January 2024

16 Buckden Roundabout January 2024 Village News Bookings Update This January we are delighted welcome back the Exotic Cat Show. We also have several private parties and corporate bookings alongside all our lovely regular hirers. New Year, New You! We have loads of fun ways to keep active and healthy on offer at the Hall. We have Pilates classes running on Mon- day evenings and Tuesday mornings, a yoga class on Tues- day evenings, a chair - based exercise class on a Thursday morning, weekly Jive dancing lessons and monthly Lindyhop dancing. We also have chair - based exercise classes for those referred by the GP practice. Please email me for more information on any of the classes here (details at the end of this article). Pantomime returns! The pantomime returns to the Hall on Friday 1 st – Sunday 3 rd March 2024! This year Melodramatics is performing Pinoc- chio. I will publish more details nearer the time. Get your hissing and booing practise in! Volunteer Request on behalf of Making Memories Group The Making Memories Group, which ran every Thursday afternoon at the Hall until a few months ago, is hopefully starting up again in early 2024. They are looking for volun- teers to help by attending the sessions. The group is run for the benefit of people with memory concerns who are re- ferred through their GP practices. The day and time of these sessions will be shared with potential volunteers and at the same time further details on how you will be support- ed in the volunteer role will be available. They need 2 - 3 volunteers per session. You will receive support and train- ing and will not be expected to attend every session as there will be a rota. For more information, please email Sue Ashwell at sashwell@buckdenpc.org.uk or write to Sue at Buckden Parish Council, Buckden Village Hall, Burberry Road, Buck- den, Cambs PE19 5UY. Thank you … … to all the volunteers who donated and also planted bulbs around the Valley recently. Your help and time is massively appreciated. Thank you also … … to the people who have joined easyfundraising and are helping raise money for the Trust while buying their Christ- mas presents online! The donations are very welcome. CCTV Cameras We have CCTV cameras all around the Hall building so please be aware that anyone in the doorways can be seen! Pedestrian safety With the weather continuing to get colder, please can eve- ryone take care when walking around the Hall building and the Valley. Vandalism If anyone witnesses vandalism taking place, please report it directly to 101 or online at www.cambs.police.uk. Please report any damage to the Hall Manager on ad- min@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk Jo Harvey, Hall Manager Email: admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk Tel: 01480 811101 Please call or email to arrange any appointments Office hours: 9am – 2pm The Hall office will be closed from Saturday 23 rd December until Tuesday 2 nd January 2024. There is a 24 - hour answer- phone so any messages left, or emails sent, during this time will be picked up on 2 nd . Burberry Road, Buckden, Cambridgeshire, PE19 5UY Tel: 01480 811101 www. buckdenvillagehall.co.uk email: admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk W.I. At our December Meeting we enjoyed a social evening wearing our sparkly jump- ers and being creative using pre – shaped crackers and making them up, putting jokes, hats and a little present inside. Then using our artistic skills, we decorated them with stickers, rib- bons, paint, glitter etc. Christmas quizzes were also used, which tested our Christmas knowledge on Christmas traditions and engaged our members, in remembering days gone by. As usual we had festive food to nibble on to keep us going and mulled wine, hot chocolate and our usual tea and coffee, which were available all evening. It was a relaxing and enjoyable evening, with lots of chatter and laughter. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 2nd January at 7:30pm in the Millard Suite and it will be our Resolutions evening with cheese and wine. The Competition will be a “ Quiz ”. All visitors are most welcome to come along and for further information please contact: Emma Spencer – 07960 018412 Judith Armitage – 01480 811717