April 2020

6 Buckden Roundabout April 2020 Village Notices FRIENDS IN DEED Friends in Deed is a voluntary group offering support to Buckden residents. On Wednesday 4 th March we enjoyed our Winter Tea Party in the Methodist Hall. This event is not just for those who make use of Friends in Deed services, this event, like our Monthly Café, is open to all. Our youngest visitor was 5, while the total age - range of our guests was a remarkable 95 years! As usual, there was a wonderfully varied and bountiful supply of home bakes; ginger or fruit cake, Victoria or chocolate sponge; lemon or orange drizzle; madeira cake or cup cakes, cakes with nuts … almonds or pecan? And this is just a sample. We are fortunate to have a great team of cake bakers willing to donate their best bakes. Hot drinks were served direct to tables and we had brief moments to stand back and watch the business of the scene and smile at the engagement of all, whether in lively conversation, close listening or laughter! Our Community Cafe runs on the second Wednesday of each month, in the Living Stones Room at St Mary ’ s Church, Buck- den. Our next café event is April 8 th . Drop - by at any time be- tween 2.30 and 4pm for a hot drink and perhaps enjoy some cake too? Are you free at that time? Have you ever consid- ered dropping by? You will be most welcome! We do not charge but we do ask for a donation, with a guideline of £2 for a hot drink and cake. The donations enable us to contribute directly to the cost of using the facilities and the utilities. If you would like to know more about any aspect of Friends in Deed please contact our co - ordinator Angie, tel: 07810 006598 For transport requests please call our transport co - ordinator Peter, tel: 07914 669967. Leave a message, giving as much notice as possible and he will call you back. And now for ….. A BIG ASK from us! Each year Friends in Deed run a very successful Bottle Stall at The Buckden Village Fete. This year the Fete is on Saturday July 4 th . If you have any spare bottles ….. wine, beer, cordial, pop, juice, shampoo, oil, soap, perfume, etc. so anything in a bottle and ‘ in - date ’… PLEASE can you reserve for our Bottle Stall? Last year we raised £226.50 , with lots of fun and laugh- ter and every bottle gone by 3pm! More details about the drop - off point for donations will follow. THANK YOU ! Spring Walks – April 2020 The Huntingdonshire Local Group of the Wildlife Trust invites you to come and experience some of the highlights of a tradi- tional English Spring on Sunday 26 th April. At 10.30 am we will have our annual bluebell walk at Bramp- ton Wood. This will be led by the Warden, George Cottam, who will show us the rich variety of flora and fauna, focusing on the bluebells. Please meet in the Shelter, adjacent to Brampton Wood Car Park, Grafham Road, Brampton at 10.30am. GR TL 184698. At 2.30pm we will visit Portholme Meadow in a joint venture with the Hunts Fauna and Flora Society. Dr. Pat Doody will lead this walk and he will focus on one of Portholme ’ s speciali- ties, the Snakeshead Fritillary. Please meet at the Chinese Bridge car park, Godmanchester, PE29 2NB. Please note that paths at both sites are very uneven and likely to be muddy. Parking is available, but it is limited. Everyone is most welcome to attend. There is no charge, but donations are welcome. For more information please contact Alistair Grant ( alistairrgrant@hotmail.com or 07775365507). Part of the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Registered Charity No: 1000412 The Children ’ s Society Help Needed Someone is needed to take over as Honorary Local Sec- retary in Buckden for The Children ’ s Society. The Society aims to help the most vulnerable children in our coun- try. It involves, with a team of helpers, collecting; emp- tying boxes; counting money; banking it once a year; then returning the boxes and filling in the required forms for The Society. If this position would be of inter- est, please contact Jo McGregor on 810518. The Friends in Deed Winter Tea Party