Local Sands supporter The 3 Churches Benefice will be giving bereaved families in Great Amwell, St Margarets and Stanstead Abbotts the opportunity to come together this Baby Loss Awareness Week, 9–15th October.
Sands, the charity that leads Baby Loss Awareness Week, works to save babies’ lives and support bereaved families. The Week is a time for everyone in the baby loss community and beyond to come together, to remember much-loved and missed babies, and raise awareness of pregnancy and baby loss.
This special week is represented by its blue and pink ribbon logo, this image has been the inspiration to create Ribbon Displays up and down the UK, in every community, inviting those who have experienced loss to come together and remember their babies.
The 3 Churches Benefice is hosting a Ribbon Display outside St Andrew’s Church and opening the church on Sunday 15th October from 12–4pm to support their Ribbon Run, which will take place at 1pm that day. They are putting together a team that plans to walk the 5km circuit from St Andrew’s to raise funds for Sands. Walkers and Runners welcome! To donate, visit their webpage HERE.
The loss of a baby or pregnancy is heart-breaking, and this is happening to families across the UK everyday. During Baby Loss Awareness Week, The 3 Churches Benefice wanted to create a special display to remember all the babies lost, whether recently or long ago.
All money raised from the Ribbon Run will go to Sands, so they can continue to support families and reduce baby deaths, by investing in research and championing better maternity care. For anyone who needs the support of Sands you can find more information on their website www.sands.org.uk.
Come along to an evening of quiz fun in aid of St John the Baptist Heating Replacement Fund on Friday 13th October, 7pm for a prompt 7.30pm start, at Great Amwell Parish Hall.
Please see the attached poster for more information.
For tickets, contact Bryan Brace 01992 447845 / bjbrace122@gmail.com or Richard / Margaret Mellor on 01920 460474 / richardmellor@btinternet.com.
The 3 Churches Foodbank Hub is in need of donations, especially tins of meat.
Donations can be dropped off on Wednesday mornings between 10.30–11.30am at St Margarets Parish Church or to Sue Webb at 8 Miller Lane, Stanstead Abbotts.
Join The 3 Churches Benefice for an epic evening of poverty-beating, community-building fun! Every penny raised will go to Tearfund, who work tirelessly to fight extreme poverty throughout the world.
Saturday 7th October 7pm The Wilshere Hall, St Andrew’s Church, Stanstead Abbots
£5 per person Teams of up to 8 people Bring your own drinks & snacks
Get tickets in advance from Rosemary (rosemaryijames@virginmedia.com) or Janet (jdance50@yahoo.co.uk) Or purchase (in cash) on the door!
Stanstead Abbotts Concert Society has some talented musicians lined up for their Autumn Season of concerts!
As usual, it is a 7.30pm start (with doors open from 7pm), and tickets are £10 and can be ordered online at ticketsource.co.uk or by phone on 01920 870558.
On Sunday 8th October, a traditional Harvest Festival celebration is being held for everyone in the three villages to enjoy! Come and enjoy the beautiful historic church of St James, give thanks for the harvest and celebrate locally produced food in all its variety.
HARVEST THANKSGIVING SERVICE 11am at St James’ Church, Roydon Road, Stanstead Abbotts
HARVEST LUNCH 12.30pm in the Haybarn at Stanstead Bury Farm, Stanstead Abbotts Tickets £15. Booking essential
Annette Hannah, a local author, recently collaborated with us for our summer writing competition; the winner of which is announced in our latest issue (September 2023).
We are pleased to see that her latest book, Lottie’s School of Dance, has just published and is available to purchase at Amazon HERE.
Lottie’s School of Dance is set in the historic market town of Bramblewood, which is inspired by our very own Stanstead Abbotts and Ware.
The September 2023 issue of The Three Villages Magazine is here and available to purchase for £1 across the three villages. Be sure to pick up your copy!
You can find it at a number of locations including, but not limited to: St John the Baptist, Great Amwell St Mary the Virgin, St Margarets St Andrew, Stanstead Abbots The Village Pharmacy The Maltings Coffee House Stanstead Abbotts & St Margarets Village Club The Red Lion The Bridge Shop
We hope that you enjoy this latest issue. If you are struggling to get a hold of a copy, please do get in touch and we will see how we can help.
Thank you for your continued support, The Three Villages Team
As some of you might be aware, there is a consultation happening at the moment regarding the proposed new speed calming measures, which includes 20mph limits, road humps and a width restriction near the zebra crossing on Roydon Road.
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