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FROM YOUR COUNTY COUNCILLOR
The one topic that joins all the communities and villages that I represent is concerns regarding the speed of traffic
through their village. Speeding through a built up area is dangerous for pedestrians and it is the vulnerable people
in our communities that are most at risk from speeding drivers: the frail and elderly, infirm and disabled and chil-
dren. Apparently a child is unable to judge the distance and speed at which a car is travelling until they reach the
age of 12. This means that until a child reaches the age of 12 or 13 they are not able to safely make a decision
about when to cross the road if they are on their own. Lowering the speed at which vehicles are travelling through
the village makes the community safer and more cohesive for all residents. I fully support the
20 is Plenty for
Buckden
campaign who are working hard gathering views of residents in Buckden and Stirtloe to make an
application to the Local Highways Authority to reduce the speed limit from 30mph to 20mph. Please let the 20 is
Plenty group know your thoughts on where you think the speed limit should be reduced to 20mph within Buckden
before the next Buckden Parish Council meeting on Tuesday 13
th
October 7.30pm.
Please be advised that residents can come along to the Buckden village hall on the second Tuesday of the month
at 6.30pm for an hour to speak to me. I will be in the Aragon room and no appointment is necessary. My next sur-
gery will be held on
Tuesday 10
th
November 2015
and I look forward to meeting any resident who would like
to come and speak to me.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch with me.
Julie Wisson
County Councillor Buckden and the Offords
07725 791459, 01767 677837
julie.wisson@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
FROM YOUR DISTRICT COUNCILLOR
SECURITY
I do not want to steal NHW's thunder but feel that I must emphasise the importance of ensuring that you have
adequate locks not only on your house but also on your garage, sheds and greenhouses. As the darker evenings
approach it is likely that thieves are more likely to take advantage of poorly secured property.
PLANNING
I continue to press the appropriate department about the perceived inadequacy of the Council to enforce planning
decisions. I am also emphasising the need for officers to understand the pressures experienced by villages like
Buckden that have a large conservation area.
A1 IMPROVEMENTS
I understand that contracts for Strategic Studies on the future of the A1 and the proposed Cambridge to Oxford
link will be given sometime in October. I will continue to provide updates. During the first eight months of the year
2,287 vehicles were detected by the average speed cameras exceeding 60 mph. The figures indicate that the traf-
fic is more likely to exceed the limit on the southbound carriageway. All offenders receive a letter from the police.
If you have any issues that you would like to discuss please contact me on 01480 810974or
terry.hayward@huntingdonshire.gov.uk.
Regards
Terry Hayward (Cllr)
Buckden Ward, Huntingdonshire District Council
Royal British Legion – 2015 Poppy Appeal
This year`s Appeal will start at the end of October and continue until 8 November, Remembrance Sunday.
Heartfelt thanks go to the dedicated team of house to house collectors who make the collection so successful.
Also thank you to all the businesses and services which accommodate poppy boxes and collecting cans. Of
course ultimately thanks to everyone who contributes so generously.
Our Branch really needs many more members and I am appealing to everyone whether ex-service personnel or
not. I joined with no military service history - I joined merely to give support and ensure help being given to any-
one deprived of a `normal` life because of their service to me or my country. Members are not required to fulfil any
function nor will they be asked. You will receive a periodic magazine about the Legion and membership does
have some advantages. At the moment I am in the process of trying to set up some on-line communications to
keep members in touch with social activities and local news.
We also need to recruit a standby Standard Bearer. David Moorehouse has been Standard Bearer for many years
and is a hard act to follow. Formal training will be given as well as David being on hand to help. It is a rewarding
and significant position in the Branch. Enquiries about Standard Bearing can be addressed to me and enquiries
about membership to John Cartwright on 01480 811402.
As always, if anyone feels able to help in any way with the Poppy Appeal please let me know. Your support is
necessary and would be very much appreciated.
Veronica Hunstone, Secretary, RBL Buckden Branch, 01480 810070