June 2022

21 Buckden Roundabout June 2022 Village News Queen ’ s Jubilee Weekend Activities – kicking off at the Playing Field The Village Hall is working closely with the Parish Council, the Vine and the Towers to create a fun - filled weekend for all village residents and their families. There is lots going on during the weekend in the Village, from activities in the High Street, at the Towers and on the playing field. More details will be posted on our Facebook page as events are finalised. • From 5pm on the Thursday, bring a blanket and have a picnic on the playing field ready for the lighting of the Jubilee Beacon at 9:45pm. We will have food vans, music and inflatables and the Village Club will be open for liquid refreshment! Come and try the new climbing walls and zip wire. • The Valley will be open as always with people there to discuss the rejuvenation project and future plans, as well as gathering feedback from residents. Archaeological Display 30 th April – 3 rd May by Buckden Lo- cal History Society This was a great success and thank you to everyone who came down so see the display. The posters are now a per- manent fixture on the walls of the Millard Suite and one in the foyer. Many thanks to Buckden Local History Society and Barry Jobling for arranging these. They are a lovely ad- dition to the Hall and a nice reminder that our village has been a hub of activity for many, many years! The Valley The exceptionally dry spring has not been helpful to the 3,000 plants and bults planted last autumn. A few of the snowdrops, fritillary and bluebells struggled to make a show earlier in the Spring so hopefully a wetter Autumn this year will lead to a better show next Spring. The grasses planted at the water ’ s edge are doing nicely. The Valley was hy- droseeded with wildflower mix recently – turning the entire Valley bright aquamarine - coloured! Again, we need rain to encourage the seedlings to bloom. One of the local farmers said there has been only 4mm of rain recently! The silt along the banks is still drying out so please stay off it for now. RightStart classes These chair - based exercise classes, run by HDC, are being planned to return to the Hall from 9 th June. The Village Hall Trustees have agreed to support this worthy initiative in the short - term to help the less mobile stay active. By the time this goes to print the details will have been confirmed. For more information, please email admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk or call 811101. Sweaty Mamas Welcome to Sweaty Mamas which started in the Lincoln Room last month. These classes run 10am to 11am every Monday morning and are great fun! See Facebook for more details or email me. Conference Rooms for hire We have three conference rooms that are great for corpo- rate bookings, plus the main Hall for larger meetings/ training sessions. We have reduced hire rates for residents of Buckden/Stirtloe/Diddington so if you would rather walk to your next meeting than get stuck in traffic, please email me! We can also offer refreshments/buffet lunch so we are a one - stop - shop for your meeting needs! Jo Harvey, Hall Manager (Office hours: 9am – 2pm) Email: admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk Tel: 01480 811101 Please call or email to arrange Hall viewings Burberry Road, Buckden, Cambridgeshire, PE19 5UY Tel: 01480 811101 www. buckdenvillagehall.co.uk email: admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk FRIENDS IN DEED There are times in our lives when we could all do with a little extra support or companionship what- ever our age or circumstance. DO YOU HAVE A CAR AND SOME SPARE TIME? We are al- ways on the lookout for new volunteers; especially volunteer drivers. To find out more about driving for Friends in Deed please contact our transport co - ordinator at peter.mount@btconnect.com or 07914 669967. All our vol- unteers are DBS checked and safeguarding trained. THE COMMUNITY CAFÉ is our hub. Just drop in to to the Liv- ing Stones Room in St Mary ’ s Church Buckden on the 2 nd Wednesday of every month 2.30 - 4pm. Please come and join us, whether you are in need of support or just fancy a cuppa, chat and homemade cake. 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. Come and speak to us at the Community Café or email friendsindeed@stmarysbuckden.org.uk . We can arrange either home visits or a friendly voice and ear over the phone. This is a free service and can be either a one - off chat or regular chats. Need a lift to an appointment? Our team of volunteer drivers are able to provide transport for vaccination / hospital / den- tal / 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 48 hours notice if possible; 24 hours notice as a minimum and we shall do our best to meet your needs.