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Burford Priory Opens for Snowdrop Sunday
The gardens of Burford Priory will be open for Snowdrop Sunday on Sunday 2 February from 11am to 2pm. This is a great opportunity to see...

The Bridge Burford
Jan 20, 20201 min read


Elm Ram Raid Accused Acquitted
A man who was charged with burglary at the Elm clothing shop in Burford has been acquitted. Three men ram-raided the shop on Christmas...

The Bridge Burford
Jan 16, 20201 min read
Burford Festival New Chairman
I am delighted to let you know that the Burford Festival Trustees met in late November to consider applications for funding and to...

The Bridge Burford
Jan 8, 20202 min read


Heythrop Hunt to move to Swinbrook?
West Oxfordshire District Council has given planning permission to enable accommodation to be provided at Swinbrook for the Heythrop...

The Bridge Burford
Jan 4, 20202 min read


Tourism - Good or Bad?
Figures published by Experience Oxfordshire, which promotes tourism in our area, show that in 2018 there were 31,765,600 visitors to...

The Bridge Burford
Dec 26, 20192 min read


Floods latest
Rain has continued to fall in West Oxfordshire and there are large areas of flooded land. At the time of writing the Burford car park...

The Bridge Burford
Dec 26, 20191 min read


HGV Ban Target Reached
The Mayor of Burford, John White, announced at his Christmas party on 13 December that the council has reached its target of raising...

The Bridge Burford
Dec 15, 20191 min read


Witney Parliamentary Constituency Election Result
Robert Courts (Conservative) Votes: 33,856 Share: 55.2% Change: -0.3% Charlotte Hoagland (Liberal Democrat) ...

The Bridge Burford
Dec 13, 20191 min read


R.I.P. Nell Gifford
We are sorry to have to record the death of Nell Gifford on 8 December. Nell founded Gifford's Circus in 2000 with her then husband Toti...

The Bridge Burford
Dec 11, 20191 min read


Grant for Burford archive project
Plans to safeguard the fascinating history of Burford, from medieval times to the present day, are well underway thanks to £50,000 grant...

The Bridge Burford
Dec 10, 20192 min read


WASP continues to fight pollution
WASP (Windrush Against Sewage Pollution) is continuing its battle to stop Thames Water from dumping sewage into the Windrush. Ashley...

The Bridge Burford
Nov 30, 20191 min read


Extinction Rebellion in Witney
There will be a demonstration in Witney on Saturday 30 November by climate change activists from Extinction Rebellion. Members of the...

The Bridge Burford
Nov 29, 20191 min read


Car Park Flooding
Burford's car park was flooded this morning for the second time this week. There were reports of flooding from other parts of Oxfordshire.

The Bridge Burford
Nov 15, 20191 min read
HGV Ban Latest
Burford Town Council is making process with its appeal to raise £150,000 to enable the planned HGV ban to go ahead. Watch this space for...

The Bridge Burford
Nov 12, 20191 min read


ELECTRIC CARS IN BURFORD
In November’s issue of The Bridge, the editors appealed for the opinions of an electric car driver in Burford. As anyone who knows me...

The Bridge Burford
Nov 9, 20194 min read
Burford Festival 2021 Dates Announced
Burford Festival - 2021 Friday 11th to Sunday 20th June You may not be planning your summers in 2021 just yet, but we like to get in...

The Bridge Burford
Oct 8, 20191 min read


Burford - the Original Jurassic Park
Did you know that the first dinosaur ever recorded was dug out of a quarry just a few miles from Burford? Or that you could find those...

The Bridge Burford
Oct 8, 20192 min read


HGV ban at Newbridge - has it worked?
It was reported on 18 September that HGVs are regularly defying weight restrictions on an 13th century bridge over the Thames. The bridge...

The Bridge Burford
Sep 19, 20191 min read


Mistake's, we've seen a few
One of the effects of editing a magazine is that, whenever you read anything, part of your brain is quietly checking it for typos,...

The Bridge Burford
Sep 18, 20191 min read


Campaign to Ban HGVs in Burford
At long last we have persuaded Oxfordshire County Council to make an order banning HGVs over 7.5 tonnes from our High Street. Elsewhere...

The Bridge Burford
Sep 18, 20191 min read
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