Christmas Eve with anything but the hoped for Christmas weather. However, the revellers turn out as always!

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Another family is stricken with Covid and the planned unveiling party necessarily cancelled. However, I am grateful for the permission to take a picture of the window and Graham Roberts for taking it.

Colin Wootton

Santa dropped by and brought his fiddle (and some amplification!)

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December 21st. The Winter Solstice, on an appropriately cold and dark afternoon. Surely everything can only get better from now on?? The revellers continue to appear and the brief “unveiling party” takes place, despite the intervention of an alien Santa Claus from another planet (Chacombe).

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Despite a rather bleak day, numbers of villagers turned up at Castle Green to enjoy stalls, games, entertainments, a prize draw and above all a visit on a tractor drawn sleigh by Father and Mother Christmas. As reported in the Village Newsletter “Over £1600 was raised for charity and special thanks were given to Caroline and Nick for putting it all together, Graham and Ryan for making the sleigh and bringing the magic for the children, Micaela for singing seasonal songs and Ian for bringing his fiddle to provide some late afternoon entertainment.” 

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Disaster strikes! Paul tested positive for the coronavirus and it was decided that the unveiling party should be cancelled. This was a shame because he and Brian had created a vibrant, brightly coloured window as an antidote to the utterly miserable, dank December night. A Spanish theme. However, Paul briefly left his sick bed to wave bravely from an upstairs window whilst Brian stood guard to ensure that no revellers disturbed his recovery.

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Village history recalled. The former Thatched House Tea Rooms temporarily recreated to enliven a dreary afternoon.

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As always, a large crowd was attracted to Wisteria Cottage which is itself always beautifully decorated for Christmas, inside and out (and we are allowed a little peep inside!)

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A beautifully simple, traditional Christmas theme…..

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A snowy scene on a particularly mild night, with no need for scarves or gloves. However, the hot mulled wine was as welcome as ever…..

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