Tuesday 11th to Sunday 16th December
Yelverton Christmas Tree Festival
It’s time for the annual Rock Methodist Church community Christmas Tree Festival held in Yelverton. 25 Christmas trees all sponsored and decorated by local schools, businesses and local interest groups brighten up the church in a stunning display. Each one is themed by the group decorating it, which results in some beautiful and very imaginative trees. The standard of decorations seems to get better every year and there just aren’t words to describe the impact of seeing the trees fully decorated, it’s like fairyland. One of my favourite memories of the festival was when a group of children from a local nursery arrived to decorate their tree, needless to say there was much chattering and shrieks of delight during the process. When they had finished they all went quiet, sat on the carpet around the tree and sang some carols. All the other decorators stopped and listened - it was a truly magical moment. So do come and see the festival, it is well worth a visit - open from 10.30am - 4.30pm Tuesday to Saturday and 2 – 4 pm on Sunday, entrance is free.
This year there is an extra bonus with the Clarinuts concert on Friday evening, giving people a chance to see the trees in the dark as well as hear some excellent music. For our other Christmas services see pages 32 & 33. If you would like to sponsor and decorate a tree it costs £30 - this includes the cost of the tree which you can take home afterwards. There may still be time to join in when you read this – just! Please contact Marion Luckhurst on 01822 854404.