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Many thanks in advance for completing the village survey delivered door to door with the latest ‘mini newsletter’ in April. Your input is vital to help us look after our quality of life here in Burn.
Burn is a small village straddling the A19 to the south of Selby, North Yorkshire.
With a population of just over 400 people, the village comprises around 190 houses, The Wheatsheaf Pub, Burn Methodist Chapel and the thriving Burn Cricket Club. Burn is also home to Burn Gliding Club based on Burn Airfield, made famous due to the presence of 578 Squadron during WW2.
For all its diminutive size, Burn has a huge community spirit. Pulled together in a common cause – fighting ever-increasing traffic on the A19 which effectively cuts the village in half – residents now enjoy a regular programme of events and celebrations.
Burn now takes part in The Big Lunch, the national initiative started by Cornwall’s Eden Project to persuade whole communities and neighbours to get together at street parties and has a growing reputation as a celebrity-magnet as stars queue up to be the next ‘Lord of the Manor’ in return for performing the Burn Christmas Lights switch-on.
The first ‘Honorary Lady Mayoress’ to undertake those duties was the nation’s favourite soap star Jean Alexander (Hilda Ogden of ‘Coronation Street’ and more recently Auntie Wainwright in ‘Last of the Summer Wine’). She was followed by the BBC’s Harry Gration, now Honorary Mayor, while Christmas 2010 saw Berwick Kaler, York Theatre Royal’s Panto Dame and author for over 32 years, address the gathered crowds as Queen Victoria and receive the much coveted ‘gold’ key and freedom of the village – not to mention free ale in perpetuity in The Wheatsheaf – in his new role as ‘Grande Dame of Burn’. BBC Radio York’s Elly Fiorentini joined the village ‘Hall of Fame’ on 26 November 2011, becoming honorary Baroness of Burn.
Cricket matches, BBQs and pie and peas nights in the pub for charity, bacon butty mornings and a range of other events organised by the Yorkshire Countrywomen at Burn Methodist Chapel, a Remembrance Service and carol singers at Christmas are some of the activities which encourage community spirit in Burn.
Burn Parish Council, under the chairmanship of Chris Phillipson, meets, with some publicised exceptions, on the last Thursday of each month in the Methodist Chapel.
We want to be open and accountable and would like to encourage residents to attend our meetings – it is your village and we are here to listen to your views and represent you.