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Thank you from Buckden Parish Council
Over the past two issues, and via other media, we have asked the residents of Buckden to let us know
your views about the proposed development of 180 houses in Buckden. For those who do not know
about this planning application, it is proposed to build this development in the field behind The Osiers
and Springfield Close, with vehicular access to the site from Lucks Lane.
At the time of writing, Buckden Parish Council has still to vote on the application. We have, however,
received almost 100 e-mails and letters from over 120 residents.
We would like to thank all of you who
took the trouble to pick up a pen or use a keyboard to tell us what you think. We cannot empha-
sise how useful it is for your council to receive feedback on important issues which affect all
our community.
The feedback that we received from residents was overwhelmingly against the proposed development.
Key concerns were the loss of a sense village community, the effect on road congestion and road safe-
ty both within the village and when trying to enter and exit the built area, loss of the buffer zone be-
tween Buckden and Stirtloe and the effect on both our local schools and on the doctors’ surgery.
The Buckden Parish Council will keep residents informed about the progress of this planning applica-
tion through the pages of Roundabout, the Buckden Parish Council website, Roundabout website and
the Buckden Residents’ Facebook page.
HACT
Huntingdonshire Area Community Transport is a registered charity which offers a door-to-door service
for people who cannot access local bus routes due to age or disability and for people living in rural lo-
cations with limited or no access to local bus routes.
After payment of a £15 registration fee, holders of Cambridgeshire County Council bus passes can
travel free of charge on the Ring & Ride service. For those without bus passes, charges are reasona-
ble. As well as the Ring & Ride service, HACT also offers regular trips to Peterborough, St Neots and
Cambourne as well as a variety of day trips and pub lunch trips.
More details can be found on the HACT website:
www.hact-cambs.co,uk
or you can telephone: 01480
411114. There are also HACT leaflets available from the library.
A date for your diary - 1
st
July 2016, 11 a.m.
This date is for the ceremony of remembrance and the unveiling of the commemorative paving stone
for Captain John Leslie Green VC. The ceremony will begin at the Green Memorial, opposite the Tow-
ers and we will then progress to the War Memorial in St Mary’s Churchyard, where the commemorative
paving stone will be unveiled. After the ceremony, light refreshments will be available in the Methodist
Hall, where there will be a display of work about the First World War by children at Buckden School.
All residents of Buckden, Stirtloe and Diddington are invited to attend.
Any questions or comments on this report can be addressed to the Parish Clerk John Chase, 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
The annual meeting of the
Parish Council, including a 15 minute Public Forum will be held on Tues-
day 10
th
May 2016 starting at 7.30pm
in the Village Hall. Members of the public are welcome to
attend and raise any Buckden related issues.
If required, the
Parish Council’s Planning Committee
will meet on
Tuesday 10th and Tuesday
24th May
starting 7pm. Agendas for the meetings are posted on the Parish Council notice
boards not later than the Saturday preceding the meeting