Check out our ‘expedition’ of vintage Land Rovers on display in Country Thriplow.
Got a thing for Land Rovers?
Wonderwood Willow demonstration in Country Thriplow
The team from Wonderwood Willow will be back this Daffodil Weekend. Catch them demonstrating their creative skills in Country Thriplow this year.
Presenting the 2023 Daffodil Weekend programme of events!
Six months of preparation later and we have the programme ready for Daffodil Weekend.
We’re getting the final touches ready for receiving our lovely visitors - not long now.
The daffodils are doing their bit around the village (finally), the volunteers are (nearly) sorted, and the baking ingredients are ordered from the village shop. Ready, set, bake!
@ The Thriplow Smithy, 25 & 26 March 2023
The Thriplow Society will once again be demonstrating the art of blacksmithing at the historic Smithy on the Village Green. There will be a Blacksmith making horseshoes and other iron items each day.
Also there will be an exhibition of Farming Past and Present in the Gazebo adjoining the Smithy with a wonderful display of old farming tools and photographs from the past.
Come and see how the working life of the village functioned in the past.
The wonderful Folk Folk will be back for 2023. We just love hearing them around the village over Daffodil Weekend.
Madam Speaker, Thriplow will miss you...
To honour Betty Boothroyd’s contribution to the village, Thriplow will be planting a special display of Madam Speaker this Autumn.
Rest in peace, Betty.
Just 5 days more to get your Early Bird tickets
Early bird reduced ticket prices end on 28 February, so don’t miss out.
Early Bird reduced ticket prices end on 28 February, don’t miss out…
We sold out well before the event last year, so book early to avoid disappointment.
Please remember, we are run entirely by volunteers and ALL profits go to our very worthwhile nominated charities: Cambridge Sustainable Food, MAGPAS Air Ambulance and Tom’s Trust.
Our three nominated charities for 2023 are...
Each year, the Thriplow Daffodil Weekend Trust carefully study the applications to become our nominated charity for the funds raised over the Thriplow Daffodil Weekend. All charity applicants have to be local, have a Thriplow relevance and be nominated by a Thriplow and Heathfield Parish resident.
This year, we are supporting three very worthy causes namely Cambridge Sustainable Food, MAGPAS air Ambulance and Tom’s Trust.
Please join us over the weekend so we can raise as much as possible so that these charities can keep helping people in these difficult times.
We are an event run entirely by volunteers (over 350 at the last count) and ALL profits go to charity.
We're featured in Budget Traveller magazine - how exciting!
Word is getting out…thank you Budget Traveller.
Tickets are now online
Advanced tickets only ~ early bird prices close 28 February 2023
We are a small village and have to limit numbers, so please get your tickets now to avoid disappointment. We sold out last year, so book as early as you can.
Stall applications are now open for Daffodil Weekend 2023
We know you’re all raring to go, so we’ve opened stall applications earlier this year!
If you think your stall would fit in well at the Weekend please send in your application - we’d love to hear from you.
Thank you to all our lovely visitors, our amazing attractions, our support teams, and anyone who gave their time to help at Daffodil Weekend
Together, we have raised a record £70,000 for our charities. You rock! Thank you.
Saturday is now sold out
This event is now online ticket sale only and NO tickets will be sold on the gate.
The committee have spent the day setting up, and the stallholders have started to arrive, so it's time for a little reminder why we are holding Daffodil Weekend...
We are an event organised and run entirely by volunteers and ALL profit goes to our charities.
Daffodil Weekend is all about raising funds for local charities and community projects. These last few years, charities have been very limited on holding their usual fundraising events and as such they desperately need support.
Please come and say hello to our two nominated charities for 2022. They both have stalls on the Village Green, with lots of fun things to do and buy.
Kids will just love East Anglia Air Ambulance’s rather cute mascot called Hellibob and The Royal Papworth Charity cuddly ducks.
Supporting Ukraine
In recognition of both the humanitarian and global disaster unfolding in Ukraine, as the direct result of Russian unprovoked aggression, the Trustees of the Thriplow Daffodil Weekend Trust have announced that they will be supporting an appropriate Ukrainian charity with immediate effect.
The Daffodil Weekend Trust will be donating 10% of the 2022 surplus to Ukraine charities focussed on supporting Ukrainian people suffering as a result of this Russian action.
This will be donation in addition those that will be made to the chosen external charities and to other local charities that successfully apply for a donation.
If you're joining us this weekend, please bear Covid in mind as you walk around the village
Most of the event is outdoors or in vented marquees, but there will be people of all ages and in all levels of health, so it's best to be safe and considerate.
Thank you.
3 more sleeps 'til Daffodil Weekend
Have song, will travel – Aber Valley Male Voice Choir to perform at Daffodil Weekend 2022
Last summer, Thriplow Cricket Club (TCC) stalwarts, the Turners and the Neilds, spent a rather fine day at Lords watching England take on India. Whilst Dickon and Chris focussed their attention on whether extra cover should be a yard closer, Lisa and Jenny found themselves looking to their right where two smartly dressed chaps were very taken by the TCC daffodil emblem on Lisa’s top. It turned out that the two men were core members of the Aber Valley Welsh Male Voice Choir. Six hours and after a couple of glasses of wine later, a deal had been done to include a slot at the Thriplow Daffodil Weekend in their tour for 2022. Sadly, the result in the cricket was not nearly as successful.
The Caerphilly based Aber Valley Male Voice Choir was formed in 1959 and has performed in Europe, North America, the Albert Hall and at the opening of the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. They will shortly be able to add Thriplow to their list, and are looking forward to being able to wear the daffodil of South Wales in the daffodil capital of South Cambridgeshire!
Their motto is 'Have song, will travel’.
Media enquiries: marketing.daffodil.weekend@gmail.com
www.thriplowdaffodils.org.uk
http://www.aber-valleymvc.co.uk
Geraint Evans BEM conductor for 50 years, and Robert Jones, the choir accompanist's husband at Lord's Cricket Ground, 2021