In case you missed it, Issue 6 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 Maltings Coffee House Stanstead Abbotts & St Margarets Village Club
This issue includes our regular features along with the first in our brand new series entitled Local Historic Faces & Places; an exciting Summertime ‘Flash Fiction’ Writing Competition in conjunction with local author Annette Hannah; photos of the wonderful Coronation events enjoyed by everyone in May; a feature on local charity, Small Acts of Kindness; and a whole lot more!
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.
The June 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’s, Stanstead Abbots The Village Pharmacy The Maltings Coffee House Stanstead Abbotts & St Margarets Village Club The Red Lion The Bridge Shop
We hope that you enjoy this latest issue. If you are struggling to get a hold of a copy, please do get in touch and we will see how we can help.
Thank you for your continued support, The Three Villages Team
Issue 6 is off to the printer today, which means that in a few weeks it will be published! At the start of June, it will be available to purchase for £1 at various locations across the three villages.
This issue includes our regular features along with the first in our brand new series entitled Local Historic Faces & Places; an exciting Summertime ‘Flash Fiction’ Writing Competition in conjunction with local author Annette Hannah; photos of the wonderful Coronation events enjoyed by everyone in May; a feature on local charity, Small Acts of Kindness; and a whole lot more!
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.
We are delighted to have some newcomers to Great Amwell – six cygnets at Amwell Pool!
Jenny Hanson, a very gifted local photographer whose work is featured on the cover of The Three Villages Magazine: Issue 4 (December 2022), has kindly shared some of the images she has taken of the new arrivals.
Jenny said, ‘I first spotted three on Thursday 27th April in the morning. One had just hatched as it was still wet. The others may have been that morning or the night before. On Friday morning there were five and by the afternoon there were six. They were out on the water on Saturday and luckily, unlike the previous two years, we didn’t need Swan Rescue to build a ramp. I went there every day as we were worried the water level would drop, but the water level was nice and high. Gill and Kevin from Swan Rescue did swing by to check all was well on Saturday morning.’
It is lovely to see the cygnets enjoying the safety of Amwell Pool!
Many of you took the time to vote in the Local Elections yesterday, Thursday 4th May. After a busy night of counting and verifying, the result for Great Amwell & Stansteads Ward are in!
Name of Candidate
Description
Votes recorded
BOYLAN Peter
Conservative Party
472 (elected)
DUMONT Joseph Charlie
Liberal Democrats
553 (elected)
HEIGHWAY John
Labour Party
210
HOWLETT Joe
Liberal Democrats
468
MOORE Stuart
The Green Party
169
MOULE Peter John
Conservative Party
397
WATTS Graham
Labour Party
139
*if elected the word ‘elected’ appears against the number of votes
To see more information, please do visit the East Herts Council page by clicking HERE.
Can you help? We have had a request for help from The 3 Churches Foodbank Hub.
They are in need of the following:
Sanitary towels
Fruit juice in cartons
Tins of rice and custard
Jars of pasta sauces
Toilet rolls
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
Gary moved to the three villages along with his family in September 2020 and in his spare time has taken some lovely photographs of the area, including this winning image.
We asked Gary about his photography and here’s what he said: ‘I have been into photography ever since I can remember and have spent a lot of my time doing big game photography in Zimbabwe which was never dull, and I’ve got a lot of stories that I laugh at now but were certainly not funny at the time. Photography around the UK is different, and dare I say it, more interesting, in the way there are clear cut seasons and the amazing variation of photography you can experience just in one place over a year. The historical side is also captivating, and something we never had at home – and I do now and again get a shot of squirrel falling out a tree.’
Thanks to Gary for letting us use this enchanting photograph on our cover.
Issue 6 will be published at the start of June, so if you haven’t done so already, get your copy of Issue 5 before it disappears!
Thank you for your continued support, The Three Villages Team.
Calling all Local Charities and Not for Profit Groups. Would you like to register your interest for the next Round of Local Community Funding?
This opportunity opens from 10 May 2023 and interest needs to be in by 11 June 2023.
Co-op will let you know if you’re successful in October and if you are you’ll be part of the Local Community Fund for 12 months from October 2023 to October 2024 (with one pay-out, in November 2023).
To celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III there will be a number of local events running over the long weekend of 6th–8th May 2023.
REMEMBER: please do send us any photos you have of the local events you attend, so that we can feature them in our June Magazine!
LOCAL EVENTS
Sunday 7th May 2023 Coronation Community Picnic in Stanstead Abbotts **CANCELLED – combined with Stanstead Abbotts Club event instead** 12–3pm at The Meadow behind Stanstead Abbotts Playground (Stanstead Abbotts High Street G12 8AS)
Coronation Big Lunch with The 3 Churches Benefice After church in The Wilshere Hall (12–2pm)
We are holding a Bring & Share lunch for the Coronation after the church service in The Wilshere Hall. If the weather is sunny, bring along your picnic blankets too! Everyone is welcome.
Afternoon Tea at St John the Baptist Church, Great Amwell 3–5pm at St John the Baptist
The church will be open during the afternoon for refreshments in celebration of the coronation. Do come along and join us!
Stanstead Abbotts Club Celebrates the Coronation! 12–4pm at Stanstead Abbotts Village Club
Come along and celebrate with us! There will be: live music from Soul Chain, Morris Dancing, BBQ, Raffle, Kids Creations Station, Penalty Shoot Game (Ware FC) and Fully Licensed Bar & Bottle Bar. Stanstead Abbotts Parish Council will be providing FREE coronation hats, flags, wristbands and badges for children and helping out on the day.
Great Amwell Coronation Celebration 4–9pm on the Glebe Field
For many of us the coronation of King Charles III in May will be the first time we have seen a new Monarch take to the throne and Great Amwell Village will be celebrating in style with a ‘Bring your Own Picnic’ on the Glebe Field, Hillside Lane (behind Great Amwell Parish Hall) on Sunday 7 May. Everyone is welcome to join us from 4–9pm and please bring a picnic to share with family and friends. Entry is free and there will be face painting, ice-cream and games of rounders. The evening will end with fireworks – a truly royal celebration.
The Three Villages 