January 2022

21 Buckden Roundabout January 2022 Village News Bookings Update This month, alongside all our lovely regular hirers, we are delighted to have a week - long corporate training booking and also a Cat Show! ***New Baby/Toddler Classes*** We are delighted to announce that we have two new baby/ toddler classes starting at the Hall: Piccolo ’ s Music Club starts on Thursday 6 th January 10am – 11am. Piccolos Music Club is a long running toddler group. Fast paced, high energy, covering musical genres and dance from all over the world. A leader led group that entertains and educates through games, song, story and puppets. More information at www.piccolosmusicclub.co.uk It takes place in the Lincoln Room. Access to this room is through the Preschool entrance. Sweaty Mama ’ s starts on Monday 7 th February 10am – 11am. This is an exercise class for mamas and includes the little ones too so they get to bond, play and socialise! It ’ s a great concept. To find out more please go to www.sweatymama.com This group will also take place in the Lincoln Room, accessed via the Preschool entrance. Please call or email me for any extra information on the above classes. The Valley The works on the Valley have come to an end but there will be on - going maintenance work over the course of the year to ensure that the new plantings establish well. Our con- tractors posted a lovely entry on Buckden Residents Face- book page thanking everyone for their patience and appre- ciation over the course of the project. We had lovely feed- back from the village and we hope you agree that the area looks beautiful and is now much more accessible for every- one to be able to enjoy it. Bring on the Spring so we can see the plants blooming! On a more sober note, we have already had vandalism and people throwing quite large objects into the water which is disheartening when everyone worked so hard on the pro- ject. The banks and seeded areas also need time to estab- lish a root system to prevent erosion but twice now the seeded areas have been damaged by bikes. Please help us keep the Valley in its newly pristine state and give the plants a chance to become established. Get fit and active for 2022! We have Pilates classes on Monday evenings (6:30pm – 7:30pm) and Tuesday mornings (10am – 11am) and we also have a Zumba class on Friday mornings 9:30am – 10:30am. Also, as mentioned previously, if you ’ ve recently had a baby, come along to the Sweaty Mama ’ s classes and bring baby too! Treatment Room/Office Space in foyer For many years the room just off the main foyer in the Hall has been used as a Treatment Room and has been rented by people running their beauty businesses in there. It is now available to rent again so if anyone is looking for a space to run their nail/beauty business please contact us. The room can also be used as office space to hire. It ’ s a great opportunity to have your own private office space but not far from home! Please email me if you would like to view the room. Litter around Hall There has been an increase in litter and mess left in the doorways of Preschool and the Aragon Room. Fortunately, the CCTV cameras cover all these areas. We politely request that those who enjoy sitting in these doorways put their rubbish in the many litter bins that are nearby. Jo Harvey, Hall Manager Email: admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk Tel: 01480 811101 Please call or email to arrange any face - to - face appoint- ments. Office hours: 9am – 2pm Burberry Road, Buckden, Cambridgeshire, PE19 5UY Tel: 01480 811101 www. buckdenvillagehall.co.uk email: admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk FRIENDS IN DEED New Drivers Needed WE ARE LOOKING FOR NEW DRIVERS. SO, IF YOU HAVE A CAR, SOME FREE TIME AND ARE WILLING TO HELP PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH pe- ter.mount@btconnect.com or 07914 669967. Friends in Deed is a group of volunteers who offer help and support to residents of Buckden. All our volunteers are DBS checked and safeguarding trained. Need a lift to an appointment? There are fixed fees for this service. Please email our transport co - ordinator, peter.mount@btconnect.com or call 07914 669967 and leave your name, number, address and details of your appointment (date, time, location) giving 48 hours notice please. Need someone to talk to or some practical support? Come and chat to us at the Community Café (in the Living Stones Room in St Mary ’ s Church Buckden on the 2nd Wednesday of every month 2.30 - 4pm) or email friendsindeed@stmarysbuckden.org.uk . We can arrange home visits or phone - calls. This is a free service and can be either a one - off chat or regular chats. Want to volunteer? We are always on the look out for new volunteers. Just contact us at friendsindeed@stmarysbuckden.org.uk or visit the Commu- nity Café if you would like to know more.