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VILLAGENEWS
BUCKDENVILLAGEHALLTRUST
BurberryRoad, Buckden, PE19 5UY
Telephone: 01480 811101
Email: admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk
RegisteredCharityNo. 302629
March saw thehall busywithanumber of children’s parties, HuntingdonMaleVoiceChoir holding their annual
dinner, our Sunday night Jivenites holdingaworkshopand partynight, aswell as theQuizNight andFood
Fair. At the time of writing theFoodFair has not yet takenplace, but wewere pleased that theQuizNight was
a sell-out and raiseda grand total of £283 for Hall funds. Thank you toeveryonewho camealongand took
part, Mark Freeman for beingQuizMaster, and thosewho suppliedRaffle prizes.Weplananother QuizNight
for theautumn.
Looking forward, weare currently investigating the possibilityof a chair based exercise class for residents. If
this is a class youwould be interested in, please get in touchwithRachel at theHall - wewill need to show
HDC that we do have residents interestedbeforewe canget this off the ground.
Finally, theHall now tweets and posts viaTwitter andFacebook, so please check these for details of upcom-
ing events, Hall news etc.
www.buckdenvillagehall.co.uk
Wow! Our competition prodded many members to enter bringing amazing old family pho-
tos. Our amusing, informative speaker onGenealogy, Robert Parker, had difficulty finding
a winning photo. Well-done Marion Lomas. Next months competition is for a ‘Favourite
CrimeNovel’. I am surewe all have one of those. I wonder howmany duplicates therewill
be.
Our speaker, Dave Griffin of Cambridgeshire Constabulary is coming to advise us on
‘Personal SafetyandHomeSecurity’. I’m surehewill help us all to stay safe.
The bring & buy table is themed on things beginning with the letter ’K’: things that you want to Kick out (no hus-
bands or partners please). Wemeet next on1
st
April, 7.30 inBuckdenSchool Hall. Visitors aremost welcome.
Thank you to all thosewho helped and came to the coffeemorning in aid of the people affected by floods in Som-
erset - a total of £413 was raised. The lady I spoke to about our intentions to help cried down the phone grateful
that weare thinkingof them. A littledropof help in theocean of need in our country.
Our outing thismonth is toMeltonMowbray on April 22
nd
for a taste of pies, cheeses and local beer. The coach
will leave theScout Hut at 8.30 thengo to theMethodist Hall then toBuckdenMarina.
HappyEaster to everyone. DiaryDate12
th
MayGroupMeeting at Ellington
Any questions or ideas for future activities please contact Pat King
patking@writeme.com, 07905225911,
01480811020
TheHighlySuccessful Concert Season
at StMary’sChurch, Buckden
continuesonSaturdayApril 12
th
at 7.30pm
Noneed for GarethMalone toget choirs of bankers or postmen singingenthusiastically, aswewelcome the su-
perb local BarbershopChorus, theShannonExpress. This 40 strong fabulous harmonygroup is apast winner of
thenational convention of theBarber Shops, BABSS, and has travelled to theUSA representing this country. The
ShannonExpress performancewill include9 year oldFreddie, said to be the youngest member of anyBarber
Shop chorus, andwill feature some livelyaudience participationwithmusic from ‘AcidReflux’, a groupwithin the
chorus, always a very popular addition to the evening’s entertainment.
TheChoruswill be put through their paces by their talented and enthusiasticMusical Director, TonyBylett, and
will produce a sound to rival theCrossChannel Ferry or theCityBankChoir trainedbyGareth, in the ideal acous-
tic of BuckdenChurch. Tickets are available from
Costcutter
(Hunts End) and
QueSera
(HighSt) and infoand
tickets from
FionaBailey (01480431037)
and theorganisers
Chris andGinaBylett (01480 812777)
Next Concert: Stageworks –Buckden’s PerformingArtsSchool onFridayMay9
th –book early!
Contact –
ElspethThomas
elspethomas@hotmail.com
