Please come along to the Grand Bingo Evening at the Green Man in Thriplow. Saturday 28th January, starting at 8pm - a number of games will be played, but we'll have breaks that allow you to have a chat as well. No need to book, but come a bit early if you are part of a group. Bring a pen! It's free and there are some fabulous prizes donated by local people/organisations. Why not make a night of it and eat your dinner from the blackboard menu? Amy and Sharon ...Continue Reading

Hello After 10 years of loyal service, Mary Lindgren has decided to sell the Green Man pub in Thriplow. She has offered it to the village to be run by a community organisation. We think it’s important to retain the best bits of our pub but to move it forward to better times. There are plenty of ideas! We have been considering how the community can best take control of the pub and we’d like to explain our thoughts to you, answer your questions and get help from those of you who can provide it. Please come to a p ...Continue Reading

Newsletter - January 2012 Happy New Year to everyone! …. And now for our latest news. 1. Review of 2011 2. Reminder of some items that we sell 3. 150 Club and Raffle winners 4. The mailing list 1. Well there goes 2011 Perhaps the most significant thing about the shop last year is that we made 11% more sales than the excellent year we had in 2010, in spite of the recession. The rise seems to be continuing although we had expected it to level off this year – the recent increase could be because new customers from ...Continue Reading

Hello All - Happy New Year! You may recall receiving the message below from me just before Christmas, the inaugural meeting will be on MONDAY 16 JANUARY at 7.45pm at Thriplow village hall. Please come along and bring your ideas with you!!! Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee, 2012 As we all know, the country will be celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee as sovereign, in 2012. There are planned celebrations throughout the year but the actual date of the focus of national celebrations is Saturday/Sunday 2 & 3 J ...Continue Reading

Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee, 2012 As we all know, the country will be celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee as sovereign, in 2012. There are planned celebrations throughout the year but the actual date of the focus of national celebrations is Saturday/Sunday 2 & 3 June. Thriplow Parish Council proposes to support local events – in Thriplow and in Heathfield – on those dates and we are seeking/inviting volunteers from both communities to ‘mastermind’ the festivities. Many of you will remember that the l ...Continue Reading

Hi I'm sorry about the possible poor formatting of this mail, it is the new system that I'm not used to and I hope I can get an improvement. If you're having difficulty reading it, maybe the attachment will be easier to read. So for now, I'll keep it brief... 1. December is going well financially 2. 150 Club and Xmas Raffle 3. Christmas Wine Round 4. Christmas Opening times 1. November was £1,000 ahead of budge sales and we are very happy with this. Imp ...Continue Reading

Let us make your Christmas shopping a little bit easier this year! Buy some of your gifts locally - no parking problems, no traffic and forget the queues for the park-and-ride! We have a good selection of Christmas goodies, including beautifully presented chocolates and sweets, some really special jewellery, calendars, candles, gorgeous smellies, terrific ideas for wrapping it all up, and much much more! Come and join us for a late night opening on Wed November 30th, from 6 - 8pm! We'll ply you with mince pies a ...Continue Reading