church, Nettleton & Burton An evening in conversation with local author, Amanda Read, with readings from her novel Lost & Waiting. Plus poetry reading from Nettleton poet, Dr Steve Williams, and live music from Read more
Big Knit
Poppy Project Launches
The poppy project is underway At the inaugural meeting in January, knitters and crochet-makers of all abilities came together at the Old House at Home. They marvelled at the wonder that is the magic circle and pondered the intricacies Read more
BCA Minutes
BCA Trustees – notes of meeting for 13th Oct 2021
Minutes from the meeting of the Burton Community Association Trustees held on 13th Oct 2021 are presented below.
BCA Minutes
BCA General Committee – notes of meeting for 13th Oct 2021
Minutes from the meeting of the Burton Community Association General Committee held on 13th Oct 2021 are presented below.
Outdoor Activities
Expanding Loops Walk
Burton – Castle Combe – West Kington – Burton Blog by Peter Broadhurst This walk has four options. Full Route 120 – 180 mins Mix of Road/Path Leave the back of the Burton triangle heading south on the Read more
Cycling
Burton Cycle Route 2
Burton – Nettleton Green – West Kington – Drifton Hill – Gypsy Cross-Roads – Burton 7.5 miles, 490 ft climbing (150m) Blog by Ian Wilson This is a short ride but including some fairly steep though short hills. Read more
History
The Albatross at Burton
The Albatross at Burton blog by Ian Wilson Unlikely as it may seem, Burton was once host to an airliner for a while, when a de Havilland Albatross named Fingal was stored at the garage following a forced landing at Read more
Book Club
Bookmark – January 2022
Book news, reviews and reading highlights. All books mentioned in this blog have been read and carefully curated by Bookmark. News In the year ahead, we can look forward to new writing from Ali Smith, Marlon James, Elena Ferrante and Read more
Outdoor Activities
Western Approach Walk
Burton – West Kington Circular Route Blog by Peter Broadhurst This walk has three options: full, medium, short. Full: approx. 70 – 90 mins Road/Field Leaving Burton by the chestnut tree triangle head west along the B4039 towards Acton Turville, Read more