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Buckden Roundabout
July 2017
Village News
FRIENDS IN DEED
Please don’t forget the
Friends in Deed Bottle Stall
at the Village Fair on Saturday 1
st
July! Any last minute
donations will be gratefully received - bottles of all shapes and sizes (but in-date for 1
st
July). Please take
your bottles to Christine Lawrence, 4 The Barns, or call 812227 and we will collect.
The next Drop-in Café will be held on Wednesday 12
th
July,
in the Living Stones Room in St Mary’s Church
from 2.30pm to 4pm. All are welcome so do come along and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee, homemade cakes and a good chat. If
you require transport then just call us on the Transport Coordinator’s phone listed below.
The Summer Tea Party will be held on
Wednesday 2nd August
in the Fallas’ garden so, if you haven’t already done so, please
put the date in your diaries. Full details will follow nearer the time and transport will be available.
For help or information contact:
Coordinator: Jane Scott 07810 006598 Requests for transport: Andy Scott 07914 669967.
Leave a message and include your contact details
http://www.buckdenroundabout.info/friends-in-deed
BUCKDEN WI
‘Beating the Cistern!’ was the intriguing topic for our June meeting, when Sarah The Plumber enthralled us
with information about her role as one of only 18 female registered plumbers among thousands of men. She
clearly loves her work and her enthusiasm was infectious as she gave a lively, interesting and comprehensive
account of the inner workings of our houses’ hot and cold water systems, central heating and drainage ar-
rangements, all very well illustrated with charts and diagrams. We were given hands-on experience of various joints and fittings,
ball-valves and pipes blocked with lime-scale, so that we came away very much the wiser and with plenty of good advice.
Our meeting on 4
th
July will be our Summer party so please bring some savoury food to share (dessert will be provided) and
something to drink.
Look out for news of a mystery trip at 6p.m. on Tuesday 1
st
August and an outing to Much Haddam on 29
th
August: details from
Ruth Nicholas.
19
th
Annual Plant Sale
The Plant Sale, organised by the Friends of Buckden Towers and their Chairman, Pat Huff, proved to be a happy occasion. The
sun shone (mostly!) and more than 700 people came through the gates. The growers, selected by Pat, came from far and wide
and the stands were spectacular. Catering, as ever, was second to none, thanks to so much hard work on the part of Christine
Lawrence and her team. The Buckden and District bakers excelled themselves and the Knot Garden proved a welcome haven
after the rigours of all that shopping!
Needless to say, an army of volunteers was needed – to prepare the site, man the gates, direct traffic, run the tea shop, host
Knot garden visitors and much else. Warmest thanks to all the helpers, to the owners, FOBT and our sponsor Ann Furbank. Just
over £3,000 was raised, a welcome boost to the restoration fund.
Red Cross Week 2017 May 7
th
to May 13
th
I am delighted to report that once again this year the people of Buckden were incredibly generous in raising £1,254.63 during
the door-to-door collection.
The work of the British Red Cross remains vital to support people in need: for example those who are recovering from illness or
injury or who require support to remain active and independent. All the money raised in Cambridgeshire stays right here and
helps provide items such as wheelchairs, bathing aids, commodes and other aids. And did you know that there is a Red Cross
outlet in St Neots from where anyone is able to borrow such equipment – via a donation to the charity.
As ever I am hugely grateful to the willing band of volunteers who conduct the collection – as a group we cover almost all of the
streets in the village, but I would be delighted to hear from anyone else who feels they would be able to give up just a few
hours to help with our collection in 2018. If you would like to know more of just what is entailed, please drop me an email:
hilarygillam@hotmail.co.uk
or give me a call on 07876 443062.
Thank you again,
Hilary Gillam.