June 2021

3 Buckden Roundabout June 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 stunning cover photo this month shows a honey bee col- lecting nectar on Nepeta and was taken by Alec MacAndrew. 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 THURSDAY 10TH JUNE . 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. June Production Dates Production dates for the July Edition of the Roundabout are as follows: Copy deadline: Thursday 10 June Proof Reading Friday 11 June Copy to Printers Tuesday 15 June Distribution Thursday 24 June Contents Buckden Parish Council 4 From your District Councillor 5 Village News 6, 17, 21 Offord Cluny ’ s French Connection 7 Church News 8 - 10 For Your Diary 11 Buckden School Fire 12 Parish Council Annual Report 13 - 16 School and pre - school 20 Advertisements & Classifieds 22 - 28 June 2021 When this editorial was written for the May edition the sun was shining and the weather was getting warmer. As I write for the June edition that is certainly not true! Just as pubs and clubs could welcome people to sit outside, the weather has taken a distinctly cooler turn resulting in the coldest early May Bank Holiday since records began! I can only assume that as soon as pubs can allow people back inside, the temperature will climb rapidly! Step 4 of the roadmap to ease lockdown restrictions is due to start on June 21st when we expect to see many restrictions removed. The lockdown has impacted many local businesses in the hardest way so please remember to offer them your support when you can. It was good to see the overwhelming support for the Neigh- bourhood Plan in the referendum held on May 6th, something the Parish Council had worked hard to produce and raise awareness of prior to the referendum. To learn more about the Parish Council and what it does, read the Annual Report on pages 13 - 16. Talking of the Parish Council, Terry Hayward ’ s series of articles about the management of the village continues on page 18 and covers the period immediately following the end of WW2 and includes the building of the Buckden bypass. Unsurpris- ingly, one of the principal complaints at the time was traffic! Finally, we need new deliverers! Please see the ad on page 22 for more details. 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