December 2021

4 Buckden Roundabout December 2021 Buckden Parish Council Buckden Parish Council News... Council Website For more information, please visit the Buckden Parish Council (BPC) web site at www.buckdenpc.org.uk . You can automati- cally find out what is going on by subscribing to our News- letter service using your email address. Flooding There has been more flooding on the High Street. The BPC Chair met with our MP Jonathan Djanogly. He agreed to con- tact the CEO of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough County Council to demand action. Zip Wire and Climbing Wall BPC are funding the installation of a zip wire and climbing wall on the village recreation ground. The equipment has been ordered but will take about 20 weeks to be delivered. A1 and the Roundabout A working group of councillors and Alan Trill, the National Highways (NH) Route Manager for Cambridgeshire will be set up to enable village views to be fed into the roundabout de- velopment. Alan is chasing the NH structures team for an update on the southern subway wall condition, and the graffiti. There are also plans to replace the subway lighting with LED lights. Age Friendly Communities BPC together with three other places in England are sup- porting a project led by the University of Cambridge Medical School looking into ‘ what makes for age - friendly communities. The research team is working with the Parish Council and oth- er groups in the village to find out about ageing in Buckden. The focus is on what difference age - friendly programmes make to older people ’ s health and well - being, and what older people value the most. How do various activities and services, help to make Buckden a place where people can live well in older age? What else could be done to make it a more ‘ age - friendly ’ village? What can other communities learn from Buckden? They have already met with representatives of sev- eral groups in the village. The team want to learn from the knowledge and experiences of people in Buckden. If you are aged 55 plus and live in Buck- den please take part in the by completing the questionnaire that asks about preferences and priorities regarding ageing. The questionnaire should take about 20 minutes to complete. This can be done online, or a paper copy can be provided. The online version can be accessed via https:// cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_87wDdAKbm78Ath4 A paper version can be obtained via the Parish Clerk. Paxton Pits Quarry Good progress is being made to re- store Paxton pits. The Company is working in accordance with the ap- proved restoration plan and environmental management plan. When Phase 1 is completed, the land will be handed over to HDC and the Nature Reserve will expand in a northerly direction. Phase 2 - Diddington Pit will be completed in Spring 2022; the conveyor system will be removed to complete the restoration of the southern field of Diddington Pit prior to the transfer to HDC. National Tree Week National Tree Week is the UK ’ s largest annual tree celebra- tion, marking the start of the winter tree planting season (November to March each year). In 2021, it will take place from Saturday 27 November – Sunday 5 December. Buckden Parish Council is committed to maintaining and increasing the biodiversity in the village. We have commissioned a biodiver- sity strategy which we hope to implement over the next few years. We are also committed to increasing tree cover in the village and supporting residents to plant trees. We have produced a leaflet giving advice on planting trees. Please see https://buckdenpc.org.uk/the - parish/greening - buckden/ or contact the Clerk if you want a hard copy. We have also liaised with the Friends of Buckden Towers and both the Council, and the Friends will be planting an English oak tree in the grounds of the Towers to celebrate the Queens Jubilee next year. Thank You We recently presented a gift to Betty Millard to recognize her many years of service to the Council. Betty has asked us to extend her thanks to all those who contributed to her leaving gift. Council Meetings The next Council meeting will be at 7.30pm on Tuesday 14th December. The meeting will include a 15 - minute open forum. If you want to speak at the meeting, please let us know what you want to say, by contacting the Parish Clerk. You will get a three - minute slot. The Council Planning Committee will also meet if required. Agendas for these meetings are posted on the Parish notice boards no later than the Saturday preceding the meeting. Office opening hours The Clerk is operating flexibly between the office and home. If you wish to meet with the Clerk, please call on 01480 819407. All of the papers and reports for Council Meetings are available on the Thursday before meetings on Council website www.buckdenpc.org.uk .This provides the opportunity to see the agenda, reports of work carried out by the Council as well as reports from out County and District Councillors. Any questions or comments on this report should be addressed to the Parish Clerk at: Buckden Parish Council, Buckden Village Hall, Burberry Rd, Buckden, PE19 5UY. Telephone 01480 819407 Email: clerk@buckdenpc.org.uk.