Church sparkles for tree festival

By The Newsroom
Published 11th Dec 2013, 11:00 BST
7/12/13- Christmas Tree Festival at St Georges Church, Brede.7/12/13- Christmas Tree Festival at St Georges Church, Brede.
7/12/13- Christmas Tree Festival at St Georges Church, Brede.
A FOREST of Christmas trees appeared at St George’s Church at Brede over the weekend when the church held a Christmas Tree Festival.

It featured some 25 Christmas trees decorated by local groups as well as stalls and refreshments.

The festival also featured musical performances from local group including a group from Bexhill High, Opera South East and the Vocality. It concluded with a Christingle Service on the Sunday afternoon.

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There was a Charity Tree in aid of ‘Surviving Christmas’. The Hastings based charity supports vulnerable people whether on a low income, elderly or disabled by providing food vouchers, hampers and a three-day open house event.

Children enjoyed entering a Spot The Mouse competition where they have to find a mouse hidden in each of the trees.

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