Tyringham, Massachusetts
Community Organizations
Tyringham is a town of about four hundred people with no commercial center, so its community life runs on a handful of volunteer clubs, a church, a small library, and a volunteer fire company. Every one of them takes volunteers, and in a town this size a single new pair of hands makes a real difference.
Community Organizations
| Organization | What they do |
|---|---|
| Hop Brook Community Club | Raises money for scholarships for local students, hosts lectures, and publishes the Tyringham Topics, an annual publication written by residents. |
| The Valley Club | Plants and cares for the flowers that decorate the center of Tyringham. |
| Tyringham Volunteer Fire Company | Provides the town’s fire protection, medical response, and first responders, and holds two pancake breakfasts a year, on the Fourth of July and Labor Day weekends, to help fund its equipment. |
| Tyringham Union Church | The town’s church, on Main Road. |
| Sisters of the Visitation | A monastery on Beach Road whose chapel is open to the public for Mass on Sundays and Catholic holidays. |
Town Resources
| Resource | Notes |
|---|---|
| Tyringham Free Public Library | Books, programs, and a card that works at libraries across Massachusetts, at 118 Main Road. Librarian Louisa Gilder-Marsh. 413-243-1749 ext. 107. |
| Council on Aging | Outreach and programs for the town’s older residents, listed among the town’s boards and committees. |
For current hours and a fuller list, see the town’s pages at tyringham-ma.gov.