Appropriately, after 23 days through ice, snow, wind and rain (and a great deal of effort by all concerned) the Village Advent Calendar Expedition puts a man on the summit just in time for Christmas! More pictures in “rest of this entry”,

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The heavy plastic curtains over the porch to the former Methodist Chapel concealed a big surprise! More pictures in “rest of this entry”.

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Having covered 21 of these lovely events, I was unavoidably absent from No. 22. Grateful thanks to Chris Behan and Hywel Lloyd for the photographs which can be seen by clicking on “rest of this entry”.

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December 21st. Winter Solstice and the weather is almost as temperate as at Summer Solstice. A window designed as a retrospective of past Advent Calendar Windows. See more in “rest of this entry”.

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December 20th. 8 degrees centigrade and compared to last week it feels as if spring has arrived. Certainly warm enough to melt a snowman! More photographs in “rest of this entry”.

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14 Spinners Cottages, next to the Community Shop, opposite the Stable Nativity Scene (also known as the Bus shelter!), where we began 18 days ago. More photographs in “rest of this entry”.

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A misty evening, as can be seen on the photographs. Time for all self-respecting dogs to sit by the fire and await Father Christmas! See “rest of entry”.

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Carol Concert in the Church of St James the Less, with the children collecting the nativity scene figurines from the altar and arranging them in the crib. Later on the same day, villagers made their way to the Magpie Farm, almost a mile west of the village, for the unveiling of the 17th Advent Calendar Window. See pictures of both events in “rest of this entry”.

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