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Buckden Roundabout
August 2018
Buckden Parish Council does not meet in August. The next meeting will be on Tuesday 11th September.
If required, the
Parish Council’s Planning Committee
will meet on
Tuesday 14
th
and Tuesday 28
th
August
starting
at 7pm. Agendas for the meetings are posted on the Parish Council notice boards not later than the Saturday pre-
ceding the meeting .
Buckden Parish Council
Buckden Parish Council News...
Buckden Parish Council Photo Competition
Thank you to all those that entered the competition. I’m sure that you will all agree that the standard was high. It
was particularly good to see so many entries in the age 10 and under and the 11-16 age groups.
The winners were:
Age 10 and under:
Animals – Albert Petty
Monochrome – Ava Harvey
Shield winner - Ava Harvey and Albert Petty jointly
Age 11 – 16
Animals – Adele Burbidge
Monochrome – Anna Garvie
People - Adele Burbidge
Shield winner - Anna Garvie
Adult
Animals – Marion Lomas
Monochrome - Martin Shirley
People - Martin Shirley
Shield winner - Martin Shirley
Cemetery
Those who visit the cemetery will notice that preparations are being made for the use of the additional section, ad-
jacent to the doctors’ surgery. We hope that a section of this area will be consecrated in a Church of England cere-
mony later this year. In a departure to reflect modern society, we are also leaving part of the cemetery unconsecrat-
ed for those of different faith or of no faith who would prefer to be buried, or their ashes interred, in non-
consecrated ground.
The two village handymen have worked very hard to tidy the cemetery and to keep it looking as attractive as possi-
ble. As well as mowing the grass, they keep the ivy under control and have carried out extensive work on some of
the older graves. During the winter, we intend removing the grass from around the memorials for cremated remains
and placing gravel between these plots. This should make it easier to keep this section tidy and will differentiate this
area from the remainder of the cemetery.
Unfortunately, there are still objects that are being placed on graves that are not allowed under the cemetery regu-
lations. Whilst we appreciate that these are important to the people who place them, they can affect the general
appearance of the cemetery
. If you are the owner of one of the plots, we would be grateful if you would take a
look at our revised Cemetery Regulations on the Buckden Parish Council website. If you don’t have computer ac-
cess, our Clerk will give you a copy.
Note: There is a notice from the Parish Council about Planning issues on page 9 of this issue.
Any questions or comments on this report can be addressed to the Parish Clerk, Georgina West, Clerk to Buckden
Parish Council, Buckden Village Hall, Burberry Road, Buckden PE19 5UY. Telephone (01480) 819407; Email
clerk@buckdenparishcouncil.org.uk
Do not forget our website at
www.buckdenparishcouncil.org.uk