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Where can I get hold of The Three Villages Magazine?

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The first issue of The Three Villages Magazine will be out in a few weeks.

Print copies will be available to purchase (via an honesty box system) at a number of locations around the villages, including but not limited to:

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
The Jolly Fisherman

A digital version of the print magazine will be available to view on the Magazine Archive shortly after publication.

New Farm Shop at George IV

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**OPENING 24th February**

The George IV pub in Great Amwell now has a farm shop offering a range of produce in collaboration with our trusted suppliers.

Oils available from the farm shop

Our shelves will be stocked with fresh fruit & vegetables, culinary pastes, antipasti & preserves, fresh chicken, steaks & sausages, a selection of cheese plus much more.

From 24th February, the farm shop will be open Thursday – Saturday 9am til 4pm. Located in the George IV courtyard.

Cautherly Lane, Great Amwell
www.georgeivpub.co.uk

Have you heard about the East Herts Lottery?

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Play East Herts Lottery and support our community with a fundraising lottery. Players get to donate funds to causes dear to their hearts and invest in their local community at the same time as being in with a chance of winning up to £25,000! Tickets are only £1 and signing up is easy.

For more information on how to sign up to play, visit https://www.easthertslottery.co.uk/ .

Or, are you a good cause looking for a way to raise funds online?

You can start raising funds for your cause with East Herts Lottery. It’s a no risk option because it’s free to set up. We take a small percentage from every ticket sold to cover the costs of running the lottery. It is a great way to raise additional funds for your cause and you get paid each month.

For more information on how to register please visit  https://www.easthertslottery.co.uk/good-causes .

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And the winner is…

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Congratulations to Chloe Welch! Her photograph is being used on the cover of our first issue, which is due out at the start of March. Keep an eye out for this wonderful image in a month’s time!

Chloe of C. Welchy Photography is based in Stanstead Abbotts and exemplifies the incredible local talent we are lucky to have in the three villages.

Having always been interested in photography, Chloe completed her foundation diploma in photography in 2019 and went on to set up her photography business in 2020. C. Welchy Photography offers Poochraits© and Cake Smash shoots, alongside a wide range of other themes and styles. Please do check out her work at www.cwelchyphotography.com and follow on Facebook and Instragram (c.welchy.photography).

© Chloe Welch

If you would like your work to be considered for the cover of our June issue, please send entries to threevillagesmagazine@gmail.com.

St Margaretsbury Football Club

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We will be featuring St Margaretsbury Football Club in the first issue of The Three Villages Magazine, but in the meantime, please do check out their website.


To see information about all the forthcoming fixtures at St Margaretsbury Football Club, click on the following link:

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Christmas with The 3 Churches Benefice

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We were able to celebrate the birth of Christ with some outside events, alongside our online services, which were enjoyed by members of our regular congregation and lots of newcomers that we swept along with us!

Christmas Carols, which we held on Sunday 19th December, outside The Red Lion was a great event with over 50 of us singing along to favourite carols. It was very festive and a wonderful way to get together in the lead up to Christmas. We had a lot of fun!

Christmas Carols outside The Red Lion, Stanstead Abbotts

We held The Christmas Journey on Christmas Eve. We met at St Margarets Station, with many in attendance dressed as shepherds and angels. We then walked to St Andrew’s Church, along the high street, as we reimagined the Christmas Journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Unfortunately, there was no room at any inn where we stopped to sing carols and hear the Bible readings! By the time we reached the ‘stable’ at St Andrew’s we had swelled in number. It was a really fantastic event with lots of children getting involved and, of course, big thanks to our inn keepers and their patrons for joining in so enthusiastically.

No room at the inn!
The stable (St Andrew’s Church)

Thanks to all who helped organise these events and all those who joined us in person.

For more information about The 3 Churches Benefice, visit our website: http://www.3churches.net/ .

Rev’d Dr Sarah Forrest, Priest in Charge

The Maltings Indoor Christmas Market

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The Indoor Christmas Market was held on the 2nd of December 2021 at The Maltings Business Centre.

The Maltings Coffee House was offering mulled wine and mince pies to visitors. There was a very friendly atmosphere and some excellent stalls with quality items for sale. There were plenty of customers who found their way to the stalls in the boardroom and on the floor above it. The Lucky Draw was won by Vanessa Povey, who received a selection of Choice Ales from Little Hadham Brewery (who make their beer from malt supplied by French and Jupps). It is hoped that it will be a bigger event next year and held outside under canvas.

There are 140 businesses at The Maltings Business Centre. For more information visit www.themaltingsbusinesscentre.com .

Written by Julia Davies
Photos by Andrew Clayden

PHOTOS: 1. Noriko’s Blossoms; 2. Sweet Delivery; 3. Coral & Blue; 4. Amwell View Charity Shop; 5. Gary Goodey Aerial Photography; 6. Fairy’s & Scary’s © Andrew Clayden

The Snow Queen

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Written by Anne Saunston:

Once again, travelling theatre group This is my Theatre are visiting St James’s Church to perform The Snow Queen.  

When her friend is stolen by the cold-hearted Snow Queen, Gerda must find the strength and courage to travel across the lands to save him. An array of characters along the way will guide and aid her journey but can Gerda bring the warmth of summer back to her friend?

With live music, song and characters all ages will love, this beautiful adaptation will warm hearts this Christmas!

Anyone who saw the theatre group performing The Tempest or Jane Eyre this summer will know how imaginative and exciting their productions are, and this one is not to be missed.

We don’t expect snow on the night, but would suggest you wear warm clothes and sensible shoes!

Venue: St James Church, Roydon Road, Stanstead Abbotts SG12 8JZ

Date and time: Friday 3rd December, 7.00 pm

Tickets: £15 (£12 for under-16’s)

Tickets available from:www.thisismytheatre.com 

(Running time 1 hour 15 minutes)

Advent Carols by Candlelight – St James’s Church 

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Written by Anne Sauston: 

Sunday 28th November at 4 p.m.

Make a start to the Christmas season by attending this service, held in St James’s Church – the old village church between Stanstead Abbotts and Roydon.

The atmosphere of this beautiful church, lit simply by candles, helps to remind you of the wonder of the Advent season and the coming of the celebration of the birth of Christ. We sing Advent Carols, such as “Oh come, oh come Emmanuel” rather then Christmas Carols, which makes it even more special. We are happy that the Priory Choir from Royston will be with us to help with the singing, and everyone is welcome to stay for tea and mince pies afterwards.

There are no lights around the church, so wear warm clothing, sensible shoes – and bring a torch!

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