PARENT & TODDLER GROUP

Every Wednesday 10.30 - 12.00 in St Mary’s Church.

For the under 5’s and those who look after them. All parents and carers welcome. Edward Bear comes along with his special stories and songs on the first meeting of each month.

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Website news

The Burton village forum page has been withdrawn due to spam problems.

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

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

Help us develop the website by sending in:

1. -village news
   

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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Details of all church services at St Mary’s and around the Benefice are on our web page for St Mary's Church.

ST MARY’S ON FACEBOOK

There is now a Facebook group, St Mary’s Church, Nettleton and Burton, for anyone who has been to the church and/or wants to keep in touch. Were you baptised here ? Were you married here? Is one of your nearest and dearest buried in our churchyard ? Have you been to a service here at any time ? None of the above? All are welcome to become members, and upload your pictures and let us have your news, comments and views.

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

NEW PARISH CLERK WANTED

The Parish Council are looking for a new Parish Clerk. It’s about 4 hours per week, and the Parish Council meets once every 6 weeks. For more details, contact the outgoing Clerk. Mrs Janey Wilks,  Lower Leaze House, Nettleton, SN14 7NZ  tel: 01249 783263

ST MARY’S RAISES £125 FOR DEC HAITI APPEAL

The collection at the TGI Friday service on 15th Jan raised £125 for the DEC Haiti emergency appeal. Many thanks to all those who came despite the weather and donated so generously. For those who didn’t make it, why not log on to  http://www.dec.org.uk/ now and make your donation.

BOOKCASE WANTED

St Mary’s needs a bookcase (or two) for the village  library. If you have one going spare, please ring Marje on 01454 218072 or email marje.caie@tiscali.co.uk.

VILLAGE LIBRARY AND INTERNET CAFE

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.

The internet cafe is open in St Mary’s on Wednesday afternoons 2.00 - 3.00, and at other times by arrangement (please ring Al on 01454 218072). If you have yet to find out what the internet is all about, or want some tuition, or if you just don’t have one at home, please look in. Free internet access and free refreshments.

Official Opening  of the  New Nettleton & Burton Community Area

Friday 12th March 7.30 p.m. at St Mary’s Church

There will be a short service of dedication, with an address by Bishop Mike of Bristol, followed by a celebration with drinks and nibbles.  Do come along - all welcome.

MESSY CHURCH COMES TO BURTON

Good Friday (2nd April) 10.30-12.00

Have you heard about Messy Church? Our first Messy Church will have an Easter theme and refreshments will be provided,. All children must be accompanied by an adult, and refreshments are provided.

What is Messy Church?

1. •It is an all-age church where everyone is valued equally.
   

2. •It provides an informal environment for all-ages to explore and experience faith and worship through crafts, companionship, and celebration.
   

3. •It describes each and every one of us as no one is perfect and each of us lead messy lives for many reasons.
   

4. •It invites us to come together, making things together, sharing happy time together, and celebrating God together. Messy Church is NOT just a craft club! Messy Church is NOT just for children! Messy Church is for everyone – young & old alike, adults, children, teenagers, carers, grandparents, come as friends, families or partners, or come on your own, all-comers welcome.
   

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Aims of Messy Church:

1. •To help people have fun and be creative together
   

2. •To help people of all ages feel they belong in church and to each other
   

3. •To introduce Jesus through hospitality, companionship, stories and worship
   

4. •To provide an opportunity for people of all ages to worship together
   

We do need adult volunteers to help make it happen. Please contact Marje Caie on 01454 218072 or marje.caie@tiscali.co.uk as soon as possible. If all goes well, we will do it again on the first Saturday of each month.

PANCAKE SUPPER RAISES OVER £600

Our yearly visit to The Old House at Home, for our Shrove Tuesday Pancake Evening, was as brilliant as ever. Pat and Mike were as courteous as always entering into the spirit of the evening. Thank you and all the staff who prepared and served such delicious pancakes for nearly 50 of Nettleton and Burton’s residents, plus those from nearby villages and one couple from as far as Swindon! Thank you to Katy for the ‘guess the celebrity’ picture quiz! As always a brain teaser as you can see people racking their brains to remember faces and I was even aware of a bit of bartering going on….I’ll swap number 19 for number 23… Well done the Liz’s ladies who won this for the second year running. Donations of goodies meant the tombola was brimming with lots or wonderful prizes for all to win. Thank you to all who donated and to Annie and Richard for selling tickets at tables.

Last and not least the raffle, which had some fantastic treasures to win, a trailer of manure being hotly competed for a Sunday lunch for two, kindly donated by Mark Warburton) champagne, wine, chocolates and last, but not least, teddy.

Dave Warburton auctioned a £40 dinner for two (thank you) which was won by Sarah Jane, well done and enjoy.

Tired but exuberant residents started to drift home “we look forward to next year”, ‘reserve us tickets”. This we will.

Thank you to all who helped and provided gifts. We raised the grand total of £605.00 for St Mary’s

Thank you for all who came and made this such a stupendous event.

Sheena Payne

DIGITAL TELEVISION SWITCHOVER COMES TO BURTON

Stage 1 (BBC2)24th March

Stage 2 (all channels)              7th April

After switching older ‘analogue’ TV sets will lose their reception.

Doing nothing is not an option! Act now to be ready!

HELP is available to those over 75 or entitled to certain disability, attendance, or mobility benefits or registered blind or partially sighted. Do YOU qualify for help? Do you know someone who DOES?

(The HELP scheme has already written to those it knows are entitled)

For further advice on the Switchover Help Scheme call 0800 40 85 900 or visit www.helpscheme.co.uk.

For other advice on the Digital Televison Switchover  call 08456 50 50 50 or visit www.digitaluk.co.uk

HONEYCOMB MAGAZINE - VACANCY FOR DISTRIBUTOR

After many years service distributing the Honeycomb to the west half of the village, Pip Gilbert is standing down. If you fancy a walk round half the village once a month, with our without your dog, why not contact the editor, Mike King - mike.kingyk@btinternet.com tel 01249 782580. If you don’t already subscribe to this excellent community magazine covering the ByBrook area, you should ! Once again, contact Mike.