January 2022

4 Buckden Roundabout January 2022 Buckden Parish Council Buckden Parish Council News... Council Website For more information, please visit the Buckden Parish Council (BPC) web site at www.buckdenpc.org.uk. You can automatically find out what is going on by subscribing to our Newsletter service using your email address. Flooding A meeting was held on 13 th December between the County Council Flood team and contractors to agree the necessary funding for work in the High Street. At the time of writing work was tentatively planned for January. We have been promised confirmation by 17 th December and will provide updates via our web site. In the meantime, should you experience problems in the coming weeks the key contact numbers are: • If in immediate danger contact the emergency services by dialling 999. • Huntingdonshire District Council Call 01480 388388. Outside normal office hours call the emergency out of hours service on 01480 434167 • Environment Agency Floodline Call 03459 881188 to report a flood or to find out if your property is at risk of flooding from a reservoir, river, or wa- tercourse. • Anglian Water Call 03457 145145 if flooding is from sewers or burst water mains. The Council has a small supply of sandbags stored at the allotments in Silver Street. Water Pumps The Council have purchased 2 water pumps for use in an emergency. Residents at risk are being contacted to explain how these pumps can be accessed. Playground at the Village Hall. We have ordered a roundabout to replace the broken equipment in the play area. This will be installed as soon as possible but unfortu- nately there are long lead times on delivery. Christmas Lights Our apologies for the poor performance of the Christmas Lights in the High Street earlier in December. School Signs You may have noticed the signs outside the school. These were fund- ed by the Parish Council to support the schools aim to promote more considerate parking and reduce pollution from idling engines. Thermal Imaging Camera The Council has purchased a thermal imaging camera. which shows where heat is being lost from a property and helps to assess the thermal efficiency of a home. It is useful in determining where insula- tion or other measures may be required. This helps us to play a part in addressing climate change and at the same time making savings to energy bills. The camera can be loaned by contacting the Clerk. Lucks Lane Attenuation Basin The large attenuation basin on the devel- opment does not work as planned. The Parish Council believes there is a signifi- cant risk of it causing flooding, particularly in Springfield Close. HDC enforcement officers have said they can't take any action. The Parish Council urges all concerned residents to contact the lead- er of HDC Ryan.Fuller@huntingdonshire.gov.uk to demand he di- rects the enforcement officers to require the developer to correct the defects in the basin and make it secure against flooding. There is a template letter on the Parish Council website under Recent Posts Can you help us care for our footpaths? Please see the article on page 6. A1 and the Roundabout Councillors met with Alan Trill, the National Highways Route Manag- er for Cambridgeshire This will be a regular meeting including repre- sentatives from Southoe Council, to discuss developments at the A1 Buckden Roundabout and any other issues around the A1. Full de- tails of the agenda and discussion are available on the web site. Age Friendly Communities Thank you to everyone who supported this project. We will let you know the outcome in due course. Vacancy for an Assistant Parish Clerk Buckden is expanding and the workload of our Clerk is increasing. We are therefore looking to recruit an Assistant Clerk. Details of this position are included on page 19. Appointment of Parish Councillors Josh Harris, Gerald Sansom and Pam Fraser have been appointed as Parish Councillors. Vacancy We have a vacancy for a Parish Councilor. If you are interested, please contact the Clerk for further details. Council Meetings The next Council meeting will be at 7.30pm on Tuesday 11 th January. This meeting may be online only, dependent upon government ad- vice at the time. The meeting will include a 15 - minute open forum. If you want to speak at the meeting, please let us know what you want to say, by contacting the Parish Clerk. You will get a three - minute slot. The Council Planning Committee will also meet if required. Agendas for these meetings are posted on the Parish notice boards no later than the Saturday preceding the meeting. Office opening hours The Clerk is operating flexibly between the office and home. If you wish to meet with the Clerk, please call on 01480 819407. All of the papers and reports for Council Meetings are available on the Thursday before meetings on Council website www.buckdenpc.org.uk .This provides the opportunity to see the agenda, reports of work carried out by the Council as well as reports from out County and District Councillors. Any questions or comments on this report should be addressed to the Parish Clerk at: Buckden Parish Council, Buckden Village Hall, Burberry Rd, Buckden, PE19 5UY. Telephone 01480 819407 Email: clerk@buckdenpc.org.uk.