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Buckden Roundabout
March 2020
Village News
Bookings
Cinderella is running from 6
th
to 8
th
March. If there are
still any tickets left come and enjoy the show! The St
Mary’s Charity Auction is in the Main Hall on 14
th
March and the Buckden Gardeners Association is hold-
ing their Spring Show in the Hall on 28
th
March. We
also have a lot of business meetings taking place dur-
ing the weekdays.
New caretaker
We are delighted to welcome Tony Baker to the Hall as
our new caretaker. He has settled in brilliantly!
Daddo’s Pizza
Daddo’s Pizza are planning to return to the Hall car
park during March. So that’s Wednesday night dinners
sorted!
Don’t forget that as residents of Buckden you all re-
ceive discounted rates on Hall hire. Please call or
email me if you would like to find out more infor-
mation.
Jo Harvey
01480 811101
admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk
Office hours 9am to 2pm.
Burberry Road, Buckden,
Cambridgeshire, PE19 5UY
Tel:
01480 811101
www.
buckdenvillagehall.co.uk
email:
admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk
WI
At our February meeting we welcomed Kevin Duke from Cam-
bridgeshire Fire Service. His talk was entitled “Safe and Well”
and we all learned something new about safety in our homes.
He emphasised how important it was to check ID before letting
anyone into your home – something we all know but it’s so
easy to see a uniform and believe it to be genuine.
The main area of risk in all our homes is the kitchen where
there are the most electrical items, the cooker being the most
likely to cause a fire. Extinguishers and fire blankets were NOT
recommended as you can’t always be sure that the fire is ei-
ther out or contained – better to ring 999 and get out as quick-
ly as possible, especially at night.
In the sitting room candles pose the biggest problem and
should always be in a holder as the metal bits (especially those
under tea lights) get very hot and can melt whatever is under-
neath them.
He explained that anything that gets hot is using a lot of elec-
tricity so be wary of extension cables. Gang extensions are fine
but avoid daisy chains where multiple extension leads are
joined together. Cube and drum ones were also discouraged.
Kevin went on to say that the risk of a fire can be reduced but
never eliminated. Test alarms regularly, close internal doors
especially at night (this will hold back any smoke) and have a
clear escape route by keeping the stairs, landing etc. clear.
Keep the door key near the door and leave off the security
chain at night in order to expe-
dite leaving the house. If the
site of the fire prevents you
leaving a room then open a
window to let fresh air in, shout
very loudly in the hope that a
neighbour will hear you, and
phone the fire brigade who will
continue talking to you, calming
you down and gaining infor-
mation until the fire service
arrives.
He concluded his informative talk by telling us about the many
gadgets and gizmos available for the hard of hearing and those
with mobility problems.
Many of our members had questions and Kevin was more than
happy to answer them whilst enjoying a cup of tea and home-
made biscuits with us.
Our next meeting is on March 3rd at 7.30pm when we will be
having a talk and demonstration by “Sugar Daddies” from St
Neots. The competition is for a spring flower arrangement and
contributions for the market stall will be most welcome. Visi-
tors and new members are always welcome.
For more information please contact:
Ruth Nicholas – 07957 334142
Judith Armitage – 01480 811717