Burnham-On-Sea.com looks back at a memorable year for Burnham and Highbridge in which there have been many highs and lows…
Delighted campaigners fighting to save Burnham-On-Sea’s closure-threatened swimming pool were celebrating after the district council announced on April 8th that new owners had been found to take it over. More…
A huge fire broke out on April 22nd at the site of the unoccupied, former Highbridge Hotel in the centre of the town. Fire crews from across Somerset rushed to the scene after initial reports of smoke being spotted. More…
A huge crowd of more than 10,000 people flocked into Burnham-On-Sea on September 9th to watch many of the world’s top cyclists, including British Olympic medal winners, race into the town to complete the South West Stage of the Tour of Britain cycle race. More…
A huge 700kg World War II bomb was successfully exploded by a Royal Navy bomb disposal team on Stert Island on April 12th. More…
A crowd of over 10,000 people were treated to a spectacular fireworks display on Burnham-On-Sea’s seafront on November 9th, despite fears that it would not go ahead due to financial problems. More…
Burnham-On-Sea BMX cyclist Liam Phillips and paralympic swimmer Anthony Stephens took part in the Olympic Games in Beijing. More…
Bomb disposal experts were dramatically called to a 25ft trimaran moored in Burnham-On-Sea on October 22nd which had been rescued twice in 48 hours. More…
It was the end of an era on Burnham-On-Sea beach on August 7th when ‘number two buoy’ – which had been in place for many years in the waters off the town – was ‘retired’ to be replaced by a modern, plastic buoy. More…
Three young men were jailed following what police called the “despicable and cowardly” robbery of an 86-year-old Devon man which resulted in a police chase across Devon and Somerset, ending in this dramatic crash in Love Lane. More…
Big crowds turned out to watch Glastonbury Festival boss Michael Eavis light up Burnham-On-Sea’s colourful Christmas illuminations on November 29th. More…
Organisers of Burnham-On-Sea’s annual FolkFest hailed the 2008 event as the ‘best ever’ after huge crowds flocked into the town to watch 100 hours of live music over the August bank holiday weekend. More…
A tennis academy set up in memory of a young Burnham-On-Sea tennis player, Nathan Edwards, who died in 2007 moved from strength to strength by gathering potential young stars of the future. More…
This unusual sight of a huge upturned whale was among the artworks on display during Highbridge’s very first three-day River Brue Festival in August. More…
A futuristic set of images released in February showed how Burnham town centre could look in a few years’ time if multi-million pound regeneration plans finally get the go-ahead. More…
A group of residents in Burnham-On-Sea who were fighting plans by a developer to turn a seafront property into a block of apartments were celebrating on November 19th after learning they had won their bid to get the controversial scheme thrown out by the Planning Inspectorate. More…
Berrow beach was partially closed to the public on September 27th after a team from the Royal Navy bomb squad declared this wartime bombshell found in the dunes “harmless”. More…
Carnival fever struck Burnham-On-Sea on November 10th when large crowds of spectators lined the town’s streets to watch a colourful procession of 97 entries. More…
Work to give Burnham-On-Sea’s Ritz Cinema a fresh new look with £6,000 of grant funding from the UK Film Council was completed. More…
Bank Holiday traffic ground to a halt in Berrow on August 25th when 200 protesters staged a march to put pressure on the County Council to complete a much-needed footpath along Coast Road. More…
Highbridge’s controversial ‘wonkybout’ – which was named Britain’s ugliest roundabout by one local councillor in 2007 – was finally modified to make it look a little more normal! More…
What were your most memorable local moments of 2008?
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