• T H E • T H R E E • V I L L A G E S • News & Information covering Great Amwell, St Margarets and Stanstead Abbotts •
We have a few slots remaining for advertising within The Three Villages (online and in print) for the rest of this year.
For inclusion within Issue 6 (June), please be in touch with us before 4th April to secure a slot.
If you are interested, or have any questions, please email threevillagesmagazine@gmail.com.
The March 2023 issue of The Three Villages Magazine is here and 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, Stanstead Abbots
The Village Pharmacy
The Maltings Coffee House
Stanstead Abbotts & St Margarets Village Club
The Red Lion
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 sound of bells ringing is part of British culture. Almost everyone in England lives within hearing range of bells. The first bell was installed in St John the Baptist Church, Great Amwell, in the sixteenth century (called ‘Come all ye faithful’) and two more in the seventeenth century (‘Praise the Lord 1612’ and ‘Crown him lord of all’). These bells were tolled with the bell down. Three more bells were installed in the 1950s (‘George’ and ‘Elizabeth’ in 1953 and ‘Charles’ in 1954) and, along with the original three now all hung with wheels, they can be rung full circle.
The photograph shows typical bells hung with wheels: the one on the left is down and the one on the right is up and ready to ring full circle.
We have six bells, so we need at least six ringers to be able to make the sound everybody knows.
Anyone can ring and you don’t need to be a church member:
So do come and see what is involved. You don’t need to live in Great Amwell. We meet every Thursday at 7.30pm, but if this isn’t convenient please still contact us.
Frances Adams
(07876 496654 or fmadams50@yahoo.co.uk)
Here you can see a before and after photo of the rescuing of the snowdrops.
If you would like to come and see them and/or help rescue them and have a snowdrop walk, we are having a session on Sunday 26th February from 2–4pm & Sunday 12th March 12–2pm.
Booking is essential. Please email me: Ginitrower@btinternet.com.
Gini Trower, The Walled Garden
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The winner of our cover photograph winner is this wonderful image of the River Lea by Greg Andrews.
Thanks to Greg for letting us use this lovely photograph.
Issue 5 of The Three Villages Magazine will be published at the start of March at all the usual places. It will include the last Our Historic Churches instalment, important information from the Parish Councils regarding the upcoming elections; and a feature on local animal charity, ALFS. We are also looking forward to showing you our new sports section, which will become one of our regular items.
If you haven’t done so already, get your copy of Issue 4 before it disappears!
Thank you for your continued support,
The Three Villages Team
The 3 Churches Benefice has two regular sessions happening over Lent. These are open to anyone and everyone, so please do join us!
Lent Sessions: Living in Love & Faith
Sundays: 5th March, 12th March, 26th March [no meeting on 19th March]
5–6.30pm at St Mary’s Church, St Margarets
How do questions about identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage fit within the bigger picture of the good news of Jesus Christ? What does it mean to live in love and faith together as a Church?
We will explore these matters by studying what the Bible, theology, history and the social and biological sciences have to say, and by telling the real-life stories of followers of Christ with diverse experiences and convictions.
The sessions are open to everyone – we look forward to welcoming you.
Lent Meditations
Every Wednesday: 1st March to 5th April
7.30pm on Zoom
These Meditations offer a chance to take time for quiet reflection during Lent. We will be looking at St John’s Gospel’s approach to Holy Week.
Join us by clicking on the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2701785021
You can also join in on an ordinary landline phone by ringing any of these numbers
+44 131 460 1196, +44 203 051 2874, +44 203 481 5237 with the meeting ID: 270 178 5021
If you have any questions, please do get in touch!
vicar@3churches.net / admin@3churches.net
The latest request for donations from The 3 Churches Foodbank Hub is as follows:
Donations can be made to Sue at 8 Millers Lane or contact The 3 Churches Foodbank Hub (07487 350918). Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The 3 Churches Foodbank Hub
A local Hub of the Hertford & Ware Foodbank based at St Margarets’ Parish Church
Issue 5 is in the final stages of production, which means that in a few weeks it will be off to the printer! If you haven’t yet got a copy of Issue 4, make sure you do while they are still available!
At the start of March, Issue 5 will be available to purchase for £1 at various locations across the three villages. This issue includes our regular features along with the last in Our Historic Churches series; important information from the Parish Councils regarding the upcoming elections; and a feature on local animal charity, ALFS. We are also looking forward to showing you our new sports section, which will become one of our regular items.
If you have any questions about how to get hold of a copy, do please be in touch using the CONTACT US form, or directly by emailing threevillagesmagazine@gmail.com.
Thank you for your continued support.
In case you missed it, Issue 4 of The Three Villages Magazine published on 1st December 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, Stanstead Abbots
The Village Pharmacy
The Maltings Coffee House
Stanstead Abbotts & St Margarets Village Club
Pick up your copy while it is still available. If you are having trouble getting a copy, please do let us know and we will do what we can to help.
Issue 5 of The Three Villages Magazine is currently in production and will publish at the start of March!
The Three Villages Team
threevillagesmagazine@gmail.com
We have had an update from The 3 Churches Foodbank Hub. They are in need of the following:
Donations can be made to Sue at 8 Millers Lane, Stanstead Abbotts or contact The 3 Churches Foodbank Hub (07487 350918). Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The 3 Churches Foodbank Hub
A local Hub of the Hertford & Ware Foodbank based at St Margarets’ Parish Church
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