The wonderful Weston Brass Band played, and the crowds sung their hearts out at Carols By Lantern Light on Saturday 16th December at the Church Centre. This was the 2nd Annual community carol event and this year we were blessed once again with dry weather.
Santa, in typically jolly mood, arrived in a white sports car as the reindeer were resting in preparation for Christmas Eve. There was already quite a queue for Santa’s Grotto where each child explained their Christmas wishes and received a small gift from Santa and his elves.
The musical programme included traditional carols and a selection of other Christmas music. Little Donkey was accompanied by a splendid band of children providing the clip clopping using coconut shells, and we created a twinkly night sky with torches to provide the atmosphere for the younger children to sing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
Mulled wine, hot chocolate and hot dogs helped to keep everyone warm during the event.
This year there were also a number of stalls aimed at the younger ones, but equally enjoyed by older members of the 300 or so strong crowd. These included ‘Santa’s Fun Machine and ‘Everyone a Winner’ which sold out very quickly.
Reverend Andrew delivered a short Christmas message before we finished by singing ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’ to each other.
The bucket collection raised just over £250 to be shared between St James’s Church and the Foodbank at the For All Healthy Living Centre in Weston.
Once again everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, so if you were there spread the word. If you weren’t you missed a great time so, look out for the date of next year’s event!
