We have welcomed four Brownies this term. The girls have enjoyed various activities including a four week first aid course run by the British Red Cross. The Brownies worked extremely hard to gain their First Aid and First Aid Advanced badges. Well done, everyone.
We joined the rest of Kings Langley District including Rainbows and Guides [...]

We have welcomed 6 new Brownies since September. Our girls have enjoyed lots of fun activities, including an evening all about our senses, an autumn theme and a Christmas craft night. The girls worked very hard over 2 weeks to achieve their healthy heart badge. A highlight was visiting Vue Cinema at Woodside to see [...]

Norah, Jo and Jack Gilbert were just trying to come to terms with losing their beloved sister, Rose, on 20 October to a two year battle against cancer when they were told tragically of the sudden death from a heart attack on 5 December of their brother, Tom, aged 76.Tom was a master carpenter learning [...]

We have welcomed 3 new Brownies since April. The girls have enjoyed a fun-packed term with lots of activities. We had a Brownie Traditions evening when we learned about Brownies in the past, including acting out a play called ‘The Story of the Brownies’ at an enrolment. The younger girls gained their Agility badge and [...]

We have welcomed two new Brownies since January.  The girls have enjoyed a fun-packed term with lots of activities, including a disability awareness evening, a Thinking Day celebration and an entertainment night for the leaders!
Also, I am extremely pleased to say that our Bring and Buy Sale for Marie Curie Nurses was a great success.  [...]

The 1st Chipperfield Brownies have welcomed 6 new girls since September. We have enjoyed lots of fun-packed meetings/activities, including a keep-healthy evening and a sports circuit which the girls made up themselves. The girls worked hard to gain their road safety and fire safety badges; thanks to Andy Mackness for taking the girls through their [...]

We have welcomed 5 new girls since Easter. We have enjoyed lots of fun-packed meetings/activities this term, including a German and French language night where no English was spoken! The girls have also worked for their Seasons badge. We had a sponsored agility circuit to raise money for Children with Leukaemia and raised an amazing [...]

1st Chipperfield Brownies have welcomed 9 new girls since September. We have enjoyed lots of fun-packed meetings/activities, including a night walk and learning to line dance. One of our parents joined us to do a keep-fit routine, thanks very much Charlie. We all had a great time. We ended the term with Christmas craft and [...]

Diamond Wedding CelebrationsLocal residents  Kath and Ron Ray celebrated   their    Diamond     WeddingAnniversary on the 20 July with around fifty of their friends and family in the grounds of their home in Chipperfield. In order that  guests could travel from far and wide to attend, they held their celebrations a few days earlier than the exact [...]

What a wonderful week-end. The 1st Chipperfield Brownies enjoyed a fun packed Pack Holiday at Lees Wood, Chandlers Cross from 29-31 October. The theme of the week-end was Winnie the Pooh and the girls had great fun joining in with helping to cook the meals, washing up and cleaning the Pack Holiday home. The activities [...]

Edith Midgley, who died on 16 November last year, lived all her life in Chipperfield. Many people will have recollections of their own association with Edith, but as a tribute to her, I have brought together some of her own memories which she recorded in 1998 for the `Chipperfield Within Living Memory’ project.
Edith, an only [...]

It is perhaps with a sense of mischief that Chipperfield Theatre Group chose Out of Focus for their latest production. One wondered if the opening scene involving several groups being triple booked at a village hall was dear to their hearts. Feeling that for the Badminton club, Brownies and slide show speaker that appeared in [...]

Since the beginning of the year we have welcomed nine new Brownies: Rebecca Scott, Amy Fitzpatrick, Agnes Vane, Tara Hastings, Sophie Novell, May Critchfield, Eleanor Pritchard, Georgie Wilkins and Annie Wheeler. We also welcomed Lydia Nicholson as our Snowy Owl. Lydia has become a valued member of the team and has always got some good [...]

The headline above was the comment of one visitor to St. Pauls Flower Festival held in July and it sums up a superb weekend of beautiful flowers, music, refreshments and friendship and, luckily, the weather!
The 33 flower arrangers were brilliant with their interpretations of the subjects given to them with the theme “With Hearts, Hands [...]

Since the beginning of the year we have welcomed five new Brownies: Kirsty Inglis, Elinor Rootes, Andrea Inglis, Sophie Exton and Hannah Martin. Sadly, we said goodbye to Samantha Cotterell, Bryony Compton, Isabel Harvey, Danielle Johnson, Alice Margrave and Sophie Dicker.
Here are just a few things the girls have enjoyed this year:
The Brownies all worked [...]

In September, we welcomed Chloe Bourne, Grace Tydeman, Chloe Brown and Amy Martin. During September/October, 3 members of the Civil Aid kindly ran a six week first aid course and I am happy to say that all 25 members of the Pack passed their badge with flying colours.
In October, 5 of our girls and 6 [...]

The 1st Chipperfield Brownies are currently preparing for their Deaf Awareness badge thanks to Jan Dennants expert tuition. They have been learning to use sign language and the badge is one of the more unusual that the Brownies can work towards.
We are also preparing for the first Pack Holiday for some years. It will take [...]

1st Chipperfield Brownies resume on Tuesday, September 9 at the Baptist Church Hall. We currently have a full pack with a waiting list. However, if you wish to put your daughters name on our list (it is never too early!) please telephone me on 01923 268852.
Although this is my first appointment as Brown Owl I [...]

Two new leaders have been appointed for 1st Chipperfield Brownies, saving it from possible closure.Brown Owl Sian and Tawny Owl Shelley take over in September, replacing Heather and Gail who leave on July 8.

Yes, weve entered! Judging takes place unannounced any time in June or the beginning of July. St Pauls School, the Afternoon and Evening W.I.s, Brownies, Cricket Club, St Pauls Church and the Baptist Chapel have all been helping recently in making the village look a brighter, cleaner and better cared for place than it has [...]