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This site has been run and funded by a Burwell resident since it was established back in 1999. It is not for profit but hopes to provide a platform to promote the village and provide information to residents. The more information and contributions received, the better. (Apologies for the rough edges but time is limited)
I don't have or want a Facebook account so if you have community information 'hidden' on a closed Facebook page and want it to appear on this site please contact me.
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For everyone and especially parents the following guide provides useful advice on:
Mobile phones and apps
Streaming content and smart TVs
Gaming consoles and online games
Social media
Cyberbullying
Privacy and information security
Viewing inappropriate content online
Online predators
Version 1: The Ultimate Parent Guide for Protecting Your Child on the Internet Version 2: The Ultimate Parent Guide for Protecting Your Child on the Internet
See also these guides from www.antivirusguide.com
Internet Safety for Kids: The Definitive Guide [2022] The Ultimate Social Media Safety Guide for Kids [2022] The Definitive Guide to Parental Control [2022]
Postal Code: CB25 (Changed 2006-2007 from CB5)
STD CODE: 01638
Latitude: 52:16:26N (52.274)
Longitude: 0:19:43E (0.3287)
GeoNames: 2654195
Events Calendar
Burwell Museum Cambridge Events Visit Ely
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Project and
Current Status
(350 new homes)
410 Homes now approved
Linden Homes
Web Site
Flagship Homes
Officer who misled police over ex-partner is firedA hearing concludes an officer lied about her contact with an ex and his convicted criminal brother.
How pickleball is changing our livesPickleball is a fast-growing sport and more than 20 venues have opened across Cambridgeshire alone.
Accessible space award winner blocked from stageJulie Fernandez is recognised at the Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce Awards.
Judge 'horrified' by seven-year insulin case delayPolice agreed the delay in a case involving a mother who injected her daughter was "unacceptable".
Wartime evacuee reunited with beloved Sunbeam carMike Thrift, 90, is taken for a spin in the vehicle that captured his imagination as a youngster.
'Gargantuan' turbines could be built on farmlandUp to 32 turbines standing at 700ft are planned for the Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire border.
Three Egyptian security officials convicted of kidnapping Italian studentGiulio Regeni's tortured body was found days after he went missing on a research trip to Egypt in 2016, while studying at Cambridge University.
The £1k school bus and the decade-long fightParents say children from some villages in a college's catchment area do not get school transport.
Reports of melted roads rise by 67% in three yearsExperts warn England's roads are built for cold weather rather than heatwaves.
Stock car driver, 18, inspired by dad in world bidBrooke Kitson says her part in Saturday's World Championship in Northampton is a "great achievement".
Fresh hope for rejected £2m wildlife hospital The government appoints an inspector to take a look at the project, which was refused twice.