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July 2019 Village Notices
FRIENDS IN DEED
Please don’t forget the Friends in Deed
Bottle Stall at the Village Fair on Saturday
6th July! Any last minute donations will
be gratefully received - bottles of all
shapes and sizes (but in-date for 6th July).
Please take your bottles to Pam Fraser, 31 Lucks Lane,
811680, by 4th July at the latest. We will collect by arrange-
ment – call 811468.
The next Community Café will be held on Wednesday 10th
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 Coor-
dinator’s phone listed below.
The Summer Tea Party will be held on Wednesday 24th July at
Field House, Silver Street, so please make a note in your diary.
Full details will follow soon and transport will be available.
For help or information contact:
Coordinator: Jane Scott 07810 006598
Requests for transport: Andy Scott 07914 669967.
Please leave a message and include your contact details
Buckden Neighbourhood Watch
SCAMS: ONLINE or TELEPHONE CALLS.
• Trying to sell you something under the title ‘’Eco–efficient
insulation / double glazing etc. or something you really do
not need.
• PPI – recovering money from your bank or building society.
• Warning you that your credit card has been closed.
• Trying to find out your bank or building society details
• A message to say that your internet security has ‘’been com-
promised ‘’
• A warning that your TV licence needs renewing immediately.
• A message to say that there is a virus in your computer soft-
ware.
• You have court order against you and will be arrested.
The usual message is that something has gone wrong and
there is a small amount to pay. They need your bank details.
They may even ask you to log on and follow their instructions,
thus giving them access to your laptop or computer.
The telephone calls often have local code 01480 which can be
mistaken for local call.
COLD CALLS
• Someone turns up unannounced and queries the state of
your front windows, or there is loose tile on your roof, or
your fencing needs repair.
• A caller says he or she is from the Council, Gas Board, Health
Authority, Fire Authority.
Always ask to see their identity card saying who they are if
possible, telephone their office and check they are genuine.
To contact the police: 999 in an emergency; 0800 555 111
Crime Stoppers; 0300 123 2040 Action Fraud.
EMAIL or visit
If you are not online you can tele-
phone 101
RICHARD WEST Village Coordinator 01480 811467
working with CLIVE WILLIAMS 01480 811828
Part of the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Registered Charity No: 1000412
Paxton Pits
The Huntingdonshire Local Group of the Wildlife Trust invites
you to participate in a guided walk at Paxton Pits on Saturday
July 13th 2019.
Paxton Pits Nature Reserve is well known for its flooded gravel
pits which attract a large number of birds. However, in addi-
tion, the site offers diverse habitats including meadows, grass-
land, scrub and woodland and is therefore attractive to a wide
variety of wildlife. So, in addition to the bird life, we can ex-
pect to see many insects including butterflies and dragonflies,
plus wildflowers and with luck the wasp spider.
The walk will be led by one of the reserve wardens and will
start at 10.30am. Everyone is most welcome to attend. Please
meet outside the visitor centre. GR TL199637 or PE19 6ET.
There is no charge, but donations are welcome. For more in-
formation please contact Alistair )
Godmanchester Nature Reserve
The Huntingdonshire Local Group of the Wildlife Trust invites
you to participate in a guided walk at Godmanchester Nature
Reserve on Tuesday July 23rd 2019 at 7.30pm.
Godmanchester Nature Reserve consists of 4 lakes which are
former gravel pits and therefore attracts a wide variety of
birds, particularly ducks, geese and kingfishers. There are also
areas of grassland and ancient hedgerow. We should see
plenty of butterflies, dragonflies and wildflowers and we will
also be on the lookout for bats at the end of the evening. We
will endeavour to provide bat detectors to aid identification.
Please meet at the reserve entrance at the end of Cow Lane,
PE29 2EJ, GR TL2639 7149. There is parking available, but it is
limited. Everyone is most welcome to attend. There is no
charge, but donations are welcome. For more information
please contact Alistair ).