I am organising a sponsored walk to raise money for the Marie Curie Nurses working in Hertfordshire, and am looking for people to join us.The walk will be taking place on Sunday September 10 at Hunton Park, near Watford and 2, 7 or 9 mile routes are available.The walk itself will take us around the [...]

The people of Chipperfield must have been very excited when the Men’s and Women’s Clubs were officially opened by Samuel Blackwell in 1922. The progress of Waterhouse’s builders would have been watched for months by the villagers and the future use of the facilities would have been a general topic of conversation. Until then, the [...]

ST. FRANCIS HOSPICEChipperfield Afternoon W.I. raised £250 for the Hospice at their Coffee Morning held at Bucks Hill Farm on 1 August and would like to thank all those who supported the event.

Local groups and organisations who wish to apply for grant aid  for 2006/07 should contact Joanna Deacon, the Parish Clerk, as soon as possible for an application form.Phone 01923 263310 or e-mail to parishclerk@chipperfield.org.ukApplications should be completed and returned to the Clerk no later than 4 October.

Chipperfield enjoyed a very special weekend back in the middle of July. Morris dancers from as far away as Cornwall and Northumberland were guests of our own Greensleeves Morris Men, who this year were celebrating their 80th birthday.  The dancing started in the twilight hours of Friday evening when the Greensleeves Morris Men danced round [...]

On 18 June the Manor House gardens were opened to the public for the first time in many years. Alex and Rory Tapner, whose home it is, have for the past few years worked hard to create the wonderful garden and it was a pleasure to walk around the different garden ‘rooms’. The garden was opened [...]