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Thursday, December 24th, 2015

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See next page for photographs of Advent Calendar Windows Nos. 1 Village Shop. 2 High Barn, Manor Road. 3 12 Spinners Cottages. 4 Nutcracker Cottage, Manor Road. 5 Bengairn, Manor Road. 12 Eagle House, Helmdon Road.  17 Harry’s Cottage, Manor Road. 23 Church Cottage, Church Street.

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Village Advent Calendar Windows – No. 22 – Hill Farmhouse, Manor Road

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015

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More photographs on the next page.

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Village Advent Calendar Windows 2015 – No. 21 – Jasmine Cottage, Little Street

Monday, December 21st, 2015

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Gingerbread men and gingerbread house! More photographs on the next page.

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Village Advent Calendar Windows 2015 – No. 20 – The Crib in the Church of St James the Less

Monday, December 21st, 2015

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See more photographs of The Crib at the Carol Service 2014

Village Advent Calendar Windows 2015 and Carol Singing – No. 19 – The Old Vicarage

Sunday, December 20th, 2015

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More photographs of the event and carol singing on the next page.

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Village Advent Calendar Windows 2015 – No. 18 – Bell Cottage, Church Street

Saturday, December 19th, 2015

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Until the early 1960s, Bell Cottage was an inn called “The Six Bells”, which explains the theme of this advent calendar window “No Room at the Inn”.

More pictures of the window, the revellers, the Six Bells in years gone by and something of its history on the next page.

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Annual Christingle Service 2015

Friday, December 18th, 2015
Photograph: Andrew Waite

Photograph: Andrew Waite

The Annual Christingle Service took place in the Village Church on Sunday 6th December. I am indebted to Andrew Waite for the above  photograph and those on the next page.

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Village Advent Calendar Windows 2015 – No. 16 – The Star Inn, Manor Road

Wednesday, December 16th, 2015

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More pictures on the next page.

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Village Advent Calendars 2015 – No. 15 – The Old Bakehouse, Manor Road

Wednesday, December 16th, 2015

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A loyal band of villagers turned out on a very wet night and were rewarded with a view of the Northern Lights.

More photographs on the next page.

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Village Advent Calendar Windows 2015 – No. 14 – Queens House, School Street

Tuesday, December 15th, 2015

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Watch and listen to the opening ceremony!

More pictures on the next page.

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