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LOCAL EVENTS & SERVICES
ROUNDABOUT WEBSITE
A reminder about the Buckden Roundabout which can be found at www.buckdenroundabout.info.
Monthly editions
: All future editions of the magazine will be available online in the form of a flip-book—
it is just like flipping through the paper copy! A pdf version will also be available to download for those of
you that want to read this on the move on your tablet or Kindle.
Diary
: The diary will contain all events that we are aware of. The principal idea of the diary is to enable
event organisers to check for clashing events when organising an event of their own, but it will obvious-
ly also be there for anyone to check what events are planned. Please send entries for the diary to edi-
tor@buckdenroundabout.info.
Please note this is not replacing the For Your Diary section in the
magazine - only minimal information will be stored online.
Announcements
: Alongside the diary page we also have an announcements section which will have
both time-sensitive articles and ‘stop-press’ type announcements.
Forum
: This is the place where any discussions relating to the village and anything associated with it
can be discussed. Registration is required but it is a simple process.
Additionally we are launching a Facebook page (www.facebook.com/buckdenroundabout) and a twitter
account (@BuckdenRbt) which will regularly post relevant updates and provide event reminders.
Please do visit it and let us know what you think - we’d love to hear anything you have to say!
Woolly Mowers
The Huntingdonshire Local Group of the Wildlife Trust is pleased to present an illustrated talk on graz-
ing for conservation on Wednesday 12
th
March at 7.30pm at Brampton Memorial Hall, Thrapston Road,
Brampton.
Our speaker, Nick Kiddy,
is the Grazing officer for the Wildlife Trust in Bedfordshire. Nick manages the
Trust’s flock of 175 sheep and is responsible for farmers who graze their sheep and cattle on Wildlife
Trust sites.
The main objective of conservation grazing is to maintain the balance between woody plants, shrubby
plants and species-rich grassland. This allows many different plants to grow side by side, thereby en-
couraging wildlife diversity. Flowers such as wild thyme, marjoram, lady’s mantle and pyramidal orchid
flourish. There are butterflies such as Chalk Hill Blue and Duke of Burgundy and reptiles such as com-
mon lizard and adder. Nick’s talk entitled ‘Woolly Mowers’ will illustrate how this balance of nature has
been achieved in Bedfordshire by establishing an environment that is dependent upon the activities of
grazing sheep.
Anyone interested in wildlife is most welcome to attend. Suggested donation: £2.00 members; £2.50
non-members. Please contact Phil on 01487 822835 for further information.
Part of the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Registered Charity No:
1000412
