August 2015

VILLAGE NEWS

BUCKDEN VILLAGE HALL TRUST

Burberry Road, Buckden, PE19 5UY

Telephone: 01480 811101

Email: admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk

Registered Charity No. 302629

Bookings

As well as our usual bookings, we also have new business from One Touch Football who will be using the Pa-

vilion and field for four days during August. We also have two HDC Summer Roadshows, a wedding recep-

tion, a kid’s party and a Jivenites Weekender!

Buckden Festival

Thank you to everyone who made the Festival Day the great day that it was! Thanks to the festival committee

for all their hard work and also thank you to everyone who came along to join in the fun! Also thank you very

much to everyone who bought a raffle ticket. Your support is hugely appreciated.

Rightstart Exercise Classes

These chair-based classes started in June with a fantastic turnout and will be continuing during August. They

run on Mondays from 1:30pm until 2:30pm and are now in the Lincoln Room. Standing alternatives are availa-

ble for people who wish to increase their strength and stamina. If anyone requires transport please contact

Friends In Deed on 07914 669967.

Maintenance and Repairs

During July we have had a 5 Year Fixed Wire Test, essential upgrading on emergency lights and smoke detec-

tors and are currently waiting for our Hall floor to be resealed. Also, the playground has had the log ramp re-

placed, together with the floor level platforms.

Goodbye and Hello…

We said goodbye to three trustees in July. Pam Fraser and Chris Smith have both been trustees for some

years and have contributed significantly to the success of the Trust. We thank them for their hard work and

dedication. Sadly, our Chair, Christine Tewson has also resigned both as Chair and as a trustee. Christine has

served as Chair for the past three years and has put an enormous effort into the Trust. Ably assisted by Alistair

Henderson, she has turned it from a loss making organisation into one which for the first time in five years has

covered its costs and put some money back into the bank. She will be sorely missed and the Trust owes her its

grateful thanks.

John Thelwall has now taken over as Chair and looks forward to working with his fellow trustees to build on

Christine’s success.

We now have fewer trustees than we would like and if anyone is interested in becoming a trustee, please con-

tact me on the above number or John on 07831 580625. The Hall directly employs three people and provides

space for at least 15 others who earn an income from the activities they put on there. It houses many activities

which villagers and others can take part in and is an essential part of our community’s facilities. Being a trustee

does not involve a big commitment of time but is a rewarding and interesting job.

How you can help our charity

Did you know that whenever you buy anything online – from your weekly shop to your annual holiday – you

could be raising money for Buckden Village Hall Trust? There are nearly 3,000 retailers including Amazon,

John Lewis, M&S, Aviva and Tesco who will donate a percentage of the amount you spend to Buckden Village

Hall Trust to say thank you for shopping with them. It’s really simple and doesn’t cost you anything. All you

have to do is:

1. Go to

www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/buckdenvillagehall

2. Sign up for free

3. Get shopping! Your donations will be collected by easyfundraising and automatically sent to us!

There are no catches or hidden charges and Buckden Village Hall Trust will be extremely grateful for your do-

nations!

Don’t forget that as residents of Buckden you all receive discounted rates on Hall hire. Please call or

email me if you would like to find out more.

Jo Harvey (811101/admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk)