The Kite Runner – Khaled Hosseini Afghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Read more…
The BCA Annual General Meeting (AGM) is taking place at St Mary’s Church on Monday 25th April 2016. The Chairman has prepared the annual report which can be downloaded here for viewing. You may also wish to print your own Read more…
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Community Speed Watch extended to Hillside Residents have for many years been concerned about traffic speeds on Hillside. Automatic monitoring in February using a MetroCount logger demonstrated that speeds exceeded the threshold for Speed Watch, and after approval of a Read more…
Minutes from the meeting of the Burton Community Association held on 7th March 2016 are presented below. Archived minutes can be found in the column on the right.
The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce When Queenie Hennessy discovers that Harold Fry is walking the length of England to save her, and all she has to do is wait, she is shocked. Her note had Read more…
The tenth draw of the 100 Lottery Club was made on Friday, 25th March 2016. The draw was made by Ben Walsh, who was visiting a relative from the village. 1st prize (£80) was won by Ian & Ann Wilson Read more…
I’ve just finished reading So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson. The book discusses the renaissance of public shaming, brought about by social media. For instance, the woman who tweeted a badly-worded joke before stepping onto an 11-hour flight. Read more…
Minutes from the meeting of the Burton Community Association held on 1st February 2016 are presented below. Archived minutes can be found in the column on the right.
BURTON VILLAGE ‘TIDY UP’ DAY SATURDAY 2nd April 2016 Meet at 10 am in St Mary’s churchyard, Burton where there will be a brief discussion of the areas to be tidied etc . (No need to bring gardening equipment Read more…