It’s almost here!

A community get together is planned at Buckland Village Hall to celebrate its 25th anniversary and a photo competition is being launched today, Wednesday, April 16 with winners to be announced at the event.

To be held on Saturday, September 13 from 10am to 9.30pm the celebration will include the presentation of prizes for the best photograph of the village, the best essay written about the village and to the winners of our 20-question quiz about Buckland, which will be posted on the website in June.

The day will include an exhibition with photographs of activity and events through the years, a children’s entertainer, lunch for senior citizens and an afternoon and evening of music and entertainment.

All ages are welcome to submit photos of their favourite view or scene in Buckland. The deadline for submissions is Friday, August 1and they should be sent by email as a jpeg to Hallandbookingsmanager@bucklandvillagehall.com. Please include your name, address and phone number. 

Ross Holkham of Ross Holkham Photography ( Wedding Photographer Based in Aylesbury | Buckinghamshire) will judge the pictures and has generously donated a free family photoshoot worth £350 as the first prize. The second prize is £100, donated by Olleco, and the third prize, £50, donated by the Buckland Old School Trust. 

Said Richard Peel, Chair of the Trust, who are organising the event: “We want to bring the villagers of Buckland together, which happens too infrequently, to celebrate 25 years of the hall but also to raise its profile. 

Several local businesses have pledged their support, and the details will be announced in the upcoming months. If any other Buckland businesses or other local organisations would like to support the event through sponsorship or a prize, then please get in touch.”

The hire of the hall is now £12 an hour for villagers on a weekday and £15 an hour at weekends. There is a new marquee funded through a Community Development grant from Buckinghamshire Council’s Wendover Community Board, and signage for the hall will be improved because of this grant too.  

 

The event will be free for residents of Buckland, although there will be an opportunity to make a voluntary donation, and £10 for non-villagers.

www.bucklandvillagehall.com

Further information from Richard Peel Email: rppr@hotmail.co.uk  Tel: 078 0508 3595 

We're looking for local business support for our family fiesta at Buckland Village Hall on Saturday, September 13. 

A community event to celebrate the village hall's 25th anniversary - dubbed 'Buckland Blast' - the day will have something for everyone and we've already had sponsorship from the Chiltern Archery, ARLA, Olleco, Ross Holkham Photography and Dayla, who have agreed to set up a bar.   

Our latest sponsor is 'Your Cafe in Park', located in the heart of Aston Clinton and a family run business since 2015. 

Owner Nick Lincoln said he was delighted to sponsor our senior citizen's lunch - a get together for Buckland's over seventies.

Said Nick: "We serve the local community great coffee, breakfasts, lunch, cakes and snacks with a smile. We also have kids soft play for the under 5's and meeting rooms available to hire for businesses and private functions, with catering options available."

Those who want to book a place for a free lunch - first come first served - at 12.30pm on Saturday, September 13 should email: hallandbookingsmanager@bucklandvillagehall.comfor information and any budding sponsors should so the same!

Soul Fools, a North London based band with a seven-piece line up, will be headlining the evening at ‘Buckland Blast’, the Buckland Village Hall 25th anniversary celebration.

At the event on Saturday, September 13, local musicians will be able to demonstrate their talent during an open mic session and there’ll be local bands as support acts to Soul Fools too. 

With lead singer Newton Brown at the forefront of the soul and funk band you can expect sweet soul music, funk and upbeat instrumentals, that should get everyone dancing, as well as modern classics 

Says Peter Walker, saxophonist and trumpeter: “We celebrate the music from the legendary record labels Motown, Atlantic and Stax, which dominated the Soul and R&B charts late last century.

“We find that songs performed by artists, like Otis Redding, Stevie Wonder and Wilson Pickett alongside groups like the Drifters, the Four Tops and the Temptations continue to enthral audiences today”.

Soul Fools will do two 45-minute sets to round off Buckland’s family fiesta, a community event aimed at bringing villagers of all ages together. 

www.bucklandvillagehall.com

Further information from Richard Peel

Email: rppr@hotmail.co.uk

Tel: 078 0508 3595