January 2024

18 Buckden Roundabout January 2024 Village News January 2024 How about a fresh New Years resolution for 2024? Why not join and use your local library? It ’ s easy to sign up - just pop in with some identification (showing your address) to register for your free Cambridge- shire library card so that you can use our services. It would be great to welcome you! As well as a wide range of books for adults and children, you can find free WiFi at your library, public access PCs, printing and photocopying, quiet space to work, postage stamps for sale, and local information... or you could try one of the activi- ties below … Save the dates … This spring we have two fascinating Engage in the Afternoon events coming up, so make a note in your diary for: Wednesday 13 March - 'A Voyage along the Antarctica Penin- sula' with our well - known local speaker Barry Jobling, and Monday 8 April - ‘ The Pathfinding Force of Bomber Command During WWII ’ – the first instalment of a two - part talk by James Blackwood from RAF Wyton. Booking will open nearer the time. Terrific Tuesdays Our Tuesday morning Duplo and games for the under 5s con- tinues between 10am and 1pm every Tuesday in our children ’ s library with the usual selection jigsaws, Orchard games, build- ing blocks and soft toys. Rhymetime restarts on Tuesday 9 January at 2.15pm and will run every Tuesday afternoon until Easter (excluding half term – 20 February ). Rhymetime is perfect for pre - school aged children, including babies. Rhyming language and songs really help with speech and early reading development. No need to book for either of these sessions - just drop in to meet up with other families. Children need to be accompanied by an adult. Super Saturdays We will be combining our two popular Saturday morning ses- sions this month and every week we will have both Lego Club (all ages) and Family Board Games (over 3s) available. Just turn up if you ’ d like to take part - children under 8 do need to be accompanied by an adult please. There is no charge for these sessions but it helps us to keep them going if you could drop a small donation in the box. Knit Lit Our Knit Lit book club meets every other Friday from 7pm until 9pm . The next meetings are on 12 and 26 January . New knitters welcome – just turn up! Time to apply for or renew your bus pass? We can help. To renew, just call in with your existing bus pass. If you are applying for your first pass, and are of pensionable age, you will need to bring proof of age, proof of address and your national insurance number. There is no charge for this service. Opening hours: Tuesday: 10am – 1pm, and 2pm – 5pm Thursday: 2 – 5pm Friday: 4 – 7pm Saturday: 10am – 1pm Village Hall, Burberry Road, Buckden Tel: 0345 045 5225 www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/library counting survey was first carried out in 1928 and is the longest continual survey of any breeding bird in the world. The Bittern has been the focus of major conservation efforts. In 1997 there were 11 males recorded calling, or ‘ booming ’ in the whole of the UK. Much work was put in to reverse this decline, including £1.5 million pounds of funding from the European Union, with a target of 100 boomers by 2020. In 2022 over 220 booming males were recorded. Here at Grafham Water all 5 breeding species have been re- ported, and whilst the Bittern is a shy bird that favours hiding in reedbeds, it ’ s well worth a visit to see if you can spot one of these elegant fishermen. - Gregory Belcher Senior Reserves Officer - Grafham Water The Heron family (Continued from page 8) Little egrets