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Buckden Roundabout
July 2019
Round-About-Buckden
Buckden goes walk about and says a big thank you
On Sunday 9
th
June Buckden Parish Council marked two im-
portant events. First the Parish Council launched its “Round-
about-Buckden” walk and we took the opportunity to thank
Terry Hayward, the recently retired Parish Council Chairman
for all his work and many years of support to the village as
both Parish and District Councillor.
Over 100 people attended the launch. Dr Irwin opened the
walk with some help from the children of Buckden School.
Grace Kelly Sweeney designed the waymarker and she was
presented with a souvenir waymark disc and Daisy Presland
and Charlie Barnes, two of the children who wrote leaflets to
encourage children and families to undertake the walk, cut the
ribbon.
The Round-about-Buckden walk is an 8-kilometre village walk,
which has been established using existing footpaths, to en-
courage residents and visitors to explore the countryside, learn
more about the flora and fauna and history of the area and to
promote health and well-being. The project has been funded
through the A14 legacy fund. There are two information
boards which describe the walk, one at the Village Hall, the
other where the path meets the Ouse Valley Way. There are
leaflets which outline the route in a weather-proof box next to
the board at the Village Hall.
LOOK OUT on the Buckden Parish website for leaflets to give
you more information on the history of the area you are walk-
ing through, as well as information for
each season, describing the flora and fauna you will see at
different times of year. In addition, there is a children’s leaflet
written by Year 6 children at Buckden School.
We also said thank you to Terry Hayward who has done many
year’s service as a Parish and District Councillor. Orrin James
our youngest Parish Councillor presented a plaque to Terry
which will be placed on a bench in the village.
Route also available from:
https://www.facebook.com/RoundAboutBuckden/Caroline Underwood, Buckden Parish Council, June 2019
Mark Bunting Photography