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August 2017 Village News
Burberry Road, Buckden, Cambridgeshire, PE19 5UY
Tel: 01480 811101
www.buckdenvillagehall.co.uk email:admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk
Thank you!
A big thank you to everyone who came to the Village Festival! It was a great day and the weather was very kind! A big
thank you also to everyone involved in organising the event and clearing away afterwards. You all did a fabulous job :o) An-
other big thank you is to everyone who bought raffle tickets. The proceeds of the raffle will go towards purchasing a new
fence to go around the children’s play area. Buckfest has kindly offered to donate towards this cause too.
Zumba returns to the Village Hall!
Zumba Fitness starts in the main Hall on Friday 1st September 10am to 11am! This Latin inspired dance
fitness class is suitable for everyone. It is fun, easy to follow, and you can burn up 600 calories in one
hourly session. If you are new to Zumba, come along, this class is suitable for beginners. Benefits in-
clude better balance and coordination, healthy heart and lungs, stronger core stability and stronger
muscles, weight loss and muscle tone. Imelda Pigg has been instructing Zumba Fitness Sessions in the
area for 6 years and Classes are always well attended. Classes are £5 pay as you come. Please register
your interest by text or telephone on 07812 243378.
How you can help Buckden Village Hall when buying online
As you know Buckden Village Hall Trust is a charity and it costs a lot of money to maintain and repair this building. Did you
know that whenever you buy anything online – from your weekly shop to your annual holiday – you could be raising money
for Buckden Village Hall Trust? There are nearly 3,000 retailers including Amazon, John Lewis, M&S, Aviva and Tesco who
will donate a percentage of the amount you spend to Buckden Village Hall Trust to say thank you for shopping with them.
It’s really simple and doesn’t cost you anything. All you have to do is:
1. Go to www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/buckdenvillagehall
2. Sign up for free
3. Get shopping! Your donations will be collected by easyfundraising and automatically sent to us!
There are no catches or hidden charges and Buckden Village Hall Trust will be extremely grateful for your donations :o)
Don’t forget that as residents of Buckden you all receive discounted rates on Hall hire. Please call or email me if you
would like to find out more information.
Jo Harvey, 01480 811101, admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk
Cambridgeshire Police
Police officers from St Neots located and subsequently destroyed a Cannabis factory found at a residential property in High
Street, Offord Darcy. Over 100 cannabis plants have been removed from the location. A 50 year old man is now under investiga-
tion on suspicion of the production of cannabis. The above could not have happened without Neighbourhood Watch and local
Community Policing working together to pass the information forward. This is why it is so important to share information,
whether you feel it small and unimportant it may lead to bigger things. If you have information you would like to share you can
safely email me or try the mobile number, both listed below.
Rogue Traders are again on the prowl, with vans slowly driving through the villages asking if you would like your driveway pow-
er washed, tree work carried out or other small building jobs. Please be aware of these vehicles, they are concentrating on the
vulnerable areas of your village. To highlight this, we have an elderly resident in a neighbouring village who is a repeat victim of
these rogue traders having given in excess of £20,000 for work carried out very poorly. They continue to visit her, but hopefully
we now have safeguarding in place to prevent any further payments. If you are also a victim of these traders you can safely
email me to discuss the issues you are having. Please don’t keep it to yourself, we can help you.
We are still getting reports of children climbing on the roof of the primary school, this is not only dangerous it is also trespassing
and there is a good possibility that criminal damage could occur. Please make sure that your children are aware that if caught
they could face criminal charges.
I wish you all a very happy and safe summer.
Please keep safe and remember to report any suspicious activity on 101.
Richard PCSO 7101 Richard Braddick, Richard.braddick@cambs.pnn.police.uk | Mobile: 07921 094801 | Call: 101
St Neots Safer Neighbourhood Team
St. Neots Police Station | Dovehouse Close | St. Neots | Cambridgeshire | PE19 1DS