We recently ran a survey to get a sense of how The Three Villages is going and to help plan for 2023.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete the survey. It has been really helpful and given us some ideas to work on next year.
As can be seen from the infographic below, we have achieved some of our main goals, but also have a few things to work on improving in forthcoming issues.
The December 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, but not limited to: 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. There are some great articles including the latest instalment of Our Historic Churches series, updates from local youth organisations and the schools, a business spotlight on More Than B’loons and a charity focus on HELPING, and you can also find out the winners of our Christmas Schools Art Competition!
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
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.
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.
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 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
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 .
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.
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
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