Editor’s Note & B.E.A.M

Welcome to 2022! A Happy New Year to you all. The end of 2021 saw a significant change for me personally, and I am working to ensure the con nuity of the Burbage News, in either physical or online format. This edi on is an online-only issue due to circumstances beyond my control, and contains no adver sements, to keep the file size down for online sharing (and ease of prin ng, if you want to produce your own physical copy for yourself or a friend). I will temporarily create a separate file/page online for our regular adver sers All the latest news and updates will appear on the official Burbage Parish Facebook Group page - the Burbage No ce Board. The Burbage No ce Board is the only Facebook Group to be completely answerable to the Burbage community. Find it here: h ps://www.facebook.com/groups/BurbageNo ceBoard

BEAM - 2021

Over the 2021 year, BEAM members purchased 531,072 Litres of hea ng oil, resul ng in a commission payment to BEAM of £2,655.36. A call for bids for grants was published in the Burbage News and by the deadline of 15th December, four eligible applica ons had been received. BEAM carried over £49.98 in its accounts from last year making a total available to distribute of £2,655.36 + £49.98 = £2,705.34.

Bids received: -

· Burbage Village Hall. £500 towards the replacement of exis ng fabric chairs. · Savernake Forest Scout Group. £550 for camping equipment and interior repairs to Scout Hut. · Burbage Surgery. £1,000 towards a blood pressure monitoring machine for the wai ng room · Burbage & Easton Royal Cricket Club. £612 for the purchase of two recycled benches · Total = £2,662.00. All the bids can thus be supported in full, leaving £43.34 in BEAM’s account. DrÊMar nÊHamer,ÊBEAMÊTreasurerÊ&ÊJaneÊDyson,ÊBEAMÊMembershipÊOfficer

Cover image:

Burbage By Drone Many thanks to Phil Leech for this amazing, up to date aerial shot of the village. You can see the full, uncropped image on pages 10 & 11 3