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FOR YOUR DIARY
The Great Buckden Sewing Bee
Mondays 7.30-10pm
Old Chapel, High Street
01480 810406
bee; noun
A meeting for communal work or amusement: a
sewing bee.
All are welcome to this free weekly session, just
bring along your own sewing project and join like-
minded people for an evening’s social sewing.
MONDAY CLUB
We are a social group of retired ladies who meet
fortnightly at 2.30pm in the Millard Room at Buck-
den Village Hall.
We enjoy a cup of tea as we chat and participate in
a raffle. Once a month we aim to organise a speak-
er or activity.
Our Meetings for April 2015 will be:
Monday 13th April: Flower arranging with Ann
Moore
Monday 27th April: Tea and chat
Why not come and join us? You’d be most wel-
come! If you require a lift or any further information
please contact Jane Scott on 811468 or Betty Mil-
lard on 810087
Honeycomb Group
Anyone living alone, who finds time hanging heavy
at the weekend, is invited to come along to 7 Vine-
yard Way on the 1st Sunday in the month from
3.00-4.30pm to enjoy board and paper games
(bring your own if you like!), jigsaw puzzles, etc and
share tea, biscuits and conversation. Everyone is
welcome and, given notice, transport can be ar-
ranged. For more information, contact Lorraine
Toogood (tel 811352) or Heather Tough (tel
811415)
LIFE DRAWING GROUP*
Venue: Buckden Village Hall
Day: Wednesday
Time: 9.30 am - 12.30 pm
Contact: Terry Sladden
Tel: 01480 811031
Email:
Cost: £10.00 per 3 hours inc. 30 minute break
*Male & Female models
WEA BUCKDEN
Six Historic Rebels
Examining the careers of six rebels of various
kinds, including Socrates, Galileo, William Morris
and Ayatollah Khomeini. This course will explore
motivation and other aspects of rebelling down the
ages.
Tutor: Victoria Cummins
Tuesdays: 21st April to 16th June 2015
Half-Term 26th May
8 sessions; first and last 2 hours, others 90 minutes
10.00 to 11.45 with coffee
FEE £41.60
Venue: The Claret Centre, Buckden Towers
T-Loop for hearing aid users
Contacts: Bridget Hale 216391
Bill Templeton 456788
Buckden Local
History Society
From Huntingdon Grammar School
to Hinchingbrooke School
by Peter Downes
(Please note change from the programmed talk
and speaker)
Wednesday 1st April 2015
At 7.30pm
in the
Conference Room at Buckden Towers
Buckden Gardeners
Association
“Colour for Summer”
By
David White
Hort(RHS) Dip Hort (Kew)
Tuesday 21st April 2015
8.00pm in the Village Hall
Visitors £2, members free
Refreshments will be served after.
For further information go to our website:
or call Pam on 01480 811680
or Lesley on 01480 351547
"The Huntingdonshire Health Walk Group -- see
March issue -- will be walking through parts of
Buckden Village on Wednesday 8th April; one of its
April walks, which are all free! The walk will start
outside the Village Hall at 1.45pm for 2pm and will
be back there by 3pm. All who feel comfortable
walking about two-and-a-half miles at moderate
pace and have good walking shoes will be most
welcome. Good to walk, good to talk, good to join
us! For further information, please 'phone Danielle
Sancaster on 01480 387047 and/or email her
a "