September 2022

17 Buckden Roundabout September 2022 Village News September 2022 2022 Summer Reading Challenge Well done to all who completed this years Summer Reading Challenge! It has been great to see so many enthusiastic young readers, all keen to talk about the books they enjoyed over the summer holidays. We have handed out so many certificates and environmentally happy medals made from wood, with recycled ribbon decorations. If you haven ’ t quite finished off your challenge, there is still time – just pop in once you ’ ve read your final books. Terrific Tuesdays! Rhymetime is back for the new term starting on Tuesday 13 September at 2.15pm . We are really looking forward to seeing returning regulars and hopefully some new faces too. Rhyme- time is perfect for pre - school aged children, including babies. Rhyming language and songs really help with speech and early reading development. Our Tuesday morning Duplo and games for the under 5s con- tinues between 10am and 1pm in our children ’ s library with the usual selection jigsaws, Orchard games, building blocks and soft toys. No need to book for either of these sessions - just drop in to meet up with other families. Children need to be accompanied by an adult. Lego Club Our popular Saturday morning Lego sessions continue, this month on 10 and 24 September . Just turn up if you ’ d like to create – open to all ages, but children under 11 do need to be accompanied by an adult. Our Ukrainian Visitors Joining and using our local libraries is easy and free. Call in for more information about our services, including quiet study space, free WiFi and free computer use. We have books and online reading in Ukrainian, and can help you find or order these to collect at Buckden Library. Or, for those with children, just come along to one of the activ- ities mentioned above – you will receive a warm welcome! Knit Lit Our Knit Lit book club continues to meet every other Friday from 7pm until 9pm . The next meetings are on 9 and 23 Sep- tember . New knitters welcome – just turn up! Opening hours: Tuesday: 10am – 1pm, and 2pm – 5pm Thursday: 2 – 5pm Friday: 4 – 7pm Saturday: 10am – 1pm Village Hall, Burberry Road, Buckden Tel: 0345 045 5225 www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/library We also have three rooms varying in size which are perfect for business meetings. The Hall can also be used for larger conferences. How nice would it be to attend one of your business meetings and know you can walk to it instead of driving! The Hall has excellent free Wi - Fi throughout. We are very lucky to have this facility on our doorstep :o) Treatment Room The Treatment Room in the main Foyer is currently available to hire. This had been used for many years as the base for self - employed beauticians to run their business. If anyone is interested in renting the room for this purpose, or even a different business purpose, please email me (details at the bottom of the article). Heating, electricity and good broad- band is included in the hire price. How you can help Buckden Village Hall when buying online It costs a lot of money to maintain the Hall and of course right now with the utility prices being astronomical, it ’ s costing even more. There are two ways in which everyone can help to raise money for the Trust while simply shopping online and it doesn ’ t cost a penny! 1. Go to www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/ buckdenvillagehall 2. Sign up for free 3. Get shopping! It doesn ’ t cost you anything more, the online shops make the donations and are collected by easy- fundraising and automatically sent to us! There are no catches or hidden charges, and Buckden Village Hall Trust will be extremely grateful for your donations, es- pecially at this challenging time. If you shop using Amazon You can shop and donate to the Village Hall by using www.smile.amazon.co.uk just follow the instructions and then Amazon will make a small donation to the trust for eve- rything you buy. Shopping using the smile URL is just the same as using the normal amazon website. Don ’ t forget to select Buckden Recreation Ground and Village Hall Trust as your nominated charity. Donations made via these sites are very much appreciated. Thank you in advance! Jo Harvey, Hall Manager (Office hours: 9am – 2pm) Email: admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk Tel: 01480 811101 Please call or email to arrange Hall viewings (Continued from page 15)