Pick up your free bag of bulbs and planting instructions from the shop now! Hi all, Our village is famous for the beautiful display of daffodils we have in the spring. We want next year to be even better than ever. Pick up a free bag of bulbs from the shop to plant in your garden. In exchange can you please plant a few of them on the verge near your house (or somewhere else you think they would look nice in the village). Please feel free to plant more than one bag if you want – the more the better! There are ap ...Continue Reading

Dear friends in Thriplow, I’m writing to say thank you to everyone who supported me on the journey to my Kilimanjaro charity climb. It was the hardest thing I have ever done but I am happy to say I reached the summit, and I feel very lucky to have been able to take part in such an amazing experience! I have attached a couple of photos of me at the summit and with some of my group. After the climb we travelled to Moshi to visit the Amani Children’s Home which we had raised money for, and I had a great time meeting a ...Continue Reading

Correction to earlier message... Please note that the Special Service celebrating the School’s 150th Anniversary on Thursday 10th October will be in the school hall, not St George’s Church as previously stated. Many thanks Linda ...Continue Reading

October is a tremendously exciting month for Thriplow Primary School as the School is celebrating its 150th Year Anniversary. To mark this momentous occasion, the following special events have been arranged which you are most welcome to attend : On Thursday 10th October, there will be a service at St George's Church to celebrate the Anniversary commencing at 9.15 am. This will be followed by refreshments at the School where there will be a photographic display of Thriplow School's history kindly organised by The Thrip ...Continue Reading

Hi folks, lots of news again, here goes.... 1. The pesky shop computer is (almost) fixed 2. 150 Club renewals due now 3. Meat is great value in the shop 4. Thriplow calendars are now on sale 5. Newspaper reservations 1. We had a problem with our computer This is now sorted, with just the receipt printer that needs to be fixed. We can give you big receipts, if you need one, from another printer. We lost the contents of the hard disk, we still don’t know why this happened but we have reloaded everything back onto th ...Continue Reading

Dear All At short notice, ACE Cultural Tours (the company I work for) has had to cancel a tour to Paris and we have already paid for 10 Eurostar tickets that are non-refundable. The tickets have a face value of £126 per person and we are happy to sell them on for £50 per person. They are un-named so can be used by anyone. Details of the tickets are below : ..... 15 October Depart London St Pancras 0917 Arrive Paris Gare du Nord 1252 18 October Depart Paris Gare du Nord1654 Arrive London St Pancrea ...Continue Reading

We're really sorry but the shop computer doesn't like the Monday morning feeling and is refusing to work today. It looks like a serious problem so we might not be able to fix it quickly and service will be slower until we fix it. We may also have to close the shop from time to time. I'll update you as we make progress on the repair. Thanks for your patience. Kevin ...Continue Reading

Please see this message about the annual Car Boot sale to be held in Thriplow on 21st September. All questions to Liz Moore on 208735. ...Continue Reading

Please note that this communication represents the views of the Scouting Group, which they have asked me to circulate. Kevin New Scouting HQ Plans Mis-information, containing as it does statements which are either inaccurate, misleading or both, is being circulated regarding the application for planning consent made for a new Scouting HQ on the land adjacent to the allotment gardens on Moorfield Road, Duxford. We would like to take this opportunity to differentiate fact from fiction. 'The change involves complete d ...Continue Reading

Hi all, Daffodil Weekend 2014 will now be on 5th/6th April This is advanced warning to let you all know that the date for the 2014 Daffodil Weekend is moving from 22/23 March to the weekend of the 5th/6th April* This decision has not been taken lightly. Following extensive consultation the overwhelming feeling in the village is that a later date is preferred to maximise the chances of better weather. I am pleased to have taken over as Chairman and the committee and I are very excited about next year’s weekend – ...Continue Reading