BCA Minutes
BCA General Committee – notes of meeting for 13th Oct 2021
Minutes from the meeting of the Burton Community Association General Committee held on 13th Oct 2021 are presented below.
Outdoor Activities
Expanding Loops Walk
Burton – Castle Combe – West Kington – Burton Blog by Peter Broadhurst This walk has four options. Full Route 120 – 180 mins Mix of Road/Path Leave the back of the Burton triangle heading south on the Read more…
Cycling
Burton Cycle Route 2
Burton – Nettleton Green – West Kington – Drifton Hill – Gypsy Cross-Roads – Burton 7.5 miles, 490 ft climbing (150m) Blog by Ian Wilson This is a short ride but including some fairly steep though short hills. Read more…
History
The Albatross at Burton
The Albatross at Burton blog by Ian Wilson Unlikely as it may seem, Burton was once host to an airliner for a while, when a de Havilland Albatross named Fingal was stored at the garage following a forced landing at Read more…
Book Club
Bookmark – January 2022
Book news, reviews and reading highlights. All books mentioned in this blog have been read and carefully curated by Bookmark. News In the year ahead, we can look forward to new writing from Ali Smith, Marlon James, Elena Ferrante and Read more…
Outdoor Activities
Western Approach Walk
Burton – West Kington Circular Route Blog by Peter Broadhurst This walk has three options: full, medium, short. Full: approx. 70 – 90 mins Road/Field Leaving Burton by the chestnut tree triangle head west along the B4039 towards Acton Turville, Read more…
Big Knit
The Poppy Project
Remembrance Day Exhibition in aid of St Mary’s Church Blog by Sue Clark The Poppy Project We are happy to say that we are driving forward with the project to make as many poppies as possible for the Remembrance Day Read more…
Cycling
Burton Cycle Route 1
Littleton Drew – Alderton – Brook End – Luckington – Badminton – Acton Turville – Burton 12.2 Miles, 540 ft (167m) climbing Blog by Ian Wilson This is the first of a short planned series of cycle routes centered on Burton. They are of Read more…
Book Club
Burton Book Club: Group Read for January 2022
The Bees (2015) by Laline Paull Shortlisted for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction 2015 Longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize for New Fiction 2015 Description Enter a whole new world, in this thrilling debut novel set entirely within a beehive. Read more…
Photo Comp
Photo Competition – January’s Theme
You don’t need expensive camera equipment to enter. Previous finalists have used phone cameras to exceptional effect. For eligibility criteria and how to enter, click here. Be as creative as you like with your interpretation of the theme, but all Read more…