February 2025

3 Buckden Roundabout February 2025 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 Lesley MacAndrew 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 a painting of a wintry sunset and was provided by Heather Greenway. As ever we are eternally grateful. We are looking for more photos and paintings of any kind that we could use as a front cover. We especially need photos and paintings of autumn scenes, and of events in the village. 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 MARCH EDITION IS NO LATER THAN 4.30 pm ON MONDAY 10th FEBRUARY. 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. February Production Dates Production dates for the March Edition of the Roundabout are as follows: Copy deadline: Monday 10 February Proof Reading Friday 14 February Copy to Printers Tuesday 18 February Distribution Thursday 27 February Contents Safe Battery Disposal 4 Fleas 5 Parish Council News 6 From your District Councillor 7 Church News 8 - 10 For your Diary 11 - 13 Village News 14 - 17 Advertisements & Classifieds 2, 18 - 24 February 2025 As this editorial for the February edition is being written, we are barely into January - such is the nature of our production timelines! I feel I should be wishing you all a Happy New Year, but it ’ s a bit late now (and has already been done in the Janu- ary edition, delivered before New Year!) it ’ s been an odd start of winter so far, weather wise. We ’ ve had some very cold spells, but little actual snow. However, what we ’ ve lacked in snow has more than been up by rain! I am grateful that I have rarely had to scrape the car wind- screen clear of frost early in the morning, and long may that continue! As ever, we have tried to include some interesting articles. One I would draw your attention to can be found on page 4 and concerns how to safely dispose of batteries, particularly those contained within electronic and portable devices, of which we all seem to have more and more (Well I know I do at least—everything needs charging!) As we say on many an occasion, the Roundabout depends on it ’ s contributions to fill the magazine every month. If you have an interesting article you ’ d like to share with the village, please do contact us using the editor ’ s email address further down this page. Similarly, if you run a regular gathering in the village or have a specific event you ’ d like to promote, please let us know. Many such announcements are free to include, but we do reserve the right to charge an appropriate fee for advertising if we feel it is required. 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 - Ian Carter Editor ’ s Page