What's new

 

..... keeping you up to date with changes and new features on the website.

The site was last updated on 27th April, 2008.


"If we do not find anything pleasant,
at least we shall find something new" - Voltaire

 

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May 2008
- Regular monthly update, 27th April

April 2008
- Regular monthly update, 5th April
- New photo gallery, Snow in April!

March 2008
- Regular monthly update, 3rd March
- New photo gallery, Village shop, cutting the first sod
- JPC minutes updated

Febuary 2008
- Regular monthly update, 10th February
- JPC minutes updated

January 2008
- Regular monthly update, 27th December
- New "Lost and Found" page
- Genealogy section has moved to Heritage website

December 2007
- JPC minutes updated

November 2007
- Regular monthly update

October 2007
- New photo gallery, "Scarecrow Weekend"
- JPC minutes updated

September 2007
- Regular monthly update

August 2007
- Regular monthly update

July 2007
- New photo gallery, "Summer Fete"
- New photo gallery, "Beating the Bounds"
- JPC minutes updated

June 2007
- Parish minutes for Wasperton and Sherbourne added
- Sponsors and advertisers section updated

May 2007
- Election results, and list of councillors updated

April 2007
- Barford Parish Minutes added
- Updates to news and links on Police page
- Village Shop, new page added
- Barford School Class 3 presentation added
- Parish Plan update

March 2007
- Neighbourhood Watch, new page added
- JPC Minutes added
- Footpath Group, new page added

February 2007
- Latest by-pass news

January 2007
- Feature on Campaign to Protect Rural England
- A further reminiscence of Barford from Clive Byerley
- New photo gallery, aerial photos of Barford

December 2006
- Report of BRA AGM added
- "League table" and OFSTED report for school
- JPC meeting minutes added

November 2006
- New photo gallery, Building the new Barford Bridge

October 2006
- regular monthly update

September 2006
- New picture gallery, Graham Lees cycle ride
- Bus timetables updated

August 2006
- New picture gallery, Laura Spoor's London Marathon
- New picture gallery, Mid Summer Notes 2006

July 2006
- regular monthly update

June 2006
- regular monthly update

May 2006
- Video from a Barford birdbox

April 2006
- New reminiscence, Coventry Blitz 1940 by John Smith, former baker in Barford
- Barford People, Peter Webb
- Link to WDC "Search for a planning application" facility added to JPC page
- By pass page updated with new links to WCC
- New picture gallery, By-Pass Construction Diary
- Travel page updated (assisted travel scheme and bus travel)

March 2006
- JPC minutes updated

January / February 2006
- Updates to Sherbourne, small ads and genealogy pages
- BBC news headlines and radio news summary added to the Home page.
- JPC minutes updated

November / December 2005
- JPC minutes and details of councillors updated
- JPC and planning committee agendas added

October 2005
- New picture gallery, Nativity Pageant
- Bypass page updated, with link to plan

September 2005
- Addition to "Birds of Barford"

July / August2005
- Bus timetables updated
- New picture gallery, Mid Summer Notes
- New picture gallery, Make Poverty History
- New picture gallery, School Summer Fete
- New picture gallery, "Far from the Madding Crowd"
- A new reminiscence from Clive Byerley

June 2005
- Photos of JPC members added
- New JPC minutes added
- New picture gallery, Joseph Arch celebrations


May 2005
- A new reminiscence from Clive Byerley
- New picture gallery, Beating the Bounds 2005
- Fare Deals information added to Travel pages
- New page added for Chatroom @ St Peter's
- New picture gallery, M40 construction
- Sherbourne and Wasperton pages moved to Main menu

April 2005
- All photo galleries converted to use JAlbum software, for improved, easier viewing.

March 2005
- New picture gallery, Palm Sunday procession
- History of Barford added to history pages
- "News now!" facility added
- New feature article on Digital TV
- new JPC minutes added
- Latest news box added to By pass page
- Additions to Genealogy and more Small Ads


February 2005
- Sherbourne web page re-designed and updated
- Links page revised and updated

January 2005
- Regular monthly update on 30th December (21 pages updated)


December 2004
- New picture gallery added, Barford School building diary
- By pass information updated
- Site search facility added

November 2004
- New picture gallery added, Discovery weekend
- New picture gallery added, local photos
- Monthly addition to "Birds of Barford"

October 2004
- Bus timetables updated on "Travel" page
- Joseph Arch genealogy page added (thanks to Gord Pace, Ontario, Canada)

September 2004
- "By pass" page updated with latest information
- New feature added, "Barford People"
- On-line shop added
- Monthly addition to "Birds of Barford"

August 2004
- Update to our "Business" pages, including a new local directory.
- New picture gallery added, School Summer Fete

July 2004
- Update to our Fishing page
- "Debt of Honour" details added to War Memorial feature
- Information on village publications added to the Wasperton page

June 2004
- New picture gallery added, "Beating the Bounds"
- Travel page updated (bus timetables)

May 2004
- New reminiscence added, Wasperton in the 50's and 60's

April 2004
- Monthly addition to "Birds of Barford"
- New picture gallery added, the "Red Kites" visit Barford.


March 2004

- Monthly addition to "Birds of Barford"
- Website policies added

February 2004

- Monthly addition to "Birds of Barford"
- Travel page added

January 2004

- First timers page added to help new visitors to the website
- New reminiscence added, Revd Gerald Knight
- Monthly addition to "Birds of Barford"
- News from the staff and pupils of Barford St Peter's School added

December 2003

- Natural history page added
- Parish Plan pages added
- New reminiscence added
- New history article, Barford War Memorial

November 2003

- New history article, a Dambuster pilot remembered
- New reminiscence, wartime memories of Barford

October 2003

- Business pages updated
- Additions to picture gallery
- New feature article on broadband

September 2003

- "News extra " page added
- new ramble added
- "Genealogy page" updated
- additions to Picture gallery.

August 2003

- additions to Picture gallery.
- new Reminiscence.
- Business page updated
- Parish Council information and minutes updated

June/ July 2003

- new Reminiscences.
- additions to Picture gallery.

May 2003

- new Fishing page added.
- History pages revamped.
- additions to Picture gallery.

April 2003

- Picture gallery updated.
- By pass page updated

February/ March 2003

- more reminiscences added.
- first in an occasional series of local rambles.
- FABS gets its own page (Friends of Barford School).
- Wellesbourne Lions Club gets its own page.
- "business" page updated.

January 2003
- Picture gallery updated.

November/ December 2002
- By pass information updated.
- Picture gallery updated.

October 2002
- Site map added to help you find your way around the website
- Barford Residents Association added to Community pages
- Warwick fencing club added to Recreation page
- Joint Parish Council and Planning Committee minutes added to Parish Council page.
- Ofsted report added to School page

July 2002, Reminiscences page added to "History" page
July 2002, List of Councillors, and Council meeting dates, added to "Parish Council" page.
July 2002, the first entry on our "Genealogy" page

June 2002, Bellringers page added to "Church" pages
June 2002, Barford Art Group added to "Community" pages

The following organisations or groups have been represented in the "Community" or "Recreation" pages since the site was first launched:

Joint Parish Council
Barford St Peters School, and FABS
Women's Institute
Mother's Union
Ladies Guild
Barford Drama Group
Gardening Club
Memorial Hall Management Trust
Barford Cricket Club
Jaguar Enthusiast's Club, Warwickshire and North Oxfordshire

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The "Features" page carries a new article most months. The latest is:

October 2003, Broadband

The "Features archive" has previous articles:

April 2003, Easter floods of 1998
February 2003, Domestic cats and garden birds
December 2002, Barford Village life in the 1830's and 40's
October 2002, Red kites, a conservation success story
September 2002, Kilimanjaro trek
July 2002, Sun Safety Awareness
June 2002, Bats in Warwickshire
May 2002, Proposed renal unit for Stratford upon Avon and district

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  What's new

The website provides news and information of value to all Barford residents, and to anyone with an interest in the life of the village.

The website is normally updated at the end of each month with news and upcoming events, although some pages (such as "What's on") may be updated more often, if necessary.