Latest News
We update our website with news and views reporting activities taking place in the village. It could be about the ongoing planning issues, announcing up and coming key events taking place, for example the Penn Fun Run, although these will also be in our Calendar, so do check back to see what’s new.
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£100,000 Not Out
Local Fundraising Success - £100,000 Not Out Local fundraiser and prostate cancer survivor / campaigner / fundraiser, Ron Hedley, reached a significant target recently - over £100,000 raised. The target was reached at Winchmore Hill Cricket Club who hosted a fantastic...
Response to Draft Local Plan Sept 2026
P&TGRS Response to Bucks Draft Local Plan Penn and Tylers Green Residents Association welcomes the opportunity to comment on Buckinghamshire Council's Draft Local Plan. While recognising the need to provide new homes and supporting infrastructure across the...
Finance Director Vacancy
Finance Director Vacancy Are you looking for a way to contribute to the village and put your hard earned financial skills to good use in a voluntary role? We may have just the role for you as P&TGRS are looking for someone to join the Board as Finance Director....
Joe Gleeson Retires
Hundreds of villagers turned out at the Red Lion, Penn on Sunday 16 August to thank Joe Gleeson for 41 years of dedicated service as the Village Butcher of Distinction. Joe was presented with a model of the shop, created by a local potter and a gift from the village...
Quiz Night – 23 October ’26
Tickets £15 per person, including canapés Tables of 8 (if your party is less than 8 we will create tables of 8 for you) Do bring your own dinner Cash / card bar, so please don’t bring your own drinks Raffle Tickets available now via this link, or our calendar page for...
Manor Farm Schools Appeal
Manor Farm Schools AppealP&TGRS Answers the Plea for Help Manor Farm Schools recently reached out to the local community for help after sharing the sad news that their premises had been broken into over the last three consecutive weekends. Damaged was caused...
£100,000 Not Out
Local Fundraising Success - £100,000 Not Out Local fundraiser and prostate cancer survivor / campaigner / fundraiser, Ron Hedley, reached a significant target recently - over £100,000 raised. The target was reached at Winchmore Hill Cricket Club who hosted a fantastic...
Response to Draft Local Plan Sept 2026
P&TGRS Response to Bucks Draft Local Plan Penn and Tylers Green Residents Association welcomes the opportunity to comment on Buckinghamshire Council's Draft Local Plan. While recognising the need to provide new homes and supporting infrastructure across the...
Finance Director Vacancy
Finance Director Vacancy Are you looking for a way to contribute to the village and put your hard earned financial skills to good use in a voluntary role? We may have just the role for you as P&TGRS are looking for someone to join the Board as Finance Director....
Joe Gleeson Retires
Hundreds of villagers turned out at the Red Lion, Penn on Sunday 16 August to thank Joe Gleeson for 41 years of dedicated service as the Village Butcher of Distinction. Joe was presented with a model of the shop, created by a local potter and a gift from the village...
Quiz Night – 23 October ’26
Tickets £15 per person, including canapés Tables of 8 (if your party is less than 8 we will create tables of 8 for you) Do bring your own dinner Cash / card bar, so please don’t bring your own drinks Raffle Tickets available now via this link, or our calendar page for...
Manor Farm Schools Appeal
Manor Farm Schools AppealP&TGRS Answers the Plea for Help Manor Farm Schools recently reached out to the local community for help after sharing the sad news that their premises had been broken into over the last three consecutive weekends. Damaged was caused...
Gomm Valley Works to Start
Gomm Valley Works to Start July 2026 Taylor Wimpey would like their letter shared to all residents - the original is attached for reference, but this is the text for ease of reading, This relates to the start of work on Phase A - the smaller properties accessed only...
The bells have come home
After a bit of a protracted refurbishment programme, the bells finally returned to Holy Trinity Church tower on the 10th of June. With the team* now working like they’d been in the bell hanging business for years, five bells were lifted and in place by the end of day...
Spring Walk – May 2026
Spring Walk - May 2025 Originally billed as a bluebell walk, Mother Nature did us a bit of a bamboozle... the usual carpet of blue was already past its best, as they flowered much earlier than usual this year! No matter.... starting from The Red Lion, we were still...
AGM Report 2026
Attentive AudienceThank you to everyone who attended our AGM on Friday 15 May at St Margaret's Parish Rooms – an opportunity for us to share our achievements. Our President, The Rt. Hon, The Earl Howe PC, joined us at this annual meeting together with neighbours,...
Easter Egg Trail
Easter Egg TrailEaster Saturday saw the P&TGRS Annual Easter Egg Trail take place in Common Wood. Whilst it's good to see familiar faces who have enjoyed the trail in previous years, it's extra special to share the woodlands with those who are first time...
Spring Woodland Update
Mike Morley, Woodlands Manager, shares his Woodlands Report Signs of Spring Spring has arrived, and as I write, Snowdrops and Primroses are already in bloom. By the time you read this, Bluebells should also be making their appearance. Everything seems to be happening...
P&TGRS Spring Walk
A beautiful sunny, Sunday saw a group of walkers put their best feet - or paws in the case of Charlie and Saga - forward to enjoy a leisurely stroll around the local area. The last few days of dry weather made the ground under foot not so muddy or slippery and the...
Quiz Night Raises over £2250
Quiz Night Raises over £2250 Tylers Green Village Hall was yet again the location for the latest - ever popular - P&TGRS quiz night. With the event falling just a week or so before the Lunar New Year 2026, the evening had a Chinese theme with dragon and lantern...
For Whom the Bells Toll?
Holy Trinity Bells Start Their Restoration Journey The bells at Holy Trinity church are being serviced for the first time in over a century, using funds raised by the church, P&TGRS, The Penn Trust and other private donations. All 6 bells were lowered with their...
Rayners Update
Wondering about developments on the Rayners site? Look no further - here's an update! https://raynerspenn.com/news/
Village Show
Village Show 20 June 2026Building on last year’s brilliant junior entries (we’re pretty sure a few grown‑ups lent a hand…), the heaviest potato crop is back — this time as a full family class. Sprouting potatoes will be ready to pick up in early March, so if you’d...
Spring Watch 2026
Spring Watch 2026 10 years of Spring Watch on the Common will commence on Sunday March 8. 2026. A decade of walking and talking to many local folk, and listening to many tales about all manner of flora and fauna, local news plus of course … our feathered friends. ...
Village Shop Re-Opens
Village Store Re-Opens January 2026Wednesday 21 January 2026: Not even the grey, rainy day could dampen the enthusiasm surrounding the grand re-opening of the Penn Village Store near Widmer Pond. Since the doors closed last year, there has been much speculation as to...
Potters Cross Path
Potters Cross Path and Information Enhancement Project‘Connecting the community to Common Wood, all year round’ Following recent improvement works at the Potter Cross entrance to Common Wood, we are pleased to confirm the successful completion of the Potter...
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