A truly wondrous and spiritual night.

The evening of lessons and carols started at around 4:30pm when the first of the volunteers arrived at Saint Peter's to layout the disposable cups for mulled wine and plates of mince pies. Candles were placed throughout the church, the living light of the Lord to be most prevalent during the service

Choir and music director were next to arrive for last minute choir rehearsals with the warming of their angelic voices at 5pm.

The short break before the start of the service at 6pm, saw the church swell with people and the joyful anticipation of song and worship that was to become of the night.

With one of the largest attendances the church has seen in many years it was clear that with lock down, covid 19 and the new strain omicron, both the parish and town of Devizes were in need of this much loved seasonal service.