BT want to know which communities want their exchanges upgraded to fibre optic broadband first. For it to happen at all we need at least 1000 votes for Burton exchange. To vote is simple: all you need to do is go to the BT Race to Infinity website here [www.racetoinfinity.bt.com] and vote. It's a simple process and takes 2 minutes of your time. By doing this we're letting BT know that fast internet technologies are important for our community. We need as many households as possible to vote - it's one vote per address this time! So please do support this important upgrade opportunity.

The five areas with the largest percentage of votes by December 31st 2010 will win the chance to bring superfast broadband to their area. BT will also donate £5,000 of computer equipment to a local community project.

Whether you're big on social networking, gaming, streaming, uploading or downloading, prepare to have your life transformed with superfast speeds.

To vote simply go to 'VOTE NOW' and enter your details. Don't forget to pass it on to your friends on Facebook and Twitter to get your area to the top of the scoreboard.

Exchanges need 1,000 premises votes to be eligible to be one of the winning exchanges
One vote per address
Race ends midnight 31st December 2010

Please will the parish council and the community support the campaign for the exchange upgrade? Thanks!

[www.racetoinfinity.bt.com]

Re- Facilities for Young People in the Village
Re: Quarterly Newsletter
Has anybody asked the young people in the village
just what they would like and why?

I thought this was an interesting piece of kit for dealing with potholes: [news.bbc.co.uk] - does the PC know if Cumbra CC has one? If not, is it worth suggesting they should have! £60 per pothole sounds a lot less than the cost of several men and a wagon of tarmac to fill them in!

Good to see that the Burton aqueduct height limit signs have now been cleared of vegetation.

Just flagging up that the Station Lane aqueduct height limit signs are somewhat overgrown so could do with trimming back.