May 2021

13 Buckden Roundabout May 2021 FRIENDS IN DEED Friends in Deed is a group of volunteers who offer help and support to residents of Buckden. There are times in our lives when we could all do with a little extra support or companion- ship whatever our age or circumstances. 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. Whilst visiting is limited for our volunteers at the moment, we can easily provide a friendly voice and ear over the phone. This is a free service and can be either a one - off chat or regular chats. If you do want someone to talk to, please call our co - ordinator, Angie, on 07810 006598 and she will make the arrangements. Need a lift? Our team of volunteer drivers are able to provide transport for hospital / dental / 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 at least 24 hours notice and we shall do our best to meet your needs. We are still looking for more drivers, please contact Peter if you might be interested. Unsure about using Friends in Deed? Here ’ s some feed- back received from a new client recently I was wondering how I would get to my appointment and a friend suggested "Friends in Deed". The driver accompanied me to the clinic door and assured me that he was happy to wait the 2 - 3 hours in the car park with a good book . “ Knowing that the wonderful help and support offered by "Friends in Deed" has relieved me of much anxiety about how I would get to appointments when unable to drive my- self, is so reassuring and a service beyond price! Many thanks to all Friends in Deed for all your wonderful giving of your time, care and kindness .” Village News If all goes well with the roadmap out of lockdown, we are hoping to re - open the Hall on 17 th May. Playing field The trees which line the playing field along the back of the Vineyard Way gardens have been cut back. Treasurer and Chair vacancies in the Trust Buckden Village Hall Trust needs you! We are looking for two people who can take over the roles of Chair and Treas- urer once the current holders of those positions stand down after several years in the role. These positions do not take a great deal of time and do not require any specific skills alt- hough someone with a financial background would be most welcome for the Treasurer role. If you would like to make a major contribution to the village community please email Jo at admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk . We have some really exciting projects in the pipeline so it ’ s an exciting time to join. How you can help Buckden Village Hall when buying online 1. Go to www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/ buckdenvillagehall 2. Sign up for free 3. Get shopping! It doesn ’ t cost you anything more the online shops make the donations and are collected by easy- fundraising and automatically sent to us. There are no catches or hidden charges, and Buckden Vil- lage Hall Trust will be extremely grateful for your donations, especially at this difficult time. If you shop using Amazon You can shop and donate to the Village Hall by using www.smile.amazon.co.uk . Just follow the instructions and then Amazon will make a small donation to the trust for everything you buy. Shopping using the smile URL is just the same as using the normal Amazon website. Don ’ t forget to select Buckden Recreation Ground and Village Hall Trust as your nominated charity. Keep safe everyone! Buckden Village Hall Trust (811101/ admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk ) Office hours: office is closed, but emails are being moni- tored Burberry Road, Buckden, Cambridgeshire, PE19 5UY Tel: 01480 811101 www. buckdenvillagehall.co.uk email: admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk