The first draw of the 100 Lottery Club was made on Friday, 26th June 2015. The draw was made by a resident from Littleton Drew who was dining at the pub to celebrate a wedding anniversary. 1st prize (£80) was Read more
Dear Residents, Further to the below emails concerning the lottery club. There are a number of residents who were away from the village during the lottery membership campaign, who may still wish to join the club. There are also a Read more
On the Friday 19th June residents of Burton had their first brewery trip to Butcombe Brewery in Wrington near Bristol. It was a lovely event organised by Dave Warburton of the Old House @ Home and Missy Sell. It is Read more
On the Friday 19th June residents of Burton had their first brewery trip to Butcombe Brewery in Wrington near Bristol. It was a lovely event organised by Dave Warburton of the Old House @ Home and Missy Sell. It is Read more
The Heat of Betrayal by Douglas Kennedy The publisher’s blurb: Robin knew Paul wasn’t perfect. But he said they were so lucky to have found each other, and she believed it was true. In the heady strangeness of Morocco, Read more
At 1pm on Monday 1st June 2015 the new bench situated at The Triangle in Burton was officially declared as open for use. The dedication ceremony was conducted by Cllr Jane Scott (Leader of Wiltshire Council), Terri Hayes Pugh (Cotswold Read more
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay First with your head and then with your heart . . . So says Hoppie Groenwald, boxing champion, to a seven-year-old boy who dreams of being the welterweight champion of the world. Read more
The Hare with Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal 264 wood and ivory carvings, none of them bigger than a matchbox: Edmund de Waal was entranced when he first encountered the collection in his great uncle Iggie’s Tokyo apartment. When he Read more
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë “There was no possibility of taking a walk that day.” From its haunting first line to its famous closer, “Reader, I married him”, Charlotte Brontë takes her audience by the throat with a fierce Read more
We are all completely beside ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler Rosemary is now an only child, but she used to have a sister the same age as her, and an older brother. Both are now gone – vanished from her life. Read more