April 2020

10 Buckden Roundabout April 2020 For Your Diary Huntingdonshire Health Walk Scheme April 2020 Our trained walk leaders will lead eight different health walks this month from the thirty - or - so assigned to the group, The walks are on Wednesdays at 2pm and **Fridays at 10am. On the 3rd, we shall meet outside Buckden Marina, and on the 24th, we shall gather outside the Village Hall. There are toilet and refreshment facilities at both venues, as at most other health walk venues. But please note that there is **NO HEALTH WALK ON FRIDAY the 10th**. Health walks will suit anyone able to maintain an exercise - walking pace for an hour - or - so. There are also 20 - 30 - minute walks from the Buckden GP Surgery on Thursdays from 10am. For details, please access the website www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/healthwalks , or contact the health walk coordinator on 01480 387047, email activelifestyles@huntingdonshire.gov.uk MONDAY CLUB We are a social group of ladies who meet fortnightly at 2.30pm in the Millard Suite at Buckden Village Hall. At each meeting we either have a guest speaker or partici- pate in an activity of our own. We then enjoy a cup of tea and biscuits, and participate in a raffle. 20 April SERV - Service by Emergency Response Volunteers Night motorbike riders transporting clinically ur- gent blood, blood products, samples and donated human baby milk to hospitals in this region Why not come and join us? New members are always wel- come! If you require a lift or any further information please contact Jane Scott on 811468 or Betty Millard on 810087. LIFE DRAWING GROUP* Venue: Buckden Village Hall Day: Wednesday Time: 9.30 am - 12.30 pm Contact: Terry Sladden Tel: 01480 811031 Email: trrslddn8@gmail.com Cost: £10.00 per 3 hours inc. 30 minute break *Male & Female models Huntingdonshire Amateur Radio Society. We meet at 7.30 on the 2 nd and 4 th Thursday each month at Buckden Village Hall. Whether licensed amateur or just interested in radio and electronics you will find a warm welcome, and a cup of tea, awaits you. Thursday 9 th April Natter night Saturday 11 th and Sunday 12 th April Airfields on the Air GB0WY (Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society) Sunday 26 th April Cambridge repeater group rally. Foxton Village Hall. CB22 6RN Reminder HARS - Intermediate Course 18 th April, 25 & 26 th June (exam on 26 th ) at Buckden Village Hall (contact Simon exams@hunts - hams.co.uk) Further details contact the club secretary David Howlett, secretary@hunts - hams.co.uk or visit our web site http://hunts - hams.weebly.com Buckden Wine & Beermakers Society We usually meet at the Scout Hut on the 4 th Thursday of the month at 8.00pm. AGM Thursday 23rd April 8pm NEW MEMBERS ARE WELCOME to join a lively sociable group where help and advice on wine and beer making are freely given. Visitors are welcome to join us. For further information contact Ann Elliott 01480 810346 Buckden Gardeners Association Talk - Companion Planting By Andrew Sankey Tuesday 21st April 2020 8.00pm Buckden Village Hall Refreshments served at 7.45pm Guests welcome £2.00 extra The garden shed in Silver Street open 10.00 - 11.00 Sunday 14 th & 28 th April For further information go to our website: http://www.buckdengardeners.info/ or call Pam on 01480 811680 Buckden Local History Society April 1 st The History of Papworth Hospital 1918 – 2018 by Becky Proctor Becky will cover early experiments for tuberculosis, the move to Papworth Hall in 1918, the creation of Papworth Hospital, and the move to the new site on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus in May 2019. The talk, as usual, will be given in the Claret Centre, Buckden Towers, at 7.30 pm. For further information please contact the Secretary at BuckdenHistory@gmail.com or 07890 862402