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Holy Trinity's street party-style event will include a treasure hunt, games and refreshments including Pimms and cakes.

Worshippers will make their way from United Reformed Church service to Methodist Church, carrying palm leaf crosses, for buns and beverages.

Herts & Essex Boundary Flower Club president Carol Giffen, chair Nicky Thompson and Leoni Braz travelled to London to show off their skills.

The event at All Saints Church was organised by Latvian music tutor Natalia Varkentin and Bishop's Stortford and Satellite Rotarians.

Over 250 visitors were able to admire hundreds of completed jigsaws and buy vintage, wooden and named artist puzzles.

The Bridge at the Baptist Church Centre is Bishop's Stortford's newly-opened community hub.

The chaplains will offer practical help, befriending and connections to other groups, charities and services in the Hockerill area.

The event was live-streamed on East Herts Council's YouTube channel.

50 people who would otherwise have been alone enjoy turkey dinner, Christmas cake tea party and entertainment at Bishop's Stortford Methodist Church.

The Christmas Eve event, organised by Sawbridgeworth and District Rotary, was back to pre-Covid pandemic attendance levels.

The festival at Holy Trinity Church featured 11 spruces and firs, and raised more than £360 for those in need in Bishop's Stortford.

Trombones and trumpets provided the festive soundtrack to an exercise session at Bishop's Stortford Methodist Church.

More than 150 people visited St Mary the Virgin to enjoy 27 specially decorated spruces, firs and modern alternatives and raised over £2,000.

Royal Mail has unveiled the last festive stamps to feature the late Queen's silhouette, which show the Christmas story.

Churches Together, representing faiths across the town, has set up a network of warm banks.

Entry is free and there will be a simple quiz. All entrants will receive a small gift on completion and free squash and a biscuit.

Thorley Bell Ringers chimed to open and close the St James the Great festival each day and were on hand to welcome visitors throughout.

Police are keen to hear from anyone with information about the vandalism at Holy Trinity Church between August 14 and 17.

The two-storey school was built alongside the old one and enables St Joseph's to increase its capacity from 45 to 60 pupils per year group.