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Buckden Roundabout
February 2018
Village Notices
BUCKDEN NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
Please be aware of some of the posts you comment on. Beware of the ones who ask your favourite teacher’s name, your child-
hood best friend, where you were born, your favourite place or your first pet.
Posted as ‘getting to know you’ questions, these are the same security questions asked when setting up accounts. As the securi-
ty questions change so will the getting to know you questions change.
Hackers can then build a profile of you from several different data sources and they can then use this information to open ac-
counts or lines of credit in your name. This trend started in USA and is now becoming an issue in the UK.
GOVERNMENT GRANTS FOR AN ADVANCE FEE
Individuals and businesses are being warned by E-Cops to watch out for cold calls and online contact from fraudsters who are
offering victims the opportunity to apply for Government grants for an advance fee. To make the grants look legitimate, fraud-
sters have set up bogus companies and convincing–looking websites that claim to be operating on behalf of the UK Govern-
ment.
Be wary of unsolicited callers implying that you can apply for grants, You should never have to pay to receive a government
grant, and legitimate bodies definitely won’t instruct you to obtain a pre-paid credit card.
PHONE NUMBERS
101 Information for the police | 0800 555 111 Crime Stoppers | 999 in an emergency | 0300 123 2040 Action Fraud
EMAIL burglarycrackdown@cambs.pnn.police.uk
OR online at
www.crimestoppers-uk.org
Your village NW Coordinators are RICHARD WEST 811467 CLIVE WILLIAMS 811828
Dormice
Our second meeting for 2018 will be held on Wednesday 14
th
February. As usual this will take place at 7.30pm at Brampton
Memorial Hall, Thrapston Road, Brampton, PE28 4TB.
Our topic will be ‘Dormice’ and the talk will be given by Ian White of the Peoples Trust for Endangered Species, and Gwen Hitch-
cock, who is responsible for dormouse monitoring for our Trust. Ian has been involved with the introduction of Dormice
throughout the UK and he monitors both nationally and locally. Ian will reveal the secret lives of these enchanting animals and
the progress that has been made with their re-introductions.
This should be a really interesting talk for anyone interested in wildlife. Everyone is most welcome to attend. Booking is not
necessary. Entrance charge £2.50 (accompanied children free). Please contact Tim on 01480 457795 for more information.
Part of the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Registered Charity No: 1000412
****WANTED****
Volunteer Roundabout Deliverers
Could you spare about half an hour at the end of each
month to deliver copies of the Roundabout within the vil-
lage? We are looking for people to join our waiting list for
routes as they become available, or to cover on an occasion-
al basis when regular deliverers are unavailable.
If you would like to help, or for more details, please email
Lesley and Wendy at:
distribution@buckdenroundabout.info
Buckden Community Litter Pick
New Year, new rubbish!!!!!
Sunday 18
th
Feb @ 9.30 am
outside the Lion Hotel, Buckden
For an hour or so of fresh air, good company and light exercise
Followed by a few warming refreshments
With the compliments of the Lion Hotel
Please contact Peter Emeleus on Tel 07751289191 or Email
ging30@hotmail.com
if you wish to come along.
Hi Viz jacket, litter pickers and bags will be supplied compli-
ments of Jan Freemantle at HDC Please provide your own gloves
and suitable foot wear.
Children most welcome, if supervised at all times by a parent or
carer as we will be picking along roadsides at times.