User Blogs
Website User Guide
Hello! If you’re looking for a quick start guide for this site, you’ve come to the right place. On this blog, we explain the menus and layout, how to subscribe to – and interact with – the site, plus we Read more
BCA Minutes
Minutes of Committee Meeting 14 April 2014
Burton Community Association Committee Meeting 14 April 2014, at the Old House @ Home Those present: Amanda Read (Chair), Grant Cambridge (Deputy Chair), Alistair Caie (Secretary), Paul Bird, Paul Lortal, Moya Webb 1 Apologies for absence: Pip Gilbert, Freddie Clark Read more
User Blogs
Making the most of Broadband
We recently discovered that Burton will receive superfast broadband in the next 12 months or so. The exchange at Badminton has already been upgraded and is “taking orders”. Sadly we can not make an order as yet. The next stage Read more
BCA projects
Speeding in Burton – Let’s do something about it !
In 2011 the Parish Plan stated ‘Speed of traffic through Burton: 75% of all respondents – and 90% of those who live in Burton – say that traffic drives too fast on the road through Burton (B4039). The police are aware of this concern Read more
BCA projects
Book Club – Book of the Month April 2014
This month we will be reading Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life by Sherwood Anderson (1919). The book is a collection of interrelated short stories about the various inhabitants of the fictional small Midwestern town Read more
BCA projects
Launching Burton In Bloom
Burton in Bloom is a new group whose aim is to bring a bit more beauty to Burton, with possible projects such as (but not limited to): Picket fencing at entry points to the village Flower tubs at entry points Read more
Village News
Road Chaos on Sat 10th May
Wiltshire Council have published the following: Temporary Introduction of One-Way Traffic Restriction: C161 Nettleton (Ref: TTRO 3435) Notice is hereby given that the Wiltshire Council has made an Order to temporarily introduce a One-Way Traffic Restriction on the following road Read more
Village News
Fast Broadband coming to Burton this year
Thanks to Graham Read for this update sent from digitalinclusion@wiltshire.gov.uk, also known as Wiltshire Online: ‘The good news is that I can confirm that Burton is within the intervention area for the Wiltshire Online programme; this means we are able Read more
Village News
Calling all foragers – Wild Garlic
At this time of year the churchyard at St Mary’s has loads of plants on the south side that look like wild garlic and smell like wild garlic. If you would like some wild garlic, there is no guarantee that Read more
Village News
Wanted: New Parish Clerk
Our Parish Council seeks a new Parish Clerk. Applicants should have good admin and computing skills and be able to work flexibly. Previous experience in a similar role is preferred. An average of 6 hours per week is expected to be Read more