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St Mary's Alverstoke Christmas Tree Festival 11am to 7pm Friday 11th December 2010 to Sunday 12th December 2010
About The Festival Over the three days of Friday 10th to Sunday 12th December 2010 we will be holding a Christmas Tree Festival in St Mary’s. ADMISSION CHARGE: Adults £3, Concessions £2 Children under 16 are free but must be accompanied by an adult. Profits will be put towards the Shaping the Future Fund. Refreshments will be provided in the Parish Centre where, as an added attraction, children’s activities will also be arranged. The Church will be open for the Festival between 11am and 7pm on all three days. We expect to have the building filled with about 70 Christmas trees, all with fairy lights and decorated by individual sponsors, The Church will be darkened except for the light from the trees and the effect will be breathtaking! In addition, we will have four ‘Parish’ trees illustrating baptisms, weddings, funerals and prayer. Information leaflets will be available to take away.
There will be room for people to sit alongside the trees during the Services, also a prayer will be said from the pulpit every hour when the Church is open for the Festival. The Church will be suitably decorated by the ladies of our St Mary’s Alverstoke Flower Guild and the outside areas will also be decorated with lights and possibly more trees. Refreshments will be provided in the Parish Centre where, as an added attraction, children’s activities will also be arranged.
If anyone reading this would like to help with the million things to be done for the Festival please let Sue Simpson know in the Parish Office (02392 580551), or Richard Thorne (02392 585137) - we need all the help we can get! Also, if you would like to provide some of the musical entertainment, or if you know of someone who would like to do so, please click here for more details.
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Musical
entertainment will be playing inside the building throughout the periods
when the Festival is taking place to enhance the atmosphere within the
Church. This will be provided by small groups, or individuals, performing
mostly for about half hour periods.