March 2024

16 Buckden Roundabout March 2024 Village News Bookings Melodramatics is back and performing Pinocchio on 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd March! Tickets are available at the Box Office on 07875 200237 or at melodramaticspanto.com Making Memories has returned! This lovely weekly session is run by the NHS and is referral only from the surgery. Please contact me if you would like any further information. Vandalism and inappropriate behaviour There have been some instances of mindless vandalism in the vicinity of the Hall and its grounds recently. Thank you to the local residents who have contacted the police about this. If anyone witnesses vandalism taking place, or indeed any- thing that looks suspicious, please report it directly to 101 or online at www.cambs.police.uk . Please report any damage to the Hall Manager on ad- min@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk Meeting Rooms We have had a much - welcomed increase in corporate book- ings recently. The companies have used our rooms to hold meetings due to us being centrally placed and with great access within the geographical areas that these companies cover. We can accommodate meetings from 2 people up to conferences of over 100 people. We have three meeting rooms (a small, a medium and a large!) and a large main Hall. As Buckden/Stirtloe/Diddington residents you get resi- dents rates so if you fancy arranging a meeting for your or- ganisation here, then not only will you be helping your Vil- lage Hall but you ’ ll also have a fabulously short commute!! 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 Do ghosts know they are dead? Are they only on earth to fulfil some greater purpose? Down - to - earth John Townsend had never consid- ered these questions until he met the ghost of Pen- ny Peverell, whilst renovating an Elizabethan man- sion. Warm to the touch, Penny wasn ’ t your typi- cal spectre, she felt like a real living woman – and kissed like one too! As her life is played out dur- ing the English Civil War, John must reconcile this new infatuation with his present - day life. COMING SOON! This new book by a local author will be published 26 March 2024, and may be pre - ordered from Amazon, Waterstones, etc. More information is on the webpage brianrayfield.com and on Facebook Buckden Learning Group The European Reformation Tutor: Rosemary Williams This course examines one of the most important movements in European history, from its first medieval rumblings to the 'Counter - Reformation', including discussion of such towering figures as Erasmus, Luther, Zwingli, Calvin, Knox and Cran- mer. This is a subject which still arouses intense passions and I shall try to be fair to all sides. Topics are: Medieval begin- nings, the spread of Reformation in Europe, the French Wars of Religion, the English Reformation, the 'Elizabethan Settle- ment', and the Counter Reformation. 10 Zoom sessions 16th April 2024 to 2nd July 2024 10a.m to 11.45 (half term 28th May) Note there will be a one week gap in the first half of the term on April 30th for tutor's holiday. Pre - registration with Bridget Hale on 01480 216391 is essen- tial.