Christmas Tree Festival

Christmas Tree Festival 2024

A view of the Dais with three Christmas Trees A view of the Altar Table with the Advent Wreath below A view of the Christmas trees on the left hand side of the Church A view of Christmas Trees at the bottom right of the church

Christmas Tree Festival 2025

In December last year, we opened our doors to host our annual Christmas Tree Festival, a chance for us to support local charities and share the Christmas message with our local community and visitors to our town.

We were very pleased to welcome more than 3,500 people over the 12 days of the Festival. All the trees were beautifully decorated, and in many cases, moving and thought provoking. Younger visitors also very much enjoyed searching for the mice who were hiding around the church!

The local charities and social organisations which each decorated a Christmas Tree raised almost £2,000 between them.

We would very much like to thank our Town Mayor Councillor Anne Rickard, and Deputy Mayor Councillor Jonathon Bourbon for attending our opening service and switching on the lights. We are also very grateful to Groves Nurseries, Washingpool Farm, Footeprints Printers and Kidson & Trotman Solicitors for their support. Finally, huge thanks go to those who volunteered to act as stewards during the Festival, without all of you it would not have been possible to run the event so smoothly.

We look forward to welcoming you all again this year!