Lunch at The Victoria Inn

What a change Toni and Mitchell Duncan have made to The Victoria Inn. A new kitchen, fresh modern décor (including their refurbished pool table) and changing the larger area of the pub into a more sports friendly area giving a spacious and modern feel. The décor and atmosphere is quirky and friendly with art lining the walls and a smile behind the bar.

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Burnham Belles

Burnham Belles

The Burnham Belles would like to say a huge thank you for all the support they have received whilst fundraising for the London Moonwalk. They wore their decorated bras on the evening of Saturday May 13th round the London streets starting and finishing at Clapham Common. Fortunately the [more]

Burnham Golf Club

The May tankard had 46 entries and the scoring was good. Division 1: 1^st Paul Hegarty 67 nett 2^nd Gordon Howat 68 OCB from 3^rd George Grimes 4^th James Marchant 69. Division 2: 1^st Mark Langley 70 nett 2^nd Ian Hodgson 72. The men played the midweek Stableford 1^stGary Taylor 2^nd Ian Moore 35 points. The men also had the annual match with Boyce Hill and the first leg was a hard fought away game so the loss of 7½ to 5½ means it is all to play for [more]

Memorial

On Saturday 29^th April 2017 there was a short Act of  Remembrance at the Burnham-on-Crouch War Memorial. The ceremony was organised by the Burnham-on-Crouch Branch of the Royal British Legion and was to honour the seven men from the town who had died during April 1917 by placing a Poppy Cross on the War Memorial.

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Rugby - April Update

stretching their legs a bit on a bigger pitch! The under 7,8,9 and 10s had a tremendous full day of rugby at the Essex Festival and played some fantastic teams; big smiles all round when their medals were received. Under 15s travelled to Colchester to join with Old Brentwood in a great day of festival rugby, all boys enjoyed their day! Under 12s hosted Old Brentwood and both teams played a blinding match with an even score line until the last 15 minutes when Burnham managed to sniff out that try line to take [more]

Rugby

April was a quiet month with the wonderful celebrations of Easter.  However, the minis and midis did host Benfleet rugby club on a superb morning of very sunny rugby.  Benfleet were a fantastic club to play and each age group had a lot of fun, with the under 11/12s stretching their legs a bit on a bigger pitch! The under 7,8,9 and 10s had a tremendous full day of rugby at the Essex Festival and played some fantastic teams; big smiles all round when their medals were received. Under 15s travelled to Colchester to join with Old Brentwood in a great day [more]

Golf Results

The May tankard had 46 entries and the scoring was good. Division 1: 1^st Paul Hegarty 67 nett 2^nd Gordon Howat 68 OCB from 3^rd George Grimes 4^th James Marchant 69. Division 2: 1^st Mark Langley 70 nett 2^nd Ian Hodgson 72. The men played the midweek Stableford 1^st Gary Taylor 2^nd Ian Moore 35 points. The men also had the annual match with Boyce Hill and the first leg was a hard fought away game so the loss of 7½ to 5½ means it is all to play for in the home game in September. 32 ladies played the Bygones [more]

Urgent Appeal from Brenda Manning and Friends– Help Get Lisa Home!

We are searching for the true Burnham Spirit for our dearest friend Lisa Aydon. Three years ago Lisa had a terrible accident falling down the stairs. This has been life changing for both her and her family. Lisa was a huge part of our community, working in one of our local schools, and was also part of the rugby club. We want to give her something back for all of her hard work she put in for us. She has now been given the go ahead to come home but needs a wet room in order for this to happen. We are [more]

The Burnham Belles

The Burnham Belles would like to say a huge thank you for all the support they have received whilst fundraising for the London Moonwalk. They wore their decorated bras on the evening of Saturday May 13th round the London streets starting and finishing at Clapham Common. Fortunately the rain held off until after they had finished which was about 5am Sunday morning!

They have managed to raise an incredible £8600 which will go to help support breast cancer charities.

They would also like to thank Howard Sidebottom from Hill Piling for lending them a minibus to get to the Moonwalk, the Burnham  [more]
Posted On 14-June-2017

Support an Essex Admiral Nurse (SEAN)  in aid of Dementia UK

SEAN is a new fundraising group in Burnham aiming to raise money to help fund Admiral Nurses in Essex. SEAN consists of Julia Mells, Chair, Cristina Franchi, Peter Argall (Treasurer), Jean Farrow ( Secretary) Jane English, Dave Mells and Abi Mells. SEAN has an initial target of £50,000. This would pay for one Admiral Nurse for one year. The group started at the beginning of 2017 and has already managed to raise over £3000 through their “Time for a Cuppa” coffee morning, a sponsored walk around Anglesey by Dave Mells and one member, Peter Argall, running the London Marathon. Dementia UK is a registered [more]