Christmas Tree Festival

The Christmas Tree Festival was held at the weekend, in a neighbouring village church. They host one every year, it's very well attended and makes for a nice way to spend a couple of hours. As well as the lovely and imaginative entries from local clubs and societies, there is a raffle and tea and cakes  :-) Here are just a few of the exhibits displayed around the church.

Four Seasons

Very pretty and clever with white and silver winter at the top,

followed by brown and orange autumn, pink summer and yellow spring.

Alice In Wonderland

The Snowman Tree

my favourite with his lovely wide smile and waving arm.

A local stable providing riding and carriage driving for the disabled

The Bellringers 

The Library

This was lovely. These trees belonged to two grandmothers from the same family. They took great delight in knitting Christmas jumpers each year, and their grandchildren could choose their favourite designs. The display was a loving tribute by their families. The grandchildren remember putting together the cardboard angels that arrived in the post. They also used some of their grandmother's craft work to decorate their homes. A poem written by the children accompanied the trees.

From a Girl Guide group. Clear perspex with what I think is acrylic painted images on it.

Each piece of jigsaw said something about autism.

I think it was meant to convey that everyone fits in.

The Heartfelt Tree

I like the muted colours of these pieces of felt.

All Because the Ladies Loved Milk Tree.

Very clever but maybe only to anyone old enough to remember the Milk Tray advert.

The Mindfull Tree by the infant school

The children thought about well-being activities they could do over Christmas

Toilet Roll Tree

made entirely out of toilet rolls cut in half

Starry Night
by the junior school, based on Van Gogh's painting

The Tiger Who came to  Tea Tree

by the pre school children in memory of Judith Kerr

Strictly Recycle 

by the church cafe, made from recycled materials

Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria's birthday

Another anniversary celebrating 30 years since the fall of the Berlin wall

And finally my WI's tree "The Journey"
depicting the arrival of Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem, at the top,
followed by the shepherds further down
and the wise men just arriving. 

~ Be warm and well ~ 

Polly x