December 2022

3 Buckden Roundabout December 2022 Buckden Roundabout Team Editors - Articles & Events Ian Carter and Alec MacAndrew Email: editor@buckdenroundabout.info 33 Beaufort Drive, Buckden, PE19 5YU 07515 737636 Webmaster Alec MacAndrew Email: webmaster@buckdenroundabout.info 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 Front Cover This month ’ s cover is from an artwork provided by Heather Greenway. Heather is planning to sell charity Christmas cards using this picture in aid of the MS Society at £1.50 per card. Contact Heather at heather.greenway@btinternet.com We are looking for more photos and paintings of any kind that we could use as a front cover. We especially need photos of autumn scenes. Please note that photos should ideally be in portrait format and should be a minimum of 2400 x 1700 pixels. More is better! All advertisements and non - advertising material are printed in good faith. Neither the Buckden Roundabout nor the Buckden Parish Council can accept any responsibility for the content of the advertisements, the services provided by the advertisers 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 SATURDAY 10TH 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: Saturday 10 December Proof Reading Sunday 11 December Copy to Printers Tuesday 13 December Distribution Thursday 29 December Contents Buckden Parish Council 4 From Your District Councillor 5 Church News 6 - 8 For your Diary 9 - 11 Village News 12, 14, 16 Art exhibition 13 Pre - school & School 15 Library 17 Churches Together Christmas services 18 Advertisements & Classifieds 19 - 24 December 2022 It ’ s hard to believe that 2022 has rushed by so quickly and that I am editing the final edition of the year. And what a strange year it was. On the positive side, lockdowns and self - isolation have become distant memories for most of us. On the other hand, political turmoil, the war in Ukraine, rising energy prices and inflation are making life difficult for many people. Turn to page 16 for an article by the Parish Council on what you can do to help people in crisis. There is also a list of public “ warm spaces ” in the usual Parish Council piece on page 4 and a note about how to donate to Godmanchester Foodbank Christmas Hamper programme on page 14. I know that many residents are concerned about access to GP services in the village. We have an active Patient Participation Group, which represents patients of the GP Practice, and which has just held its annual general meeting. Turn to page 5 for a report on the AGM which describes some of the chal- lenges faced by our Practice and emphasises the need for more funding. We need someone to help our Commercial Manager liaise with our advertisers who are our only source of revenue. Please, please consider helping us. We are all volunteers, we are sometimes pressed for time, and without advertising reve- nue there can be no Roundabout. We are a very friendly team who have a great deal of fun producing the magazine. To find out more contact us at adverts@buckdenroundabout.info . This month ’ s cover is from an artwork provided by Heather Greenway. Heather is planning to sell charity Christmas cards using this picture in aid of the MS Society at £1.50 per card. Contact Heather at heather.greenway@btinternet.com The editorial team of the Roundabout wishes all our readers, distributors, advertisers and contributors a very merry Christ- mas and a happy and prosperous New Year. Please remember to visit the Roundabout website. As well as every edition from 2013 onwards available to see, there are often articles there that we could not fit into the print edition, as well as information that arrives during the month. The online edition of the magazine is in full colour: www.buckdenroundabout.info This month ’ s editor - Alec MacAndrew Editor ’ s Page