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VILLAGENEWS
Our next meeting on May 6th is our Resolutions/Music Quiz evening.It starts at 7.30 in the
school hall. Bringa pen please.
It is traditional formembers to bring a plate of goodies to share on their table and something
todrink. Just a little something! I will bring the glasses and serviettes.
Competitionwill be 'Amusical instrument'. Stall is for things beginningwith 'D' (doughnuts, dark things, daffodils,
anything!!!). Visitorswelcome. Perhaps agoodmeeting to comeandmeet newpeople.
May 12th is our groupmeeting at Ellington, 7.30pm. Judith is going to represent us and I would appreciate a few
moremembers attending asmany of us will be away on holiday. It will be an interesting evening with good food.
Competition is for an articlewith a flower decoration on it. The talk is a flower arrangingdemonstration.
Our coach to Melton Mowbray will leave at 8.30 am on Tuesday April 22nd. I have arranged for refreshments
whenwe arrive please bring£2.50 topay for this in correct change please.
Remember to bring your 'Handy Tip' to the next meeting. Our one this week was to put broccoli in a cup of water
in the fridge (like a flower in a vase) and it will last for 2weeks ormore.
I still have places on the trip to Jordan'sMill onThursdayMay22nd £15 for coachand guided tour.
Phoneme if youwant to come. Open tononmembers.
Pat KingPresident.
01480811020
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07905225911
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patking@writeme.com
BuckdenHandbell Ringers
Here’sanotherway tohave fun andmeet new friends
Have you ever thought of playing handbells?
BuckdenHandbell Ringers area sociablegroup of peoplewho enjoymakingmusic, which ranges from light clas-
sical through to ragtime,music from the shows, folk and pop.
You do not need to readmusic, aswe colour code the notes, nor haveany previous experience of ringinghand-
bells or any othermusical instrument.
Wemeet onThursdayevenings in theMethodist Hall with the beginners group starting at 6.15pm and lasting for
anhour.
Whynot come alongoneevening? It’s a funway tomakemusic.
NEIGHBOURHOODWATCH (NHW)
Local Crime.
Marchwas another quiet month for crime in Buckden - only two incidents, the theft of a gas BBQ and a burglary,
both occurring inSilver St about the 19
th
of themonth.
NottinghamKnockers.
Spring not only brings out the flowers but sees the reappearance of small organised groups of doorstep sellers
who have usually travelled from the north midlands (hence their nickname). They usually carry bags of small
household items for sale, a well-rehearsed tale of misfortune and a false form of identity. In the past, they have
been suspected of opportunist thefts. Obviously, they should not be encouraged and, if aggressive, the police no-
tified on101.
NeighbourhoodWatch (NW) and eCops.
There are two crime alerting systems in our area either of which can be used by residents. The new national NW
alert system is used by the Huntingdonshire police to issue alerts and advice across the District. The St Neots
police provide a similar service for their area under the name of eCops and their alerts are also included in the
Huntingdonshire system. However, residents registered onlywith eCops do not have access to themore compre-
hensive NW system which includes details of the Buckden village NW scheme and its members, whether regis-
tered with NW or eCops. Those who do not wish to register with either scheme can let Richard or me have their
eMail address andwewill pass onall appropriatealerts.
Contact telephonenumbers.
If you wish to report an incident or suspicious behaviour, please dial the new single non-emergency number 101.
Call 999 if a crime is in progress or threatened.
Your villageNHWCoordinators are:
CliveWilliams 811828 RichardWest 811467
