Just a quick reminder that we are still collecting used stamps at the shop for the Beads of Courage charity. We know everyone gets lots of post over the next couple of months. Please save your stamps and hand them in at the shop. ...Continue Reading

Next Fowlmere & Thriplow Gardening Club Meeting Thursday 3 November at 7.45pm in Fowlmere Village Hall Subject: Gardens and The National Trust – Speaker Veronica Bennett Competition: A vase of foliage incorporating berries Visitors Welcome ...Continue Reading

Dear All, Last week you should have received an e-mail telling you of an Extraordinary Parish Council meeting – no, don’t switch off – this is important so please read to the end - to be held on 3rd November in the village hall at 8pm. The purpose of the meeting is to consider the safety of the A505 / Gravel Pit Hill junction and what might be done to make improvements here. The Parish Council is proposing to make a bid to Cambridgeshire County Council to fund these improvements although the parish council will al ...Continue Reading

Christmas is coming! We are bringing in the Christmas stock items now and we hope you will find these useful for stocking fillers and gifts for the family. We also have our Christmas cards and Christmas stamps in the shop now. Sue will be organising a Christmas raffle shortly, please buy a ticket or two, there will be some lovely prizes, often donated by local businesses. We hope to have another late night shopping evening before Christmas but we haven't fixed a date yet. October winners of the 150 Club are Caroli ...Continue Reading

Here is the agenda for an Extraordinary Parish Council Meeting to be held on November 3 to discuss the A505/Gravel Pit Hill junction. ...Continue Reading

We're having an open house All Hallows' party outside our house on the 31st October and all the kids and big kids in the village are welcome to join us. I don't want anyone to feel left out just because we don't know them yet or don't have their contact details. It's a bring a pumpkin party so we can line them up for all to see from The Green. I'll be doing a load of jacket potatoes and putting some food on the BBQ. Also, if anyone nearby is up for trick or treat visitors they could let us know or put some sort of 'w ...Continue Reading

Hi everyone, news from the shop again.... 1. Welcome back, Sue 2. Fundraisers, 150 Club and Subscriptions 3. Thriplow Shop Wine Club 4. Stamps for Christmas 5. Thank you for your produce 6. Healthy foods on sale 1. Some of you will have noticed that after a long illness, Sue is coming back to work. So many of you have asked after her while she has been away, but now you can ask her for yourself. She will open the shop for part of the week until we get into the new routine with Maureen, who has started properly wit ...Continue Reading

My mistake, the meeting about the Fowlmere man who fought at Trafalgar is this Thursday, but of course Thursday is the 20th, not the 18th as I published last week. See poster for details. ...Continue Reading

Thank you to all who supported Thriplow Film night with the screening of 'Eddie the Eagle'; an inspirational film although it has not inspired me to take up ski jumping! It was a really fun evening and it was wonderful to see Thriplow residents, parents from the school and local friends come together for a chat before the film; it was also hugely appreciated how everyone helped with the clearing up, thank you. And great news - we raised £400 which will be spilt with £200 donated to Thriplow Primary School ...Continue Reading

Here is advanced notice of the next Thriplow Society talk, on Thursday 18th October in Thriplow Village Hall, starting at 8pm. The talk is about a Fowlmere man, John Barker, who in 1805 was part of the Battle of Trafalgar. Please see the attached poster for details. ...Continue Reading