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Buckden Roundabout
February 2019
Village News
Pantomime
This month the fabulous pantomime ‘Aladdin’ comes to
Buckden Village Hall performed by Melodramatics! Come
on over to ‘boo and hiss’ and generally have a great time
from Friday 8
th
February to Sunday 10
th
February. Tickets
may still be available at the Box Office 07875 200237 or tick-
etsource.co.uk/melodramaticspanto
Hallmark 1 Award
Hallmark is a nationally recognised quality
standard scheme for village halls and com-
munity facilities. Cambridgeshire ACRE
runs the scheme throughout the county and we are delight-
ed to announce that Buckden Village Hall has achieved Hall-
mark 1 accreditation. We are all now working towards
achieving Hallmark 2!
Daddo’s Pizza
Daddo’s wood fired & mobile pizza stand is open for busi-
ness from 5pm in the Village Hall car park every Wednes-
day. Last orders are at about 7:15pm. The pizzas look great
and we’re all happy to not have to cook on a Wednesday
now…
Don’t forget that as residents of Buckden you all receive
discounted rates on Hall hire. Please call or email me if
you would like to find out more information
BUCKDEN WI
At our January meeting the ladies en-
joyed cheese and wine as they grouped
around the tables to discuss and vote
on the resolutions, which might form
our national W.I. campaigns for the
coming year. There was much talk as these were discussed
and shared with the whole group. The voting slips were com-
pleted ready to hand in to Headquarters. Cheese and wine
made it a pleasant ambiance to discuss some serious issues.
Our next meeting will be Tuesday 5
th
February 7:30pm in the
Millard Suite at the village hall. Our speaker will be Emma and
Eric (our member Emma with Eric the Labrador – training
dogs for the hard of hearing). The competition is - A favourite
piece of music to listen to.
We warmly welcome visitors and new members to our
meetings
For more information please contact:
Ruth Nicholas – 07957 334142
Judith Armitage – 01480 811717
Jo Harvey, 01480 811101,
admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk,
Office hours 9am to 2pm.
Are you considering starting some gentle exercise?
In the Spring, Buckden Surgery are planning to hold weekly
short chatter walks on Thursdays at 10am.
The walks will be free, not too fast, last around 20-30 minutes
and led by trained and dedicated volunteer walk leaders.
Ideal for people of any age who would like to get fitter, and a
great way to make new friends!
Part of the Huntingdonshire Health Walks scheme, and the
national initiative, “Walking For Health”, anyone is welcome
to come along and join the walks.
You don’t need to sign up to come every week - although reg-
ular walks will really help build up your stamina, energy and
fitness levels.
If you are looking for a longer walk, regular health walks (60
mins) in Huntingdonshire & Buckden take place on Wednes-
day afternoons at 2pm & Friday mornings at 10am.
If you are interested and would like to know more details,
please contact One Leisure on 01480 388111 or email active-
lifestyles@huntingdonshire.gov.uk
Please keep an eye open for posters and the next surgery
newsletter for the starting date of the short walks.
Buckden Bites
Did you know…?
...The oldest relic of human activity found in Buckden is a flint
axe from the early Stone Age period. Roman pottery remains
have also been found and there is evidence of a small Roman
settlement from the second century AD.
...The name “Buckden” comes from “Bugce” and “dene”.
“Bucge” is the name of a person and is a feminine name.
“Dene” means valley. “Buckden” therefore came from
“Bucge’s valley”.
…Buckden was first recorded in the Domesday Book in 1066
and seems to be a quite ordinary medieval village. The lord of
the manor had 37 ‘serfs’, of whom 20 held plots of land for
farming. There was a church, a mill and a large meadow. It
was valued at £16 10s.
...Buckden church dates from around 1200. The tower and
nave are 15
th
century.
...A ceiling boss in the Lion Hotel, Buckden, is dated 1500.
From Buckden A Short History and Plan, S.B Edgington, 1980
Burberry Road, Buckden,
Cambridgeshire, PE19 5UY
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