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Website news

The info@burtonwilts.org.uk mailbox is now working.

The Church pages now include the documentation (agenda, minutes, etc.) for church meetings.

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2. -details of events
   

3. -photographs of the village, new or old, for our picture gallery
   

4. -interesting history or facts about the village
   

5. -comments or suggestions for the web site to info@burtonwilts.org.uk
   

(Apologies to those whose emails to info@burtonwilts.org.uk have been rejected. This mailbox is now working OK - if not, please ring 01454 218072)

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Click on St Mary's Church for details of all church services.

Burton is a small village in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is about 8 miles west of Chippenham and lies in the Electoral Parish of Nettleton. There is a record of Burton dating back to AD 1204, and more recently, Book 44 Wiltshire of the topographical collections of John Aubrey 1659-70.

The most important building in the village of Burton is the Church of St Mary the Virgin, which is Grade 1 listed. Other old buildings include Chestnut Cottage, which used to be the old forge, and The Old Plume, which used to be the Plume of Feathers public house. Part of the Old Rectory, now a private house, dates from 1605, although in common with these other old buildings, it has been substantially extended and altered over the generations.

There is an ancient causeway along the top of Church Hill. Click here to download the Cotswold Archaeology Report: 2012 Land off Nettleton Road Burton Report 05161.pdf.

For more information on Burton refer to the Wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton,_Wiltshire

There is a welcome booklet produced by St Mary’s Church full of useful information for new residents - click here to download.  Residents can join the village mailing list and automatically receive Neighbourhood Watch bulletins and information on other village matters. Please email your details to  info@burtonwilts.org.uk.

Burton lies in the distribution area for the Honeycomb community magazine, which covers 10 villages and nearby hamlets in the By Brook valley.

VILLAGE LIBRARY

The village library is open on a self service basis whenever the church is open. In addition to the books in the bookcase, there are some to be found in the box pews. Please make a donation (20p suggested) in the donations box by the main door.

PROPOSED PARKING AREA

There has been a survey and preliminary assessment of the suitability of the land by Nettleton Road as a possible parking area for the Church, also as additional parking spaces for visitors to The Meads and Church Hill. This land was the site of a village hall many years ago.

Click here to download a diagram of the assessment which shows that there is plenty of room for 8 parking spaces to the modern standard of 5m x 2.4m each with a 6m wide aisle, and still leaving over 2m at the narrowest point to the edge of Nettleton Road, plenty of room for the bank which is only 1m wide at that point. There is plenty of room for a 4m wide exit to Nettleton Road, and sight lines are good - much better than the existing sight lines for the exit from at the top of Church Hill.

It is proposed that Westlea Housing are approached for permission to create an access way through the existing dry stone wall around the grassy area by The Meads. Clearly it is still a significant walk to the Church, and if land with suitable access were made available nearer the Church, this would be preferred.

THE CHURCH HILL CAUSEWAY

The County Archaeologist has registered a formal objection to the planning application 10/00693/FUL for the development of 7 houses off Nettleton Road on the grounds that it will lead to the demolition of the ancient Causeway on Church Hill, and that removing the stones and placing them elsewhere is not a sound solution nor adequate mitigation. Click here for details

THE PARISH PLAN IS NOW COMPLETE     Click here to download a copy

The plan captures the views of residents on the future of Burton and the other villages in the Nettleton parish. There is a hard copy available to read in St Mary’s, and if you would like a copy, please contact Derek Trubody on 01454 218691, or contact the Clerk to the Parish Council, Fleur Shackleton on 07789 742628 or through the Parish Council web site www.nettletonparishcouncil.co.uk

COMMUNITY FIRST BULK OIL BUYING GROUP 

This is organised by this well known Wiltshire community charity, and offers very attractive prices and there is no penalty for small orders (500 litres). The price for the October order was 57.6 ppl (+VAT), which compares with a best internet price of 59 ppl on the 5th.

So we save money, we reduce the lorry traffic in the village, we reduce wear and tear on the roads and hence reduce our taxes, and we reduce noise and atmospheric pollution.

For more information, email oil@burtonwilts.org.uk or contact the local co-ordinator, Alistair Caie (01454 218072), or visit the Community First web site www.communityfirst.org.uk.

PARISH COUNCIL ELECTION NEWS

Burton is part of the Electoral Parish of Nettleton, which also includes Nettleton and West Kington, and its Parish Council requires 9 members. For the May 2nd elections, seven candidates were nominated and were elected unopposed. - click here to download a list of these councillors, leaving two vacancies At the Parish Council meeting of 2nd June, the Council decided to co-opt Fleur Shanahan ofWwest Kington, and it is looking to co-opt someone to fill the remaining place.

A Parish Councillor is required, and the Council would welcome applications for consideration from qualifying members of the parish before 25th May. In the first instance apply by email or phone to David Kerr (Chairman) daviddkerr@hotmail.com 01249 782987.

VILLAGE FETE

Saturday 8th June 2.30 pm at St Mary’s

Lots of family fun, including Teddy Bear Parachuting - bring your Teddy along for a parachute jump from our Church Tower.

Refreshments, Lucky Dip, Plants and Produce, Arts & Crafts Exhibition, etc.

(Organised by and in aid of St Mary’s Church)

WANTED FOR VILLAGE FETE

We need lots of:

-    CDs, DVDs, books

-    Unwanted gifts, bric-a-brac etc.

-    Cakes & biscuits for the cake stall 

-    Plants & produce

-    Arts and crafts for the exhibition e.g: paintings, sculpture, photos, needlework, wood turning etc.

-    Bottles etc. for the Tombola

-    Inexpensive toys (brand new only) for the children's Lucky Dip

-    Flower arrangers

-    Volunteers to help set up and man stalls on the day. 

Please get in touch with Annie on 01454 218691, annie.trubody@hotmail.co.uk, or Marje on 01454 218072 marje.caie@burtonwilts.org.uk if you can help with any of the above.