February 2021

20 Buckden Roundabout February 2021 Library & Pre - School February 2021 As we all look forward to Spring, longer days and gar- dens emerging from the gloom please don ’ t forget your library is still here. We have a wide range of fiction for both adults and children - with new titles coming in reg- ularly. Picture books and early readers for those just starting out on their reading career, books in large print, audio books and non - fiction for both adults and juniors. Opening during lockdown We are remaining open during lockdown in accordance with National Lockdown restrictions. Our current opening hours are: • Tuesday - 2pm - 6pm • Friday - 10am - 2pm You can do the following: • Request books from the library catalogue using the normal on line reservations service or via Customer Services (contact details below). Nor- mal charges have been reduced to 50p per re- served book. • Use our Select and Collect service to request a selection of titles based on genre or author. Using the form available on our website or by calling Customer Services you can tell us what you like to read and library staff will select books based on your choices for you to collect at the door. • Book an appointment to use the library comput- ers . Note that this is for essential use only to ac- cess public services. Can ’ t get to us? Then we can come to you. Our Library at Home service is still operating and if you are housebound, or a vulner- able person continuing to isolate, we can deliver books to you. Get in touch with Buckden library on the num- ber below to find out more. Village Hall, Burberry Road, Buckden Tel: 0345 045 5225 www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/library Here at Preschool, we are still taking stringent precau- tions and constantly assessing our room layouts and rou- tines to ensure we ’ re keeping our staff, children and families as safe as possible during this third lockdown. Most of our children are attending and we have wel- comed some new starters. The children have been very busy training to be vets in our veterinary corner, taking the temperatures of their animal patients and bandaging poorly puppy paws! They ’ ve also been enjoying making penguins and snowflakes as part of our winter theme, and investigating different textures in our messy and sensory play trays. This term we ’ ve introduced some new phonics activities and a maths workbook looking at shapes, numbers and categorising objects. Some of the children are also starting on level 1 reading books. We ’ ve started a ‘ book of the week ’ scheme, too, with activities focused on the story and its themes. Moving forward, we will be introducing forest school activities and continuing with tasks designed to strength- en the children ’ s fine motor skills using playdough. We hope everyone is staying safe and well. Committee enquiries: contact Jo Chillmaid (Chairperson) at buckdenpreschoolchairperson@gmail.com or on 07393650084. To enrol your child or arrange a visit, contact the Manag- er, Nicola Henge, at the Preschool on 01480 810600 . For more information, visit www.buckdenpreschool.co.uk or see our Facebook updates at https:// www.facebook.com/www.buckdenpreschool.co.uk/ ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Christine Ridall, Angela and David would like to extend our heartfelt thanks for all the kindness shown by friends, neighbours and acquaintances in Buckden and beyond following the sad death of Mike. We have been overwhelmed by the array of cards and flowers that have arrived at the door. It is heartening to know just how many people have such warm and fond memories of Mike.