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. While she was in the air Twitter exploded with indignation 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 to the meeting) Our aim is for people to help Read more…
The ninth draw of the 100 Lottery Club was made on Friday, 26th February 2016. The draw was made by Tom Chiprowski of Virginia, U.S.A., who was dining at the OH@H. 1st prize (£80) was won by Jamie Sell 2nd prize (£48) was won by Pauline Gray 3rd prize (£32) Read more…
Thank you to the person who made sure Carlos was okay this evening. He made a break for it when the garden gate wasn’t secure (we’d just had the windows cleaned) and managed to mosey down to the B4039 in the dark during rush hour. A very kind person Read more…
The eighth draw of the 100 Lottery Club was made on Friday, 29th January 2016. The draw was made by Louise Pierrepont of Nettleton, who was dining at the OH@H. 1st prize (£80) was won by Adrian Packer 2nd prize (£48) was won by Donna Packer 3rd prize (£32) was Read more…
Burton Community Association has acquired a Public Access Defibrillator for the village and residents have received training in its use and how to perform emergency resuscitation in general. This is part of the “Call Push Rescue” programme, a nationwide scheme run by the British Heart Foundation. Watch these videos to Read more…
Free training is available for Burton residents in essential life saving skills.
Hi everyone We are looking for 8-10 volunteers to take part in a 1-hour focus group to discuss different options for play equipment for the proposed Burton play area. We are aiming to have a mix of mums / dads / grandparents with children of different ages so that we Read more…