I am looking for a qualified book-keeper to take over the job of keeping the books and calculating the quarterly VAT for the company that owns the Green Man.  Our current book-keeper is retiring and closing her business.  It is a very simple task which has taken 2 hours per quarter so far.  We issue about 4 invoices per quarter, pay probably less than 1 invoice per quarter and that's it.  We have someone who does the annual accounts. Anybody interested, please contact me by replying to this email or ...Continue Reading

Please see attached for details of our next meeting, This Enclosure Business, Thursday 20 February. ...Continue Reading

Saint George‘s Church Annual  Lecture : “Forgery — the artful crime!“ An illustrated lecture by John Keyworth, Curator of the Bank of England Museum (1986 to 2013). Some glimpses into forgery of Bank of England notes from 1694 to the Second World War. Thursday, 13th February. 7pm for 7:30 pm. Thriplow Village Hall.  This Thursday! £10 for adults, £5 for under 18s. Includes a glass of wine and nibbles. Tickets can be bought at the door ( or in advance at the Village Shop.)  ...Continue Reading

The subject of the February talk on Thursday February 20th (in Thriplow Village Hall, 8pm) has been changed. Phillipa MacGarry can no longer give us her talk owing to pressure of work. Instead Shirley Wittering will give us a talk entitled, 'This Enclosure Business' . She will tell us about how the largest change in the Landscape of south Cambridgeshire since the 13th century came about. How Parliamentary Enclosure affected not only farming practices but also the villagers who had a completely different landscape to ...Continue Reading

Reminder: F & T Gardening Club Meeting - 7.45pm Thursday 6th February- Fowlmere Village Hall AGM & Group Fun Quiz & AGM – Glen Link After a brief look at the last Club year and the election of officers, we move swiftly on to another year, another Quiz. Glen Link will be in charge of the Quiz and will provide a variety of questions on general knowledge as well as gardening know-how. You can enjoy a glass of wine – a lovely evening, AGM & Group Fun Quiz Visitors, guests and new members always welcome ...Continue Reading

A public meeting scheduled for next Tuesday, 29th January to discuss the possible move by Marshalls of Cambridge to IWM Duxford is no longer necessary and has been cancelled. Marshalls have announced that they are no longer looking at Duxford as a possible relocation site for various insurmountable technical reasons. Kit Jackson ...Continue Reading

** 10.10.20 ** Save the date for the Thriplow School Ball.  Many of you will know about this fabulous fundraiser we hold every 2 years at the school. Tickets and further details to follow in due course, and I hope many of you will be able to come. Please contact me if you have any queries or would like to be added to our email list when further details are sent out. Anna Morris Annakholloway@PROTECTED 01763 208424 ...Continue Reading

Sadly my Father, Joe Seagon passed away on the 11th January 2020.  We are having a Memorial Service on Saturday 25th January 2020 at 12 noon, St Georges Church, Thriplow.  Anyone who knew Joe is welcome to attend. Emma Wilcox ...Continue Reading

Daffodil weekend is on *28/29 March 2020* This e mail aims to give you all the information you need for the weekend. You may want to scan down to get to the bits that may be relevant to you. A copy of this will also be on display outside the shop for future reference As you are probably aware this event raises a lot of money for good causes both inside and outside of the Parish and is also a great way to meet new people, make friends and “give back” in general. It is one of the things that brings us together and mak ...Continue Reading

The Thriplow Village Hall Management Committee AGM is to be held on 30th January at 7.30. The agenda for the meeting is attached. We hope that you will be able to spare an hour to show your support for the village hall by coming along. Pat Easthope (secretary) ...Continue Reading