I've just been told that the exhibition for the Solar Farm has been delayed until May 8th, the time will remain the same, 4-8pm. This has happened because the company distributing the leaflets advertising the meeting were unable to get them out in time. With the new date, there will be a full two weeks between advertising and the meeting, which should hopefully allow more people the opportunity to attend. See you all there, David Walston ...Continue Reading

Hello everyone, Here is some information you may be interested in. A burglary occurred between 5th March – 5th April. A shed was broken into in Gt Shelford. Between 3rd – 6th April an outboard Motor was stolen from Gt Shelford. On 7th April a house burglary occurred in Newton. Jewellery and cash taken. On Tuesday 8th April a male was seen talking to children at the recreation ground behind Duxford School. He was asking general questions, some asking if the children lived locally. He also asked if there was a ...Continue Reading

Hi If anyone wants some blue milk (pasteurised whole milk) in either 2 pints or 4 pints sized bottles, we have some left over from the weekend available on a first come first served basis for free. Please call into the shop and collect yours! Also, as you will probably know, we are running a basket for the Cambridge Food Bank. The community has been great in donating stuff for this cause and it really appreciated so a big thank you from Harriet. She asks that we carry on the good work! Kevin ...Continue Reading

Annual Meetings Every Parish in this country is required to have an Annual Meeting of Parishioners and an Annual Parochial Church Meeting before 30th April each year. The Meeting of Parishioners may be attended by all residents of the Parish and those over the age of 18 years are entitled to vote for the election of 2 Churchwardens and this is usually followed by The Annual Church Meeting which may be attended by all residents of the Parish and members of the Church Electoral Roll are entitled to vote for members of ...Continue Reading

Hi all, Daffodil Weekend 2014 Thank you so much for the huge effort that everyone made at this year’s event. Visitor numbers were good and that combined with a number of cost saving measures meant we achieved a profit initially estimated at £21,000*. Perhaps more importantly all of our visitors seemed to have a good time and judging by the smiles so did all of you helpers. We should be proud of our village and its quite outstanding sense of community. We tried a number of new things this year (changing th ...Continue Reading

Dear Thriplow & Heathfield, The new plans for the solar park have been drawn up now, taking into account the concerns that were raised last time. There will be an exhibition at the village hall in April 30th, 4pm - 8pm. I think there will be people present from both Savills & Lightsource, so hopefully they will be able to answer any more questions. An official leaflet will be distributed soon for the event as well for those not on email. David Walston ...Continue Reading

Just a quick one as you are being bombarded just now! Obviously it will be busy in the shop this weekend. We still want you to collect your papers and other goods though and the best time to do this is before 11am on either day when the visitors start to make a queue form in the shop. And for those of you who live outside the village, it might be more difficult to get into the village, the later you leave it. Please come early! Kevin ...Continue Reading

Hi all, Daffodil Weekend is almost here! Thanks to everyone who is working so hard to make Daffodil Weekend happen. Below are a few final reminders: Cakes · Please take your cakes to the village hall on Saturday morning · Please label your cake saying what it is and whether it contains nuts etc · Ideally cakes should be on a disposable paper plate or cardboard tray wrapped in foil. If you do use a plate please label it so it can be returned Chairs · If you have them please put ou ...Continue Reading

Dear Villagers Daffodil Weekend is nearly upon us and we are willing those Daffodils to last just a little bit longer! We are also willing you to support the Taste of Thriplow site which is bigger and better than ever with more stalls, a beer tent and live music! This year we have added an international flavour with a taste of the Caribbean, authentic Italian Wood Fired Pizza, fragrant Indian delicacies, and Hungarian Chimney Cakes (no, I'm not sure what they are either!). Want something more local? Step forward C ...Continue Reading

Village tidy up – 2pm Saturday 29th Hi all, Just a quick reminder that the village tidying work gang will be meeting at 2pm on Saturday by the smithy. Please come along for an hour and help make our village even more beautiful – all welcome! Please bring gloves, rakes, wheelbarrows or whatever else you think might be useful We look forward to seeing you there Thanks Daffodil Committee ...Continue Reading