St Mary's Ashwell

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There's just under two weeks left to book your tree space at the Christmas tree festival. You can either decorate a traditional tree in the theme of your business or group, or make one using materials relevant to it. The more imaginative the better! Full details and sign up sheet are in the mini website linked in the comments. Any questions, please put them in the comments. ...
After the success of last year's Lychgate Hot Choc Stop we are looking forward to running it again this year, serving hot chocolate, warm cordial and traditional soul cakes (regular and gluten free) to passing trick or treaters. Soul cakes are a biscuit/scone traditionally made for Halloween, All Saints Day and All Souls Day, given in exchange for prayers or songs in an old medieval practice called 'souling'. Do stop by and say hello! The church will be open and children are welcome to come in and use the loos. ...
Drop in session at St Mary's Ashwell on Tuesday 27th October.Visitors of all ages are warmly welcomed to pop in for a cuppa and a chat between 9.30 and 11am on Tuesday.This is not an organised play session, but there will be toys available for families with young children, we'd love to see you if you are in the area. ...
Joint with Greening Ashwell and Zero Carbon Ashwell we're running a showing of the People's Emergency Briefing at St Mary's on Friday 9th October. 7pm doors, 7:30pm showing starts.It's free, but if you can sign up online, it will help us know how many we're planning for:www.tickettailor.com/events/stmarysashwell/2411315Suggested age-rating is over 16, due to the emotional impact of the film. ...
Save the Date!This year we felt it would be nice to do something a bit different for our Christmas fundraiser and are looking forward to hosting a Christmas Tree Festival. Many of the things people love will still be there – the choir will be singing carols, there will be bargains on the gift stall, delicious cakes, mulled wine and hot drinks, tombolas and the bottle stall. We're inviting local groups, charities and business to enter a Christmas tree, and winners will be announced for the best tree, the children's favourite and the best use of recycled materials. For more information, including on how to take part, please see the October Ashwell Village News or visit the Christmas Tree Festival website, linked in comments. ...