Belstone Flower Festival

22 May 2019 16:37

June 28 - 30

This year the annual flower festival of the Northmoor team of churches will be hosted by the lovely church of St Mary’s in Belstone. This ancient church has many attributes: It dates from the 13th century with the first Rector recorded in 1260. There is a beautifully constructed rood screen and an incised stone cross believed to date from the 7th century as well as many other interesting features.

The flower festival is an annual fundraising event involving all 13 churches and their flower arranging teams. They will base their designs on extracts selected from hymns, which should offer plenty of scope for interpretation.

The festival will open daily from 10am until 4pm from Friday, June 28th until Sunday, June 30th, culminating in an evening service of Songs of Praise at 6.30pm on Sunday. Many of the hymns used in the arrangements will be sung during the service.

There will also be an informal concert at 5pm on Saturday, June 29th with Moor Harmony, a local choir based in South Zeal who will be singing songs from the musicals.

Tea, coffee and cake will be available throughout the weekend. Entrance to the concert and church will be free although there will be a charge for a programme.

The organisers look forward to welcoming you to this lovely church.