June 2021

6 Buckden Roundabout June 2021 Buckden Neighbourhood Watch NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH LAUNCHES PROTECT YOUR CAR CAMPAIGN PROTECT YOUR CAR! LEAVE IT: 1. LOCKED Lock your car when you leave the vehicle. 2. LIT Park in a well - lit area or in the garage locking the gar- age door. 3. EMPTY Hide any items on show which have value. It is a crime on the rise in Cambridgeshire. One car is stolen every ten minutes. You may think your car is too old and no one will bother steal- ing it. This is incorrect as sometimes the car is stolen to be used in another crime. Having a car stolen or broken into is more than simply a has- sle, it can impact on people ’ s livelihoods. Please be vigilant. There are opportunists who try a car door on the off - chance the owner forgets to lock the car door, the thief steals items in the vehicle or the car. Theft of and from motor vehicles is a crime we can help to reduce. Vehicle crime can cost us dearly in damage to the ve- hicle, a great deal of inconvenience and increased insurance premiums. Over half of all car crime is carried out by the opportunist thief, so do not give criminals an easy ride. MAKE IT TOUGH TO REMOVE YOUR STUFF. RICHARD WEST Village Coordinator 01480 811467 / 07841 866630 To contact the police: 999 in an emergency; 0800 555 111 Crime Stoppers; 0300 123 2040 Action Fraud. EMAIL burglarycrackdown@cambs.pnn.police.uk or visit www.crimestoppers.uk.org or you can telephone 101 Suspicions or concerns can be reported via the police force ’ s online web chat function here https://bit.ly/3tfssQF Or via the online reporting forms here https://bit.ly/3ck9z85 Village News Buckden WI Some of our members have enjoyed meeting socially on Zoom in April and May but as lock - down begins to ease it is great to be able to look ahead to meeting in per- son. Weather permitting, we hope to meet at 2p.m. on Tuesday 8th June in the garden of Ruth and Ken Nicholas ’ s house in Park Road. Please be aware that the day and time may change according to the weather so if in doubt contact Ruth, our president, on 07957 334142, or Judith, our secretary, on 07748 716709. Rosey, our treasurer, is very pleased to have received mem- bership fees (due in April) from 34 people so far, which is an encouraging start to our return to normal. If you ’ re not a member but would like to know more about our programme of meetings and events, do get in touch via the numbers above. In normal times, we meet at Buckden Village Hall on the first Tuesday of each month at 7.30p.m. with occasional extra day - time ‘ At Homes ’ or garden meetings and new members will be very welcome. Friends of Buckden Towers ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday June 30th 2021 Subject to the expected “ step 4” relaxation of Covid social distancing rules the 44th AGM of Friends of Buckden Towers will be held in the Conference Room at The Towers at 7.30 PM on Wednesday 30th June 2021. We look forward to welcom- ing as many members as possible to this our first personally attended General Meeting since May 2019. If, in the event that the “ step 4” relaxations are not, or are only partially, implemented on 21 June, we will review the position as appropriate, and determine in what manner the meeting may go ahead. In the worst case, should the “ rule of 6” still be in place, we will hold an electronic meeting using Zoom. If, as a member, you wish to be invited to participate in a Zoom meeting, should this become necessary, please advise the Membership Secretary by email no later than Tuesday 15th June, at membershiptowers@btinternet.com A further notice of the meeting, together with an Agenda, and the minutes of last year ’ s “ on - line ” meeting will be issued to all members 2 weeks before the meeting.