June 2020

3 Buckden Roundabout June 2020 Buckden Roundabout Team Lead Editor - Articles & Events Ian Carter, Email: editor@buckdenroundabout.info 33 Beaufort Drive, Buckden, PE19 5YU 07515 737636 Editor and 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 This month ’ s cover shows the decorated phone box on the High Street and was provided by Alec MacAndrew. As ever, we are very grateful. We are looking for more paintings of any kind that we could use as a front cover. We can photograph them if you only have original artwork. We are also keen to get images (photos or paintings) of the village and surrounding areas in prepara- tion for future issues. Please note that images 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 Buck- den Parish Council can accept any responsibility for the con- tent of the advertisements, the services provided by the ad- vertisers 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 JULY EDITION IS NO LATER THAN 4.30 pm ON WEDNESDAY 10TH JUNE . 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. June Production Dates Production dates for the July Edition of the Roundabout are as follows: Copy deadline: Wednesday 10 June Proof Reading Friday 12 June Copy to Printers Tuesday 16 June Distribution Thursday 25 June Contents Buckden Parish Council 4, 18 District and County Councillors 5 Village Notices 6 Church News 7 - 9 For Your Diary 10, 17 Buckden lockdown help 11 Buckden school history 12, 13 Buckden Wildlife 14 Village News 15, 18, 19 Bunted Buckden 20. 21 Advertisements & Classifieds 16, 22 - 28 June 2020 Welcome to the third “ on - line only ” edition of the Buckden Roundabout. We hope you and all your family are well and coping well through the crisis. On page 11 you will find con- tact details of organisations working together to help those affected by the lockdown. Your editorial team is discussing ways to get the Roundabout back in print and distributed once again to every home in Buckden, Diddington and Stirtloe. It will take a couple of months, but watch this space! In spite of the fact that we are on - line only, we have some excellent content for you this month. Wendy Trattner contin- ues with the story of Buckden School. This instalment starts with the passing of the Education Act in 1870 and covers the mid - Victorian period. It can be found on page 12. On page 14, Mark Ward continues his fascinating series of articles about Wildlife in Buckden, with wonderful examples of the diversity and richness of the wildlife we enjoy. He also makes a plea for verges to be cut less severely to encourage the growth of wild flowers and insects. If you have time on your hands, now is the perfect opportunity to get out and about and explore some the countryside around the village and appreciate the range of wildlife in our area. On pages 20 and 21 we have photospreads inspired by the Bunted Buckden theme, which were also boosted by the VE Day decorations. The enthusiasm with which people have thrown themselves into these community activities is a credit to the spirit of Buckden ’ s residents. Please remember to visit the Roundabout website. There are often articles there that we could not fit into the print edition, as well as information that arrives during the month: http:// www.buckdenroundabout.info/ This month ’ s editor - Alec MacAndrew Editor ’ s Page