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Born to Travel
For the first of our New Year’s meetings, the Huntingdonshire Local Group of the Wildlife Trust are pleased to wel-
come Peter Holden who will present an illustrated talk entitled ‘Born to Travel’. This will be held on Wednesday
11th January at 7.30pm at Brampton Memorial Centre, Thrapston Road, Brampton, PE28 4TB.
Peter, who is an author and broadcaster, has always had a passion for birds. He will talk about bird migration,
delving into the amazing journeys of many of our most loved birds. Peter will include a short film to illustrate his
talk.
Peter was a Senior Manager with the RSPB for 40 years and was responsible for devising the RSPB’s Big Garden
Birdwatch. He has also written many books, including the RSPB Handbook of British Birds and the RSPB Hand-
book of Garden Wildlife and Birds: A Hidden World.
Anyone interested in wildlife 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
Cambridgeshire Police
My name is Richard Braddick, and I am the new rural PCSO based at St Neots Police Station. I have 7 years’ ex-
perience working in the rural areas, having recently been employed as a PCSO for North Yorkshire Police, before
transferring to Cambridgeshire last month (less sheep, so I am told).
I will be patrolling the Buckden area, so if you see a strange person in a high visibility uniform that you might not
have seen for a while, don’t worry it will be me. My aims are to provide re-assurance and a visible Police presence
to the rural villages and communities. I am also keen to work with farmers, rural businesses and Neighbourhood
Watch to help prevent rural crime. Unfortunately, time and resources are limited to provide continuous Police
presence, but my aim is to be a point of contact for residents and the community.
I am fully aware of the parking issues effecting the area around Buckden Primary School, and I will urge parents
to avoid parking or dropping children off in the marked areas outside the school, and the single yellow lines in
School Lane. I will be patrolling the area during dropping off and picking up times, and we will ticket offending ve-
hicles. The current cost of a ticket is £30.00.
With Christmas upon us, I urge everyone to be vigilant and report any suspicious activity to Cambridgeshire Po-
lice, by dialling the 101 non-emergency number, or if a crime is happening, or you feel threatened then 999 emer-
gency number.
We have had reports of bogus callers in the Buckden area, preying on older vulnerable victims, arranging for work
to be carried out on properties that probably don’t need it, and charging a large amount of money for the privilege.
If you are approached, please do not let them into your home, do not agree for any work to be carried out, unless
you are happy that they are genuine builders or you know them. Call 101 or a neighbour, friend or relative for ad-
vice first before proceeding. If you have elderly neighbours, please check and make sure they are OK, especially
with winter upon us and the freezing temperatures we have experienced recently.
I am sure you are aware that The One Stop shop had a robbery late November, these shops are being targeted
across Huntingdonshire, and I strongly recommend that if an incident occurs whilst you are shopping, not to at-
tempt to stop them, but to get as much detail and description as you can of the persons and vehicles involved and
report it to Cambridgeshire Police.
Lastly, if you have any issues or problems that you would like to discuss, my contact details are at the foot of the
page and if you see me in the village please wave. That just leaves me to wish you all a very Happy and safe New
Year
Richard
PCSO 7101 Richard Braddick
Richard.braddick@cambs.pnn.police.uk
St Neots Safer Neighbourhood Team
St Neots Police Station, Dovehouse Close
,
St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 1DS
Mobile:
07921-094801
Call
: 101