Christmas Tree Festival 2025

Please join us in welcoming back neighbours, friends and passersby to visit our popular Christmas Tree Festival which started back in 2007. Local groups, businesses, charities, schools and organisations are invited to decorate a small tree (4ft), with a theme of their choice. In many cases groups choose their decorations to represent the activities of their organisation.

A 4ft artificial tree will be provided although you may provide your own 4ft tree (real or artificial) if you prefer. There is no charge to take part.

If your business or group would like to decorate a tree please email:

hmctrees@yahoo.com

by 22nd November at the latest

Please provide a short narrative (max 100 words) about your business, group or activity to be included in the program.

The Church will be open for tree dressing between 2pm and 5pm on 2nd, 3rd and 4th December and between 7pm and 9pm on Thursday 4th December (different times by arrangement if necessary).

An electricity supply will be available for your low voltage tree lights if requested.

Dismantling and collection of decorations to take place week starting January 4th (following Sunday Service). We can do this for you if we are given instructions regarding disposal, retrieval, delivery of decorations.

The Christmas Tree Festival starts on Saturday 6th December at 10am to coincide with our Christmas Fayre.

The trees will remain in place throughout the Christmas period however the Church will be open on Saturday 6th December and Sunday 7th December at the following times to welcome visitors to view the trees at their leisure. There will be additional activities and refreshments available when the tree festival is running.

Entry to the Christmas Tree Festival is free of charge although there will be an opportunity to make a donation to local charity, the Hospice of the Good Shepherd. Visitors will be invited to vote for their favourite tree.

Some of last year's trees