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Buckden Roundabout
May 2018
The Annual Meeting of the
Parish Council, including a 15 minutes long Public Forum will be held Tuesday 15th
May 2018
starting at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall. Members of the public are welcome to attend and raise any Buck-
den related issues.
If required, the
Parish Council’s Planning Committee
will meet on
Tuesday 8th May
starting 7pm. Agendas for the
meetings are posted on the Parish Council notice boards not later than the Saturday preceding the meeting.
Buckden Parish Council
Buckden Parish Council News...
Further vandalism in Buckden - Phone Box in the High St
Prior to last week, I intended to write a piece bringing all residents’ attention to our refurbished phone box, com-
plete with defibrillator, on the corner of the High St and George St.
Four people have worked incredibly hard to restore our phone box to its original glory. Councillor Betty Millard and
our Clerk, Georgina West, spent many hours planning and sourcing the correct materials. During the course of the
winter, our two handyman, Martin Craddock and Robert Mann, carried out the practical restoration, again over
many hours. I’m sure that you will all agree that the phone box looks magnificent, thanks to the efforts of these four
people.
The Parish Council were delighted when we were able to use the phone box to install a defibrillator on 13
th
March.
Imagine, then, how disappointed we were to find that the defibrillator had been stolen, probably on Easter Monday
evening. Additionally, the light was broken.
The defibrillator had been in place for only 2 and a half weeks.
If you
have any information regarding this theft, please contact the police.
Clearly, the Parish Council will have to think very carefully about whether the defibrillator will be replaced. If you
have a view on this, please let us know via the Open Forum session at any Parish Council meeting.
Potential pedestrian crossing at Hunts End
The Parish Council recently applied for funding for a pedestrian crossing at Hunts End via the County Council Local
Highways Initiative scheme. Unfortunately, we were just pipped at the post for funding but we now know that the
County Council would support us if the monies could be found elsewhere. We are now applying to the A14 Legacy
Fund and will keep residents informed of any progress.
Dog poo
Footpath walkers have recently complained to the council about bags of dog poo left attached to trees and bushes.
If you have a dog, please pick up all dog mess and deposit the bag in the red dog poo bins that can be found in many
locations around the village and adjacent footpaths.
St Neots Museum
Can I please remind residents that entry is free at the museum in St Neots for all Buckden, Diddington and Stirtloe
residents. It’s very well worth a visit.
Annual Parish Meeting
The Annual Parish Meeting
will be held on Tuesday 22nd May starting at 7.00pm
in the Village Hall. Members of
the public are welcome to attend.
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