AVillagePlan forBuckden
—Aftermuchhardworkby the independent SteeringGroup,wenowhaveaVillage
Plan for Buckden that hasbeenadoptedby theParishCouncil. ThePlanwill be formally launchedat theAnnual Par-
ishMeetingand, shortlyafter that, thePlanwill be installedonboth theParishCouncil and theRoundaboutweb-
sites. Hard copieswill alsobeavailable in the libraryand from theParishClerk.
QualityCouncil Status
—TheParishCouncil isparticularlypleased tohaveaVillagePlanas thiswill enableus to
move forward inour aim toachieveQualityCouncil status.Webelieve this is important becausewewant todo the
best for thepeopleof Buckdenandbecause it shouldbringfinancial benefits.
Diddington to joinus
– Following theelectionson22May2014, Diddington residentswill be representedby
BuckdenParishCouncil. TheParishCouncil hopes towelcome representativesofDiddingtononto the council in
order that the viewsof this community canbeproperly reflected indecision-making.
Councillor changes
—After a coupleof stableyears, this yearwehaveexperienced changes in councillors. Thanks
shouldgo toEllenBarrett,DaveGriffin, Rosemary SurridgeandChristineTewsonwhohave leftusduring the year
andwelcome toour new, energetic councillors IanBennett, JohnMooreandTimWalker.
At theelectionon22May,wewill alsobe losingour longest-serving councillor, JuneWoods.
Junehasbeenaparish councillor since22May1968, sowill have served for exactly46years. Buckdenhas changed
enormously since thattimebut still remains thegreat community that Junefirstmoved toduringWorldWar II.
After somanyyears service, ‘thankyou’ seemsan inadequatephasebutwe know that councillors, staffand
residents alikewill join together todo just that. Thankyou, June,wewillmiss you.
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What’s goingon inBuckden?Come to theAnnual ParishMeetingandfindout.
TheAnnual ParishMeetingwill takeplaceon17 June2014at 7p.m. in theMillardSuiteat theVillageHall.
At themeeting, therewill be informativebriefings from theParishCouncil, yourDistrict andCountyCoun-
cillors, thePoliceandvariousorganisations including theVillageHall Trust, BuckdenParochial Charities and
NeighbourhoodWatch.
Additionally,wewill be launching theVillagePlan.
NEWS AND PROJECTS
WHERE THE MONEY CAME FROM AND HOW I T WAS SPENT
2014/15
A2.4% reduction in theamount house-
holdspay for theParishCouncil precept!
