May 2017

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15 Buckden Roundabout
May 2017 Pre-School
It seems unbelievable that we are already in the last term of
the school year and that soon, we will be saying goodbye to
many of our children as they make the move up to school. In
preparation for this, our preschool leavers will be taking part
in slightly more formal 'PE' lessons this term – not only to get
them used to the concept, but also to give them a chance to
practice getting changed for PE. We are also trying to ensure
they have all the skills they need to be independent, such as
using the toilet by themselves and knowing when and how to
wipe their nose! Of course, we have also welcomed some new
starters this term and we hope they and their families will be
very happy with us.
Hopefully this term will bring us lots of sunshine so that we
can plant some flowers and fruit on our balcony, as well as
taking those all-important trips to the park! We also have our
stalls at the village festival and Buckfest to look forward to. If
you have any unwanted items in good condition, we are now
collecting donations for our tombola. Any donations dropped
into preschool will be gratefully received.
In the meantime, we are still reeling from the success of our
fundraisers at the end of last term. We would like to thank
everyone who supported our Easter Raffle & Craft Morning
and our Sponsored Bounce. After costs, our Easter activities
raised £166.41 and our Sponsored Bounce made an astonish-
ing £391.20! This is a fantastic total, so we are very grateful to
both our 'bouncers' and their sponsors.
Miss Alison
To arrange a visit or book a place for your child please contact
our Manager, Michelle Nelson on 07941 671999.
For more information, please contact our Chairperson, Lind-
sey Page, at Buckdenpreschoolchair@aol.com
or visit www.buckdenpreschool.co.uk
Your Cubs need you!!
1st Southoe and Buckden Scouts are looking
for new adult volunteers (+18 years old) to
help run the Cub Group for 8 to 11 year old
children in Buckden. We meet on Fridays between 6 and 7
pm (term time only) at the Scout Hut in Buckden.
The wide ranging program we offer to our Cubs means that
anyone is capable of being a Cub Leader whatever your skills
or background, and there are training opportunities available
for Leaders to enhance or learn new skills.
The roles are fun and rewarding and you don’t need to be
available every week as we operate a rota for Leaders.
It would be great if we could gain new leaders and volunteers
to help secure the future of the group, so if you can give a
couple of hours a week to help run evenings, then we’d love
to hear from you!
Please contact: Aidan Joy (01480 810347)
Alternatively, email: 1stsouthoeandbuckden@gmail.com
Easter Lilies and Flower Arrangers
Did you see the beautiful lilies in our Parish Church at Easter-
time? These lilies are given in memory of relatives and friends
by many people from the village, and a dedicated team ar-
ranges them on pedestals, windows ledges and in the porch,
to welcome visitors to the Church, as well as to celebrate the
Easter Message.
The Team would warmly welcome new members to help with
arranging flowers in St Mary’s Church, from casual flowers to
more formal arrangements.
The team would help you to learn the flower arranging ropes
and we would love to have you join us.
PLEASE get in touch with Elspeth Thomas on 01480 810224 or
elspethomas@hotmail.com
A14 Update
Section 1 & 2 - Alconbury to the East Coast Main Line
Piling has been completed for the Grafham Road bridge over
the A1 at Brampton and others are well on the way for the
main structures, this will take the new A14 over the new
alignment of the A1 south of Brampton Hut.
We will start trenching works to facilitate UK Power Net-
works cable diversions on the east side of the A1 and contin-
ue installation of the haul road, which will allow construction
traffic to travel the full length of the southbound A1 inside
the site.
The Bailey bridge over the River Great Ouse will be complet-
ed which will allow site vehicles to cross the river whilst river
traffic passes underneath.
Buckden Parochial Charities
VACANCY
The charity manages South’s Almshouses and Burberry
Homes in Church Street, Buckden, consisting of fifteen
self-contained one-bedroom flats for singles or couples,
usually over 60 years of age and who live in Buckden or
who have a close active family relationship with resi-
dents of Buckden.
We now have a vacancy in one flat. If you are interest-
ed, please contact the Clerk, Joe Greenway, for more
information and an application form:
2 St Hugh’s Road, Buckden, Cambs, PE19 5UB,
01480 810603