December 2022

16 Buckden Roundabout December 2022 Village News Bookings Update During December we have two kid ’ s parties, an NHS Blood Donor Session (16 th ) and several corporate training sessions as well as all our regular hirers. The Valley Visitors to the Valley in mid - October may have noticed the banks covered with an aquamarine coating. Our contractors have again tried to establish the wildflower planting which has been hampered by the exceptional drought from Janu- ary to August. The mild autumn and regular showers have now finally led to good growth. Hopefully, this summer the banks will be covered in wildflowers and other plantings beneficial to pollinators. Many thanks to the generous people who donated to our floating island. You raised a whopping £454.59! Thank you again! Thanks also to the Parish Council who generously underwrote much of the cost and to Richard Salmon at Pro - Lawn who volunteered to wade into the lake and assem- ble it!!!! The ducks and small birds are already making use of the shelter. Vandalism We continue to experience mindless vandalism and anti - social behaviour in the Valley and around the Hall itself. Please respect the Valley ’ s wildlife and refrain from throw- ing things in the lake and breaking the benches so that oth- ers can enjoy this open space. If anyone witnesses vandal- ism taking place, please report it directly to 101 or online at www.cambs.police.uk. Please report any damage to the Hall Manager on admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk Christmas Opening Times The Hall office will be closed from Christmas Eve to 3 rd Janu- ary 2023. There is a 24 - hour answerphone so any messages left, or emails sent, during this time will be picked up on 3 rd . How you can help Buckden Village Hall when buying online for Christmas presents … for free!! 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 easyfundraising 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. If you shop using Amazon You can shop and donate to the Village Hall by using www.smile.amazon.co.uk just follow the instructions and then Amazon will make a small donation to the trust for everything you buy. Shopping using the smile URL is just the same as using the normal Amazon website. Don ’ t forget to select Buckden Recreation Ground and Village Hall Trust as your nominated charity. 2022 has been another challenging year for us at Buckden Village Hall as we continue to pick ourselves up from the pandemic and navigate our way through the current utility crisis. A really big thank you to everyone who has used us in the past year and to all of you who will use us in the future. Your support is massively appreciated Have a very Merry Christmas and best wishes for 2023! Jo Harvey, Hall Manager Email: admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk Tel: 01480 811101 Burberry Road, Buckden, Cambridgeshire, PE19 5UY Tel: 01480 811101 www. buckdenvillagehall.co.uk email: admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk match, it was a great game with lots of excitement and a lot of goals, great sportsmanship was shown by both sides with a final score of 9 - 3 to Buckden, we are looking forward to the next round. Finally, this week a team from Years 3, 4 and 5 attended Hunts Sports Panathlon St Ives Indoor Leisure Centre. The children took part in various sporting activities including. It was lots of fun and most importantly, we cheered each other on and worked brilliantly as a team. We are very proud to say that our team came second and were all awarded with Silver medals as well as a Panathlon trophy and certificate. Many of you will have seen our Year 6 children riding their bi- cycles around the village. They were working towards their Bikeability award, level 1 and 2. Well done to everyone who took part – you are now well prepared to ride your bikes on the road safely. The PTA have been very busy this term, on the last day before half term they organised a Kripsy Kreme Doughnut sale and raised an impressive £226, and it was safe to say everyone en- joyed the yummy doughnuts as a treat. We had a non - uniform day on Friday 4th November, children were able to come to school in non - uniform in return for a donated luxury hamper item, we had a huge variety of donations ranging from food, drink, toiletries, books, toys. We also have some great gift vouchers that have been donated to add! The PTA are busily making some fantastic hampers for their Christmas raffle and the draw will be held at the Buckden Christmas Lights turn on, on the 27th November. As we head towards December we are very much looking for- ward to putting our Christmas decorations up and all the up- coming Christmas activities we have planned for the children. (Continued from page 15, School article)