June 2021

17 Buckden Roundabout June 2021 FRIENDS IN DEED Friends in Deed is a group of volunteers who offer help and support to residents of Buckden. There are times in our lives when we could all do with a little extra support or companion- ship whatever our age or circumstances. Need someone to talk to? - it is not easy to ask for help, but why struggle when there are people happy to listen and to help? When we keep things to ourselves and struggle on, things can feel overwhelming and a little bit of help can make all the difference. Whilst visiting is limited for our volunteers at the moment, we can easily provide a friendly voice and ear over the phone. This is a free service and can be either a one - off chat or regular chats. If you do want someone to talk to, please call our co - ordinator, Angie, on 07810 006598 and she will make the arrangements. Need a lift? Our team of volunteer drivers are able to provide transport for hospital / dental / hair appointments etc when family, friends or public transport is not an option. 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). Please do give us at least 24 hours notice and we shall do our best to meet your needs. We are still looking for more drivers, please contact Peter if you might be interested. Unsure about using Friends in Deed? Here ’ s some feed- back received from a new client recently I was wondering how I would get to my appointment and a friend suggested "Friends in Deed". The driver accompanied me to the clinic door and assured me that he was happy to wait the 2 - 3 hours in the car park with a good book . “ Knowing that the wonderful help and support offered by "Friends in Deed" has relieved me of much anxiety about how I would get to appointments when unable to drive my- self, is so reassuring and a service beyond price! Many thanks to all Friends in Deed for all your wonderful giving of your time, care and kindness .” Village News The Hall has re - opened!! Unless the government ’ s roadmap changed between the time of writing this and the time you are reading it, the Hall should have re - opened on 17th May. Hooray! It will take some time before we are as busy as we were prior to the pandemic and we are very grateful to all our current hirers and those who will be joining us over the next few months for their support. Treasurer and Chair vacancies in the Trust We are delighted to have appointed a new trustee who has expressed an interest in becoming treasurer in due course. We are still looking for someone who can take over the role of Chair once the current holder of this position stands down after several years in the role. The position does not take a great deal of time and does not require any specific skills. If you would like to make a major contribution to the village please email me at admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk We have some really fantastic projects in the pipeline so it really is an exciting time to join. Thank you in advance! How you can help Buckden Village Hall when buying online 1. Go to www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/ buckdenvillagehall 2. Sign up for free 3. Get shopping! It doesn ’ t cost you anything more the online shops make the donations and are collected by easy- fundraising and automatically sent to us. There are no catches or hidden charges, and Buckden Vil- lage Hall Trust will be extremely grateful for your donations, especially at this difficult time. If you shop using Amazon You can shop and donate to the Village Hall by using www.smile.amazon.co.uk . Just follow the instructions and then Amazon will make a small donation to the trust for everything you buy. Shopping using the smile URL is just the same as using the normal Amazon website. Don ’ t forget to select Buckden Recreation Ground and Village Hall Trust as your nominated charity. Keep safe everyone! Burberry Road, Buckden, Cambridgeshire, PE19 5UY Tel: 01480 811101 www. buckdenvillagehall.co.uk email: admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk Buckden Village Hall Trust (811101/admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk) The office remains closed to the public so please contact me by email or phone