As part of our Advent Countdown this year, we will once again be collecting items for our Christmas Tree Festival, with all donations supporting the Harbour Bideford Charity.At the moment, toiletries are particularly needed, so if you would prefer to donate extra toiletries instead of some of the other suggested items, this would be greatly appreciated.Please consider taking part with family, friends, neighbours, or as a community group. Don't feel that you need to buy every item yourself. Any donations you are able to collect and place around our Community Donation Christmas Tree in the Chapel during the Christmas Tree Festival will help support local people in need.We collect donations all year round and there are always collection boxes at the back of both the church and the chapel. If you would like to drop off tins, dried food, or toiletries at any time throughout the year, they will be very gratefully received. A local volunteer collects donations each week and takes them to Bideford.Thank you to everyone who supports this project throughout the year, and especially during Christmas. Your generosity really does make a difference to others in our local community.
Woolsery Churches Together Christmas Tree Festival 2026 Get creative, get festive and think green! We’re delighted to invite you to take part in the Woolsery Churches Together Christmas Tree Festival, taking place on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th December 2026.Whether you’re representing a local business, organisation, community group or family, we’d love you to create a tree that brings a little festive magic to the festival! Sign Up Link: https://forms.gle/npgp1EjEMhncWGPQ6Your Christmas TreeYour tree can be real or artificial and can:Showcase your organisation, business or group, follow a theme that means something to you, simply be beautifully and creatively decorated!Artificial trees that come out year after year are, of course, a great example of reusing what we already have.Could your tree have some extra eco sparkle?We’re on our own Eco Journey and are hoping we may have achieved our Bronze Award by the time the festival arrives!So this year, we’d love everyone to have a little think about their tree’s eco credentials. Could you think about our environment, sustainability, reduce, reuse, recycle or repurpose as part of your design, do you celebrate looking after the land and environment in your business/organisation?Perhaps you could use:decorations reused from previous years natural or locally sourced materials recycled or repurposed materials scraps of fabric, wool or ribbon energy-efficient lights decorations that can be reused, recycled or composted afterwardsIf your business, organisation or family is already doing something to support sustainability or the environment, please tell us about it on the form. You might even want to make it part of your tree!One little eco request: please avoid traditional glitter unless you are using an environmentally friendly alternative. Setting Up Your TreeFriday 11th December | 9.30am to 7.00pmYour space will be clearly marked and ready for you to decorate.And because Christmas tree decorating definitely requires refreshments, tea and coffee will be available for you to help yourself while you set up! We will provide a name sign for each participating business, organisation, group or family. You are very welcome to place business cards, leaflets or a short piece of information about what you do at the bottom of your tree for visitors to read. A little extra festive cheer...On Saturday evening, the Wreckers Choir will be filling the church with festive music at a special Christmas concert. Doors open to public: 6.00pmConcert begins: 6.30pmRefreshments will be served during the interval, with donations welcomed in support of a charity and Woolsery Churches Together.Entering more than one tree?If you coordinate more than one organisation or group and would like to enter several trees, please complete a separate registration form for each tree. This will help us make sure everyone has the right space and signage.Taking Down Your TreeWe hope to keep the trees up until Wednesday after the Christmas Coffee Morning with the Woolsery Primary School children singing. So trees to be dismantled Wednesday afternoon/early evening. The church will be unmanned on Monday and Tuesday for people to come in and view.Thank you for joining us. We can’t wait to see your festive creations and discover just how imaginative, resourceful and eco-friendly Christmas can be! Sign Up Link: https://forms.gle/npgp1EjEMhncWGPQ6Any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
Can you help make our Christmas Tree Festival happen? Our much-loved Christmas Tree Festival returns to Woolsery All Hallows Church and Woolsery Methodist Chapel on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th December, with set-up taking place on Thursday 10th December (Set up staging on pews and tables) Friday 11th December.On Saturday evening the Wreckers Coast Choir will be performing their concert amongst the twinkling lights of the treesWe would really love some extra pairs of hands! Whether you can help with the heavier lifting during the initial set-up, welcome and support exhibitors, make a cuppa, act as a host during the weekend, serve refreshments at the Chapel, or help at our Saturday evening choir event, every bit of help makes a difference.We aim to keep volunteer slots short, so you don’t need to give up too much of your time.Without enough volunteers, sadly we simply won’t be able to run the festival, and we really don’t want that to happen. It brings so much joy to our community each Christmas.Please complete the form below by using the QR code or this link ( https://forms.gle/sYBm3uEG9Mu4eQwd6 if you could lend a hand. Thank you, we really do value your support.
We are meeting on Saturday 6th December at 10:00 AM to: Put up the Christmas Tree Decorate the church Make Christingles We welcome any help in whatever way you can – whether you want to practice your floristry skills decorating windows and beneath the lampshades, help put lights around the trees, or simply sit down and enjoy making Christingles. We would love your help!If anyone has any lovely foliage to donate, please get in touch via this page or let our Church Warden, Barbara Stevens, know. It all helps us get ready for: Advent Christmas servicesLight up a Life Service Christmas Coffee Morning with Woolsery Primary School Candlelit Carol Service Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve
