Barton Parish Council
 
Welcome
Welcome to the Barton Parish Council website
Barton village pond and signBarton is small compact village, about 3 miles west of Cambridge (just west of J12 of the M11). The population was 799 at the time of the 2001 census.
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Barton Parish Magazine
Click below for the latest Parish Magazine, or follow 'more' (below) for previous issues.

July 2010 Text, Church services and Diary.
August/September 2010 Text, Church services August, September, and Diary and Rotas August and September.

Click here for contact details on the back cover. (Copied from the Parish Magazine).
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BRIG
BRIG logo_smallFollow our progress towards improving the facilities on the Rec ..

Registered charity No. 1130968

Click HERE to see the approved plans for the pavilion.

Your photos wanted for the BRIG Calendar 2011
Also - please fill in the questionnaire to show us how you may use the new Sports & Social Pavilion.

Follow the link to see photographs of the Garden Party on 5 June 2010 and the Playground Opening on 27 March and to see our other planned funding-raising events in 2010.
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Village Notice Board
This space is for YOU to communicate with Barton villagers. Follow 'more' at the bottom of the list for more information on each story.


20/07/10 Click here for the Bassingbourn, Melbourn, Comberton and Gamlingay Locality (BCMG) Summer Newsletter 2010
07/07/10. The County Council speed limit review of the A603 has been published. Click for the review and for the Parish Council response. See Links 15-22 for Barton)
27/02/10. Barton Ward Oil Club 100th member, £200 donated to BRIG (Cambridge News, 25 Feb, p11).

26/02/10 Check the Wimpole Hall website for upcoming events
10/02/10. Cambridge Past Present & Future (PPF) e-newsletter – January 2010 (formerly Cambridge Preservation Society)
21/10/09. Football Club regulations click here
11/02/08. Learn about the Barton activities of the Countryside Restoration Trust at Lark Rise Farm

For more on these and older news items, follow the link
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Apple Day - 13 October 2007
Here are some photographs of Apple Day at Burwash Manor with a ploughing match and hedge laying.
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Barton in the snow - 8 February 2007
We had a few hours of fun in the snow on 8 February 2007.
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CEMEX, Barrington Cement Plant
Major development plans
Update 14/03/06: CEMEX APPLICATION SUSPENDED
CEMEX have advised that their application is suspended. Follow the link for more information.
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Parish Council meetings
Meetings of the Parish Council are held in the Village Hall at 7.30pm on the first Tuesday of every month except April and August. Members of the public are invited ... more...
Your Councillors
Click here for a list of your County, District and Parish Councillors. more...
Messages from Cllr Francis Burkitt
Francis Burkitt
Follow the link for articles from our District Councillor, Francis Burkitt. He sends these to the Parish Magazine but they are usually abbreviated for publication. more...
The Parish Plan
Barton sign (side 1)In late 2003 a survey was carried out to find out the views of residents as to how Barton might develop over the next ten years and ...
Follow the link for an update (June 2010) more...
Elderflower cordial
Elderflower
District Councillor, Francis Burkitt suggests that we make this delicious cordial in May/June when the elderflowers are in bloom. more...
Haymaking
Tim Radford
The hay on the Leys is cut in early August. more...
Barton Open Gardens
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Barton (NGS) Open Gardens, Sunday 9 May 2010, 2-5pm. more...
Contact us
We want to hear from you! Your input is vital if this site is to be a useful resource for Barton residents. ... more...