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Largest Pumpkin Competition 2023
Judging of the heaviest home grown pumpkin in the village will take place on Saturday 14th October. Please bring your pumpkin to the...
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Sep 20, 20231 min read


KING CHARLES III CORONATION EVENT
Congratulations go to the competition winners Elsie, Eleanor, Elena, Pat and Vicky. From comments on the day this was a memorable day....
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May 24, 20231 min read


David Maltby Steps Down As Chair
The Committee would like to thank David Maltby for his last 8 years as Chair of Griffydam Community Group. He has now stepped down and we...
griffydamvillage
May 23, 20231 min read


Annual General Meeting
February 27th 2023 6pm at Griffydam Primary School. All residents are cordially invited to Griffydam Community Group's Annual General...
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Feb 16, 20231 min read


Looking After Our Local Footpaths
Griffydam is criss-crossed by numerous footpaths, used by local people. Some of them are in a bad state, with blockages, missing stiles,...
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Dec 8, 20221 min read


keeping griffydam tidy
This is where we go round the village and clear up the accumulated litter. Carole is organising this, starting from Friday 10th December...
griffydamvillage
Dec 4, 20221 min read


CPR Demonstration
Back in February Steve Berry gave us an excellent illustrated talk on using a defibrillator. Now Steve will be doing a demonstration of...
griffydamvillage
Sep 21, 20221 min read


presentation to claire coates
During her time as headteacher of Griffydam school, Claire has been fundamental in facilitating many of the village activities of the...
griffydamvillage
Jul 5, 20221 min read


sunflower competition
How are your sunflowers growing? We plan to judge the results (tallest plant, biggest flower) on September 4th.
griffydamvillage
Jul 5, 20221 min read


DEFIBRILLATOR now AVAILABLE
Our defibrillator is now in full working order following some technical issues. It is back in its location outside Griffydam Primary...
griffydamvillage
Jun 30, 20221 min read


An Exhibition of 175 Years of education in griffydam
An exhibition of 175 Years of Continuous Education in Griffydam will be held at Ashby Museum, Ashby De La Zouch from the 25 April until...
griffydamvillage
Apr 26, 20221 min read


thermal imaging
The Thermal Imaging Project to monitor heat losses from houses will be going ahead in the week beginning November 22nd. The cost will be...
griffydamvillage
Nov 6, 20211 min read


Halloween pumpkin competition results
Congratulations to the winners of the Halloween Pumpkin Competition! There were some fabulous entries making judging very difficult....
griffydamvillage
Nov 1, 20211 min read


PUMPKIN COMPETITION WINNER
Congratulations to Karen, winner of the Griffydam village home grown pumpkin competition! The winning pumpkin weighed in at an impressive...
griffydamvillage
Oct 12, 20211 min read


village pumpkin competition
Following the distribution of pumpkin seeds to everyone in the village it will soon be time to judge your efforts. Pumpkins will be...
griffydamvillage
Sep 28, 20211 min read


Wall Flowers & Sweet Williams For Sale
Colourful, heavily scented and bee attractive Wall Flowers and Sweet William for sale. Available from David on 01530 222934 at a heavily...
griffydamvillage
Sep 28, 20211 min read


NWLDC Leicestershire International Gateway: Potential Strategic Sites
The study sets out the infrastructure implications of development on six potential strategic development sites in North West...
griffydamvillage
Sep 15, 20211 min read


Defibrillator
We now have a defibrillator installed on the outside wall of Griffydam Primary School a few metres from the road and it is accessible 24...
griffydamvillage
Mar 5, 20211 min read

Cloud Wood Booklet
If you love walking, wild life , plants and birds then "Cloud Wood" is for you. This booklet, priced £5, describes our local nature...
griffydamvillage
Feb 15, 20211 min read


Community Support During Covid
If you are unable to leave home and need help or just someone to talk to then please do not hesitate to contact us. ​ Please also let us...
griffydamvillage
Feb 8, 20211 min read