• 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 •
Health Walks’ New Summer Timetables are now available and feature more than 100 different walking opportunities, including 27 on the weekends, 20 gentle walks for beginners and several evening walks. Check out the East Herts Timetable HERE.
The First Steps taster walk (Fridays 10am) in Ware is continuing and new walkers are always welcome!
First time? Don’t forget to register online HERE before you go.
On Saturday 29th June, St Albans Cathedral Music Trust is delighted to invite you to join one or more of the following sessions as we celebrate music in one of Hertfordshire’s hidden gems!
Tickets
3.30pm Organ recital £25*
4.45pm House Tour Free – limited tickets, please book tickets in advance.
6.30pm Jazz concert £35*
Carers/Companions free
If you require specific access requirements please email development@stalbanscathedral.org
*SPECIAL OFFER* – £10 off when you buy both an Organ Recital ticket and Jazz Concert ticket (the offer will automatically apply to the basket).
Book tickets at https://www.stalbanscathedral.org/Event/midsummer-music-at-stanstead-bury-farm
Recent changes mean that to vote in local and national elections you’ll need to have a form of photo ID. You can check to see if you already have an eligible form of photo ID online and if not, apply for a free photo ID.
The deadline for applying is 5pm on 24 April.
To apply for your voter ID, click the link HERE.
Good Sense Research are looking for some new members to join their community of taste testers! If getting paid to eat sounds good to you, then check out their invitation!
Sign up today for a chance to win in this prize draw!
Follow this link https://tinyurl.com/tryfood or scan the QR code on the poster to sign up now.
To find more about Good Sense Community, visit their page (https://goodsensecommunity.co.uk/)
Good Sense Research
10 Brunel Business Court, Eastern Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7AJ
The Next Equine Table Top Sale & Dog Show will be held on Sunday 28th April, 11am to 1.30pm at Albury Village Hall, Ware.
Entry £1
What to expect…
– The Dog Show (entry £2 per class with rosettes for 1st to 5th place)
– Refreshments, including homemade sausage rolls and cakes
– A raffle with some great prizes
– And lots more!
All monies raised will be going to Love UnderDogs.
Find out more about Love UnderDogs by visiting their website HERE.
If you would like a table, it is £10 (with table provided). Get in touch with Gail on 07747300095.
The 3 Churches Foodbank Hub is in need of donations, specifically:
Donations can be dropped off on Wednesday morning between 10.30–11.30am at St Margarets Parish Church or to Sue Webb at 8 Miller Lane, Stanstead Abbotts.
Any donations are gratefully received.
Lyn Paddon, The 3 Churches Foodbank Hub Manager
From now until 31st December 2024 a single bus journey will cost no more than £2 on most routes across Hertfordshire.0 The Department for Transport (DfT) have extended the £2 fare cap scheme nationwide and are working in partnership with operators who have signed up for the scheme.
The bus fare cap is designed to support families through the cost of living pressures, enabling millions of people to access affordable bus travel. To find out how you could save more search ‘Help for Households’.
Which operators in Hertfordshire are participating in the scheme?
£2 fare cap is only available with the following operators in Hertfordshire:
Arriva, Bishops Stortford Community Transport, Carousel Buses, Centrebus, Central Connect, First Essex Buses, Metroline (excluding Service PB1), Red Eagle, Redline Buses, Stagecoach, Sullivan Buses (on Service 84 only) and Uno.
Which bus operators are not participating?1
The £2 fare cap is not available with the following operators in Hertfordshire:
A2B Bus and Coach, Britannia Coaches, Grant Palmer, Landmark Coaches, Little Jim Buses, Lucketts of Watford, Marshalls Coaches, Red Rose Travel, Reg’s Coaches, Richmonds Coaches, Sullivan Buses (on all services except 84), Vale Travel, Vectare.
What type of journeys and tickets does the scheme apply to?
The £2 fare cap applies to single journeys regardless of length of journey. It does not apply to weekly, monthly, annual or multi operator ticket products.
Note that services that only operate on schooldays and/or where the primary purpose of the bus is to transport school children are excluded from the fare cap scheme.
Can I use my Hertfordshire SaverCard?
If you are using a SaverCard and the fare you would have paid is higher than £2 then the fare will be reduced to £2 to align with the fare cap scheme.
Does the scheme apply to the HertsLynx Service?
HertsLynx is participating in the £2 fare cap. From 16th–31st December, passengers who are pre-booking trips for January can use the discount codes to reduce their fare to £2.00.
From 1st Jan, all single fares will automatically be capped at £2. If a SaverCard user or a child (10 years and under) is travelling 0–2 miles only, they will need to select the discount as normal to ensure their fare is discounted to £1.50.
SaverCard holders or children who are travelling over 2 miles will not need to use any discount codes as the £2 fare will be less than their original discounted fare price.
Information for Bus Pass holders
You will be able to use your bus pass as normal. The £2 fare cap will apply to bus travel outside of the English National Travel Concessionary Scheme time restrictions; i.e. before 0930 and after 2300 outside of Hertfordshire.
Source: https://www.intalink.org.uk/%C2%A32FareCap?dm_i=5ESZ,10BLI,5PV6KX,43UPK,1
If you love a good quiz and want to support a fantastic charity, why not try SpeedQuizzing for Marie Curie!
The event details are as follows…
Date: April 18th Thursday
Place: Stanstead Abbotts & St Margarets Village Club
Time: 7pm to 10.30pm (doors open at 5pm)
Price: £5 per person (over 18s only and teams of up to 6)
All proceeds to charity: Marie Curie
View the poster below…
Ticket on sale now www.ticketsource.co.uk/town-village-connections
For more information, email info@canceryounastything.com
This Easter, we’re celebrating an important first anniversary. It’s a year since we first started ‘Make Lunch’, a club for families who need extra help in the school holidays, whether in terms of finances and food, or space to be together and find support. The 3 Churches Benefice partnered with a national charity ‘Transforming Lives for Good’ or ‘TLG’, whose aim is to help churches to work in their communities to combat poverty and improve the lives of children and young people. We started in the Easter holidays last year, running lunch and activity sessions twice a week for anyone who wanted to come.
So why not come and join us over this Easter Holidays? Every session is different in terms of who comes and what kind of day it is, but we always have an activity and a theme, a two-course hot meal, time to sit together and eat, and to get to know each other and build relationships. We have 16 volunteers signed up and try to have at least 6 or 7 on each session, working in the kitchen, cooking and washing up, or out front coordinating activities or chatting to folk.
Join us at Make Lunch Club over the Easter Holidays for fun, friendship and some yummy food. See the poster below for all the details.
We look forward to welcoming you!
Rev’d Dr Sarah Forrest
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
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