If you would like to be a HACRO Volunteer, or just find out more about what goes on ‘Inside, come to our Open Meeting on Thursday 22 May from 6 to 8pm at the Officers Mess. (Therell be signs to guide you from the Chesham Road in Bovingdon).Youll meet the Governor and some of his [...]

Recently a small group of people from the village met to discuss issues relating to young people living in Chipperfield. As part of these discussions, ways in which additional facilities could be offered to these young people were explored. One idea was to create an informal evening meeting place for teenagers. It wasdecided, with their [...]

Mrs Edna Hall left St Pauls School at the end of term to enjoy retirement with her husband Trevor. They are moving close to the sea, to a village near Whitstable in Kent. Mrs Hall has been the school welfare helper for nineteen years. Her three sons attended the school, and Trevor Hall coached the [...]

The Alpha Course is designed for people who want to look again at the claims of Christianity without asking them to commit themselves. It runs over 10 weeks and looks at subjects like who was Jesus, Why did He die? How can I be sure of faith? Why and how to read the Bible. Why [...]

An Invitation to the Annual Parish Meeting: Monday 14th AprilThe Annual Parish Meeting will be held at St Pauls School on Monday 14th April at 8pm. We shall have two short introductory talks this year before the formal business meeting, both with an emphasis on the young people in the village. Bob Wiggins, Chairman of [...]

Although we have seen little bands of siskins eating seeds in the tops of the silver birches, it was not until the beginning of February that the first one came to the peanuts. A lone female fed regularly for 10 days before three males arrived at the feeder. The males are showy little birds, about [...]

Kate Farrow would like to inform all the kind people who have responded to her appeals for used spectacles that no more are needed for the time being.The demand has dropped off and one hopes that the reason for this is that the people of the Eastern Cape Province (formerly Transkei) are now more affluent [...]

We are pleased to report that the waiting list for the Juniors club has now been cleared. The club nights are well attended and continued help from parents has prevented any further cancelled evenings. The Juniors thoroughly enjoyed a very successful disco on Valentines Day. Soon afterwards the Inters club organised a disco for themselves [...]

to George and Diane Mansfield, who are delighted to announce the arrival of Matthew Paul, born on February 17th at Hemel Hempstead Hospital.

What a wonderful opportunity I experienced on Monday February 10th, when I saw a crocodile line of some 40 children walking two and two in a long procession towards the Church, guarded by their teacher Mrs Wildman and many helpers. The children were from two classes of pupils attending St Pauls School.Father Desmond Cantwell had [...]

Our Spring Show is just days away, on Saturday 12th April in the Village Hall. Come along at 230pm to admire the exhibits, have a cup of tea, join in the auction and try your luck in the raffle. Even better, be an exhibitor and help us put on a great show. Full details are [...]

As predicted, the application for planning permission for the Church extension was sent off to Dacorum Borough Council in March and by the time this edition of Chipperfield News comes out, notices may be appearing around the village. In addition, notices were placed in the local press drawing attention to the proposals and to the [...]

It’s nearly (but not quite) time to dust the cobwebs off your racquets for another action packed season!A variety of events are planned for this year, including a ‘music evening’ (details later), the annual tournament, etc.The AGM is to be held on Tuesday May 13th, starting at 7.3Opm in the Village Hall. Thecommittee extends a [...]

The issue of street lighting in the village has come to the fore again recently and I thought it might be helpful to set out the response of the Parish Council to date to the requests that have been made. It is a subject that has to be approached with some care, weighing between the [...]

Geoff Bryant, who has voluntarily managed Chipperfield News since its inception in September 1988, was thanked for all his hard work at a luncheon at Burford House on Sunday, January 12.Various members of the organisation were present to thank him and Elizabeth Weedon, another long serving member who recently handed over responsibility for compiling the [...]

Home Finders the estate agents have presented a computer system to St Paul’s School, Chipperfield.Katrine Johnston of Home Finders said:“We heard the school had computers in most classrooms, but not all, so we thought we could help.”The company made the donation after recently upgrading its system to include computerised cameras and E-mail. ‘THANK YOU’ FROM [...]

Everyone who knows Chipperfield Common is aware of the splendid specimens of ancient sweet chestnut trees that are scattered around its eastern half. There has been much speculation as to their age and there have been suggestions that they could go back as far as to the 12th century.It was therefore interesting to read a [...]

Are you cold at home? Are you worried about the next fuel bill? Do you want to be more energy efficient? Here are five ways to save energy and save money.1. Shut the curtains at dusk. This will ensure that the heat stays inside your home to heat you and not the outside. Do not [...]

The Local Government Commission for England has started one of its periodic reviews of electoral arrangements within Dacorum Borough Council.One of its main tasks set by Parliament is to check that there is equalrepresentation across the different wards and to make changes to correct any imbalances.At present Chipperfield is an electoral ward of its own [...]