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More than 800 people gathered to sing together and enjoy a winter warmer drink and a mince pie on Saturday, enjoying the nice dry weather. The bandstand looked fantastic all lit up with fairy lights, thanks to the hard work of our volunteer light technicians! As usual we had an all star cast for the Nativity in our Stable, including a lively donkey! Phil Maud, from Churches Together, was the host of Carols in the Park, introducing six traditional festive favourites, including Away in a Manger, Once in Royal Davids City and Silent Night. Phil told the crowd a bit about the history of each of the carols, and sharedRead More →

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REWIND TO CHRISTMAS with over 300 children With a great team of volunteers, we had a fun-filled and thought-provoking time ‘rewinding’ back to the first Christmas with over 300 children, including puzzles, videos, meeting characters, craft and dressing people as Christmas trees! Teacher Feedback was excellent Town Street Christmas Market – Nativity Dress up! Volunteers gave out our HCT cards and advertised Carols in the Park, whilst our characters encouraged people to dress up and take pictures by the stable – children were given a comic book style leaflet of the Christmas Story. We are looking forward to Carols in the Park this coming SaturdayRead More →

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We have lots of opportunities to celebrate and share together with our community in Horsforth at this time of year – have a look and see what you could do to help – giving a little bit of time makes a big difference, as we all work together! Sat 6th Dec alongside Christmas Lights Switch on / Market – outside The Grove During this popular Christmas event on Sat 6th Dec we will have a stall (12.30 – 6.30pm) and a Nativity Dressing Up activity (1.30 – 5pm) outside The Grove church. Can you join us to: – Give out our Horsforth Churches Together ChristmasRead More →