November 2021

12 Buckden Roundabout November 2021 Village News Buckden WI On Tuesday, October 5th we wel- comed two visitors to our meeting and enjoyed a very informative talk by one of our members, Jessi- ca Blagbrough. Jessica spoke with a passion about Vikings - how they lived, dressed, prepared and cooked their food and how her involvement with re - enactments, (the sights, smells and tastes), has fuelled her desire to discover more about them. Re - enactment groups share their knowledge and skills by mak- ing their own costumes from authentic materials, crafting cooking utensils, fire pits and wooden A framed tents. Often groups get together to perform re - enactments and ven- ues can vary from a field to the grounds of abbeys such as Whitby. There are strict guidelines to where and how the groups can camp and arenas have to be checked out before- hand to ensure that the site is large enough for the number of tents, there must be fresh water available and the ground needs to be suitable (not concrete) for soft shoes. For health and safety reasons fires must be well above the ground in fire boxes and food cooked on the premises cannot be given to the public (partly in case of food poisoning but also because the players need it to eat themselves!) It was a most entertaining and enjoyable evening with lots of artefacts to look at and learn about. Our next meeting is on Tuesday, November 2nd at 7.30pm in the Millard Suite of the Village Hall. Becci Boxer will be our guest and she will be bringing along a selection of ceramic vas- es for us to decorate. They will then be taken away for firing and returned to us at a later date. It promises to be a lot of fun so do come and join us - visitors are always welcome. For more information please contact: Ruth Nicholas - 07957 334142 Judith Armitage - 01480 811717 Buckden Junior Football Club Our season is now underway with matches being played by all our teams across the Hunts Youth League and the Cambridge League. We recently had our annual Team photography sessions courtesy of Club Legends – these are always enjoyed by members of the club and provide a wonderful mo- mento for families each year. Big Dribblers is Back! Our Big Dribblers sessions run on Sunday mornings from 9am at Buckden Playing Field. These sessions are for children in school year 1, with a view to forming a new U7 team next sea- son (subject to volunteers being available to coach the team – all qualifications, licences and courses are funded by the club, if you have an interest in finding out more about becoming a coach – please get in touch!). Our Little Dribblers have 2 sessions running each week, also on a Sunday - one at 9am and one at 9.45am. All sessions cost £1.50 per week. If you are interested in joining any of these, please contact us. Club Shop We have BJFC branded beanies, snoods, face masks and ther- mal mugs – perfect for the cold days ahead – contact us for more information. 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 Residential on 01480 775355. Sponsors A special thank you to all of this year ’ s sponsors, we would not be able to operate without your generosity and support so on behalf of the entire club, thank you. Embee Picasso Trebes Consulting Bloor Homes Thornhill Estates Buckden Dental Clinic St Neots Fireplace and Stove Centre Fensom Business Solutions E Timber Products M.A Motors Finesse Mort- gage Services Annafield Estates Butler Residential Orange Squash Agency GAP Home Improvements TP Plastering For more information on the club, joining a team or the com- mittee please contact our Chairman Michael Lander via bjfc- chairman@hotmail.com. Volunteer deliverers wanted The distribution team is looking for an extra person to deliver to part of the Bloor Homes estate. This would be about 20 minutes work at the end of each month. If you are interested, please contact us at distribution@buckdenroundabout.info.