November 2022

15 Buckden Roundabout November 2022 Village News Bookings Update During November we have two 50 th birthday parties, a meeting of the Mid Anglia Philatelic Federation and a kids birthday party alongside all our regular hirers. We also welcome two brand new exercise classes: New: Chair based exercises followed by tea and chat These run every Wednesday in the Millard Suite. Those attending the class will need to have a referral from their GP or Health Care professional attached to the surgery. Class will start at 10.15am for 45 mins. The tea & chat is open to all from the surgery no referral is needed, this will run from 11am – 12pm. For more information please email Gary at gary.heath1@nhs.net New: Making Memories/Arts for Dementia This class is a weekly arts and crafts session, including games/one to one sessions/singing/exercise/dancing and takes place in the Millard Suite every Thursday 1:30pm – 3:30pm. For more information please email Michelle at michelle.seal1@nhs.net How all of you can help Buckden Village Hall when buying online 1. Go to www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/ buckdenvillagehall 2. Sign up for free 3. Get shopping! It doesn ’ t cost you anything more the online shops make the donations and are collected by easyfundraising and automatically sent to us! There are no catches or hidden charges, and Buckden Village Hall Trust will be extremely grateful for your donations, especially at this difficult time. If you shop using Amazon. You can shop and donate to the Village Hall by using www.smile.amazon.co.uk just follow the instructions and then amazon will make a small donation to the trust for everything you buy. Shopping using the smile URL is just the same as using the normal amazon website. Don ’ t forget to select Buckden Recreation Ground and Village Hall Trust as your nominated charity. Jo Harvey, Hall Manager Email: admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk Tel: 01480 811101 Burberry Road, Buckden, Cambridgeshire, PE19 5UY Tel: 01480 811101 www. buckdenvillagehall.co.uk email: admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk News from the Knot Garden At last, all the weeds in the Bishop bed have died and the gardeners are able to continue with the refurbishment. Four gardeners managed to manhandle the weed suppressing membrane and peg it into position, hoping to keep any new weed seedlings at bay. After a long search on the internet for the correct small - leaved golden marjoram (Golden Marjoram crispum) the herb was found to be available from one of the stall holders at the Plant Sale. The herb nursery have had difficulties persuading enough Golden Marjoram plants to grow uniformly but they should be ready in the next few weeks. Blue slate chippings will cover the rest of the bed and 3 bosses of Santolina will be planted to complete the replica of Bishop Russell ’ s shield. Cutting the box hedging on the last of the knots is just about complete and then the next tasks will be to clear the summer flowering climbers and tie in the new growth. The gardeners had hoped that the climbers growing in the gravel had managed to survive the hot dry weather but it does look as though some of them are struggling. These will need extra care. The saffron plants have survived and the first leaves are just peeping through. The bulbs should produce crocus like leaves and flowers during the next few weeks. The flowers are very short - lived but in the past a few of the saffron filaments have been collected, not enough yet to dye with. Thank you for coming to visit the Knot Garden during the recent FOBT Open Day and Artisan Fair. Your donations will go towards the next knot bed restoration. It ’ s always a pleasure to be able to share the garden and answer queries about the plants. The gardeners work in the garden on Tuesday mornings from 10.00 to lunchtime and are very happy to answer visitors ’ questions.