Left to right: Jonathan Pilkington, Anthony Richardson, Henry Buxton, Suzie Nichol, Jackie Spencer, Andrew Day, Jonathan Trower and Dr Tessa Dormon.
In October 2023, The Trustees of The Baesh Trust bid farewell to Jackie Spencer, the Clerk, after 30 years of service. The Chairman, Mr Jonathan Trower thanked Mrs Spencer for all her work, support and advice over the years and proposed that she is appointed as a Clerk Emeritus. She was presented with a cheque as a token of appreciation from the Trustees, who wish her well with her retirement.
The 3 Churches Foodbank Hub is in need of donations, especially:
Tinned vegetables
Long life milk
Jars of sauces – for pasta and rice.
Donations can be dropped off on Wednesday morning between 10.30–11.30am at St Margarets’ Parish Church or to Sue Webb at 8 Miller Lane, Stanstead Abbotts.
The 3 Churches Foodbank Hub is in need of donations, specifically:
tinned meat, fish, soup, rice pudding and custard;
Christmas treats biscuits and chocolates, including advent calendars.
Donations can be dropped off on Wednesday morning between 10.30–11.30am at St Margarets’ Parish Church or to Sue Webb at 8 Miller Lane, Stanstead Abbotts.
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!
The Three Villages 