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Buckden Roundabout
October 2018
Village News
Operation Christmas Child
Shoe Box Appeal, 2018
Buckden Community will be taking part in the above
appeal and shoe boxes will be collected in November.
Operation Christmas Child is a worthwhile charity mak-
ing a difference at Christmas, by giving shoe boxes con-
taining small gifts to children in poor countries.
LEAFLETS
– are available in Saint Mary’s Church, Meth-
odist Church, the Library and Village Hall. Shoeboxes
will be collected in November.
Gift suggestions:
Toiletries:
Toothbrush, toothpaste, hairbrush, comb, hair clips,
bar of soap, flannel, etc.
No Bottles or liquid items please, thank you.
Educational Supplies:
Felt pens, pens, pencils, pencil sharpener, eraser, col-
ouring book, notepad, picture or puzzle book, chalk,
pencil case, stickers, solar calculators, etc.
Toys:
Cuddly toy, doll, toy truck, skipping rope, yo-yo, ball,
small puzzle, etc.
Other items:
Hat, scarf, gloves, sunglasses, hair accessories, wind up
torch, jewellery set, sweets (best before date of at
least March 2018)
Are you able to knit a puppet, hat, scarf, gloves for a
Christmas shoebox please? Thank you. Patterns are
available.
Of course, you may like to do your own shoebox and
this would be very welcome, as well.
Another way of helping this appeal is, if you have a
spare empty shoebox,.
Donations of money always welcome for transporta-
tion as this year it will cost £5 to transport each box.
Thank you.
If you would like more information, visit
samaritans-
purse.org.uk/occ
which has lots of interesting infor-
mation such as “The journey of a shoebox” - Stories
from children who have received a shoebox and are
now an adult, the impact a shoebox gives a child and
lots more or contact Carol Swepstone on 810053.
Thank you.
Shoebox Coffee Morning for
Operation Christmas Child
A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to
this.
A grand total of £240 was raised for the shoebox ap-
peal.
It was a wonderful achievement so thank you all again.
Carol Swepstone
Caretaker wanted
Buckden Village Hall
Buckden Village Hall is a busy venue used by both reg-
ular hirers and one-off events seven days a week. We
are recruiting for a caretaker to support the Hall Man-
ager and cleaner in ensuring that the buildings and
grounds of Buckden Village Hall are maintained to a
good standard and provide a safe environment for all
users.
Duties include setting up and clearing away after
events, light maintenance work and premises inspec-
tion. We are looking for someone who can work flexi-
ble hours and is willing to work as part of a close-knit
team of three and support the other two team mem-
bers. The post reports to the Hall Manager.
Hours are 16 hours per week with 1 day per week off.
20 days’ holiday, plus Bank Holidays and 3 days be-
tween Christmas and New Year. Hourly pay is more
than the national living wage. The post holder must
be flexible in the working hours, as determined by the
Hall Manager, to cover events.
To apply, please email or post a short summary of your
experience and suitability for this job and a brief de-
scription of why you would like the job to the address
below. Please note that although this is a part time
post, we are looking for someone who is willing to be
a permanent member of a close-knit team. This is not
a temporary post.
Interviews will be held in early October with a
pre-
ferred start date of 15 October
.
Email:
admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk
Postal address: Buckden Village Hall, Burberry Road,
Buckden St Neots, PE19 5UY.