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FOR YOUR DIARY
The Great Buckden Sewing Bee
Mondays 7.30-10pm
Old Chapel, High Street
01480 810406
bee
;
noun
A meeting for communal work or amusement: a
sewing bee.
All are welcome to this free weekly session, just
bring along your own sewing project and join like-
minded people for an evening’s social sewing.
MONDAY CLUB
We are a social group of retired ladies who meet
fortnightly at 2.30pm in the Millard Room at Buck-
den Village Hall.
We enjoy a cup of tea as we chat and participate in
a raffle. Once a month we aim to organise a speak-
er or activity.
Our Meetings for
March 2015
will be:
Monday 9th March
: Bingo
Monday 23rd March
: Tea and chat (and Simnel
cake)
Why not come and join us? You’d be most wel-
come! If you require a lift or any further information
please contact Jane Scott on 811468 or Betty Mil-
lard on 810087
Honeycomb Group
Anyone living alone, who finds time hanging heavy
at the weekend, is invited to come along to
7 Vine-
yard Way
on the
1
st
Sunday in the month
from
3.00-4.30pm
to enjoy board and paper games
(bring your own if you like!), jigsaw puzzles, etc and
share tea, biscuits and conversation. Everyone is
welcome and, given notice, transport can be ar-
ranged. For more information, contact
Lorraine
Toogood
(tel
811352
) or
Heather Tough
(tel
811415
)
FRIENDS OF BUCKDEN TOWERS
DIARY DATES
Quiz Night
Our ever popular Quiz Night is on
6
TH
MARCH
At The Towers at 8.00 p.m.
All Welcome (including non members)
Teams of up to 6, but you can make up a team on
the night.
Tickets £4.00 per person including refreshments
and a glass of wine or soft drink and prizes for the
winning team.
As always our crack team of caterers will give Bake
Off a real challenge (not a soggy bottom will be
seen).
Its not (too) serious, so come along
for a fun evening!
AGM: 8
th
May at The Towers
Plant Sale: 16
th
May at The Towers
Mid Summer at The Towers: 20
th
June
Coffee Morning: 3
rd
July at the Methodist Hall
Heritage Day: 13
th
September
'WINE TASTING FOR ALL'
Saturday March 14th at 7-30pm
An informal, fun evening of wine tasting with Cam-
bridgeshire expert John Beer
at St Mary's Church, Buckden
all over 18's welcome
Tickets £12-50 from 01480-431037
Ticket price includes:
tasting of 6 wines, and complimentary glass of wine
afterwards with cheese
DIARY NOTE – event not to be missed!
BUCKDEN OPEN GARDENS
7TH JUNE 2015
WEA BUCKDEN
Six Historic Rebels
Examining the careers of six rebels of various
kinds, including Socrates, Galileo, William Morris
and Ayatollah Khomeini. This course will explore
motivation and other aspects of rebelling down the
ages.
Tutor: Victoria Cummins
Tuesdays: 21st April to 16th June 2015
Half-Term 26th May
8 sessions; first and last 2 hours, others 90 minutes
10.00 to 11.45 with coffee
FEE £41.60
Venue: The Claret Centre, Buckden Towers
T-Loop for hearing aid users
Contacts: Bridget Hale 216391
Bill Templeton 456788
Buckden Local
History Society
Houghton Mill
Wednesday 4th March
2015
at
7.30pm
in the
Conference Room at
Buckden Towers
Visitors Welcome