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Buckden Roundabout
October 2019
Village News
Bookings
October is another busy month and includes the annual
Crystal Blues Dancing Weekend. This takes place from Fri-
day 25
th
October to Sunday 27
th
October. This event is al-
ways very well attended so the car park will be busy.
Cycling on the paths around the Valley
Another request to cyclists, both young and old, to be aware
and respectful of pedestrians on the narrow paths around
the Valley. The Trust politely requests that cyclists dis-
mount when they see a pedestrian.
Buckden Village Festival – festival organiser
The Trust is looking for someone to take over the running of
the Village Festival. This year, this person would act as dep-
uty and then lead the 2021 Festival. If you would like to
create a fun weekend for the village and at the same time
help raise funds to improve the facilities within the village,
then the Village Hall Trust would love to hear from you. If
you, or anyone you know, is interested, please email Jo at
admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk
Don’t forget that as residents of Buckden you all receive
discounted rates on Hall hire. Please call or email me if
you would like to find out more information
Jo Harvey, 01480 811101,
admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk
Office hours 9am to 2pm.
Burberry Road, Buckden,
Cambridgeshire, PE19 5UY
Tel:
01480 811101
www.
buckdenvillagehall.co.uk
email:
admin@buckdenvillagehall.co.uk
Buckden Neighbourhood Watch
Recognise the signs of scams
Would you be able to recognise if someone in your street had
fallen victim to a scam? Criminals often target the most vul-
nerable people in our communities. Neighbourhood Watch
has become a Friends Against Scams partner and is promoting
the anti-scam message.
Learn how to recognise the signs of scams and how to combat
them by taking the on-line awareness session here (20
minutes):
www.FriendsAgainstScams.org.uk/elearning
Together we can take a stand against scams.
Talk about scams
Scam victims often feel shame and embarrassment, but you
have the power to change this. The more people talk about
scams the more we can take away the stigma that surrounds
them.
Beware a new scam
Cambridgeshire Police are warning the public to be aware of
an International Postcode Scam in which people are being
asked to give their bank details. You will receive a letter ex-
plaining how to collect winnings from a competition or lottery
and saying that they need your bank details.
The letter claims it is the biggest lottery ever played in the
world which is changing the lives of millions of people
and claims to be from Melbourne, Australia.
To contact the police: 999 in an emergency; 0800 555 111
Crime Stoppers; 0300 123 2040 Action Fraud.
burglarycrackdown@cambs.pnn.police.uk
or visit
www.crimestoppers.uk.org
If you are not online you can tele-
phone 101
RICHARD WEST Village Coordinator 01480 811467 working with CLIVE WILLIAMS 01480 811828
BUCKDEN WI
At our September meeting the ladies
enjoyed a talk,
Aware, Alert, and Alive
by Jeanette Moser. Personal Safety was
the theme of the talk with Jeanette who
shared her tips and demonstrated tech-
niques to make us Aware, Alert, and
Alive! A lively and passionate lady in her 80th year, Jeanette
was accompanied by her husband Alan who along with volun-
teers from the members helped her during her talk to actively
illustrate moves to defend oneself if the need ever arose.
Drawing on experiences from her childhood and her later ser-
vice in the South African and the then Rhodesian Police forces.
which was uncommon at the time for a female to undertake,
Jeanette related incidences from her extraordinary career,
through community policing to expanding her skills as a trainer
while part of Special Branch. An enthusiastic, straight talking
women Jeanette provided an animated dialogue enjoyed with
and by all present.
Some tips from Jeanette:
•
Do not get involved with situations as you want to stay
alive and be safe.
•
Find out about the country you may be visiting.
•
Say “NO STOP” to someone who may be attacking you.
•
Do not run if someone is following you, turn and say
“Are you following me?”
At the next Meeting Tuesday 1st October 7:30pm in the Mil-
lard Suite at the Village Hall, our speaker will be Angela Deavel
talking about chemical-free Living with natural products.
The competition is – An Acrostic poem on the word ‘
natural’
We warmly welcome visitors and new members to our
meetings.
For more information please contact:
Ruth Nicholas – 07957 334142 Judith Armitage – 01480
811717