Members have been busy with the knitting needles making bonnets and blankets for the Premature Baby Unit at Watford Hospital. Daphne Tyler, from the Unit, read a letter of appreciation and also received further donations of the tiny articles. Terry Tyler (Daphne’s husband) then spoke to the meeting about Sarratt Watercress Farm which has been [...]

In July, we had a talk by Barbara Owen who is a volunteer at the Museum of London. She told us some of the history of the clothes worn by Londoners over the ages, of the people who wore them and the care taken, making it a delightful and interesting talk.

As you are aware, there is a new Vehicle Activated Sign (VAS) in Dunny Lane. However, since its installation we are aware of a number of issues affecting its ability to work as effectively as intended. Therefore, after liaison with Hertfordshire Highways, there is now a possibility, subject to a positive response from residents, that [...]

Any local group or organisations who wish to apply for grant aid for 2010/2011 should apply for an application form by 10 September. The deadline for completed applications is Monday 5 October. Applications received after this date will not be accepted. Application forms and guidance notes can be obtained as follows: Write to: Mrs J [...]

A house-to-house collection carried out in Croft Lane in July for Marie Curie Cancer Care raised £48.40. Many thanks to all those who contributed. Maureen Barton

Margaret Newman and her sister, Christine, have been given awards by the Royal National Life-Boat Institution in recognition of their many years of house-to-house collecting and service in the Chipperfield branch. The presentation took place on 7 June at a Presentation of Awards Ceremony at Robinson College, Cambridge. The event was attended by over 200 [...]

A reader has contacted us as she felt compelled to write to the Punch Pub Company, the new owners of The Two Brewers, to complain about its changed external appearance. Our reader describes the exterior as bland and ordinary and wonders whether anyone else feels the same?

There will be a sale of Charity Christmas Cards in the Small Hall, Chipperfield Common, on Saturday 24 October from 10am to 1pm. The charities that took part last year will be invited again. If there are any other representatives who think their charities might be interested please contact Elizabeth Percy on 01923 263341.

Malcolm and Tony and families would like to thank all those who send cards and donations in respect of their late mother, Barbara Durrant, who died on June 4 aged 91 at Cherry Tree Manor Care Home in Hemel Hempstead A wedding blessing took place in the Windmill pub garden between (landlady) Dawn’s only daughter [...]

Thanks to the generosity of her many friends, and the organisations with which she was involved, the magnificent sum of £1574 has been donated to the Hospice of St Francis, Berkhamsted, in memory of Liz. Mark Jarrad writes: We have received a number of suggestions regarding a memorial for Liz, including an annual prize to [...]

Tea Party held in the Village Hall in June The Village Hall looked wonderful with its decorations and the tables looked so beautiful with floral cups and saucers filled with flowers. It was ready to welcome the guests of Chipperfield Care to their Summer Tea Party. They were treated to cream teas, scones with individual [...]

The booklet written by Andrew Nobbs to celebrate the centenary of the Village Hall is available priced £2.50 from ‘Dellfield’, The Street, Chipperfield. Tel 01923-269480 or £3.00 by post. The booklet describes the history of the hall over 100 years and the part played by Miss Courtauld, the great village benefactor. All proceeds to Village [...]

A Mobile Police Office will be in the Church Car Park on The Common on Wednesday 9 September between 1-3pm and on Tuesday 22 September from 11am-1.30pm. Services offered are crime and accident reporting, cloned credit cards, lost/found property, crime prevention advice, reports of abandoned vehicles, unoccupied premises notifications, advice on criminal law, recruiting enquiries, [...]

Our Autumn Show is on Saturday 19 September at 2.30 pm in the Village Hall. After our summer show, featuring Roses and Sweet Peas, now it is the turn of the Chrysanthemums and Dahlias. There are classes for all fruit and vegetables as well as pot plants, Asters, Gladioli, Fuchsias and mixed flowers. Three floral [...]

Mr David Empson will be coming to St Paul’s Parish Room on Thursday 3 September at 7.30pm to give a talk on Preparing for a show and What the show judge saw. Mr Empson has been a regular show judge and speaker for the past 20 years and his talk should be a fascinating insight [...]

The village hall was transformed into the most wonderful perfume garden with tables of fragrant and beautiful sweet peas, which the show judge said were amongst the best he had ever seen. Competition was very strong between these exhibitors with our show secretary Roger Pigg being victorious. Other classes for roses, blooms of all description [...]

Over the week-end of June 27/28 a wonderful exhibition took place in the Village Hall to mark its centenary year. Richard Edwards, Chairman of the Village Hall Committee, thanked all those who had helped in the preparation and organisation of the event and then invited the Deputy Mayor of Dacorum, Cllr. Roger Taylor, to declare [...]

As an adjunct to the Green Flag Management Plan for The Common, at the Annual Parish Meeting (APM) in April, we launched an initiative to gather villagers opinions and to solicit interest in the creation of a Friends of Chipperfield Common group to create a community focus for people who want to help guide and [...]

Chipperfield Common Wins Further Green Flag Award In 2008, in cooperation with Dacorum Borough Council (DBC), we won the prestigious Green Flag award for Chipperfield Common and the five year Common Management Plan. For the last year we have been engaged with DBC in a programme of updating the management plan to ensure that it [...]