July2021

3 Buckden Roundabout July 2021 Buckden Roundabout Team Editors - Articles & Events Ian Carter and Alec MacAndrew Email: editor@buckdenroundabout.info 33 Beaufort Drive, Buckden, PE19 5YU 07515 737636 Webmaster Alec MacAndrew Email: webmaster@buckdenroundabout.info Proofreading and editorial assistance Wendy Trattner Advertisements and Payments Fiona Shirley Email: adverts@buckdenroundabout.info Distribution Co - ordinators Wendy Thelwall, Lesley MacAndrew, Patricia Ford Contact this email for info: Email: distribution@buckdenroundabout.info Front Cover The fabulous cover photo this month shows a hot air balloon over the tower of St Mary ’ s Church and was taken by Sue Da- vies. We are looking for more paintings of any kind that we could use as a front cover. We can photograph them if you only have original artwork. We are also keen to get images (photos or paintings) of the village and surrounding areas in prepara- tion for future issues. Please note that images should ideally be in portrait format and should be a minimum of 2400 x 1700 pixels. More is better! All advertisements and non - advertising material are printed in good faith. Neither the Buckden Roundabout nor the Buck- den Parish Council can accept any responsibility for the con- tent of the advertisements, the services provided by the ad- vertisers or any statements made in the advertisements or non - advertising material. No part of this publication may be reproduced or stored with- out the express permission of the Editor of the Buckden Roundabout. THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ALL MATERIAL FOR THE JULY EDITION IS NO LATER THAN 4.30 pm ON SATURDAY 10th JULY . HOWEVER, SPACE IS ALLOCATED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED, BASIS. IT IS REGRETTED THAT ANY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE INCLUDED. July Production Dates Production dates for the August Edition of the Roundabout are as follows: Copy deadline: Saturday 10 July Proof Reading Friday 16 July Copy to Printers Tuesday 20 July Distribution Thursday 29 July Contents Buckden Parish Council 4 From your District Councillor 5 Village News 6, 13, 17 Grafham Water Pt.1: Construction 7,12 Church News 8 - 10 For Your Diary 11, 12 Parish Council Part 6 14 Sports News 15 School and pre - school 16 Advertisements & Classifieds 18 - 24 July 2021 I am writing this in early June and I am delighted to say the weather has improved significantly since the last edition was published. We are finally starting to see dry, warmer days so I do have some hope for the summer ahead! However, that hope is somewhat tempered by the fact that we still do not know what the situation will be on June 21st. By the time this is delivered we will know whether any re- strictions are still in place, for how long and hopefully with a new end date in the not too distant future. The removal of restrictions regarding social distancing, mask wearing, size of groups and others will potentially have a sig- nificant impact of events planned in the village over the sum- mer: Village Fete, Buckfest, Scouts beer festival and many more besides. Regarding Buckfest, now scheduled for Saturday August 21st, the committee are delighted to have sold all tickets despite the ongoing uncertainty around the event. They are looking forward to a great day of music, sun and perhaps a couple of drinks. Talking of beverages, we now have 3 independent drink mak- ers in the village offering beer, cider and gin! All are already stocked by local watering holes or will be in the very near fu- ture. Next time you are out, remember to try the local drinks! Please remember to visit the Roundabout website. As well as every edition from 2013 onwards available to see, there are often articles there that we could not fit into the print edition, as well as information that arrives during the month: www.buckdenroundabout.info This month ’ s editor - Ian Carter Editor ’ s Page