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Purbeck Christmas Tree Festival
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This year the Purbeck Christmas Tree Festival will be held on
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Thursday 11 , Friday 12 and Saturday 13 December from
10 am - 6 pm each day, at Emmanuel Baptist Church,
160 Victoria Avenue, Swanage.

There is also a special Remembrance Service called ‘Lights of
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Love’ at 4 pm on Sunday 14 December, if you want to come to a
gentle reflective service and light a candle for loved ones who are
no longer with us, please do come and join us.

There will be a warm welcome and everyone can wander through
the trees, enjoy seasonal refreshments, listen to local talented
musicians and singers with activities for children of all ages, and
stories in the stable for the younger children. This year the theme is
Christmas Around the World. There is no entrance fee, but any
donations will go to local charities. This year we are supporting
Julia’s House and also raising money for another Dorset Air
Ambulance.

Once again, from the start of December, we will have a Tree of
Remembrance outside of Emmanuel Baptist Church on which
people can put named ribbons of loved ones they wish to
remember at Christmastime.

There is also the St Aldhelm’s Christmas Tree Festival at
St George’s Church in Langton Matravers, over the first weekend of
December. For further details contact Sandy Garner on
01929 424431 or email sandy@gizimodo.co.uk
https://staldhelmxmastreefestival.wordpress.com
May these events bring us all joy as we celebrate the real
meaning of Christmas, the birth of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, in
Bethlehem, over 2000 years ago. He is still changing lives these
days, so do explore this amazing story for yourselves, also have
an opportunity to discover how Jesus’s birth is
celebrated around the World.

Judy Forgan and Janet Norley

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