Friday began with our School Services. We started off at 8am collecting all the generous donations, and then welcome EYFS and Happy Kids Nursery into church to think about what food goes into a Pumpkin Soup. This involved searching for different vegetables, and when a big enough pumpkin couldn’t be found, our Ordinand (Trainee Vicar) Josie went and found something much bigger much to everyone’s delight!

Then in the afternoon, it was onto our services for KS1 & KS2 where we welcomed Chris Hewitt from the Dunham Apple Barn to talk about what Harvest meant for him. He had us back to the spring dreaming of stunning apple orchards! Lots more fun was had, Harvest songs were sung and a troop of happy kids headed off to enjoy their weekend!

But the Harvest vibes didn’t stop there!

On Saturday evening we enjoyed our Harvest Supper and Beetle Drive. With members from across the community, we experienced one the best organised Beetle Drives going, with lots of cheers and competitive personalities being released…..! Then we enjoyed a well earnt Hot Pot before playing more games before we headed off for some much needed sleep.

But the Harvest Vibes continued!

Our services on Sunday morning were full of Harvest fun – from children’s talks to an interview with a local farmer Caroline Royle as she talked about the joys and challenges she and her family face as they farm their Shorthorn cows. More donations were given, and to cap it off, we headed off for a well earnt bacon butty.

But there was one last Harvest Vibe to go!

The wonderful weekend was brought to a close with a very special Christening. The church was full of family and friends, and the young girl was full of laughter – in fact, we decided that we could have baptised her again and again, so much did she seem to enjoy it!

So it was with lots of laughter and celebration that we brought our weekend to an end – the perfect way to finish a great few days!