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.
The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman What is it that makes American authors excel at depicting marriage? Where the British excel at romance (as at children’s fiction), it is to Henry James, Alison Lurie, John Updike and Jeffrey Eugenides whom we turn to when searching for what may happen in Read more
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
Residents of Burton, To update you all, and following the consultative questionnaire and analysis of responses from village residents regarding a Neighbourhood Plan. The details below are an extract from the minutes of Nettleton Parish Council meeting on 10th December 2015. The impact of the council vote means that a Read more
For users of Smart phones such as iPhone and Android, there is an app entitled ‘My Wiltshire’ which allows the user to report road defects directly to our local authority, namely Wiltshire Council. When using this mobile phone app, the person can photograph the problem area (e.g. pot holes), the system Read more
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz Things have never been easy for Oscar. A ghetto nerd living with his Dominican family in New Jersey, he’s sweet but disastrously overweight. He dreams of becoming the next J.R.R. Tolkien and he keeps falling hopelessly in love. Poor Oscar Read more