This Christmas we decided to do the Christingle Service in a different way! In order to try to involve as many children as possible, the Children’s Society Committee approached Winscombe Primary School and asked if we might hold the Christingle there.
The Head, Mrs Baker, was extremely welcoming and in early December we went to Linden Class (Year 3) and explained to them how Christingle began and what it represents; they then each made a Christingle.
They used an apple to represent the world, red tape round the apple to show the love of God for the world, four orange sticks with a grape, some sultanas, a piece of carrot and a sweet to represent the four corners of the earth and the four seasons of the year. Finally, a candle was placed on the top of the apple.
We then went into the school hall for assembly where the children of Linden Class stood at the front and explained the meaning of the Christingles to the other classes in the school. We sang two songs, said a prayer and then the candles were lit, the lights were dimmed, and we all sang a verse of ‘Away in a Manger’.
It was a magical occasion and Mrs Baker has very kindly asked us to return for Christmas 2026
