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Buffy Playbus is a Registered Charity,
we rely on donations, grants and our own fund raising efforts to provide the mobile playgroup to 15 communities
throughout Uttlesford. If you feel that you can help to support us in any way, either by volunteering on the bus,
helping at one of our fund raising events or by becoming a a committee member or trustee, please contact us today.
WHAT WE DO..
Buffy Playbus provides pre-school
children with an opportunity to play, socialise and have fun in comfortable and safe surroundings under the guidance of qualified
playleaders. Mums, Dads and carers can relax and make new friends within their own communities or just "chill out".
ON-BOARD FACILITIES: - Disabled access
- Toy library
- Ball Pond
- Painting and Sandpit
- Story
corner
- Dressing up clothes for role play activities
- Toilet/Changing facilities
- Computer
- Party Hire
- Corporate hire
| WHY DO YOU NEED TO REGISTER ON BUFFY? We start our registrations in September so please make sure we have up to date details for you. We ask for these
details so that if we have a problem with the bus or the weather is not suitable for the bus to go out we can contact you,
this will usually be by phone or email. We also share our registration details with our partner local children's centres.
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| We are very grateful to the Big Lottery Fund |
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| Thank you for all your support! |
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MAY
2012
CARBOOT SALE IN AID OF BUFFY
Sunday 14th May 8am
- 12noon
Saffron Walden Common Carpark
£8 per car, no booking necessary
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FLITCH GREEN
CHANGE OF LOCATION
PLAYBUS NOW BACK AT
BAYNARD
AVENUE
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Glenn Jones Digby from Radio Cambridgeshire came on board Buffy on Monday to meet lots of families who use our service.
To listen to the interview, click on the link below and skip to 0:19:10!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p00qvts6
A HUGE THANK YOU!
We have just received £6,000 through Essex Commmunity Foundation from the John
and Wenna Marks Charitable Fund. This money will be used towards the costs of diesel for Buffy throughout the coming year.
We are really grateful for the support that we have received from the foundation.
We raised £314.80 at our Cake Sale and Teddy Tombola! Thank you very very much to everyone who donated
cakes and teddy's, and to everyone who helped and came along to support us. Well done!
Do you live in Manuden,
Buffy Playbus now visits every Wednesday between 11.15am and 12.30pm so do come along and support us at this new stop!
We will
be starting our new session at Sewards End Village Hall Car Park from Friday 20th April between 1.30pm and 3.00pm, please
come and join us, you don't need to book, just turn up.
Thanks to everyone who attended our gift fair
we
raised a whopping £2,300 for Buffy!
A big thank you to all the stall holders and also the
amazing fund-raising committee who gave up so much time and put a huge amount of effort in, to make the day go with a swing.
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BUFFY
NEWS
CHANGES TO OUR TIMETABLE--APRIL 2012
Please check out our new timetable, as there are
a couple of changes to venues and one new stop.
SPARKS WILL FLY!
Please keep Saturday 19th May free so that you can come and support this event at Saffron Walden Museum. The
celebration is being organised to by Uttlesford District Council and will involve a giantess, a parade and lots more FUN.
Visit http://www.essex.gov.uk/News/Pages/Essex-Artists-invited-to-Contribute-to-London-2012-Celebrations.aspx for more info. Further details to follow soon...
THANK YOU!
We have just experienced our busiest year yet and amazingly we have had almost 7,600 people who have
come on-board Buffy this year. This number is almost 2,000 more people than the previous year.
4,622 pre-school children
came to our play sessions - WOW!
THANK YOU HAVERHILL
Haverhill residents turned out in their hundreds to support Buffy Playbus
at the recent "Big Day Out" it was great fun for everyone who worked on the day and we had 524 children who
visited the bus, to play, paint and have fun. AMAZING!
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| Buffy loved taking part in Saffron Walden Carnival Procession - July 2011 |
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| Buffy in Saffron Walden Market Square with Father Christmas on-board |
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| We all enjoyed ourselves at the creche |
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| We had fun dressing up! |
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| Buffy parked up at one of its fifteen stops around Uttlesford |
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| Children from Rickling Primary School visited us |
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| Buffy Bus at Hatfield Forest! |
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| Buffy pulling into Audley End Miniature Railway for the day |
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