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Make Lunch Club is back!

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Make Lunch Club, run by The 3 Churches Benefice, is back for the summer holidays!

Join us for fun, friendship and some yummy food too! Make Lunch Club offers a chance for you and your school-aged children (and their younger siblings) to get together, share a meal and have some fun during the school holidays. Make Lunch Club is for you if your school-aged children are eligible for free school meals or if you’re struggling on a tight budget at the moment. Younger siblings are welcome too!

WHERE?
Mondays and Fridays, 12 to 2pm at The Wilshere Hall, St Andrew’s Church, Stanstead Abbotts.

WHEN?
JULY: Friday 26th and Monday 29th.
AUGUST: Friday 2nd, Monday 5th, Friday 9th, Monday 12th, Friday 16th, Monday 19th, Friday 23th and Friday 30th.

Email makelunch@3churches.net to book your place. We look forward to welcoming you!

NEW Hertfordshire Veteran & Community Drop-in

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Hertfordshire Veteran & Community Drop-in STARTS THIS FRIDAY 28TH JUNE!

On Friday 28th June, a new community hub will have its very first meeting in The Ashlea Room at Stanstead Abbotts Parish Hall.

Hertfordshire Veteran & Community Drop-in will be held from 12:00 to 13:30 every Wednesday and Friday.

It is a drop-in support hub offering a free cuppa as well as support staff who have at least Level 2 Counsellor Skills and can sign post to any help needed, or who simply know how to listen and converse if people are just lonely.

Coffee and Coping are working in partnership with the Walking with the Wounded charity to make sure that veterans and their families are cared for properly within the community.

Their aim is to provide a space for anyone who is struggling and doesn’t know what help there is or where to get it, as well as for older people who may have lost their friends or partners and just need to feel included and respected. 

See the poster for more information.

Teddy Club has a new home!

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We are really excited that Teddy Club has started up in its new home at The Wilshere Hall, St Andrew’s Church.

The sessions run from 9–11am every Thursday during term time, with a suggested donation of £1. This is for children up to 3 years old accompanied by their parent/carer.

Fun activities, singing, stories and much more!

No need to book. Just come along and have some fun!

Hertford County Yacht Club Open Day: Discover Sailing!

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Exciting news! Herford County Sailing Club is holding an ‘Open Day’ at their lake in Marsh Lane, Stanstead Abbotts, offering an opportunity for people to try sailing.  

When and where
Date: Saturday 11th May
Time: 10:30 to 15:30
Location: Marsh Lane, Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire SG12 8HL

What you need to know

  • They will have experienced helms to take you sailing along with some little dinghies for kids to try sailing.
  • Refreshments will be available with hot and cold drinks, ice lollies, crisps and rolls.
  • Bring some spare clothes and old trainers, buoyancy aids will be provided.

Discover more at www.hcyc.co.uk

If you have any questions, please email secretary@mg.hcyc.co.uk.

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Health Walks Summer Timetables Now Online

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Health Walks’ New Summer Timetables are now available and feature more than 100 different walking opportunities, including 27 on the weekends, 20 gentle walks for beginners and several evening walks. Check out the East Herts Timetable HERE.

The First Steps taster walk (Fridays 10am) in Ware is continuing and new walkers are always welcome!

First time? Don’t forget to register online HERE before you go.

Make Lunch Club Easter Holiday Fun!

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This Easter, we’re celebrating an important first anniversary. It’s a year since we first started ‘Make Lunch’, a club for families who need extra help in the school holidays, whether in terms of finances and food, or space to be together and find support. The 3 Churches Benefice partnered with a national charity ‘Transforming Lives for Good’ or ‘TLG’, whose aim is to help churches to work in their communities to combat poverty and improve the lives of children and young people. We started in the Easter holidays last year, running lunch and activity sessions twice a week for anyone who wanted to come.

So why not come and join us over this Easter Holidays?  Every session is different in terms of who comes and what kind of day it is, but we always have an activity and a theme, a two-course hot meal, time to sit together and eat, and to get to know each other and build relationships. We have 16 volunteers signed up and try to have at least 6 or 7 on each session, working in the kitchen, cooking and washing up, or out front coordinating activities or chatting to folk.

Join us at Make Lunch Club over the Easter Holidays for fun, friendship and some yummy food. See the poster below for all the details.

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We look forward to welcoming you!

Rev’d Dr Sarah Forrest

The Stanstead Abbotts Concert Society: February, March and April dates

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The Stanstead Abbotts Concert Society have some exciting events coming up in February, March and April!

The Wilderness Yet – 18th February

Deep-rooted in a lifetime love of traditional music, The Wilderness Yet continue to grow with the seasons as they explore the many branches of song from the British Isles. Their latest studio album, What Holds The World Together, was played on BBC Radio 2, 3 and 6, as well as entering the Official Folk Albums Chart. Singer Rosie Hodgson and fiddler Rowan Piggott are joined by guitarist Ben Filmer-Sankey in this new line-up for 2024.

Order your tickets HERE

George Sansome and Matt Quinn – 17th March

George (Granny’s Attic) on guitar and vocals and Matt (Dovetail trio) on mandolin and vocals have teamed up to form a perfect folk duo. When asked about their repertoire they say: ‘We both have a really strong love of folk songs and all the stories, history and people involved. Broadly speaking, we sing songs about love, heartbreak, revenge, death, geese, and the US postal service. Classic folk song stuff really.’

Order your tickets HERE

Nancy Kerr and James Fagan – 21st April

Nancy Kerr and James Fagan are one of the best known duos in British Folk music, and have been playing together since 1995. They have twice won Best Duo at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards (2003, 2011). Both highly regarded singers, they are also acknowledged as masterful players of their respective instruments of fiddle and bouzouki.

Order your tickets HERE

The Stanstead Abbotts Concert Society meets on the third Sunday of each month at The Parish Hall, Roydon Road, Stanstead Abbotts, SG12 8AB.

Doors open at 7.00pm, for a 7.30pm start and the evening ends at 10.00pm.

Soft drinks are available but please bring your own alcohol.

Tickets are £10 and are available from www.ticketsource.co.uk (see links above) or from Lynne Heraud (07527 796277)

Soccer School at St Margaretsbury FC

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St Margaretsbury has re-established their Soccer School! Catering to Boys and Girls from 3 to 8 years in age, these coaching-focused sessions aim to instil a love for the beautiful game. The children are encouraged to develop their skills in a non-competitive environment, while embracing the values of teamwork, discipline and fair play.

Ex-Spurs Player Luke Steel, who sadly suffered a career-ending football injury, has since built up his own successful youth academy and has partnered with our Soccer School to prepare two U7s sides ready for the 24/25 season to complement the existing youth teams. It offers a pathway for children, moving from fun non-competitive to competitive football to achieve their best.

If you’re interested, contact Luke on 07508 727912.

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