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11 Buckden Roundabout July 2021 For Your Diary Huntingdonshire Health Walk Scheme JULY 2021 Health walks, all bookable via www.oneleisure.net, with the One Leisure App under Community Activities, or by phoning the Call Centre on 01480 388111, will take place from 2pm on the following Wednesdays in July: - • July7: Meadow Meander, from Godmanchester Com- munity Nursery, PE29 2AG • July14: Brampton Wood, from the Wildlife Trust Car Park, PE28 0DB • July21: Reserve Walk [Cow Lane], from the far end of Cow Lane, Godmanchester, PE29 3EJ • July28: Brampton Ramble, from Frosts Garden Centre, PE28 4NF This article, of necessity, is being written before 21st June, which was planned to be the end of some or all COVID - 19 safe- ty strictures, so earlier restrictions on safe - distancing, mask - wearing and pre - booking your walks, may or may not have changed. So please carefully check responsible media sources for the appropriate precautions. In addition, please ensure your footwear and clothing are adequate for prevailing weath- er conditions, and that, especially on hot afternoons, you carry a small bottle of drinking water to avoid dehydration. Further information should appear now or very soon on the scheme's website, www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/healthwalks. Happy Walking day(s)!! MONDAY CLUB We are a social group of ladies who meet fortnightly at 2.30pm in the Millard Suite at Buckden Village Hall. At each meeting we either have a guest speaker or partici- pate in an activity of our own. We then enjoy a cup of tea and biscuits, and participate in a raffle. By the time you read this, the Government will have decided whether to ease all restrictions on 21 st June. If they do, we will meet in the Village Hall as usual on MON- DAY 5 th JULY from 2 - 30 to 4pm as usual. I will let all mem- bers know nearer the time. New members welcome. Please bring masks in case we need them. If you have any questions or concerns, please do ring Jane Scott on 811468 or Betty Millard on 810087 LIFE DRAWING GROUP* Venue: Buckden Village Hall Day: Wednesday (currently suspended) Time: 9.30 am - 12.30 pm Contact: Terry Sladden Tel: 01480 811031 Email: trrslddn8@gmail.com Cost: £10.00 per 3 hours inc. 30 minute break *Male & Female models Buckden Wine & Beermakers Society We usually meet at the Scout Hut on the 4 th Thursday of the month at 8.00pm. Our annual BBQ will be held on Sunday 25th July . Please contact Ann if you wish to join us . NEW MEMBERS ARE WELCOME to join a lively sociable group where help and advice on wine and beer making are freely given. Visitors are welcome to join us. For further information contact Ann Elliott 01480 810346 Buckden Local History Society Subject to national guidelines etc, we are aiming to restart meetings on Wednesday 1st September in our usual location and time, 7.30 pm at the Towers. The Chairman, Barry Jobling, will be talking on the Lucks Lane archaeological work and the plans for a display in the Village Hall. Visitors and new mem- bers are very welcome. Children are free to all talks. Please check out our new website at www.buckdenhistory.co.uk which has details of all the talks for the new 2021/22 season plus more, including external links to online historical talks from Grisham College. For further information please contact the Secretary at buckdenhistory@gmail.com Did you know …? The liver is the largest solid organ in the body, weighing some 1.8 kg in men and 1.3 kg in women. About the size of a rugby ball, it is located mainly in the up- per right portion of your abdomen, under the diaphragm and sits above the stomach. If you place your right hand over the area under the ribs on the right side of your body it will just about cover the area of your liver. One of the liver ’ s most important functions is to break down food and convert it into energy. Carbohydrates, such as bread and potatoes, are broken down to glucose and stored mainly in the liver and muscles as glycogen. When energy is required in an emergency the liver rapidly converts its store of glycogen back into glucose ready for use. It also plays a vital role in fighting infections and changing potentially damaging substances that are either made by or taken in by the body and make them harmless. From Britishlivertrust.org.uk