March 2022

14 Buckden Roundabout March 2022 Village News Buckden WI At our February Meeting we en- joyed another talk by Barry Job- ling entitled Buckden Beneath your Feet – Bloor Homes Estate at Stirtloe. His illustrated talk was all about the archaeological find- ings at the site when a team from Oxford Archaeology were on a dig. Barry was one of the volun- teers who helped with dig so was able to talk very enthusiasti- cally about the things that were found from a personal experi- ence. The major excavation of 2019 at Stirtloe revealed Buckden to be an important village in times past, including the prehistoric period where 50 Bronze Age cremations were recovered near the Shell Garage. The Anglo Saxon period showed a great hall had been there and is believed to be the largest hall complex in England. Also, a deep well and malting barns. Sunken feature buildings were discovered with ovens outside. The Saxons did lots of tanning and dyeing, as evidence of this was found on the site. Barry told us of the interesting finds, which included pin beat- ers for weaving, fragments of bones, and an inscribed needle case. A special find was an ornate bone comb 9 inches long which was used to comb a beard. As you would expect, coins, animal and human bones, tools, fragments of glass and pottery were also found. Another special find was a Christian Cross brooch and a rare plough coulter. Barry enthused over these. Barry was privileged to be asked to name the streets on the Bloor Homes Estate and included Longhall Road, Saxon and Viking Way and there will be more as the Estate is completed. Barry kept the audience enthralled as he is a very good speak- er, and we all enjoyed the evening. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 1st March at 7:30pm in the Millard Suite and it will be our Annual General Meeting followed by a social event. We warmly welcome new members and visitors so if you would like more information please contact: Ruth Nicholas – 07957 334142 Judith Armitage – 01480 811717 Buckden Junior Football Club Dribblers Coaches We are looking for coaches for our Little Dribblers session – with a view to helping out from September. Our sessions run on Sundays from 9am, the club will pay for all necessary training and certificates and will assist you throughout while you find your feet! Becoming a football coach is extremely rewarding and where better to start your journey than with our Little Dribblers. These sessions are for 4 - 6 year olds and are so much fun, with a fantastic group of chil- dren and supportive parents. Please contact us if you are interested in finding out more bjfcchairman@hotmail.com. New Players for U12 Raptors Our U12 Raptors will be making the move to 11 - a - side football from September (when they will become U13 ’ s!) and are therefore looking to add members to their squad. If you have a child in year 7 at school who is interested in joining them - please contact coach Matt Gill at matt.gill@connectix.co.uk for more information. Our Tea Bar Returns Our Tea bar will be returning this month on Sunday mornings, to coin- cide with our dribblers session – so from 9am – 10.30am. We will be serving a range of hot and cold drinks and snacks. End of Season Event! After a 2 year hiatus, we are hoping to have an End of Season Presen- tation Event for all children this year. This will be run at the end of the football season – date TBC. More details will follow very shortly so keep an eye out on our Facebook page and in here! Butler Residential. A huge thank you to Laura and Barry from Butler Residential for their support throughout the year as our Club Sponsor. If you are looking to move and wanted to support the club – you can contact Butler Resi- dential on 01480 775355. For more information on the club, joining a team or the committee please contact our Chairman Michael Lander via bjfcchairman@hotmail.com . FRIENDS IN DEED New drivers needed! We are looking for new drivers so if you have a car, some free time, and are willing to help, please get in touch with peter.mount@btconnect.com or 07914 669967. Friends in Deed is a group of volunteers who offer help and support to residents of Buckden. All our volunteers are DBS checked and safeguarding trained. Need a lift to an appointment? 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) giving 48 hours notice please. Need someone to talk to or some practical support? Come and chat to us at the Community Café (in the Living Stones Room in St Mary ’ s Church Buckden on the 2nd Wednesday of every month 2.30 - 4pm) or email friendsindeed@stmarysbuckden.org.uk . We can arrange home visits or phone - calls. This is a free service and can be either a one - off chat or regular chats. Want to volunteer? We are always on the look out for new volunteers. Just contact us at friendsindeed@stmarysbuckden.org.uk or visit the Commu- nity Café if you would like to know more.