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6 Buckden Roundabout
August 2019 Village Notices
FRIENDS IN DEED
Once again, we are indebted to all those who so generously
donated bottles to the Friends in Deed Bottle Stall at the Vil-
lage Fete. In spite of the inclement weather we raised the
grand sum of £226, more than we have
done in each of the previous 2 years! It
will go to the Village Hall Trust. And, of
course, very many thanks to all of you
who bought tickets! In particular, our
thanks go out to Friends in Deed mem-
bers Angie and Pam, who organised it our
stall, and also to Therisa and Bridget who provided much ap-
preciated assistance on the day.
The next Community Café will be on Wednesday 14th August
in the Living Stones Room at St Mary’s, 2.30 to 4pm, and we
look forward to welcoming you there. If you require transport
then just call us on the Transport Coordinator’s phone listed
below, but do give us a couple of days’ notice.
Our Friends in Deed dedicated drivers, all registered with
Cambridge County Council, are available to give lifts to hospi-
tal, medical, opticians and dental appointments, and for some
social events, when family or friends are not available and
public transport is unsuitable for the individual. There is a
small charge. Buckden Surgery has its own transport scheme
so we do not give lifts to the village surgery. Contact details
for transport are below.
For help or information contact:
Coordinator: Jane Scott 07810 006598
Requests for transport: Andy Scott 07914 669967.
Please leave a message and include your contact details.
Buckden Neighbourhood Watch
Criminals posing as council staff are targeting people across
the country in a new wave of council tax scams, offering bo-
gus refunds or threatening fines. Fraudsters are telling people
via text, email and telephone that either they have paid too
much council tax and are due a refund, which they offer to
claim on your behalf for a fee, or that you are in arrears and
demand immediate payment.
Another scam aims to convince people their property is in the
wrong council tax band and offers to secure a refund, again in
return for a payment. Council tax band reassessments are
available for free, but fees of £150 have been quoted in the
scams that falsely claim to be from local councils or the Valua-
tion Office Agency.
Some also use the Government’s GOV/UK branding in text
messages and often include a link to a fake website to claim
the refund.
I urge if you receive an email, text message or phone call
offering a Council tax refund not to give out any personal in-
formation particularly bank account details or debit or credit
card details. Councils will never phone, text or email residents
to ask for a payment to release a council tax refund or ask for
personal bank details.
These council tax scams can damage people’s lives, both fi-
nancially and emotionally. Anyone can be fooled by them es-
pecially if they appear to look official.
To contact the police: 999 in an emergency; 0800 555 111
Crime Stoppers; 0300 123 2040 Action Fraud.
EMAIL burglarycrackdown@cambs.pnn.police.uk or visit
www.crimestoppers.uk.org If you are not online you can tele-
phone 101
RICHARD WEST Village Coordinator 01480 811467
working with CLIVE WILLIAMS 01480 811828
The Huntingdonshire Local Group of the Wildlife Trust invites
you to their first indoor meeting of the autumn on
Wednesday 11th September 2019 at 7.30pm.
This illustrated talk about Goshawks will be given by Conor
Jameson, who has worked for the RSPB and BirdLife over 25
years. Conor has written for The Guardian and BBC Wildlife
and is a columnist for the RSPB magazine ‘Natures Home’.
The talk will tell the story behind Conor’s well known book
‘Looking for the Goshawk’, which took him to some unex-
pected places at home and abroad in search of this mystery-
shrouded bird of prey. Originally found in the UK, the gos-
hawk was persecuted to extinction in the late 19th century but
re-introduced in the late 1960s. Conor will expand upon the
turbulent history of the Goshawk, including how it lives,
where it lives and why it might be missing from our lives.
Anyone who is interested is most welcome to attend.
Meetings are held at Brampton Memorial Hall, Thrapston
Road, Brampton, PE28 4TB starting at 7.30pm. Booking not
necessary.
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