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March 2019 Village News
Bookings
Along with all our regular hirers this month we have the St
Mary’s Charity Auction (2nd ), Jivenites Weekender, two pri-
vate parties, a Yoga Day and a kid’s party.
Lifebuoys by the Valley
There are two lifebuoys by the Valley and occasionally they
are removed from the housing units and thrown in the Val-
ley. These lifebuoys have been put up for the safety of
those who walk around the Valley. The housing units are
tied together by a plastic cable tie so it does take some de-
termination to undo them. The Trust would like to thank all
those kind people who have taken the lifebuoys back out of
the water and put them back again.
Bowls Club
Buckden Bowls Club is looking for new members to join
them. It’s a great way to get out in the fresh air as the
warmer weather starts and also to socialize. For more infor-
mation please contact Brian Moore on 812112.
Don’t forget that as residents of Buckden you all receive
discounted rates on Hall hire. Please call or email me if
you would like to find out more information
BUCKDEN WI
A special visitor attended our February
meeting in the person of Eric, an eight-
month-old black Labrador puppy, who
comes from a family of assistance dogs
and is in training to be a ‘Hearing Dog
for the Deaf’. ‘Hearing Dogs..’ founded in 1982, has placed
2,467 dogs with 939 hearing-impaired people over the years.
460 dogs are currently in training but many more are needed.
Eric is being fostered by Emma Spencer, one of our own mem-
bers. Having hearing problems herself, she was keen to volun-
teer with this wonderful charity which breeds and trains dogs
to accompany people with severe hearing loss, not only to
alert them to sounds such as the ringing of the phone or door-
bell, or alarms of various kinds, but also, and most crucially, to
give confidence so that owners feel able to go out and about
and take up full lives once more. This is particularly valuable
in work with children, helping them to feel less isolated and
frustrated because of their deafness.
Emma’s role is to take Eric through a structured basic training
and socialisation programme for 18 months or so, teaching
commands both verbally and by hand signals, for which he
has so far gained his one star certificate. Now they are work-
ing together towards two stars which will earn him a special
coat denoting that as an assistance dog in training he may
have access to shops, cafes and public areas. This was a popu-
lar talk in which members engaged with their own questions
and experiences, not to mention lots of cuddles with Eric at
the end! We look forward to an up-date next year.
At our next meeting on 5 th March, we’ll be learning about the
Vikings from Trevor Gunton and the competition will be for a
Scandinavian memento. As always, visitors will be most wel-
come.
For more information please contact:
Ruth Nicholas – 07957 334142
Judith Armitage – 01480 811717
Jo Harvey, 01480 811101,
admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk,
Office hours 9am to 2pm.
Burberry Road, Buckden,
Cambridgeshire, PE19 5UY
Tel: 01480 811101
www.buckdenvillagehall.co.uk
email:admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk
Buckden Friends
We are looking forward to our village holiday to Llandudno
in May. Please pop your balance cheque through our door in
the envelope provided. If anyone else is interested please
email me patking@writeme.com
We are organising a trip using the HACT bus to the Richard
the third exhibition in Leicester on Monday 29th April 9am
from St. Mary's Church. Cost 25 pounds. Again cheque to P
King through our door please.
On Tuesday May 7th, 7pm, we are holding a FUN quiz at The
Lounge Buckden Marina in aid of MAGPAS please put date in
your diary more details in Roundabout nearer the time.
Trips open to all! Pat & Brian King
World Day of Prayer
(Formerly Women's World Day of Prayer)
Friday 1st March 2019
11am - St Hugh's Church Buckden
Do join us for this lovely service, written this year
by the women of Slovenia
Light lunch served after the service.
Prayers for our village and the wider world
Never a day goes by without people praying about the cares
of the world and the needs of individuals. At St Mary's the
door is open every day and a New Year's initiative has been
to fix the time for weekday prayers at 2.15 pm (see page ?).
There is a box for prayer requests on the table in the South
East corner of the nave and these are included in this prayer
time. Anyone who would like to come and join in is warmly
welcome.