December 2019

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15 Buckden Roundabout
December 2019
December 2019
Christmas closing As nights draw in and our thoughts turn to
Christmas, don’t forget we have a number of festive books
available for children and adults alike to help get you in that
holiday mood. Your library will be open until 1pm on Tuesday
24th December, opening again in the New Year on Thursday
2nd January at 2pm.
Craft Club – Saturday 14th December 10.30 – 12 noon
Come along for festive, creative fun with our Christmas craft
session. Suitable for children aged 5+ accompanied by an
adult - 50p per child.
Christmas Storytime – Saturday 21st December – 11am
Join us for Christmas songs, a Christmas story and maybe a
special guest! This is a ticketed event, with limited numbers
so please book early. £1 per child, who must be accompa-
nied by an adult at all times.
Storytime – Tuesdays at 2.15pm Our Storytime sessions con-
tinue every Tuesday afternoon during term time, so our last
session of the year will be 17th December. Pre-school children
of all ages welcome for stories, rhymes and songs. Children
must be accompanied by an adult.
Age UK Community Hub – Tues 3rd December 10 – 12 noon
With us on the first Tuesday of every month, Age UK offer
free information, advice and support for the over 65s and
their families. No appointment needed, just drop in for help
and guidance on how to continue to live independently.
Engage Events After two very successful Engage events this
Autumn we are taking a break in December. But, we will be
back with more Engage events on the third Wednesday of
each month in the New Year. Look out for Myths of the Battle
of Britain, an Afternoon of Acoustic Guitar, 10 Top Tips for
Wills and Powers of Attorney, and Take Better Photographs.
Lego Club and Children’s Board Games Club Lego will return
in January on the usual last Saturday of the month. We will
also be running a new Board Games Club during the week for
children aged 2-6. Keep an eye out in the New Year for more
details.
Knit Lit Friday 6th & 20th December at 8pm
Village Hall, Burberry Road, Buckden
Tel: 0345 045 5225
www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/library
Tuesday 10.00 am to 1.00 pm; 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Thursday 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Friday 5.00 pm to 8.00 pm
Saturday 10.00 am to 1.00 pm
Closed Monday and Wednesday
Village News
Could you Help at Home?
East Anglian families need you!
Here at East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) we thrive off
the generous support of our volunteers across all areas of the
charity. This Autumn, we’re recruiting enthusiastic volunteers
for our Help at Home programme. The families who receive
support from EACH would often also benefit from practical
support at home. For them, spending time together and mak-
ing the most of every moment is more important than getting
the ironing done or painting the garden fence. And that’s
where you come in. The families need volunteers ready to
step into their homes and gardens and relieve some of the
burden by taking on these household tasks!
The Help at Home programme at EACH is such a valuable part
of the support service we offer. Charlotte Redmond, EACH
Volunteer Coordinator, says: “I only started working at EACH
a couple of months ago and already I’m seeing what an amaz-
ing effect the Help at Home programme can have on the lives
of families. I’ve no doubt we should be expanding the pro-
gramme to reach more families who need simple practical
support to make their day-to-day lives that little bit easier.”
The only thing you need to get involved is time to give! You
can get more information by contacting Charlotte at char-
lotte.redmond@each.org.uk or on 07889 251385. There are
plenty of volunteering opportunities at EACH. You can visit
the website www.each.org.uk to find out how you can sup-
port us.
Get involved in the Big Conversation about
how we shape our NHS
Local residents are being encouraged to have their say on the
future of local NHS services as part of The Big Conversation.
Funding for healthcare across Cambridgeshire and Peterbor-
ough is under pressure. More people are using NHS services
locally, and resources are limited. At the moment, the local
NHS is buying more than it can afford which means that some
difficult decisions need to be made about the services it can
afford to provide in the future.
The Big Conversation has been created to help Cambridge-
shire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG),
who buy the healthcare services in the local area, to under-
stand what is most important to the local community. Feed-
back received will be used to create a set of principles that
will inform our future plans and help shape our local NHS.
Local residents can give their feedback by completing a short
survey online at https://bit.ly/NHSBigConversation, where
you can also find out more about The Big Conversation and
local events.