Village News
Burton Communications Survey 2022
This survey is now closed. A report of findings is available here.
Burton Community Association
Community Speedwatch – have your say
Have your say A meeting of the Wiltshire Community Speed Watch Team Leaders will be held on Monday 30 May. Please contact Al Caie or comment below should you wish him to raise any points or questions on your behalf. Read more
Burton Community Association
Burton Community Speed Watch Team Annual Report 2021/22
Background In 2011 the Nettleton Parish Plan survey reported that ‘90% of the respondents who live in Burton say that traffic drives too fast on the road through Burton (B4039).’ In 2014 A Metrocount automated traffic survey was carried out Read more
Natural Science
Nature Walk
West Kington Church – Wood Lane – Blacksmith’s Forge – Broadmead Brook – Nettleton Shrub Distance: 1.6 km approx. Duration: 35-40 mins at average walking pace Elevation: ↑135m max.; ↓101m min. In mid-May, ecologist Ann Skinner led some two dozen local Read more
Enterprises
Fishmonger
Chris Haines sells fresh fish at Burton Farm Shop & Kitchen every Tuesday between 3-4:30pm (Oct – Apr) A great choice of superb quality fish. Chris engages the customer, offering tips for storing and cooking his produce. He is also Read more
Village News
HM Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Parish Party – Update
See the attached poster for more information. Sorry, no dogs allowed.
Book Club
Burton Book Club: Group Read for May 2022
Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce WINNER OF THE WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE | BEST PUBLISHED NOVELWOMAN & HOME BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR and A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ‘The perfect escape novel for our troubled times.’ PATRICK Read more
Book Club
Bookmark – May 2022
Book news, reviews and reading highlights. All books mentioned in this blog have been read and carefully curated by Bookmark. News After two years of pandemic cancellations and online only, Literary festivals are back in full swing this year. Many Read more
Village News
Bybrook Homes for Ukraine
Bybrook Homes for Ukraine – May Update The Bybrook Homes for Ukraine Group met again on April 27th, following Easter and the various commitments that group members had. The group produced the following: – Our twin aims are To provide Read more
Enterprises
Review: Burton Farm Shop & Kitchen rocks the casbah – April supper club
Something is happening in rural Wiltshire, and it is long overdue. On an evening full of eastern promise, those in the know made pilgrimage to the third supper club at Burton Farm Shop and Kitchen. Launched in November 2021, the Read more