Editorial

Burpham Gardening Club News – September & October 2023


Written by John Boon (Burpham Gardening Club) September & October 2023 Things to do in the garden in September. The evenings are now drawing…

Community Update – September & October 2023


Celebrating 50 years of the BCA The BCA was founded in 1973, mainly to ensure that Burpham’s voice was heard with the re-routing of the A3. From…

Latest News from Merrow Park Surgery


Did you know that UK-based research shows that patients who see the same GP over a number of years are: Less likely to be admitted to hospital,…

New Beginnings


Jane Agg, Churchwarden At the start of September approximately 1,200 children* living in Burpham will return to, or start at, school, college or…

Sleep Toniq: a natural journey


You may have read our series of interviews with interesting and inspiring people from Burpham and Jacobs Well. Although it has been a while since we…

Our riverside park


Moira MacQuaide’s history of Burpham From an idea in the late 1970s, Riverside Park has been developed as a nature reserve in Burpham, owned by…

Local councillors’ update: September 2023


September & October bi-monthly update from local councillors George Potter and Jane Tyson. Local councillors…

Burpham Gardening Club News – July & August 2023


Written by John Boon (Burpham Gardening Club) July & August 2023 Please note that due to lack of support there will be no Autumn Show this…

St Luke’s Churchyard


Jane Agg, Churchwarden We have recently been carrying out some improvement work in St Luke’s churchyard, a lovely quiet space between Sutherland…

Burpham Village Hall


Moira MacQuaide’s history of Burpham In 1922, the land that we now know as Sutherland Memorial Park was owned by the Duke of Sutherland. At that…