June 2024

16 Buckden Roundabout June 2024 Village News Bookings We are continuing to grow our corporate bookings since the pandemic and are delighted to have several corporate bookings this month alongside all our lovely regular hirers. Hall and meeting rooms for corporate bookings As mentioned above we are delighted that our corpo- rate bookings are growing since the pandemic. We are a fabulous one - stop - shop for companies to hold their meetings/training here. We have three meeting rooms and the main Hall so we can cater for meetings/ training from 2 to 150 people. And we ’ re right here on your doorstep, so no rush hour drive for you! We can provide refreshments and organise catering for buffet lunches too. And we ’ re just off the A1 so we are per- fectly located! Residents of Buckden/Diddington/ Southoe also get a discount when hiring our facilities. It ’ s a no - brainer! Please email me for more infor- mation. Playing field footpath upgrade We are still waiting to hear when the footpath up- grade will take place. As mentioned previously, a for- mal tender document has been drawn up and sent to various local companies with a request to supply quotes. Work should begin in the summer once the ground dries out. Antisocial behaviour around the Hall/Valley area If anyone sees any antisocial behaviour/vandalism tak- ing place around the Hall or Valley area please contact the police straight away on 101 or online at www.cambs.police.uk A local resident reported an in- cident recently and the police responded very quickly. Please report any damage to the Hall Manager on ad- min@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk Jo Harvey, Hall Manager Email: admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk Tel: 01480 811101 Please call or email to arrange any appointments Office hours: 9am – 2pm Burberry Road, Buckden, Cambridgeshire, PE19 5UY Tel: 01480 811101 www. buckdenvillagehall.co.uk email: admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk The gardeners all thought they were well ahead with sorting out the dye and herb beds, moving the plants that needed to be relocated, making sure all the summer spreading plants had plenty of room to grow when their reg- ular plant inspection threw up another problem...box caterpillars. The box hedging had not been attacked until last summer when one plant showed signs of an infestation of box caterpillars. Quick treatment with nematodes had hopefully stopped the pests in their tracks. At the beginning of April this year, signs were spotted, first in one bed, then another and another. Nematodes were sprayed on the hedges when it stopped raining and by the end of the month many of the caterpillars had disappeared. Not all had been destroyed by the nematodes, some moths flew out when the sprays were being used. So now as well as spraying there are going to be pheromone traps around the garden to catch the moths. Come along to the garden and see how successful the nematodes and traps are. This year the arbours do not have wooden plants supports. Last Autumn the wooden supports started to crum- ble before the plants were ready to be cut back. This could have been a hazard for visitors and gardeners. This year jute netting has been tied on to the frame to support the climbing plants. The hop is already winding its long tendrils around the nets. Knot Garden News