November 2019

Buckden Roundabout

November 2019

Scouts & British Legion

BUCKDEN BRANCH - ROYAL BRITISH LEGION

Remembrance Sunday this year falls on the 10

November;

there will be the usual service at St. Mary’s Parish Church and I

hope to see as many of you as possible there. Many anniver-

saries have been celebrated this year, but the most sombre

one is not a cause for celebration; 2019 sees the 80

anniver-

sary of the start of the Second World War, a war which caused

casualties massively in excess of those suffered in the Great

War, particularly civilian casualties.

As always, it would be very nice to have more of our British

Legion members on parade. We would also welcome any serv-

ing or ex-members of the armed forces (regular or reserve) to

parade with us even if you are not members and, yes, I will try

to recruit you! If you are able to parade, it would be very help-

ful if you can let me know by Friday 9

November so that I can

make sure that enough pews are reserved.

There will be numbers of us there who were children during

the war or were, like me, born shortly after it (I can work out

fairly precisely when my father came home from Italy!). If you

have a relative’s service medals from the Second World War,

this year is surely the time to polish them up and wear them

(normally on the right side of your coat or jacket). It would be

really good to see those who served remembered in church in

this way.

On Saturday before Remembrance Sunday the Eagle Choir,

who performed Karl Jenkins’

The Armed Man

so well for us last

year will be coming again to perform Andrew Lloyd Webber’s

Requiem

. This is a truly amazing piece of music and I hope as

many as possible will come along to hear it. There are full de-

tails elsewhere in this edition of the Roundabout. And there

will be posters up in the village.

As you will have worked out, Armistice Day this year is Monday

November, the day after Remembrance Sunday. There

will be the usual short ceremony at the War Memorial starting

at about 10.45 a.m. so do come along if you can.

Peter Mount - Chairman.

Beer Festival 2019

Have you heard that 1

Southoe and Buckden Scouts are off to

Switzerland next year? We’re taking a coach load of Scouts and

Explorers to the Kandersteg International Scout Campsite, in

the Swiss Alps. To support this, there are a series of fundraising

events organised, including this year’s Scout Beer Festival held

on 13

and 14

September. There was some confusion over

whether this was our 5

, 4

or 3

event – in the end we

agreed that it was the 4

, having held the first one in Septem-

ber 2016, each masterminded by Steve Reynolds and Jon Dray-

cott.

The format was similar to previous years, starting on Friday

evening, continuing with a family day on Saturday afternoon,

and the finale on Saturday night. With 12 beers and ciders, a

variety of gins, food and entertainment throughout, it was ‘full

on’, for those doing the organising.

Friday saw Rick and Ian behind the Chip counter, Beer Bellies

providing the music and a good crowd all evening. On Saturday

the weather was sunny, providing an excellent family after-

noon session. The Two

Old Gits once again

played banjo and accordi-

on in the marquee out-

side, entertaining young

and old. The serving of

tea and cake also proved

to be a great success.

Saturday night saw Sticky

Fingers playing in the hall, with Pete serving ‘Bonza Aussie

Tucker’ outside. The beer and cider stocks held up well

throughout the event, keeping customers merry, with Lester

and his team offering a selection of alternatives at the multi-

coloured gin bar.

In the end we raised over £4200 towards the

Kandersteg trip. This helps us to support the

aims of Scouting, providing young people

with experiences to develop the skills for

life.

A huge thanks to everyone who came along

to support the event, we hope you had fun!

Finally, a round of applause, to all our spon-

sors, volunteers and parent helpers who

make this possible.

Aidan Joy (outgoing GSL), Rick Screaton (incoming GSL)

Our sponsors: T&E Barrett Wealth Management, ProLawn

Care, FastFix, Buckden Barber Shop, Recruitmint, Buckfest,

Days of Buckden, NISA, Jon Medd, SLC Sleeper Co, Buckden Vil-

lage Club, Grafham Trout, Holdens, National Trust, Cambridge

Catering Hire, Kale & Damsom, Lutosa Chips, Toms Pies.

Dates for your diary – watch out for further details:

Cooked Breakfast

November

Quiz Night

November