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Duke of Gloucester Visits Burford
The Duke of Gloucester visited Burford on 19 November. He first went to Burford School to attend a thanksgiving service as part of the...

The Bridge Burford
Nov 19, 20211 min read


Missed Bin Collections
15 November 2021 Residents of Burford and surrounding villages are likely to have noticed that there have been many problems about missed...

The Bridge Burford
Nov 15, 20212 min read


Time For A Rant
Paranoia may be the new pandemic, it’s certainly catching. The fact that you are not paranoid does not mean that you’re not being...

The Bridge Burford
Nov 11, 20213 min read


Poppies at the Cotswold Home
The residents, and staff at The Cotswold Home have been working hard making poppies. The poppies are displayed in the Activity Room...

The Bridge Burford
Nov 11, 20211 min read


Rolex Owners - Beware
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses following a theft in Burford. "At 8.45 am on Thursday, 28 October 2021 a man was...

The Bridge Burford
Nov 3, 20211 min read


Almshouse Vacancy: Correction
The November edition of The Bridge contains an invitation to apply for a place in one of the Burford almshouses. By mistake the closing...

The Bridge Burford
Nov 2, 20211 min read


TASC lecturer changed / Organ recital cancelled
No sooner had the November edition of The Bridge come back from the printers when we discovered that two events announced in it were...

The Bridge Burford
Oct 29, 20211 min read


Smart Doorbell Breaks Privacy Rules
An Oxfordshire doctor has won a court ruling that a neighbour's smart doorbell camera breached her privacy. This ruling could open the...

The Bridge Burford
Oct 19, 20211 min read


Car Park Extension Latest
In the October edition of The Bridge Cllr Derek Cotterill writes about the meeting of the Uplands Planning Committee where the...

The Bridge Burford
Sep 22, 20213 min read


Plea to Help Afghan Refugees
Statements from the Leader of West Oxfordshire District Council and Cabinet Member for Communities and Housing Councillor Michele Mead,...

The Bridge Burford
Sep 21, 20211 min read


See The Burford Dragon
Click below to see a vintage film of the Burford School Dragon of 1980, commemorating the victory of the Saxons over Mercian forces in...

The Bridge Burford
Sep 12, 20211 min read


HGVs - An Alternative View
Facts not fiction about the HGV Ban in Burford. Love thy neighbour and fellow Communities When money was being raised in the town for the...

The Bridge Burford
Aug 14, 20213 min read


HGV Ban Latest
The Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (“ETRO”) which imposed the 7.5 tonne weight limit on HGVs in Burford High Street runs until...

The Bridge Burford
Aug 9, 20212 min read


Love West Oxfordshire App Receives 1000 Downloads
The Love West Oxfordshire LoyalFree app has received its first 1000 downloads just four weeks after launching on 1 July. The app has been...

The Bridge Burford
Aug 3, 20212 min read


Wychwood Forest Fair 2021
Wychwood Forest Fair to go ahead on 22 August at Foxburrow Wood The annual Wychwood Forest Fair will go ahead this year on Sunday 22...

The Bridge Burford
Jul 20, 20212 min read


Cole's Field - Time for Comments and Objections
The following is a message from Burford Town Council explaining how to make a comment or objection about the planning application for...

The Bridge Burford
Jul 17, 20212 min read


The Bridge Essay Competition: Runners-up
Below are the five essays in our recent environmental essay competition which were close runners-up to the eventual winners. Years 7 to...

The Bridge Burford
Jun 28, 202121 min read


BTC Message on Cole's Field
The barbarians are outside the gates once more – and that’s where we want to keep them. A planning consultancy called Pegasus has...

The Bridge Burford
Jun 15, 20212 min read


Cole's Field Is Back
You may have thought that the question of building on Cole's Field in Burford had gone away after the last planning application was...

The Bridge Burford
Jun 8, 20211 min read


Nicholsons Nurseries Free Valuations Day
Nicholsons Nurseries are holding a free valuations day on Tuesday 8 June between 10.00am and 4pm a their nursery at Bicester. The details...

The Bridge Burford
Jun 4, 20211 min read
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