COMMUNITY activists have joined forces to create the new Burton Joyce Village Society.
Two groups – the Burton Joyce Preservation Society and the Residents' Association – have now formally merged.
They hope to provide a stronger voice for the village.
Steve Wright, lifelong village resident and chairman of the local history society, was elected chairman at the inaugural meeting at the Carnarvon Rooms.
Vice-chairman is Byron Crawford, who led opposition to plans for a new wind turbine, while accountant Richard Burton becomes treasurer.
Parish councillor Richard Fife becomes secretary and former Nottingham City Council chief executive Michael Hammond, parish magazine writer John Flynn and David Prime, ex-chairman of the Residents' Association, are also on the committee.