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Welcome to the Buckden Village Website. For those of you who live in and around the village we hope that you find something of interest that catches your eye. This website has been designed with you in mind and we are looking for your thoughts and ideas on how we can improve it. (Why not send us an e-mail?)
To move around the site, simply click on the navigation buttons at the top of this page, alternatively, if you know which page you wish to access, use the 'Fast Select Menu' below the sketch of Buckden. If you are new to the Internet (or to this site) then you may first find it helpful to click on the green 'Help' button at the foot of this screen.
August 2010: Huntingdon Outdoor Summer Performances 2010: Huntingdon Town Council are hosting a series of free outdoor performances in Huntingdon Town Park from 12.00 to 2.00pm on the following Saturdays in August...
'Buckden A Huntingdonshire Village':
Grassroots Grants: Do you need funding to run a community project? Grants between £250 and £5,000 are available for local community groups and charities that have been active in their communities for at least 12 months, with an average annual income over the last 3 years of no more than £30,000. Funding can be used to contribute to general running costs, purchase small capital items or fund specific activities. This is the last year of the Grassroots Grants Scheme and to ensure all the 10/11 funding is allocated and spent within the financial year; the Cambridgeshire Community Foundation are offering grants to cover costs that are anticipated to be spent by 31 December 2010. The fund guidelines can be downloaded at www.cambscf.org.uk/grant-guidelines.html and applications made online at www.cambscf.org.uk/grant-applications.html Applications are considered on a monthly basis. Donarbon Community Fund: There is significant funding available in the Donarbon Community Fund for the provision, maintenance or improvement of a public park or other general public amenity, or the conservation of a specific species or a specific habitat where it naturally occurs. You can apply to the Donarbon Community Fund for up to £20,000 towards your project. The fund guidelines and expression of interest form can be downloaded at... www.cambscf.org.uk/donarbon-fund.html To be considered at the October panel, expressions of interest should be submitted by 30th September. Free Advertising on the Buckden Village Website: Whether you are a local business, society or individual, there is no charge to advertise with the Buckden Village Free Ads Service. This is a complimentary facility that is available for all in the community to use! An advert on the Free Ads database consists of a text entry of up to 200 characters plus a contact name and telephone number. (If you are a business you can also have a separate link to your own website or webpage for a modest monthly charge.) Click the 'Free Adverts' button for more information.
Dave, Martin and Jeanette Since it was started in late 1999, the Buckden Village website has been mentioned both on local radio and in the national press: BBC Radio Cambridgeshire: "...it's one of the best (websites) I've seen and I say that without any hesitation..." - Gerald Main, Senior Broadcast Journalist for BBC Radio Cambridgeshire during a live radio broadcast from the Buckden Millennium Community Centre. The Sunday Times: 'Six reasons to join the online community'. Under the caption of 'Unite the Neighbours', the site was presented as an example of a 'well-designed' community website in The Sunday Times' Doors Internet supplement. (February 4, 2001) The Sunday Times: 'ISP and a country churchyard: the online village of Buckden'. This is the caption to a photograph of Buckden that appeared in an edition of The Sunday Times' Culture magazine. The accompanying article, entitled 'A local site for local people', described how the Internet is helping 'those who live in traditional communities to interact in new ways'. (July 9, 2000)
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