May 2022

3 Buckden Roundabout May 2022 Buckden Roundabout Team Editors - Articles & Events Ian Carter and Alec MacAndrew Email: editor@buckdenroundabout.info 33 Beaufort Drive, Buckden, PE19 5YU 07515 737636 Webmaster Alec MacAndrew Email: webmaster@buckdenroundabout.info Proofreading and editorial assistance Wendy Trattner Advertisements and Payments Fiona Shirley Email: adverts@buckdenroundabout.info Distribution Co - ordinators Wendy Thelwall, Lesley MacAndrew, Patricia Ford Contact this email for info: Email: distribution@buckdenroundabout.info Front Cover The cover photo this month of pink apple blossom was pro- vided by Alec MacAndrew. As ever, we are very grateful. We are looking for more photos and paintings of any kind that we could use as a front cover. We can photograph paintings if you only have original artwork. Please note that photos should ideally be in portrait format and should be a minimum of 2400 x 1700 pixels. More is better! All advertisements and non - advertising material are printed in good faith. Neither the Buckden Roundabout nor the Buck- den Parish Council can accept any responsibility for the con- tent of the advertisements, the services provided by the ad- vertisers or any statements made in the advertisements or non - advertising material. No part of this publication may be reproduced or stored with- out the express permission of the Editor of the Buckden Roundabout. THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ALL MATERIAL FOR THE JUNE EDITION IS NO LATER THAN 4.30 pm ON TUESDAY 10th MAY . HOWEVER, SPACE IS ALLOCATED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED, BASIS. IT IS REGRETTED THAT ANY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE INCLUDED. May Production Dates Production dates for the June Edition of the Roundabout are as follows: Copy deadline: Tuesday 10 May Proof Reading Friday 13 May Copy to Printers Tuesday 17 May Distribution Thursday 26 May Contents Buckden Parish Council 4 From Your Councillor 5 Church News 6 - 8 For your Diary 9 - 10 Buckden Village Club 11 Village News 12, 14 - 17 Platinum Jubilee 13 School & Pre - school 18 Advertisements & Classifieds 19 - 24 May 2022 As we move through April into May, with more settled weath- er and warmer, spring - like conditions, it also seems that at last life has returned to something like normal. There are many plans to do things that were put on hold for the last couple of years. It ’ s also a special year, with the Queen ’ s Plati- num Jubilee to celebrate. You ’ ll find a guide to the events oc- curring around the Jubilee holiday, from the 2nd to the 5th of June, on page 13. There are many other events advertised in this edition. Check out the Buckden Yard Sale and Walkabout on page 19, the Bake Sale on page 12, the Plant Sale Day organised by the Friends of Buckden Towers on page 10, and many, many more events over the next month advertised throughout the maga- zine. The not - for - profit Buckden Village Club (the BVC) offers resi- dents a warm welcome and is your venue for meeting friends, enjoying a drink and watching top class sport on the big screen. The Chairman of the BVC committee has written an introductory article which you can read on page 11. Why not give the BVC a try? Did you know that we have a superb bluebell wood on our doorstep? Brampton Wood is managed by the Huntingdon- shire group of the Wildlife Trusts and there will be a guided walk to view the bluebells on 1st May at 10:30am (more de- tails on page 12). If you can ’ t make that time, the wood is gen- erally open every day, and is free to visit. It ’ s wonderful when the bluebells are out, but is worth a visit at any time. We are still looking for any memories of the Coronation from our readers. If you were around then, and you remember the event, let us know by e - mailing the editor at the address pub- lished below in the editorial team list. Please remember to visit the Roundabout website. As well as every edition from 2013 onwards available to see, there are often articles there that we could not fit into the print edition, as well as information that arrives during the month. The online edition of the magazine is in full colour: www.buckdenroundabout.info This month ’ s editor - Alec MacAndrew Editor ’ s Page

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