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Buckden Roundabout

August 2017

For your diary

Buckden WEA

In and Out of the Workhouse

Explore life inside and outside the local Union Workhouse, and

changing social attitudes towards poverty.

Tutor: Liz Carter

Tuesdays 26th September to 5th December 2017

Half Term on 24th October

10 sessions of 90 minutes: Fee £54.00

10.00 to 11.45 with coffee

The Claret Centre, Buckden Towers.

Contacts: Bridget Hale 216391, Bill Templeton 456788

Thank You

To the young lady who on the evening of

Saturday 3rd June gave help and assistance

to a resident of South’s Almshouses.

Operation Christmas Child

Shoe Box Appeal, 2017

Buckden Community will be taking part in the above

appeal and shoe boxes will be collected in November.

Operation Christmas Child is a worthwhile charity mak-

ing a difference at Christmas, by giving shoe boxes

containing small gifts to children in poor countries.

Gift suggestions:

Toiletries:

Toothbrush, toothpaste, hairbrush, comb,

hair clips, bar of soap, flannel, etc.

No Bottles or liquid items please, thank you.

Educational Supplies:

Felt pens, pens, pencils, pencil

sharpener, eraser, colouring book, notepad, picture or

puzzle book, chalk, pencil case, stickers, solar calcula-

tors, etc.

Toys:

Cuddly toy, doll, toy truck, skipping rope, yo-yo, ball,

small puzzle, etc.

Other items:

Hat, scarf, gloves, sunglasses, hair accessories, wind up

torch, jewellery set, sweets (best before date of at

least March 2018)

Are you able to knit a puppet, hat, scarf, gloves for a

Christmas shoebox please? Thank you. Patterns are

available .

Of course, you may like to do your own shoebox and

this would be very welcome, as well.

Another way of helping this appeal is, if you have a

spare empty shoebox. Donations of money always

welcome for transportation as this year it will cost £5

to transport each box. Thank you.

If you would like more information contact Carol

Swepstone 810053 Thank you.

Shoebox Coffee Morning and

Bring and Buy Stall

Friday 1

st

September at 10 o’ clock in the Meth-

odist Schoolroom.

Leaflets, knitting patterns and examples of com-

pleted shoeboxes, ways to help towards the shoe-

box appeal will all be there. Donations made will

all help the shoebox appeal. Please come and find

out if you can help in any way, thank you.

Carol Swepstone 810053

A Date for your Diary!

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st

Southoe and Buckden Scouts

Beer Festival

15

th

/16

th

September

Live music, BBQ and much more!