April 2020

19 Buckden Roundabout April 2020 Village News April 2020 We have been very pleased to welcome children from Buckden School over the past few months as each class has visited us to learn more about the library. Many children have joined up and now have their own shiny new library card – and know how to use it! It is quick, easy and free to join the library so if a member of your family is lacking a library card, do pop in to find out what you need to do to sign them up. Save the date ….. This year Buckden Library is pleased to be included in ‘ The Library Presents ’ programme. These events are a mix of music, theatre and workshops across Cambridgeshire Libraries – pick up a brochure from us to see the full programme across the County. We have two events booked for Buckden – On 20 th June The Opera Dudes are joining us - a fun singing workshop (nothing to be taken seriously) and on 30 th May Nine Barrow, an award winning folk duo – look them both up on line as we can ’ t do them justice here. Tickets are on sale now and booking fast. Storytime – Tuesdays at 2.15pm Our free Storytime sessions continue every Tuesday afternoon dur- ing term time. Accompanied pre - school children of all ages are wel- come for stories, rhymes, songs and fun! Children ’ s Board Games Club – Thursdays from 2.15 till 4.45 A selection of games for children aged 2 - 6. A great way to spend the winter afternoon with pre - schoolers, or pop in after school pick up – plenty of free parking available! 50p donation per child appreciated – all children must be accompanied by an adult. Age UK Community Hub Caroline is taking a break in April but will be back with us on 5 th May offering information, advice and support for the over 65s and their families on how to continue to live independently. Easter Craft Club – Saturday 4 th April 10.30 – 12 noon Join us for an Easter themed family craft activity for children aged 5+ and their parents. 50p per child. Knit Lit – Friday 10 th and 24 th April at 8pm Come and join the knits! If you enjoy knitting and a good book why not join our Knit Lit group? Meeting every other Friday evening – contact us for more information. Engage in the Afternoon – Take Better Photographs – 15 th April 2pm Our Engage event does what it says on this tin! Joint Mark Bunting for hints & tips to help you better understand your camera and im- prove your photographic skills. Bring along your camera and its manual. Aimed at the beginner / intermediate photographer. Lego Club – 25 th April 10 – 12.30 Come and build something wonderful and add to our shelf top dis- play! Suitable for accompanied children aged 5 - 11. Duplo is also available for the under 5s. 50p per child. Village Hall, Burberry Road, Buckden Tel: 0345 045 5225 www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/library Tuesday 10.00 am to 1.00 pm; 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm Thursday 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm Friday 5.00 pm to 8.00 pm Saturday 10.00 am to 1.00 pm Closed Monday and Wednesday Buckden Village Festival 4 th July 2020 If you would like a stall or to help with organising the Festival please let us know on BuckdenVillageFestival@gmail.com Buckden School Aspirations Day On Friday 6 th March Buckden CE Pri- mary Academy held an Aspirations Day for their Key Stage 2 children with the help of parents, the local community and friends of the school. The aim of the day was to raise and widen the aspirations of its pupils and to help them make a link between what they learn at school and their aspirations for the future. The day was an amazing success due to many visitors from a wide variety of professions coming in to share with the chil- dren the many different and interesting aspects of their jobs. Among the professions represented were members of the NHS from both Hinchingbrooke and Addenbrookes hospitals, diagnostic imagers, photographer, an archaeologist, a teacher (not one from Buckden!), the police and many others. Engi- neers were well represented by Roxroth Engineering also visit- ed us, and a town planner came along too. Many of the dis- plays were interactive and the children had the opportunity to try out lots of different equipment. The RAF, Navy and Army put on a fantastic display of equip- ment for the children to try and lots of questions were asked about life in the services. Also involved were the local priest, Jes Salt from St Marys Church, graphic designers, a leisure cen- tre manager, accountants, software engineers, a plant scien- tist, and even a representative from Berryworld who had lots of samples of fruit for the children. Many of the children were surprised by the wide range of pro- fessions, and had a thoroughly enjoyable day. We had them walking around school their faces covered in camouflage paint, arms in a sling or with fingers with the tell - tale signs of having their fingerprints taken. Deputy Headteacher Mrs Heather said, 'The day was an amaz- ing success, which is all down to the goodwill of all the people involved. Thank you to all those involved.'