October 2024

3 Buckden Roundabout October 2024 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 Lesley MacAndrew 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 was taken in Buckden Towers by Jackie Fitz- patrick. 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 especially need photos and paintings of autumn scenes, and of events in the village. We should be grateful for photos (or even paintings!) of the coro- nation celebrations in the village. 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 Buckden Parish Council can accept any responsibility for the content of the advertisements, the services provided by the advertisers 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 NOVEMBER EDITION IS NO LATER THAN 4.30 pm ON THURSDAY 10th OCTOBER. 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. October Production Dates Production dates for the November Edition of the Rounda- bout are as follows: Copy deadline: Thursday 10 October Proof Reading Friday 18 October Copy to Printers Tuesday 22 October Distribution Thursday 31 October Contents Buckden Parish Council 4 From your District Councillor 5 Church News 6 - 8 For your Diary 9 - 11 Village News 12 - 13, 16 - 19 School & Gulls 14 Sudbury Meadow 15 Advertisements & Classifieds 2, 20 - 24 October 2024 As the finishing touches were being put to this edition of Roundabout, I was surprised at exactly how warm it still is! After the drop in temperature a few days ago, the thermome- ter has risen again to a very pleasant 20 degrees, and will climb further in the days ahead! Our cover photo shows the leaves starting to turn as we move into the autumn. The nights draw in, and the pace of life seems to change and slow. I love the autumn for the colours, though I am less keen on both going to and returning from work in the dark! Over the past couple of months, a couple of our committee members have elected to stand aside. We did first take up these responsibilities some 11 years ago, so we can ’ t really blame them! As a consequence, we are now looking for fresh blood on the editorial team. We are a friendly, relaxed team and we each bring something different to the mix. If you have any interest in joining us, please give Ian Carter a call for a chat, or send an email to the editor at the email address given below. As well as our usual features, this month we have an article from Gregory Belcher about gulls (page 14), and one about the volunteer efforts at Sudbury Meadow (page 15). 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 - Ian Carter Editor ’ s Page