Next meeting is on May 17th in Thriplow Village Hall, all welcome.  See poster attached. ...Continue Reading

Hello All, There was a break into a garden shed on Thriplow Heath yesterday, nothing of valued was stored in there. Keep all outbuildings secured especially in the light evenings and report anyone acting suspiciously. Jane ...Continue Reading

Dear Parishioners, At 9.30 am this coming Sunday morning there will be a Celebration Service at St George’s Church, as we start the celebration of 50 years of Daffodil Weekend. You are warmly invited to come along and join us for this service, at which we will be accompanied by the choir from St Mary’s, Fowlmere. For those of you who can’t attend the service, then do come along for a chat and a cup of coffee, which will be served from around 10.30am until 11.30am. The church will be decorated with seasonal flowers, a ...Continue Reading

Sorry, I missed out the details of the date!  See above. ...Continue Reading

Next meeting.  Gods in the Garden (Statues, of course!) – Michael Brown Michael, the Historic Gardener, provides talks and displays on gardening from the Roman period to the 1940’s ‘Dig for Victory’ campaign. He gives a fascinating insight into the gardens, plants and tools of bygone times. Michael will give us a talk on ‘Gods in the Garden’ – Why statues were placed in gardens throughout history and the myths behind them. This should make our future visits to gardens even more interesting.  historicgardene ...Continue Reading

Dear Villagers, Please note that the last day to get tickets for this event is this Sunday the 29 April The easiest way is to go to Eventbrite *https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/daffodil-weekend-50th-celebration-tickets-43548784587* There are some in the village shop There is still time to put in an entry for a decorated float see details below Please note that the Cricket Field will be open for Car Parking and there is no parking on School lane or around the Green as it will be a hazard for the procession Yours Sin ...Continue Reading

Dear Neighbour, The Localism Act 2011 introduced in 2012 allows local communities to create Neighbourhood Plans for the development of their own areas. Thriplow Parish Council have agreed to prepare a Neighbourhood Plan for Thriplow and Heathfield. This is a unique opportunity for you to help shape and guide the future development of where you live. The survey is a very important stage in the consultation process leading towards the production of a Neighbourhood Plan that will have legal force and be of benefit to th ...Continue Reading

On behalf of the Thriplow Daffodil Weekend 50th Celebrations Committee please note that if you are interested in entering a float in the Procession at the celebrations on the 6th May, wish to meet others who may wish to participate ,or are t happy to help that there is an informal meeting at the Green man at 9.30 pm tomorrow Thursday the 19th April from 9.30 pm Please see previous email below; *_Thriplow Daffodil Weekend 50th Celebrations – Sunday 6th May 2018-Procession of Floats_* _To: School, Villages_, and Busine ...Continue Reading

Hi Everyone, *_Do you want a display of heritage daffodils? (for free!)_* I hope you agree that the displays of daffodils in our village are superb. We are attracting visitors from far and wide and they are full of praise for our beautiful and friendly village. We do not need any more mass plantings but we would like to increase the number of variants we have on show. In particular we want to build up a stock of old English, heritage varieties. We need your help to do this: Do you have an area at the front of your h ...Continue Reading

Dear Parishioners,  You are invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Parishioners to be held on Monday 30th April at 7.30 pm in St George's Church, Thriplow. This meeting is for the appointment of the two churchwardens, and it is followed immediately by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting at which reports for 2017 will be presented.  Please see the attached agenda for the meetings. Papers will be available at the meeting but please contact me if you would like further information before the meeting, at& ...Continue Reading