10
        
        
          
            FOR YOUR DIARY
          
        
        
          
            The Great Buckden Sewing Bee
          
        
        
          The Group meets every
        
        
          
            Monday
          
        
        
          from
        
        
          
            8.00 pm
          
        
        
          in
        
        
          
            The Lion
          
        
        
          and welcomes anyone who sews
        
        
          complete beginners to advanced) for chat,
        
        
          drinks and sewing.
        
        
          
            It’s completely free.
          
        
        
          For more details contact:
        
        
          
            Jess Payne
          
        
        
          on
        
        
          
            07771 701775
          
        
        
          or
        
        
          
            Ruth Rees
          
        
        
          on
        
        
          
            810406
          
        
        
          
            Wednesday 9 October 2013
          
        
        
          
            Wildlife Trust - Huntingdonshire Group
          
        
        
          At 7.30 pm in Brampton Memorial Hall,
        
        
          Thrapston Road, Brampton
        
        
          
            Kingfishers – up close and personal
          
        
        
          An illustrated talk by Natural History & Wildlife
        
        
          Photographer, Jeff Harrison, who has been
        
        
          studying, monitoring and photographing
        
        
          Kingfishers at their nest sites for many years.
        
        
          Anyone interested in wildlife is most welcome to
        
        
          attend.  Suggested Admission: £2.00 members;
        
        
          £2.50 non-members.  Please contact
        
        
          
            Phil
          
        
        
          on
        
        
          
            01487 822835
          
        
        
          for further information.
        
        
          
            Wednesday 2 October 2013
          
        
        
          
            Buckden Local History Society
          
        
        
          
            Talk in the Conference Room at The Towers
          
        
        
          
            at 7.30 pm
          
        
        
          Come along to find out about the origins of
        
        
          Huntingdonshire’s forests as Anglo-Saxon
        
        
          hunting preserves as
        
        
          
            Jason Peters
          
        
        
          shares his
        
        
          research into our local wooded landscape in his
        
        
          talk
        
        
          
            The Lost Forests of Huntingdonshire
          
        
        
          Non-members will be most welcome.
        
        
          Visitor’s fee:£3.00
        
        
          
            Wednesday 2 October 2013 at 7.30 pm
          
        
        
          
            Flower Arranging Demonstration -
          
        
        
          
            “Never
          
        
        
          
            Underestimate the Power of the Flower”
          
        
        
          
            Buckden Village Hall
          
        
        
          (doors open 6.30 pm)
        
        
          Cost £9.00 (includes glass of wine and light
        
        
          refreshments)
        
        
          This year our demonstrator is
        
        
          
            Sarah Horne
          
        
        
          , an
        
        
          International Demonstrator, winner of the Interflora
        
        
          Florist of the Year Bridal Design 2011 and 3 times
        
        
          Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medal winner. There will
        
        
          also be trade stalls, sales table and raffle of flowers.
        
        
          Tickets
        
        
          
            (not available on the door)
          
        
        
          are available by
        
        
          post from:
        
        
          
            Mrs J. Burnley
          
        
        
          , 35 High Street,
        
        
          Brampton, Huntingdon, PE28 4TG.  Please make
        
        
          cheques payable to:
        
        
          
            Brampton Flower Club
          
        
        
          and
        
        
          include a stamped self-addressed envelope. Or for a
        
        
          downloadable ticket application form and more
        
        
          i n f o r m a t i o n s e e o u r w e b s i t e
        
        
          
            www.bramptonflowerclub.com
          
        
        
          Enquiries:
        
        
          
            Jacqui
          
        
        
          on
        
        
          
            01480 370996
          
        
        
          
            Friday 4 October 2013
          
        
        
          We look forward to seeing residents from newborn
        
        
          upwards for some early Christmas shopping and a
        
        
          friendly chat at:
        
        
          
            Buckden Village Hall
          
        
        
          
            Shopping, Coffee and Cake for £2-50
          
        
        
          
            9.00 am - 11.00 am
          
        
        
          ♦
        
        
          Usborne Books
        
        
          ♦
        
        
          Mrs Middleton's cold-pressed Rapeseed
        
        
          Oil
        
        
          ♦
        
        
          Jamie at Home
        
        
          ♦
        
        
          Phoenix Cards
        
        
          ♦
        
        
          PartyLite (candles, home fragrances and
        
        
          accessories)
        
        
          ♦
        
        
          Pampered Chef
        
        
          ♦
        
        
          Arty Finds (jewellery and gifts)
        
        
          ♦
        
        
          Cake by Angela
        
        
          ♦
        
        
          My Favourite Bag (jute bags)
        
        
          
            Many thanks to our stall holders  for
          
        
        
          
            donating  prizes for the draw
          
        
        
          Call
        
        
          
            01480 811101
          
        
        
          or e-mail
        
        
          
            buckdenvht@gmail.com
          
        
        
          for more details
        
        
          All proceeds to Buckden Village Hall Trust
        
        
          
            Fridays 4 and 18 October 2013
          
        
        
          
            ‘KNIT-LIT’
          
        
        
          
            8.00 pm
          
        
        
          in Buckden Library
        
        
          
            for people to knit,
          
        
        
          
            laugh and chat about enjoyable books
          
        
        
          . Just
        
        
          turn up on the night, or for more information,
        
        
          contact
        
        
          
            Ann
          
        
        
          on
        
        
          
            811669
          
        
        
          .
        
        
          
            Friday 4 October 2013 at 7.30 pm
          
        
        
          Buckden Village Hall
        
        
          
            “Watching Wildlife Round the World”
          
        
        
          An illustrated talk by Trevor Gunton
        
        
          From the Yorkshire Dales to the Scottish
        
        
          Islands, to Arctic Spitsbergen and South
        
        
          Georgia.  Trevor looks back at over 50 years of
        
        
          wildlife travels around the world.
        
        
          Refreshments available,  Raffle and donation
        
        
          bucket will be used to offset expenses