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Defibrillators
More and more venues and places are installing cardiac defibrillators that are easy to use in an emer-
gency, and these have saved many lives. At our recent meeting, Buckden Parish Council approved the
purchase of one for the village. This is in addition to one that is planned to be purchased by Buckden
Surgery via a legacy. The two defibrillators will be the same make and model and will be managed in a
similar way. Details are still to be worked out, but it is likely that one will be located near the Village Hall
and the other in the vicinity of the High Street.
School Crossing Patrol
As you’ll know, we used to have a school crossing patrol (a lollipop person) in the morning and after-
noon on Mill Road near the school. Since the previous person retired after many years of service, Cam-
bridgeshire County Council, who is responsible for employing the School Crossing Patrol Officer, has
been unable to find a replacement. However, the position remains open, and would be filled if a suitable
person were to come forward.
Do look out for an advert in future issues of the Roundabout and on social media. In the meantime, if
you are interested in exploring the possibility of doing the job, contact the Buckden Parish Council clerk
at the address below, who will be able to put you in touch with the right person in Cambridgeshire Coun-
ty Council.
Hinchingbrooke Hospital
The plans for a proposed merger of Hinchingbrooke and Peterborough Hospital trusts are proceeding.
The proposed merger is predicted to save Hinchingbrooke £19m per year by sharing administrative ser-
vices and by reducing the need to employ agency medical staff. As we understand it, no medical ser-
vices will be lost from Hinchingbrooke Hospital.
Concessionary Bus Passes
Cambridgeshire County Council is expecting a large number of people to need to update their conces-
sionary bus pass over the next 18 months. If you have a concessionary bus pass, please check the ex-
piry date and apply to renew it in good time – you wouldn’t want to board a bus and find that it had ex-
pired.
You can renew up to six weeks before the expiry date, which you can do on-line at
www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/concessionary
or by calling the number on the back of your pass.
Police and Crime Commissioner
You will find the latest newsletter from Jason Abelwhite the Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commis-
sioner at the following site
:
www.cambridgeshire-pcc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Connect-News-Sept-2016.pdf
Any questions or comments on this report can be addressed to the Parish Clerk John Chase, Clerk to
Buckden Parish Council, Buckden Village Hall, Burberry Road, Buckden PE19 5UY, Telephone (01480)
819407, Email
clerk@buckdenparishcouncil.org.uk
Do not forget our website at
www.buckdenparishcouncil.org.uk
The annual meeting of the
Parish Council, including a 15 minute Public Forum will be held on Tues-
day 11
th
October 2016 starting at 7.30pm
in the Village Hall. Members of the public are welcome
to attend and raise any Buckden related issues.
If required, the
Parish Council’s Planning Committee
will meet on
Tuesday 11th and Tuesday
25th October
starting 7pm. Agendas for the meetings are posted on the Parish Council notice
boards not later than the Saturday preceding the meeting