July 2022

3 Buckden Roundabout July 2022 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 Wendy Trattner 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 The cover is an image from Buckfest 2021, held in August last year instead of July. The photo was taken by Alec MacAndrew We are looking for more photos and paintings of any kind that we could use as a front cover. We can photograph paintings if you only have original artwork. 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 AUGUST EDITION IS NO LATER THAN 4.30 pm ON SUNDAY 10TH JULY 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. July Production Dates Production dates for the August Edition of the Roundabout are as follows: Copy deadline: Sunday 10 July Proof Reading Friday 15 July Copy to Printers Tuesday 19 July Distribution Thursday 28 July Contents Buckden Parish Council 4 From Your District Councillor 5 Church News 6 - 8 For your Diary 9 - 10 Village News 11, 17, 19, 21 Old Buckden 12 Jubilee reports and photos 13, 16, 18 Buckfest 14 - 15 School & Pre - school 20 Advertisements & Classifieds 22 - 28 July 2022 It would appear that summer 2022 has finally arrived judging by the bright blue sky outside and the very warm tempera- tures we are currently experiencing! Definitely time to get the fans down from their winter home in the loft! We were lucky enough to have some of that summer weather over the Jubilee weekend, but sadly not for the whole week- end! A wide variety of events took place across the village, supported by businesses, village organisations, volunteers and the residents of the village! It was great to see so many peo- ple actively involved in this historic, national event. You can find photos and report of some of the activities in this edition. Photos on pages on 13 and 16 are well worth a look. It was also great to see the return of another regular village event when the Friends of Buckden Towers were able to hold their annual plant sale for the first time since 2019! More de- tails can be found on page 17. It ’ s July and that means Buckfest is back, and in its traditional slot too. Voted the best festival in East Anglia in 2021, and the best festival in Cambridgeshire for the last 5 years, it really is now a special event and an asset to the village. As ever, this year is as much about raising funds for local good causes as it is the music, and so far they have raised well in excess of £50000 over the 11 previous events. July 16 th promises to be another great day, and I have my fingers crossed for good weather! There are some great events happening over the summer and autumn so remember to regularly check the diary pages to ensure you do not miss out! 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