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6 Buckden Roundabout
2017 Village Notices
Houghton Meadows
The Huntingdonshire Local Group of the Wildlife Trust invites you to join us on Saturday 10th June 2017 at 2.30 pm
when we will be visiting Houghton Meadows, which lies in the Great Ouse flood plain.
Houghton Meadows is made up of five fields, some of which are ancient hay meadows and some are pasture. Three
of the meadows are SSSI’s and the fourth, Brown’s Meadow, is an old flood meadow that provides winter grazing.
There are 140 recorded plant species in this reserve including green winged orchid, yellow rattle, pepper saxifrage,
lady’s bedstraw and downy oat grass. The river also attracts many insects and, of particular note, is the hairy drag-
onfly.
Everyone is very welcome to attend. Please meet at the reserve entrance. Parking is in Houghton (PE28 2BQ) or at
Burgess Hall (PE27 6WU), GR TL 293 717.
There is no charge, but donations are welcome. For more information please contact Tim on 01480 457795.
Part of the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Registered Charity No: 1000412
Cambridgeshire Police
Welcome to summer, as I look out the window and see the sun hiding behind the mass of dark cloud, I’m sure it will
warm up soon.
I apologise for missing last month’s report, but will make up for it this month. We experienced an upturn in crime
during March and April with several reports of theft from motor vehicles in the village, all vehicles that were entered
were left insecure and searches made inside, items such as small change were taken. I urge residents to keep their
vehicles, sheds and properties locked. ‘LOCK IT OR LOSE IT’.
At the same time three vehicles in the village had their alloy wheels taken from their vehicles whilst parked up on
driveways. These vehicles were specifically targeted for the alloy wheels and were left standing on bricks for the
owners to find in the morning. I again urge for residents to be vigilant during the day and night and to report any
suspicious vehicle or person activity in the village. I am pleased to report that we are receiving more calls in relation
to suspect activity and the Police have been out on several occasions to check out your suspicions, these have in-
cluded door to door sellers and suspect vehicles.
Have you signed up to ecops yet? This is an alert system that will keep you updated about suspicious activity and
crime, happening in yours and surrounding areas. Please sign up by going to www.ecops.org.uk
The children at Buckden Community Primary School, have been busy working on their school parking project, and I
have been accompanying them several times on patrol during school pick up and drop off time. Please be aware that
if you persistently decide to park on the yellow lines and zig zags you will be ticketed, persistent offender vehicles
have been recorded and we will ticket you.
Please keep safe and remember to report any suspicious activity on 101.
Richard PCSO 7101 Richard Braddick, Richard.braddick@cambs.pnn.police.uk
St Neots Safer Neighbourhood Team
St. Neots Police Station | Dovehouse Close | St. Neots | Cambridgeshire | PE19 1DS
Mobile: 07921-094801| Call: 101