Hi everyone

Thriplow Daffodil Weekend 2020 and Covid-19 (Corona virus)

It is with very deep regret that we have taken the decision to cancel Thriplow Daffodil Weekend this year. There are several compelling reasons for this:

  • Although the event is predominantly outdoors there are areas where close indoor contact is unavoidable (tea rooms, the Church, coaches, minibuses etc) which give rise to a significant risk of transmission

  • The demographic of our visitors means we have a much larger proportion of people in high-risk groups

  • We do not want to run the risk of infecting anyone in the village

  • It is likely that visitor numbers will be severely impacted as people make their own judgements about the risks of attending public events

  • Cancelling early limits the financial impact for us as a village and also for stallholders and others gearing up for the event  

Obviously this is very disappointing and it was a very difficult decision to take. The pros and cons were debated at length by the Daffodil Committee and other key stakeholders, and while opinion was divided, we concluded that based on the balance of probabilities, we should cancel now rather than waiting for an official change in Government policy.

We are now working hard to mitigate the impact of this decision which will be significant for stallholders, coach companies, ticket holders etc. many of whom have a long history of supporting Daffodil Weekend. We have already agreed that this year's nominated charities will be rolled over to next year.

I would like to thank everyone for the enormous amount of work they have already put in. Daffodil Weekend will be back next year. In the meantime, please look after yourselves and others and enjoy our wonderful display of daffodils. 

Best wishes

Paul Earnshaw

Chairman

Thriplow Daffodil Weekend

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Please join us for Thriplow Daffodil Weekend, 28 & 29 March 2020!

NEW THIS YEAR

We’d like to welcome Scotty Circus Workshops and Kids Drive to the line up at ‘Family Thriplow’. We will have a new dedicated area named ‘Gun Dogs and Fun Dogs’ to hold the Fun Gun Dog Scurry and Straw Bale Runs. The Cricket Pitch marquee will now be called ‘Boundaries’ with garden centre style stalls and a café with live folk music playing. Please note, to accommodate our early birds, we’re opening an hour earlier at 10am on both days this year.

Attractions

BOUNDARIES @THE CRICKET PITCH garden centre style stalls, café with live folk music

CHURCH display of records, display of kneelers, festival of flowers, bell ringing, organ music, church history talks, songs of praise

FAMILY THRIPLOW including Calamity the Clown, Scotty Circus Workshops, Kids Drive, fun family dog show, traditional games, Punch & Judy, face painting, have-a-go archery, and birds of prey

GUN DOGS AND FUN DOGS @THE BAULK fun gun dog scurry (Sun only), dog straw bale run

OPEN GARDENS with Spring bulb displays

PEGGS CLOSE vintage tractors and tractor rides

TASTE OF THRIPLOW food stalls, hot food, beer tent, live music, school recitals

THRIPLOW SCHOOL tea room, clothes, jewellery, homeware and craft stalls

THE SMITHY blacksmith demonstrations, Thriplow Society exhibition

THE GREEN MAN PUB live music, steam engine

VILLAGE GREEN artisan food and drink stalls, arts and craft stalls, Morris dancing, food & drink, mini steam engines, dray rides

VILLAGE HALL tea room

VILLAGE SHOP hot & cold food and drink, groceries, papers

VINTAGE THRIPLOW classic cars and engines

Stalls throughout the village
Books, bric-a-brac, clothes, coffees, crafts, garden ornaments, gifts, jewellery, linens, plants and cut daffodils, sweets and much more!

Daffodils
We now have 119 different varieties of narcissus planted around the village including a new variety dedicated to us called Thriplow Gold. Each year, the village has planted more daffodils of both early and late varieties, to try and ensure we are prepared for most things the weather can throw at us. We now have over half a million daffodils planted in the village.

OUR NOMINATED CHARITIES FOR 2020 ARE: 

Royal Papworth Charity is delighted to have been chosen as one of the Charity Partners for the Thriplow Daffodil Weekend 2020. Everyone at Royal Papworth Hospital is excited about having the opportunity to be a part of this truly fantastic event and the chance to raise vital funds for Royal Papworth Charity. As a partner of the Thriplow Daffodil Weekend we will be able to raise money towards our largest ever capital appeal in support of the Heart and Lung Research Institute. This is a transformational project and we are hugely grateful to everyone for their generosity and support. The Heart and Lung Research Institute will be a new international centre of excellence for cardiovascular and respiratory research; it will integrate discovery and translational sciences to directly benefit our patients at Royal Papworth Hospital and improve cardiovascular medicine globally.
To find out more go to: www.papworthhospitalcharity.org.uk

East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) is a community-funded service which helps to save hundreds of lives each year. Its highly-skilled doctor and critical care paramedic teams take the hospital to the patient and can attend any type of life-threatening or life-changing incident, such as a road traffic collision or cardiac arrest. The charity has two helicopters operating in the region; one from Norwich and one from Cambridge, and can reach anywhere in East Anglia in 25 minutes. EAAA rely on the community to keep its helicopters airborne and saving lives, and needs to raise more than £13 million a year. It is also passionate about flying 24/7 from next year so that it can help even more people. Currently there is a five and a half hour gap in the region where there is no helicopter emergency medical service.
To find out more go to: www.eaaa.org.uk