May 2022

4 Buckden Roundabout May2022 Buckden Parish Council Buckden Parish Council News... Council Website For more information, please visit the Buckden Parish Council (BPC) web site at www.buckdenpc.org.uk. To automatically find out what is going on subscribe to our Newsletter service using your email address. The Queen ’ s Platinum Jubilee The schedule of events for the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations over the long weekend of 2 nd to 5 th June is included on page 13. More detail will be provided about specific events by the or- ganisers nearer the time. Zip Wire and Climbing Wall The zip wire and boulder wall are complete and appear to be very popular. Thank you to everyone involved in making this happen. Proposed Solar Farms At the time of writing full planning applications had not been received for either the Vicarage Lane Diddington or Low Farm, Mill Road, Farms. We will continue to monitor the situation with both applications. What no - mow May means for Buckden The no - mow May campaign was launched by Plantlife in 2019. Plantlife are asking people to mow their lawns less and to set aside an area of lawn to become naturalised and return to nature. You will be rewarded with daisies, buttercups, speedwell, and clover in your lawn as well as it being a haven for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies. Our handymen will not be locking up their lawn mower com- pletely in May as many grassy areas need to be maintained regularly like the cemetery and playing field, but they will be embracing no - mow May culture in many areas in the vil- lage. During the last few days in April the handymen will be going round the village and erecting small signs in the grass to denote “ No Mow May ” areas which have been selected by the parish council to be the most suitable. By avoiding mow- ing set areas, we will all reap the reward of attractive and col- ourful lawn flowers as well as en- couraging wildlife. Path along Mill Road towards the Marina The path is in really bad condition. We are in discussion with Cambridgeshire Highways to deter- mine what can be done and most importantly how improve- ments can be funded. We will keep you updated. Annual Parish Assembly This is a meeting for residents of the village where we present our annual report and give local groups and elected repre- sentatives the chance to present what they have been doing over the last year. The Assembly will take place on Tuesday 17 th May at 7.30pm in the village hall. Please join us. If you have any subjects you would like us to cover, please contact the clerk. Vacancy We have four vacancies for Parish Councilors. We badly need more capacity on the council to take forward a variety of initi- atives to improve the village. Please join us. If you are inter- ested, please contact the Clerk for further details. Council Meetings The next Council meeting will be at 7.30pm on Tuesday 10th May. The meeting will include a 15 - minute open forum. If you want to speak at the meeting, please let us know what you want to say, by contacting the Parish Clerk. You will get a three - minute slot. The Council Planning Committee will also meet if required. Agendas for these meetings are posted on the Parish notice boards no later than the Saturday preceding the meeting. All of the papers and reports for Council Meetings are available on the Thursday before meetings on Council website www.buckdenpc.org.uk .This provides the opportunity to see the agenda, reports of work carried out by the Council as well as reports from out County and District Councillors. Any questions or comments on this report should be addressed to the Parish Clerk at: Buckden Parish Council, Buckden Village Hall, Burberry Rd, Buckden, PE19 5UY. Telephone 01480 819407 Email: clerk@buckdenpc.org.uk.