What we were up to in July and August

• We started listing Burpham’s noteworthy trees for better protection.
• We led free community walks to Jordan Hill, Compton Village and the quick back route to Clandon (and its pubs!)
• The BCA book club met to discuss three books. We have a What’s App group for anyone interested in joining us.
• We enjoyed a guided tour of Loseley Park house and gardens, kicking off our series of visits to historic sites.
• We met with the Gosden Hill developers twice in the last two months to discuss their revised plans and give our opinions about the traffic and flood implications
  for Burpham.

What’s coming up in September & October

September

BCA Xchange: Jigsaws
Free swap or borrow of jigsaws.

9.00am-noon | Sat 6 Sep
Sutherland Hall

Litter pick
Join us for an hour to tidy up Burpham.

9.30am | Sat 6 Sep
Meet Sutherland Park car park

Visits to historic sites: Waverley Abbey
Join us for a walk and talk around the impressive ruins of a thousand-year old Cisterian abbey.

10.30am | Sat 13 Sep | FREE
Meet at car park in Waverley Lane, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 8EP

Scavenger hunt for kids and families.
Search for natural treasure for around 1hr. Collect packs from Sutherland Hall
10-10.30am. Bring them back before 11.45am for prizes for different ages.

From 10.00am-noon | Sat 20 Sep
Sutherland Hall | FREE

Visits to historic sites: West Horsley Place
Visit the house used in the TV series Ghosts and now a centre for arts and culture, just up the road between Horsley and Effingham. Anglo-Saxon themed open day. Pre-book with
us at secretary@burphamca.org.uk

Meet 10.00am | Sun 28 Sep in West Horsley Place car park at KT24 6AN. £12 entry.

October

BCA Xchange: Jigsaws
Free swap or borrow of jigsaws.

9.00am-noon | Sat 4 Oct
Sutherland Hall

Free advice drop-in: planning & recycling
Ask our experts about your planning applications and recycling… plus…

Display on recycling: what goes where? Our display asks some challenging questions about what you can and can’t recycle.

Sat 25 Oct | Sutherland Hall | FREE
10.00am-10.45am consultation
10.00am-11.30am display

Updating the Neighbourhood Plan

The Burpham Neighbourhood Plan is a statutory document which we wrote to guide development in Burpham and state our preferences. The plan is overseen by the Burpham Neighbourhood Forum. We are now revising the plan to include the new roads which have joined our ward since boundaries were redrawn two years ago, and to update it in the light of a revised Guildford Local Plan. Some clarifications and additions have been made – for example, to list our cherished old buildings. We will be introducing you to the proposed changes in November.

Do you enjoy…

…Gardening?

We are thinking about starting up a community garden near the park. Is this something you might enjoy? We are collecting up names for an initial meeting to establish if the
idea has legs.

…the Repair Shop on TV?

We are thinking about offering a repair session once every few weeks, to which people can bring small items for minor repairs e.g. small bicycle repairs, mending picture frames. But we need people with skills to offer to staff it. Is that you?

…applying your professional skills?

We are looking for people with expertise in building, construction, roads and traffic, drainage, utilities, environment, law and so on to scrutinise upcoming plans for Gosden Hill with an eye on the interest of local residents. Can you help?