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Burpham (pronounced Ber-fam) is a leafy village of around 2000 homes on the north-eastern edge of Guildford, Surrey. We have close links with Merrow village to one side and Jacobswell village on another. We see Burpham as a perfect place to live, combining virtually everything you would expect to find in a modern community with the traditional aspects you would also hope to find in an old English village.
This is primarily the website of the Burpham Community Association (BCA). The BCA was formed in 1973 as a result of a group of residents wanting to unite and to act for the community in local affairs. In the beginning, families chose to join the association and paid 10p per person to join. An inaugural meeting was held, a committee formed and a constitution framed. 500 households joined initially. For over 30 years now, the BCA has been working for the community. Local residents have given their time and energy free of charge as they believe in Burpham as a great place to live.
Some of the initial problems facing the BCA at its start were a public enquiry into the new site for the A3 and the proposal to build another estate on Weylea Farm. The first newsletter published by the BCA was dated November 1973 and these were published on a fairly regular basis until a couple of years ago or so. A publication started up called Burpham Pages over maybe the last three years which has always included news from the Burpham Community Association. It made sense to make use of this and now BCA news can be read every quarter thanks to Burpham Pages.
Burpham is a delightful place and we hope that you enjoy it as much as we do. If you would like to help us preserve the character and spirit of the village please feel free to contact us and come along to our monthly meetings. See meetings page for further details.
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