The next Daffodil Weekend will be on 19 & 20 March 2022 (fingers crossed), by which time we hope we will have come through this wretched Coronavirus and all be in need of a stonkingly good country fair.
We’re getting excited already…
CANCELLED - Thriplow Daffodil Weekend 2021
Due to the continuing situation with Covid-19, the Daffodil Weekend Committee, along with other major groups within the community, have agreed that it will not be possible to safely hold the 2021 event whilst still meeting the primary goal of raising funds for charity. Obviously, this is a huge disappointment to everyone involved.
Our first duty is to keep our visitors and volunteers safe. Although Daffodil Weekend is seen mainly as an outdoor event, there are many areas where close proximity indoors occurs, such as in the tearooms, craft marquees, church, beer tent, minibuses and coaches, increasing further risks of transmission of the virus to our visitors.
Daffodil Weekend is a charity fundraising event staffed entirely by volunteers. There are large costs associated with staging the event which we start to incur from early autumn. The social distancing measures, which we are inevitably going to have to enforce, would mean the weekend would make significant losses.
Further plantings of daffodils will take place this autumn ready for when we can fully resume the event. The daffodils will, of course, still be there to be enjoyed.
2021 would have been the 52nd Weekend. This is the first time in its history that the event has been cancelled two years in a row. Here’s to looking forward to DW 2022.
Thank you for your continuing support during these difficult times. Daffodil Weekend will be back and will be better than ever!
Take care and best wishes.
The Daffodil Weekend Committee
Ticket refunds
We will be refunding tickets from today, so you should have your money back within the next 7 days. Each refund has to be done individually so we will work as fast as we can for you.
(Sorry for the delay, I’ve had a work deadline.)
Kerstin
Thriplow Daffodil Weekend 2020 and Covid-19 (Corona virus): event cancelled 28 & 29 March 2020
Hi everyone
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
The map and programme are finalised, so start planning your visit!
Shame, it's kids only...
Kids Drive are joining us for the first time in Family Thriplow this Daffodil Weekend, 28 & 29 March. Shame adults can’t have a go!
Announcing our nominated charities for 2020: the Royal Papworth Charity and East Anglian Air Ambulance
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.
Royal Papworth Hospital is a globally renowned centre for excellence delivering the very best care and treatments for our patients with cardiovascular disease. We are thrilled to be able to connect with our new Cambridgeshire community as we continue to settle into our purpose built state-of-the-art hospital on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
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.
Royal Papworth is fully committed to addressing the epidemic of heart and lung disease which will kill 1 in 4 of us in the UK if there are no medical advances. We have identified a real and urgent need for this facility, to not only transform the way cardiovascular disease is treated forever but to also train the next generation of scientists and equip them to work across multiple disciplines to accelerate research.
Partnerships such as this not only help to save lives, but also improve lives and save billions in healthcare costs. Together with all the wonderful residents of Thriplow we hope to make 2020 the biggest and best Daffodil Weekend ever.
“Everyone at Royal Papworth Hospital is delighted to be a Charity Partner of the wonderful Thriplow Daffodil Weekend 2020. This event will help Royal Papworth Charity to raise vital funds for the Heart and Lung Research Institute which will not only directly benefit our patients but transform the way cardiovascular disease is treated in the future.”
Stephen Posey, Chief Executive Officer
To find out more go to https://www.papworthhospitalcharity.org.uk/
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East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) is a community-funded service which helps to save hundreds of lives across the region 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. Not only do they provide critical care at the scene but can quickly transfer the patient to the most appropriate hospital to get the patient definitive treatment. 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.
In addition to providing expert care when needed, the charity is committed to training more people in the community in first aid and CPR so that people living in the region can get more immediate help before medical crews arrive at the scene of an emergency. Survival rates from an out of hospital cardiac arrest are just one in ten but early CPR and access to a defibrillator can drastically increase survival rates. The charity offers free CPR training for community groups from its frontline crew and volunteers to try and change this. EAAA also has a dedicated Aftercare Team which helps patients and their families understand what happened during an incident or injury and answer any questions they may have. This team also provides support for the patient throughout their recovery process to help them adjust and to share the patient’s progress with the teams who treated them.
Georgina Forbes, Community Fundraiser at EAAA, said: “We rely on the community to keep our helicopters airborne and saving lives and simple couldn’t help people in their hour of need without that incredible support. We need to raise more than £13 million a year to develop and deliver our service, especially as we aim to fly 24/7 from next year, to allow us to help hundreds more people as there is currently a five hour gap at night in the region where there is no helicopter coverage if needed. It’s such a privilege to be selected as a benefitting charity for an event such as the Thriplow Daffodil Weekend. It really is with community support like this that we’re able to save lives, support out patients as they recover and deliver life-saving CPR training in the community.”
To find out more go to: www.eaaa.org.uk
This is the day that was...the Lord Mayor's Show!
Another heartwarming day with the Daffodil Weekenders supporting our local William Russell on his inauguration as Lord Mayor of the City of London.
The pilots are relaxing before take off
Catch them at 11am leading the floats at the Lord Mayor’s Show today.
Tickets have gone on sale early!
To support the appearance of the Amazing Yellow Barrows at the Lord Mayor’s Show on 9 November 2019, we are bringing forward the sale of TDW 2020 tickets.
Ready, steady, book…
Spot TDW committee at the Lord Mayor's Show on 9 November 2019
The magnificent ‘Thriplow Yellow Barrows’ (a nod to The Red Arrows who fly over the village on neighbouring IWM Duxford Show days) are going to be the first float in the Lord Mayor’s Show to celebrate William Russell’s appointment.
A posse of locals will also be supporting from the Grandstand - see if you can spot them wearing yellow and waving their daffs over enthusiastically.
https://lordmayorsshow.london/procession/2019/thriplow-village_1?fbclid=IwAR3yTKnpnFXKGMmvb5qid--JcP1yVHH1lMqtVporgvOdOTQ62G0ABMVfd-M
Catch the event live on the BBC at 10.45am at
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00fmghb?fbclid=IwAR06ORnV8EIQdnnWfbZVmqERdBJXJyGt24f8pgzlqUFqmqQrLpZHYXgNiqo
Here’s the team during a recent practice flight.
Spiffing fun!
Stall applications for Thriplow Daffodil Weekend 2020 are now open!
If you are interested in having a stall please get your application in early to avoid disappointment, well before the 10 January 2020 deadline.
Thriplow Daffodil Weekend & Country Fair, Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th March 2020 Please note: we will now be trading from the earlier time of 10am.
Laura and Sarah
Together we raised an amazing £65,000 for our local charities
We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who came to Thriplow Daffodil Weekend this year and helped us raise £65,000 for our local charities.
The whole event is managed and run entirely by local volunteers, which requires many hours of planning and work. As such, to raise this phenomenal amount means a great deal to us and encourages to keep going, even when times are tough.
Thank you, thank you.
A few highlights from today
Daffodil update
Yes, we do have daffodils in bloom…
Due to the mild spring, the daffodils are currently about 2 weeks ahead of where they usually are – this is good as Daffodil Weekend is early this year!
We have planted over half a million daffodils in and around Thriplow (not bad for a village of 400 people). There are over 117 different varieties in the village from early to late flowering so we are always guaranteed to have daffodils.
Early flowering: Cedric Morris – often known as the ‘Christmas Daffodil’ - some of these flowered on Christmas Day!
Late flowering: Quail – these will not flower until April / May
Just coming in to bloom now are the main varieties such as ‘King Alfred’ and ‘Dutch Master’
We have our very own variety of daffodil named after the village – Thriplow Gold – the main display of this is around the village sign next to the Smithy on The Green and is just starting to bloom.
Many of the varieties in the village have been marked with a little sign – look out for them!
Thriplow Gold in bloom
Introducing Daffodil Lil
This is Daffodil Lil, the 'new' DW Information Centre on The Green at Thriplow Daffodil Weekend.
Please come and say hello if you’re passing!
Thank you to our friends at the Cambridge Edition for the great feature on page 25 this month!
Folk music line up confirmed for DW2019
Music Café - Cricket Pitch Marquee
Saturday 12-4pm
On The Edge
Causton & Walker
Rincóns
Karen Johnson & Tony Clark
Sheri Kershaw Band
RAC
Ian Pease
Kaszak & Afifi
The Folk Folk - Marquee The Green (near pub)
Saturday 1-4pm
Kaszak & Afifi
Penni McLaren Walker/Tony Mace
Ian Pease
Rincóns
Causton & Walker
Karen Johnson & Tony Clark
Music Café - Cricket Pitch Marquee
Sunday 12-4pm
Tony Phillips
Idle Kelpies
Martyn & Chris
Paul Ballantyne
Boxwood Chessmen
Kaszak & Afifi
Carolyn Sheppard & Sheena Stebbing
Little Oak
The Folk Folk - Marquee The Green (near pub)
Sunday 1-4pm
Kaszak & Afifi
Tony Phillips
Carolyn Sheppard & Sheena Stebbing
Little Oak
Martyn & Chris
Boxwood Chessmen
Our map and programme of events for 2019 is finalised!
Our nominated charity for 2019 is…
Rosie Maternity Unit, Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust (ACT) who are raising funds for essential equipment needed by the Acute Neonatal Transport Service and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, to help support new born and vulnerable babies across the east of England.
