Calling all Local Charities and Not for Profit Groups. Would you like to register your interest for the next Round of Local Community Funding?
This opportunity opens from 10 May 2023 and interest needs to be in by 11 June 2023.
Co-op will let you know if you’re successful in October and if you are you’ll be part of the Local Community Fund for 12 months from October 2023 to October 2024 (with one pay-out, in November 2023).
To celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III there will be a number of local events running over the long weekend of 6th–8th May 2023.
REMEMBER: please do send us any photos you have of the local events you attend, so that we can feature them in our June Magazine!
LOCAL EVENTS
Sunday 7th May 2023 Coronation Community Picnic in Stanstead Abbotts **CANCELLED – combined with Stanstead Abbotts Club event instead** 12–3pm at The Meadow behind Stanstead Abbotts Playground (Stanstead Abbotts High Street G12 8AS)
Coronation Big Lunch with The 3 Churches Benefice After church in The Wilshere Hall (12–2pm)
We are holding a Bring & Share lunch for the Coronation after the church service in The Wilshere Hall. If the weather is sunny, bring along your picnic blankets too! Everyone is welcome.
Afternoon Tea at St John the Baptist Church, Great Amwell 3–5pm at St John the Baptist
The church will be open during the afternoon for refreshments in celebration of the coronation. Do come along and join us!
Stanstead Abbotts Club Celebrates the Coronation! 12–4pm at Stanstead Abbotts Village Club
Come along and celebrate with us! There will be: live music from Soul Chain, Morris Dancing, BBQ, Raffle, Kids Creations Station, Penalty Shoot Game (Ware FC) and Fully Licensed Bar & Bottle Bar. Stanstead Abbotts Parish Council will be providing FREE coronation hats, flags, wristbands and badges for children and helping out on the day.
Great Amwell Coronation Celebration 4–9pm on the Glebe Field
For many of us the coronation of King Charles III in May will be the first time we have seen a new Monarch take to the throne and Great Amwell Village will be celebrating in style with a ‘Bring your Own Picnic’ on the Glebe Field, Hillside Lane (behind Great Amwell Parish Hall) on Sunday 7 May. Everyone is welcome to join us from 4–9pm and please bring a picnic to share with family and friends. Entry is free and there will be face painting, ice-cream and games of rounders. The evening will end with fireworks – a truly royal celebration.
In case you missed it, Issue 5 of The Three Villages Magazine published on 1st March 2023 and is available to purchase for just £1 at various locations including:
St John the Baptist, Great Amwell St Mary the Virgin, St Margarets St Andrew’s, Stanstead Abbots The Village Pharmacy The Red Lion The Maltings Coffee House Stanstead Abbotts & St Margarets Village Club
If you are struggling to get a hold of a copy, please do be in touch and we will see how we can help. The Three Villages Team
6th April ~ Maundy Thursday 11am Chrism Eucharist Service at St Albans Cathedral 6.30pm Benefice Supper at The Wilshere Hall, St Andrew, Stanstead Abbots 7.30pm Tenebrae Service at St Andrew, Stanstead Abbots
7th April ~ Good Friday 10.30am Walk of Witness from St Mary the Virgin, St Margarets to St Andrew, Stanstead Abbots followed by… 11am Good Friday Prayers at St Andrew, Stanstead Abbots 2pm The Way of the Cross, a Passiontide Service at St John the Baptist, Great Amwell
9th April ~ Easter Sunday 5.30am Dawn Service at St Mary the Virgin, St Margarets 9am All Age Service at St John the Baptist, Great Amwell 10.30am All Age Service at St Andrew, Stanstead Abbots
If you have any questions, please email admin@3churches.net.
WOWA and Stanstead Abbotts Parish Council have organised a litter pick at Stanstead Abbotts Village Playground in the High Street (23B High St, Stanstead Abbotts, SG12 8AS).
It will be held at 10am on Saturday 25th March.
If you are able to help, please go along and be sure to wear garden gloves and sturdy footwear, and bring your litter pickers! Equipment can be provided if required.
Stanstead Abbotts Local History Society are hosting a talk on Rye House by David Dent this Friday 10th March at 7.30pm. Please see the poster below for all the information.
The Three Villages 