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Christmas Schools Art Competition

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Just before half term, we asked our local schools if they would like to get into the festive spirit a little early and enter our Christmas Art Competition. St Andrew’s Primary School and St John the Baptist Primary School said yes, so spent time creating some really wonderful artwork, with a selection of the best from across the year groups being entered to our competition.

The creativity shown by the children impressed us so much that we wanted to share the entries with you all…

Alice, Year 4
(St John the Baptist Primary School)
Andrei, Year 2
(St John the Baptist Primary School)
Calon, Year 1
(St John the Baptist Primary School)
Hadassa, Year 5
(St John the Baptist Primary School)
Lila, Year 3
(St John the Baptist Primary School)
Skyla, Year 6
(St John the Baptist Primary School)
Charlie, Year 4
(St Andrew’s Primary School)
Kai, Year 6
(St Andrew’s Primary School)
Hanna, Year 1
(St Andrew’s Primary School)
Emma, Year 5
(St Andrew’s Primary School)
Grace, Year 5
(St Andrew’s Primary School)
Harriet, Year 2
(St Andrew’s Primary School)
Olivia, Year 4
(St Andrew’s Primary School)
Hugo, Year 1
(St Andrew’s Primary School)
Noah, Year 5
(St Andrew’s Primary School)
Antonio, Year 4
(St Andrew’s Primary School)

The winners will be announced in the December Issue of The Three Villages Magazine, which publishes in a week’s time! So, be sure to pick up a copy to see the winning artwork on the outside and inside back cover.

Thanks go to all the children, their teachers/class assistants and the schools for taking the time to create some beautiful Christmas Artwork for us all to enjoy.

Issue 4: Cover Photograph Winner!

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The winner of our cover photograph competition for Issue 4 of The Three Villages Magazine is this wonderful image by Jenny Hanson.

Image © Jenny Hanson

Jenny has lived in the villages for 29 years and regularly walks down the rivers and around the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust (HMWT) reserve. This photograph was taken when up on the viewing point at the reserve.

You can view more of Jenny’s stunning work on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jennyamwell/) and Vero (https://vero.co/jennyamwell).

Huge thanks go to Jenny for letting us use her photograph on the cover!

The robin has long been associated with Christmas. As Molly Murray from The Scottish Wildlife Trust explains:
‘the first legend takes us back to Victorian times, where the tradition of sending Christmas cards started. Royal Mail postmen, who wore bright red uniforms, delivered these cards. This earned them the nickname of “robin” or “redbreast”. Artists usually illustrated Christmas cards with pictures relating to the delivery of letters, such as post-boxes or the postmen known as “robins”, and eventually started drawing the familiar little brown and red bird delivering letters instead of the postmen. This trend caught on and became very popular, and continues to this day, with many robin-themed items being seen on supermarket shelves during the festive period.’

Issue 4 of The Three Villages Magazine will be published at the start of December at all the usual places. It will include the latest Our Historic Churches installment, updates from the local schools and youth groups, and interesting stories from around the villages.

If you haven’t done so already, get your copy of Issue 3 before it disappears!

Thank you for your continued support,
The Three Villages Team

The Three Villages Magazine: Issue 3 is here!

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The September issue of The Three Villages Magazine has published and is available to purchase for £1 across the three villages. Be sure to pick up your copy!

You can find it at a number of locations including:
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

We hope that you enjoy this latest issue. If you are struggling to get a hold of a copy, please do be in touch and we will see how we can help.

Thank you for your continued support,
The Three Villages Team

The Three Villages Magazine: Issue 3 is coming soon…

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Issue 3 is currently at the printers, which means that in a few weeks it will be available to purchase for £1 at various locations across the three villages.

This issue includes our regular features along with the next instalment of Our Historic Churches series, a report from the recent archaeological dig at Netherfield Lane, articles from the Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust, The Wombles of Ware Abouts and some really interesting interviews.

If you have any questions about how to get hold of a copy, do please be in touch using the CONTACT US page, or directly by emailing threevillagesmagazine@gmail.com .

Thank you for your continued support.

And the winning photographer is…

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Once again, we had a fantastic number of entries for the photography competition and found it really hard to agree on a winner, but congratulations go to Paul Marriott.

The September Issue of The Three Villages Magazine’s cover will feature the work of Paul Marriott from High Flying Drone Shots. The stunning aerial shot was chosen because it shows the beauty of the area in such a unique way.

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To learn more about High Flying Drone Shots and the variety of services they offer, check out the website www.highflyingdroneshots.co.uk .

Thank you to Paul for letting us use this wonderful image on the front cover!

You will be able to pick up your copy of The Three Villages Magazine: Issue 3 at the start of September at all the usual places. If you haven’t already done so, make sure you get a copy of Issue 2 while you still can!

Thank you for your continued support,
The Three Villages Team.

Have you picked up your copy yet?

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In case you missed it, Issue 2 of The Three Villages Magazine published on 1st June and is available to purchase for just £1 at various locations including:

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

Have you picked up your copy yet…?

We’re busy working on the September issue!

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We are now busy working on the September issue of The Three Villages Magazine and our copy deadline is looming.

Do be in touch if you have a item you’d like to submit. We are particularly looking for:
* A short poem (to fit a half page)
* Autumnal photographs of the local area for the front cover
* Tried-and-tested baking recipes

Please send items to print.threevillagesmagazine@gmail.com by 4th July.

The Three Villages Team

The Three Villages Magazine: Issue 2 out NOW!

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Issue 2 of The Three Villages Magazine has published and is now available to purchase for £1 at various locations across the villages, including:

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

We hope you enjoy reading this June issue, which has some great articles, a new puzzle page, the winners of our Children’s Art Competition in honour of the Platinum Jubilee, updates from Girlguiding and Scouting in the villages, and much more!

The Three Villages Team

Coming soon… The Three Villages Magazine: Issue 2!

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The Three Villages Magazine: Issue 2 is on its way to the printer and will be publishing at the start of June.

This is our Jubilee Issue, which includes some wonderful artwork from our Platinum Jubilee Children’s Art Competition winners, a new puzzle page alongside interesting features from local businesses and community groups including Scouting and Girlguiding. The cover of Issue 2 features our photograph competition winning entry from Katy Smawfield.

If you haven’t already done so, make sure you grab a copy of Issue 1 while you still can!

The Three Villages Team

And our cover photo competition winner is…

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We had a really fantastic number of entries for the photography competition. The photographs were of such high quality that it made it really hard to choose a winner.

Congratulations go to our winner, Katy Smawfield! This wonderful image features Sophie Smawfield taking a photo on the tow path just beyond Stanstead Abbotts.

Katy’s photograph will be used on the cover of our second issue, which is due out at the start of June. Keep an eye out for it in a month’s time!

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

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