March 2018

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4 Buckden Roundabout
March 2018
The monthly meeting of the Parish Council, including a 15 minutes long Public Forum will be held Tuesday 13th
March 2018
If required, the Parish Council’s Planning Committee will meet on Tuesday 13th March and Tuesday 27th March
starting 7pm. Agendas for the meetings are posted on the Parish Council notice boards not later than the Saturday
preceding the meeting.
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Council elections in 2018
Elections for the Parish Council will take place on 3rd May 2018, if required. In recent years, we have not had to hold
an election as there have never been more candidates than places on the Council – it would be a reflection of the
energy and sense of community, felt by so many in our parish, if we could reverse this trend.
If you think that you would like to contribute to your community, and would like to know more about what being a
parish councillor involves, please contact the Clerk to the Council at the address below and she will put you in touch
with a councillor who will tell you all about the job. With the cutbacks at district and county level, the Council is fac-
ing interesting times and, potentially, some difficult decisions. You can play your part in this decision-making by join-
ing the Council. Application forms for the Council will be available by 19th March.
Cemetery Regulations
As we are currently working on the expansion of the cemetery, and with the consecration of the new area to follow
a little later in the year, the Council has decided it was time to review and cemetery regulations.
This exercise has now been completed and the new cemetery regulations have been approved by the full council.
The regulations take effect immediately and a copy of the new regulations can be found on the Parish Council web-
site. We’d encourage all plot owners to review the new regulations. The Council will be looking at the cemetery
over the summer to ensure that the regulations are being followed. Please contact the clerk with any questions.
Ownership and management of trees in the village
Last month we highlighted the various responsible bodies for trees in the village. As part of the management of
trees, the Parish Council has its own Tree Warden. The current Tree Warden has decided to give up the role and so
we are seeking a new volunteer to take this on. The Tree Warden will work closely with the clerk and the Trees and
ROW working group but they are not expected to be an expert as a training pack is provided for all new Tree War-
dens to provide them with the necessary basic knowledge.
Tree Wardens have both a gentle reactive role and a proactive role. A great variety of different types of people be-
come Tree Wardens. They have different interests and different amounts of time available. It must be emphasised
that as the role is voluntary we are grateful to anyone who is happy to give some of their time freely.
Tree Wardens are invaluable; by acting as a ‘friend of trees’ in their Parishes they provide added value many times
complementing and extending the work done by the District Council’s Tree Section.
Please contact the clerk if you would be interested in either finding out more, or taking on the role and helping the
community.
Any questions or comments on this report can be addressed to the Parish Clerk, Georgina West, Clerk to Buckden
Parish Council, Buckden Village Hall, Burberry Road, Buckden PE19 5UY.
Telephone (01480) 819407; Email clerk@buckdenparishcouncil.org.uk
Do not forget our website at www.buckdenparishcouncil.org.uk