The December issue of The Three Villages Magazine is nearly here!

For this issue, we have broken from our normal cover photography to showcase the winning entries from our Schools Christmas Art Competition. Congratulations to our winners!

After the success of our Christmas art competition last year, we once again asked the schools if they would like to take part in a ‘Christmas Star Competition’. The students who took part didn’t let us down!

Pick up a copy of the December Issue to find out who our winners are!

Do keep your eyes open for these special stars as we hope to use them, along with all the other stars that were entered into the competition, to decorate Stanstead Abbotts high street! Why not see how many you can spot?

Thank you to everyone who took part in the competition. You did yourselves and your schools proud!

We are thrilled to announce the winner of our cover image for the September issue of The Three Villages Magazine…

Paul Wood took this stunning photograph by the river with the lovely autumnal leaves and rather whimsical bike propped against the raining. We really loved the colours and the dreamy quality of the photograph. It reminded us of a calm autumn stroll by the river.

We asked Paul to tell us a little about himself…

Hi my name is Paul Wood, aged 55, and I live currently in Hoddesdon. I am married to Tracey who grew up in the village of Stansted Abbotts and through her I still have a good connection with village life. Over 10 years ago I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and at roughly the same time lost my Gran. She left me with a small inheritance with which I used to buy my first digital camera, and thought I would use photography as an outlet to get out and explore the world and fight this disease. Landscape photography chose me as the village is so near, its beauty on my doorstep, I can just walk and never get bored. Since taking up and self-learning photography, I have won several awards, many of which include the village. Autumn is my favourite time of year and that bridge and river too beautiful to ignore.

Thank you to Paul for letting us use this stunning image on the cover.

The September issue is coming soon, so if you haven’t already do be sure to pick up a June issue while you still can. If you need help getting hold of a copy, please do get in touch!

We are looking for our next cover image for Issue 10 (June) of The Three Villages Magazine.

Are you a local photographer, amateur or professional? Would you like your work to appear on the cover of our local magazine?

We are looking for a seasonal photograph that showcases our beautiful local landmarks within
the three villages. The deadline for entries is 1st May.

If you would like to enter and showcase your work, please email
threevillagesmagazine@gmail.com

We are pleased to announce the winning cover image for Issue 8 of The Three Villages Magazine, which is due out at the start of December!

The photograph featured on the cover this time is by Eric Skilton. Here is it…

We asked Eric to tell us a little more about the photograph and himself…
The photo was taken during last winter using an iPhone. It was at the Amwell Nature Reserve near the Bittern viewing point. It was not long after a heavy snowfall, but before it fell off the trees. It’s actually a colour image; it’s just that there is very little other than black and white.

My wife Janice and I have lived in Stanstead Abbotts (actually St Margarets) for nearly 14 years, having moved from Cheshunt. We are both retired; I was a structural engineer and Janice a social worker. We love the village and everyone around us is so friendly; it’s a great place to live. I spend a great deal of my time walking and chasing balls of various sizes (golf, tennis, padel etc.).

Thank you to Eric for kindly letting us use this striking and wonderfully wintery image.

If you haven’t done so already, get your copy of Issue 7 before it disappears! If you are having trouble getting hold of a copy, please do let us know and we will do what we can to get one to you.

Thank you for your continued support,
The Three Villages Team

We are pleased to reveal the cover image for Issue 7 of The Three Villages Magazine, which is due out at the start of September!

The photograph featured on the cover this time is by Nicholas Cox. 

We asked Nick to tell us a little about the image and himself…

‘The photograph was taken on the village green in autumn, facing north with the sun behind me, so probably a Sunday morning dog walk when I usually go down to Rye House and back.

We moved from Ware to Cresset Close over 30 years ago – we were the third family to move into what was then a new estate. We moved to the Granary in 1999, the last to move into the original phase. I sit on St Margarets Parish Council and also East Herts District Council, representing Ware Trinity on behalf of the Green Party. I’m a self-employed building services design and project manager with long term clients mostly in London. I’m designing my own ground source heat pump for my own home.’

Thank you to Nick for letting us use this stunning image.

If you haven’t done so already, get your copy of Issue 6 before it disappears!

Thank you for your continued support,
The Three Villages Team