Stanstead Abbotts Parish Council is holding its Annual Parish Meeting on Thursday 5th May at 7.30pm in Stanstead Abbotts Parish Hall.
Everyone is welcome to attend the Annual Parish Meeting, which is an informal meeting to update villagers on the work the Council has done in the previous year and plans for the year ahead.
Refreshments will be available, and we hope to see as many of you there as possible.
The planned small expansion of housing in the village at Netherfield Lane off Roydon Road gives us the opportunity to discover more of our history courtesy of the land owners and former large-scale village employers, Websters Ltd.
Their continuing 50-year long involvement with the village will include financing a 5-day professional Archaeological Dig starting on June 20th in an area that has revealed evidence of our ancestors going back 8,000 years. If you can afford a day or the whole week, and whether you are experienced or not, you are invited to take a ‘hands-on’ look into the history of the village.
If you are interested in volunteering please contact Mike Dorman for more information on Email: mike@dormon.co.uk or Phone: 07899 992951.
On Friday 1st April between 15.00 and 16.30 at The Ashlea Room, Stanstead Abbotts Parish Hall, your local police officers will be available to speak to members of the public about any worries or concerns they may have. You can also sign up to the Online Neighbourhood Watch Scheme. We hope to see you there.
The 3 Churches Benefice is supporting the National Day of Reflection on 23 March, the first anniversary of the UK lockdown, to commemorate this tragic loss of life and to stand together with everyone who’s grieving.
Organised by Marie Curie, the National Day of Reflection looks to reflect on our collective loss, support those who’ve been bereaved, and hope for a brighter future.
Join us at St Mary the Virgin, St Margarets for a Midday Service of Reflection. It will be a short service of prayer, music and reflection.
Everyone welcome!
Rev’d Dr Sarah Forrest
For more information about services and events running across The 3 Churches Benefice, visit our benefice page.
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:
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.
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.
The Three Villages 