November 2023

3 Buckden Roundabout November 2023 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 Wendy Trattner, 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 This months cover photo was taken by John Thelwall and 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 DECEMBER EDITION IS NO LATER THAN 4.30 pm ON FRIDAY 10TH NOVEMBER 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. November Production Dates Production dates for the December Edition of the Rounda- bout are as follows: Copy deadline: Friday 10 November Proof Reading Friday 17 November Copy to Printers Tuesday 21 November Distribution Thursday 30 November Contents Buckden Parish Council 4 From your District Councillor 5 Church News 6 - 8 For your Diary 9 - 11 Village News 12 - 13, 15 - 17 Support Buckden Businesses 14 School and Pre - School 18 Advertisements & Classifieds 2, 19 - 24 November 2023 Both September and October have seen higher temperatures than we ’ d expect for the time of year, and even now it is still relatively mild. Whilst I am enjoying the warmer days, it does make me dread the cold, dark ones just around the corner all the more. It really is disheartening to both leave for and arrive home from work in the dark! As I write, the entries for our Christmas cover competition are still being received and we are looking forward to judging them shortly, and announcing the winners in our December issue. We ’ ve been delighted with the response so far and are expecting a final flurry over the next few days. Christmas is obviously looming on the horizon, and it is no surprise that there are several articles and events in this edi- tion about the upcoming season. There are also some practi- cal articles (waste collection schedule) and some pleas for help - both Godmanchester Foodbank and Operation Christ- mas Child are seeking support. November will see two annual events come round again. First- ly, the village service of Remembrance will take place at St Mary ’ s on Sunday 12th November. It is always superbly attended and I expect no different this year. Significant funds are normally raised - see the article regarding the British Le- gion on page 8. Sunday November 26th will see the switching on of the Christ- mas Lights on the High Street at 4pm. This year the event is being organised by the Community Events Team. See the Par- ish Council website and Facebook page for the latest infor- mation. 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