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Buckden Roundabout
December 2019
Buckden Roundabout Team
Lead Editor - Articles & Events
Ian Carter, Email:
editor@buckdenroundabout.info
33 Beaufort Drive, Buckden, PE19 5YU
07515 737636
Proofreading and editorial assistance
Wendy Trattner
Advertisements and Payments
Fiona Shirley
Email:
adverts@buckdenroundabout.info
Distribution Co-ordinators
Wendy Thelwall, Lesley MacAndrew, Patricia Ford
Contact this email for info:
Email:
distribution@buckdenroundabout.info
Webmaster; magazine and photo editor
Alec MacAndrew
Email:
webmaster@buckdenroundabout.info
Front Cover
The cover photo was taken at the 2018 Christmas Market and
Lights Switch-On, and was provided by our own Alec MacAn-
drew.
We are looking for more paintings of any kind that could use
as a front cover. We can photograph them if you only have
original artwork. We are also keen to get images (photos or
paintings) of the village and surrounding areas in preparation
for future issues. Please note that images should ideally be in
portrait format and should be a
minimum
of 2400 x 1700 pix-
els. More is better!
All advertisements and non-advertising material are printed in
good faith. Neither the Buckden Roundabout nor the Buck-
den Parish Council can accept any responsibility for the con-
tent of the advertisements, the services provided by the ad-
vertisers or any statements made in the advertisements or
non-advertising material.
No part of this publication may be reproduced or stored with-
out the express permission of the Editor of the Buckden
Roundabout.
THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ALL MATERIAL FOR THE JANUARY EDITION IS NO
LATER THAN 4.30 pm ON FRIDAY 6TH DECEMBER.
HOWEVER, SPACE IS ALLOCATED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED, BASIS.
IT IS REGRETTED THAT ANY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE
WILL NOT BE INCLUDED.
December Production Dates
Production dates for the
January Edition
of the Roundabout are as follows:
Copy deadline:
Friday 6 December
Proof Reading
Friday 7 December
Copy to Printers
Tuesday 10 December
Distribution
Thursday 19 December
Contents
Buckden Parish Council
4
Neighbourhood Watch and County Councillor
5
Village Notices
6
Church News
7-9
For Your Diary including Christmas Church
Services from BDCT on page 11
10-13
Village News
14-15
School and Pre-School News
16
Sport
17
Advertisements & Classifieds
18-24
December 2019
Hopefully many of you will be in attendance for the regular
Buckden Christmas Market and Lights Switch-on. This is an-
other example of a fantastic event that could not take place
without the dedication of a small, but eager, group of volun-
teers, and we should be grateful for their ongoing efforts. If
the Christmas event inspires you to get involved in village
events, the Village Hall Trust are looking for someone to take
over the lead in organising the summer fete from July 2021
but helping in 2020. The plea went out in the November edi-
tion (p14), but contact details for Jo at the Village Hall can be
found on page 13 of this issue.
Now a couple of administrative announcements!
Firstly, if you are a contributor to the Roundabout please re-
member that the January 2020 is distributed before Christmas
so we need all contributions no later than close of business on
Friday 6th December! The tight timelines make it difficult to
chase late copy!
Secondly, our distributors are reminded that the January 2020
issue is distributed on December 19th. Copies for distribution
can be collected from the village hall as usual, or at our Christ-
mas Social on Thursday 19th December in the Living Stones
Room (in St Mary’s Church). Any packs not collected will be
delivered as usual later in the day.
Finally we wish all our readers, contributors and advertisers a
very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Please remember to visit the Roundabout website. There are
often articles there that we could not fit into the print edition,
as well as information that arrives during the month:
http://
www.buckdenroundabout.info/
This month’s editor - Ian Carter
Editor’s Page