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Buckden Roundabout
July 2017
Planning Appeal – proposed Lucks Lane Development
Many of our readers will know that the formal appeal against the refusal by Huntingdonshire District Council to
grant planning permission for the proposed development of 180 houses took place in Buckden Village Hall between
16 – 26 May 2017.
Buckden Parish Council, together with the Protect Buckden’s Future group, joined with HDC to argue against the ap-
peal. We hope that we’ll receive the results in late July/August 2017.
We believe that the Parish Council put forward some very strong arguments against the appeal being allowed.
Whilst this was a joint effort by your council, special mention should be made of Alec MacAndrew, Vice Chairman of
BPC, who did a fantastic job in preparing our case.
We would also like to thank the Protect Buckden’s Future group for their outstanding efforts and support during this
process.
We will, of course, inform residents of the result of the appeal as soon as we receive it.
Any questions or comments on this report can be addressed to the Parish Clerk, John Chase, Clerk to Buckden Parish
Council, Buckden Village Hall, Burberry Road, Buckden PE19 5UY, Telephone (01480) 819407,
Email:
clerk@buckdenparishcouncil.org.uk
Do not forget our website at
www.buckdenparishcouncil.org.uk
The monthly meeting of the
Parish Council, including a 15 minute Public Forum will be held on Tuesday 11
th
July
2017 starting at 7.30pm
in the Village Hall. Members of the public are welcome to attend and raise any Buckden
related issues.
If required, the
Parish Council’s Planning Committee
will meet on
Tuesday 11th and Tuesday 25th July
starting
7pm. Agendas for the meetings are posted on the Parish Council notice boards not later than the Saturday preced-
ing the meeting.
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Defibrillators for Buckden
Keen eyed residents will have noticed that one of the two defibrillators for Buckden has been installed at the
front of the Village Hall. Defibrillators are designed to be used by anyone in an emergency but the instructions
below are helpful:
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If someone collapsesand is not breathing, start CPR and get someone to phone 999. The person
phoning should state the location of the defibrillator and will then be given instructions by the opera-
tor.
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Once you have the defibrillator, open the pack, turn it on and follow the verbal instructions, which
will require you to apply two adhesive pads to the chest.
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Some models ask you to press a button to give a shock if appropriate, others do it automatically. Just
follow the instructions.
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The device will give repeat shocks if unsuccessful and it is vital to maintain CPR in between. Keep go-
ing until the ambulance arrives.
The other defibrillator is to be installed in the old phone box on the High St. However, this needs renovating first.
We have approached some Buckden tradesmen to do the job of renovation but if you have not yet been ap-
proached, and feel you would like to be involved in this valuable project, please contact the Clerk to the Council,
contact details below.
We hope that the phone box may also be used as an information centre for our parish.