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The Great Buckden Sewing Bee
Mondays 7.30-10pm
Old Chapel, High Street
01480 810406
bee
;
noun
A meeting for communal work or amusement: a
sewing bee.
All are welcome to this free weekly session, just
bring along your own sewing project and join like-
minded people for an evening’s social sewing.
‘KNIT-LIT’
Fridays 14th & 28th November
8.00pm
in Buckden Library
for people to knit,
laugh and chat about enjoyable books.
Just turn
up on the night or, for more information, call
Ann
on
811669
MONDAY CLUB
We are a social group of retired ladies who meet
fortnightly at 2.30pm in the Millard Room at Buck-
den Village Hall.
We enjoy a cup of tea as we chat and participate in
a raffle. Once a month we aim to organise a speak-
er or activity.
Our Meetings for November 2014 will be:
Monday 3rd November: tea and chat
Monday 17th October: a talk by Robin Gibson on
‘The History of Grafham Water’
Advance notice: Our Post-Christmas Lunch will be
on Monday 12
th
January at Frosts, Brampton. £10
each
Why not come and join us? You’d be most wel-
come! If you require a lift or any further information
please contact Jane Scott on 811468 or Betty Mil-
lard on 810087
Honeycomb Group
Anyone living alone, who finds time hanging heavy
at the weekend, is invited to come along to
7 Vine-
yard Way
on the
1
st
Sunday in the month
from
3.00-4.30pm
to enjoy board and paper games
(bring your own if you like!), jigsaw puzzles, etc and
share tea, biscuits and conversation. Everyone is
welcome and, given notice, transport can be ar-
ranged. For more information, contact
Lorraine
Toogood
(tel
811352
) or
Heather Tough
(tel
811415
)
Buckden Gardeners
Association
BATS OF
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
A talk by Chris Vine of
Cambridgeshire Bat Group
Tuesday 18th November 2014
8.00pm Village Hall
Free for members
£2.00 for visitors
For further information go to our website:
http://www.buckdengardeners.info/or call
Pam
on
01480 811680
or
Lesley
on
01480 351547
Buckden Local
History Society
Buckden in World War 1
A talk by Barry Jobling
Wednesday 5th November
7.30pm
in the Conference Room at Buckden Towers
A CHRISTMAS MUSIC CONCERT
SUNDAY, 14
TH
DECEMBER, 2014
BY THE ARAGON SINGERS OF BUCKDEN
DIDDINGTON CHURCH at 3.00 p.m.
This will be a lovely afternoon of Christmas Music
followed by Mulled Wine and Mince pies in a very
special Church where all will be made most wel-
come. Please come along and bring your families
and friends, we would love to see you all.
Admission will be £5.00 payable on the door and
there will also be a Raffle. All proceeds will go to-
wards the upkeep of St. Laurence’s Church.
World War 1 Exhibition and Talk
Saturday November 15th
St Mary's Church
2.30pm - 5.00pm
WWI Exhibition and 'Roadshow'
style appraisal of your military items.
5.00pm - 6.30pm
WWI Illustrated Talk by Barry
Jobling
Refreshments available.
Donations to Blind Veterans UK will be most grate-
fully received
Barn Dance
Friday November 7th at 7-00pm in
The Village Hall , Buckden
Caller: Chris Bylett.
Ploughman's Supper included. Bar.
Tickets £10 (£5 for accompanied children under 12)
from
01480-812777/810041/431037