August 2023

16 Buckden Roundabout August 2023 Village News Bookings The Hall is quieter this month due to the summer holidays, but we still have a private party, a kid ’ s party and a NHSBT Blood Donor Session along with our lovely regular hirers. Caretaker vacancy The Trust is looking for a new caretaker. This role was origi- nally 10 hours per week but the Trust is open to splitting the role into a key - holder, a weekend cleaner and someone to set up furniture for hires (predominantly at weekends). These roles ideally suit a retired person living in the village. Please email Jo on admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk to dis- cuss this further. Your Valley needs you! The water in the Valley has been treated to reduce the al- gae. This treatment takes time so don ’ t expect an immedi- ate improvement! This treatment is on - going. The Trust has a working group of amazing volunteers who help to keep the Valley looking tidy. However, it ’ s a big job so we are looking for more volunteers to help keep the Val- ley looking good for all residents to enjoy. If you have a spare hour a week, or even a month, please email the office on the email address at the bottom of this article. Idea collating The Trustees are creating a short - term and long - term plan for the Hall building and surrounding land and would appre- ciate genuine ideas from Buckden residents. If there is something you feel the Trust could do which would be ben- eficial to all Buckden residents, please email your thoughts to the email address at the end of this article. BVHT AGM Tuesday 5 th September 2023, 7:15pm The Trust ’ s AGM takes place at 7:15pm on Tuesday 5 th Sep- tember in the Lincoln Room. Everyone is welcome. CCTV around the Hall building With the school summer holidays in full swing, I just wanted to remind everyone that the building does have CCTV cam- eras covering the entire building, including the doorways … Vandalism and anti - social behaviour If anyone witnesses vandalism or anti - social behaviour tak- ing place around the Valley, Hall building or playing field, please report it directly to 101 or online at www.cambs.police.uk. The Police can then keep a log of reports and will be able to spot recurrent issues. Please report any damage to the Hall Manager on ad- min@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk Conference Rooms for hire We have three conference rooms that are great for corpo- rate bookings, plus the main Hall for larger meetings/ training sessions. We have reduced hire rates for residents of Buckden/Stirtloe/Diddington so if you would rather walk to your next meeting than get stuck in traffic, please email me! We can also offer refreshments and can order a buffet lunch so we are a one - stop - shop for all your meeting needs! Fundraising to support the Village Hall The Village Hall is a completely self - funding charity. We are totally reliant on our room hire and fundraising to support our operations. Every little amount helps us to keep the doors open and finance the constant improvements and maintenance required to keep the Hall and the grounds safe and pleasant to use. If you would like to help, without donating anything at all, please think of BVHT as your charity of choice while doing your online shopping … How you can help Buckden Village Hall when buying online 1. Go to www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/ buckdenvillagehall 2. Sign up for free 3. Get shopping! It doesn ’ t cost you anything more the online shops make the donations and are collected by easy- fundraising and automatically sent to us! There are no catches or hidden charges, and Buckden Vil- lage Hall Trust will be extremely grateful for your donations, especially at this difficult time. Jo Harvey, Hall Manager Email: admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk Tel: 01480 811101 Please call or email to arrange any appointments Office hours: 9am – 2pm Burberry Road, Buckden, Cambridgeshire, PE19 5UY Tel: 01480 811101 www. buckdenvillagehall.co.uk email: admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk • All the amazing parents, grandparents, friends and car- ers who have worked so closely with us over the past year and beyond. Finally, to those families leaving us, Miss Charlene says: "Teaching and nurturing your children has been a huge privi- lege and we will miss them all greatly. We will miss you too and wish you all the best for the future." We recently held our 2021/22 AGM, where Helen Lumb was confirmed as full Chairperson. However, she still needs a big- ger team. To find out more, please email buckdenpreschool- committee@gmail.com, and Helen or our Treasurer Debby will get back to you. To arrange a visit or apply for a place, please call 01480 810600 or email buckdenpreschool@yahoo.co.uk . For more information, visit www.buckdenpreschool.co.uk or read our updates on https://www.facebook.com/ www.buckdenpreschool.co.uk/ (Continued from page 15) (Preschool)