November 2020

3 Buckden Roundabout November 2020 Buckden Roundabout Team Lead Editor - Articles & Events Ian Carter, Email: editor@buckdenroundabout.info 33 Beaufort Drive, Buckden, PE19 5YU 07515 737636 Editor and webmaster Alec MacAndrew Email: webmaster@buckdenroundabout.info Proofreading and editorial assistance Wendy Trattner Advertisements and Payments Fiona Shirley Email: adverts@buckdenroundabout.info Distribution Co - ordinators Wendy Thelwall, Lesley MacAndrew, Patricia Ford Contact this email for info: Email: distribution@buckdenroundabout.info Front Cover The cover this month shows a Cornus alba “ Siribica ” in au- tumn foliage and was taken by Alec MacAndrew We are looking for more paintings of any kind that we could use as a front cover. We can photograph them if you only have original artwork. We are also keen to get images (photos or paintings) of the village and surrounding areas in prepara- tion for future issues. Please note that images should ideally be in portrait format and should be a minimum of 2400 x 1700 pixels. More is better! All advertisements and non - advertising material are printed in good faith. Neither the Buckden Roundabout nor the Buck- den Parish Council can accept any responsibility for the con- tent of the advertisements, the services provided by the ad- vertisers or any statements made in the advertisements or non - advertising material. No part of this publication may be reproduced or stored with- out the express permission of the Editor of the Buckden Roundabout. THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ALL MATERIAL FOR THE DECEMBER EDITION IS NO LATER THAN 4.30 pm ON TUESDAY 10TH NOVEMBER . HOWEVER, SPACE IS ALLOCATED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED, BASIS. IT IS REGRETTED THAT ANY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE INCLUDED. November Production Dates Production dates for the December Edition of the Roundabout are as follows: Copy deadline: Tuesday 10 November Proof Reading Friday 13 November Copy to Printers Tuesday 17 November Distribution Thursday 26 November Contents Buckden Parish Council 4 County Councillor & Neighbourhood Watch 5 District Councillor 6 Village News 7, 14 - 16 Church News 8 - 10 For Your Diary 11 RAF Gransden Lodge 12, 13 School & Pre - School 17 Advertisements & Classifieds 18 - 24 November 2020 In March, when the first measures around the pandemic were starting to be announced, I expect we all thought that come November we ’ d be pretty much back to normal. How wrong we were! As I write this, just after the announcement of the new 3 tier system, more areas are moving from tier 1 into tier 2, with the very real threat of tier 3 hanging over large metropolitan are- as. We have been fortunate here that we are not in a high risk area, but that doesn ’ t mean we are unaffected. The 4 water- ing holes in the village all had to shut for about 4 months, putting a strain on their viability. All are open again and trying very hard to operate under the new guidelines, but they do need the support of Buckden residents - both in using them and in following the new rules! None of them want the £10000 fine. We are approaching the time of year when St Mary ’ s should be planning for its best attended events of the year. The Re- membrance Service cannot happen this year, so a smaller, outdoor service will be taking place instead on Remembrance Sunday as well as the traditional service at the War Memorial on November 11th. More details can be found on page 9. It is too early to say what December will bring for anything or anyone. The Christmas Market cannot happen this year, but the committee are still trying to encourage the seasonal spirit! Please see the advert on page 13 for details of how to get involved. Please remember to visit the Roundabout website. As well as every edition from 2013 onwards available to see, there are often articles there that we could not fit into the print edition, as well as information that arrives during the month: www.buckdenroundabout.info This month ’ s editor - Ian Carter Editor ’ s Page