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6 Buckden Roundabout
January 2019 Village Notices
Lazy Circles in the Sky – A Lifetime in Conservation
The Huntingdonshire Local Group of the Wildlife Trust invites
you to the first of our 2019 talks on Wednesday 9th January.
As usual this will be held at Brampton Memorial Hall, Thrap-
ston Road, Brampton, PE28 4TB, starting at 7.30pm.
Our speaker will be Jim Stevenson, who is known locally as the
Senior Ranger for Huntingdonshire District Council, based
mainly at Paxton Pits. Jim’s background is in education and
nature conservation with various bodies such as the RSPB, the
Wildfowl Trust and Birdlife International. In 2012 he won the
BBC Wildlife Magazine Award ‘Nature Writer of the Year’.
Tonight Jim will talk to us about his experiences throughout
his career in conservation and I am sure he will provide an
entertaining and fascinating evening.
Anyone who is interested is most welcome to attend. Booking
is not necessary. The entrance charge is £2.50 (accompanied
children free). For more information please contact Tim on
01480 457795.
Part of the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire
and Northamptonshire. Registered Charity No: 1000412
FRIENDS IN DEED
The Winter Tea Party will take place
at the Methodist Church Hall on
Wednesday 13th February from 2.30-
4.00pm. As always, lifts can easily be
arranged on request for those invited
to come along by calling our
Transport Coordinator, number below. If you are not on our
invitation list but would like to join us for this social event
then please call Brenda Steadman on 810382 as soon as possi-
ble.
Bad weather is upon us and, particularly in cold and icy
weather conditions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch if
you, or anyone you know of, needs support with shopping or
errands. Also if anyone is housebound during coming months
and would like a visit from one of our friendly volunteers then
do give us a call on the Coordinator’s number below.
The Community Café is held on the second Wednesday of
each month and the next one will be on 9th January in St
Mary’s Church from 2.30-4.00pm. Do come along and enjoy a
cup of tea or coffee and homemade cakes in a friendly atmos-
phere. Transport can be provided – just give us a call on the
Transport Coordinator’s number below.
As we are holding the Winter Tea party in February there will
be no Community Café on 13th February.
For help or information contact:
Coordinator: Jane Scott 07810 006598
Requests for transport: Andy Scott 07914 669967.
Please leave a message and include your contact details
http://www.buckdenroundabout.info/friends-in-deed
Buckden Neighbourhood Watch
Bogus Charity Collectors
Christmas is a time of giving but there are criminals who take
advantage of our good will. An example of this, reported to
police, is individuals knocking on doors allegedly canvassing
for money for the Child Brain Injury Trust. The organisation is
based in Oxfordshire and does not carry out door to door re-
quests for charitable donations.
Fraudsters use the name of genuine and often well-known
charities to obtain money, and sadly this becomes more com-
mon at this time of year. The police advise residents not to
buy at the door. If you wish to give to charity, please ensure
that you are able to make an informed choice, in your own
time and be absolutely certain that you are giving to a genu-
ine cause. To read more Action Fraud advice on this subject
please go to http://ow.ly/sivr30m1X91
Always install the latest software and app updates
Cyber-criminals can use weaknesses in software and apps to
attack your devices and steal your identity. Software updates
are designed to fix these weaknesses and installing them as
soon as possible will keep your devices and data secure. Soft-
ware updates don’t have to get in the way of what you’re do-
ing. You can choose to install them at night when your device
is plugged in and connected to the internet. You can also con-
figure most devices to automatically install software and app
updates.
To contact the police: 999 in an emergency; 0800 555 111
Crime Stoppers; 0300 123 2040 Action Fraud
EMAIL burglarycrackdown@cambs.pnn.police.uk or visit
www.crimestoppers.uk.org
If you are not online you can telephone 101
RICHARD WEST Village Coordinator 01480 811467
working with CLIVE WILLIAMS 01480 811828