Shirland Welfare Band join us again with their selection of uplifting tunes for a summer afternoon, with refreshments at the Hall.Tickets £7 (children under 12 free).Tickets available at the Church, from South Wingfield Social Club, from Churchwarden Mark, other members of the church. For details contact concert@allsaintssouthwingfield.org.uk
Shirland Welfare Band join us for their selection of uplifting tunes for a Summer afternoon, played in their inimitable style.Tickets £7 (free to under 12's) - refreshments included during the intervalTickets available from the Church, South Wingfield Social Club, Churchwarden Mark, and Church members. Details: concert@allsaintssouthwingfield.org.uk
Christmas Carol Concert 16th December 2022All Saints Church provided a stunning setting for the Carol Concert. Greeted by pealing church bells, twinkling lights and a beautifully decorated church bathed in flickering candlelight, a 100+ congregation packed the church. Shirland Welfare Brass Band created a magical Christmas atmosphere with a mix of traditional Carol’s, instrumental solos and more popular music. Our thanks to Lynden Cooper (MD of Shirland Welfare Brass Band) for his conducting and humorous encouragement which soon had everyone taking part. The interval saw the congregation enjoying a glass of wine and a mince pie whilst the raffle was drawn. The hugely successful evening received many favourable comments from an appreciative audience, with several requests for the event to be repeated next year. Thanks to Dennis Holmes for his suggestion to hold the Christmas Carol Concert with our local brass band and for organising it so well. Thank you to everyone who attended and made the evening such a special community event. It certainly felt a lot like Christmas.
Our annual Christmas Fayre took place in our Church Hall on Saturday 26th November, with a good attendance from the village browsing our tombola, bric a brac and jam & cake stalls, with special contributions from Baby Play with a stall for mothers and their children.<br>South Wingfield History Group came along with a selection of photos of the church in times of recent and further past, and interesting articles on Rev Harry Watts, and the Lych Gate and Wingfield Station. Old photos of the church and churchyard would be welcomed by the group for their collection, if you have any ( which will be copied and returned) see Carol & Geoff Brown.<br>We were graced with an appearance from the man of the Season, dressed in his usual Red suit.Our fair team(!) did a super job of setting up, and providing the refreshments - soup & rolls and a selection of puddings. Thanks go to everyone who gave their time and effort into making our Fayre a successful event.<br>Our Raffle raised over £200, with the star prize of a hamper won by Ann Turner, and 30 other prizes collected gratefully by those others present. Our best wishes and congratulations go to Ann for her wedding on Wednesday.<br>We are very grateful to all those who gave contributions to the stalls, especially for the jams, chutneys and curds, and offered their time and efforts for the day.<br>With the raffle, stalls, lunches and a few donations on the day, we managed to raise just over £900, which will go towards the upkeep of the church.<br>We hope to see you all at our Christmas services and our Carol Concert on the 16th December at the Church at 7:30pm - see our other notice for more details.