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February 2017
The Lucks Lane proposed development
As many readers will know, there is to be an appeal hearing with regards to the proposed Lucks Lane housing devel-
opment.
The Parish Council view is that we totally support the Huntingdonshire District Council in their initial rejection of this
application and will continue to support their arguments against the development at the appeal stage. Furthermore,
the Parish Council has applied for Rule 6 status, which means that we will
be able to take an active part in the appeal. We intend to supplement the
District Council’s points with arguments of our own, based on our unique,
local knowledge.
At the time of writing, we are fairly sure that the appeal will run from 16 – 24 May, excluding the weekend and Mon-
day 22 May. The venue has, as yet, to be decided but the appeal
may
take place in the Village Hall. We’ll keep you
informed about this.
Grant aid success for the Millennium Field
We are very pleased to tell you that Jo Harvey, of the VHT, and Councillor Amy Burbidge have secured a grant of at
least £1000 from the Tesco Bags of Help Scheme
.
The sum might be greater depending on the in-store votes. This
grant will go towards the 5-a-side facility on the Millennium Field. We are also optimistic that an additional £1000
from a similar scheme run by One Stop might be secured.
Well done, Jo and Amy
Any questions or comments on this report can be addressed to the Parish Clerk, John Chase, Clerk to Buckden Parish
Council, Buckden Village Hall, Burberry Road, Buckden PE19 5UY, Telephone (01480) 819407,
Email:
clerk@buckdenparishcouncil.org.uk
The monthly meeting of the
Parish Council, including a 15 minute Public Forum will be held on Tuesday 14
th
Febru-
ary 2017 starting at 7.30pm
in the Village Hall. Members of the public are welcome to attend and raise any
Buckden related issues.
If required, the
Parish Council’s Planning Committee
will meet on
Tuesday 14th February and Tuesday 28th Feb-
ruary
starting 7pm. Agendas for the meetings are posted on the Parish Council notice boards not later than the
Saturday preceding the meeting.
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Parish Council Photo Competition
The Parish Council Photo Competition will again take place this summer, with entries being displayed dur-
ing the summer festival weekend. Our categories this year should attract photographers of all levels of
ability. There will be three age categories: Up to age 10, age 11-17 and over 18 years.
There will be three categories:
1. Animals 2. Holidays 3. Landscapes
So, all photographers, get out your cameras or look through your albums for suitable photos. Remember
that there will be a small, financial prize for the winner of each category in each age group.
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The Parish Council has
applied for Rule 6 status