Burnham Parish Council

Supporting the community and working with residents and organisations to deliver activities that will improve quality of life are some of the main roles of Burnham Parish Council.

Through its projects, both previous and current, the parish council has tackled important issues including the environment and climate change, speeding, litter, antisocial behaviour, drug dealing and fly-tipping.

These include transforming the area encompassing Footpath 57, which was known for criminal activity, and running a community speedwatch scheme. It is hoped the scheme will be relaunched in 2022, after it was suspended due to COVID-19.

Other projects have seen the parish council declare a climate emergency and form the Burnham Community Through School working group, which aims to help establish support for a community school at the site of the former Burnham Park Academy.

Work is also being done to help businesses and revitalise the High Street, coming out of the pandemic.

Cllr Marie Hammon said: “We are here to support the community [in] every way that we can.”