Santa Is Coming …

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To say we are excited today would be an understatement!  

You will never guess what arrived in the post today – so watch the video to find out…….

So, our Christmas Lights Switch on is looking as if its going to be spectacular with a very important guest to switch the lights on and check out the quality of our village display.  

More details to follow about the route, but get those light bulbs polished, make sure the windows are clean and gleaming, check any snowflakes are white and glistening and be outside your house standing to attention, with one hand on the light switch, when our special guest comes through!  

Ooh this is going to be fun!

Christmas Decorations

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Only 14 Days to go to the Big Switch on! Excitement mounts. We’ve had our first photograph of Christmas Decorations for the Tree from Jenny Wrathall. Jenny has been kind enough to share her creations and they’re an inspiration.

So don’t forget: take a picture of your tree decorations and send them to webmaster@adderleyparish.co.uk Or via FB messenger to Adderley Village and we can include them in the gallery. Many thanks to Jenny for starting the gallery.

 

Window Decorations – ideas to inspire you!

We thought you might like a few ideas for inspiration if you are thinking of decorating  a window for the Adderley Christmas Lights.  These links will take you to some images to inspire adults or children and some of them are really easy to achieve at very little cost.

https://christmas.snydle.com/christmas-window-decorations-ideas.html

https://www.digsdigs.com/55-awesome-christmas-window-decor-ideas/

(We love the robins on the branch on this link!)

If you have the Pinterest App you will be brimming with ideas from all the posts on there, but here is a link to a sample to view.  If you are inspired you can download the Pinterest App and see how they were created. 

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/blindsgalore/holidays-window-ideas/

Adderley Christmas Tree Decoration Ideas

Well, it’s the weekend, its raining, you are bored, you want a mini project, or you just want to give the children something to do.  Why not use this opportunity to create your own decoration for the village Christmas tree using natural, or recycled household items?  

We would love to have every home represented on the tree and we don’t want it to cost you a lot, and we though you might like to give yourself a pat on the back for doing some recycling too!  Our very talented Lesley Hartnell has been busy creating some really simple ideas to inspire you below, but you can go wild and do something extravagant or exotic to really rev up the decorations if you want to.  We would love that.  Just remember they will need to be weatherproof and windproof though.  

(Val Nash is going to put some bare willow garlands and a couple of stars outside Willow Lodge in Green Bank for people to pick up if they like the idea but don’t want to make the natural ones themselves.  Keep an eye open!) 

Have a look at the ideas below and PLEASE, read the instructions below the gallery as we want to be sure your creations are credited and also, allow people who may not be able to get down to see the tree if they are shielding or housebound, to enjoy seeing who took part.  We really want everyone to feel part of this, event whether they can get out or not, so please offer to help anyone who may be struggling or isolated to take part.  Thank you!

 

Take a moment to take picture of yourselves making the decoration then when the tree is up and the lights are in place (after weekend of 28th/29th November)  go down and hang your decoration. Once again, don’t forget to take a picture then send them into webmaster@adderleyparish.co.uk and we can have a gallery of your creations.

HAPPY CREATIONS EVERYONE! 

The Big Switch On

Adderley Lights Up is a way of everybody sharing in the spirit of the holiday season this Christmas in the face of pandemic restrictions. It’s hoped that in the absence of Carols Round The Village (an important annual fundraiser for Hope House) and the likely ban on singing in the church (a popular Christmas event) as well as the post carol service get-together in the Village Hall we could all share in something meaningful for the festive season and give us our sense of community.

Iain Wilson explains what we’re hoping to do and how you might like to join in.

If you know of somebody who doesn’t have access to the village website or Facebook page please download the flyer and give it to them.

There are four ways to take part:

Light up your garden: More and more people are lighting up their garden at Christmas so why not let your creativity run wild and light up your garden this Christmas so that when families walk around they can share in some of the excitement of Christmas decorations? We are hoping that everybody will switch on their decorations on the 4th along with the village tree.

Decorate a window: If lighting up your garden isn’t for you then why not decorate a window? This can be as simple or as adventurous as you like either traditional scenes or simple decorations placed in the window. It would be wonderful to create a window wonderland so that people walking round the village can enjoy these at the same time as they admire the Christmas lights. We will be putting links to ideas in the coming days to inspire you. The choice is yours. All to be unveiled on the 4th.

Make a decoration for the village tree: be as creative or as traditional as you like. In the coming weeks we will be posting ideas for up cycling household items or your imagination may run to original designs. We are hoping that once the tree is up people will take a picture of themselves hanging their decoration on the tree then we can put a gallery on the website. We will let you know when the tree is ready.

Finally, light up night: we’ve mentioned it already but on Friday December 4th we hope that everybody will switch on their decorations at the same time and light up Adderley. we will publish a route map and families will be able to go around and enjoy the celebrations.

In the coming weeks you will see posters round the village and we will be posting regularly on updates and with ideas.

We are counting down to The Big Switch On.

And The Winners Are?…

After having our heads together for a long while we decided that we couldn’t decide. The pictures submitted for the poster competition were sooooo good that we have decided to use all of them. Yes! All of them.

Congratulations to Scarlett and Buster Keegan, Jacob and Samuel Corner and Amity Keegan whose pictures will appear on the publicity posters around the village for the Adderley Lights Up For Christmas Big Switch On.

Congratulations also to Sophie Corner and Genevieve Alkureshi who’s pictures will appear on the web and social media publicity.

Well done everybody.

Check out all the posters here: https://adderleyparish.co.uk/christmas-lights-posters/(opens in a new tab)

Christmas Wreath making opportunity in Adderley!

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Adderley School have come up with a wonderful seasonal fundraising idea which will mean you can deck your door with a beautiful home-made wreath whilst raising some much needed funds for Adderley School.  A win/win situation we think!

There are two options on offer, and both will give you an amazing home-made wreath that you can hang with pride on your door for all to admire.

Option One:  A ring with all the greenery already in place, and supplied with a range of dried fruit, fir cones, feathers and a bow for you to attach as you wish to the ready greened ring

Option Two: A plain ring will be supplied along with the greenery but you can attach this yourself in whatever combination you prefer.  Florists wire will be provided as well as the fruit, fir cones, feathers and bow for you to add yourself when you have made your ring.

Both options will be delivered to your door in a box along with written instructions and guidance on how to construct your wreath  A ‘how to’ video can be supplied on request demonstrating how to build your wreath.

The cost is £30 per box and these can be delivered to your door, or to a pick up point in the village if you prefer.

Payment with order prior to delivery and orders must be received by 15th November to give the florist time to make up the boxes prior to delivery at the end of November.  

To place your order please contact Carolyn by email: carolyn.cope@hotmail.co.uk or her mobile 07904190274  Please include your name, address a contact number and confirm your payment method.  

Payment with order £30 to Friends of Adderley School (Cheques) or cash in an envelope with your details for contact for delivery.  

by BACS: Sort Code 20-08-64    Acc No 03201325 

Christmas Lights Posters

We are starting to receive some lovely pictures from children in the village for the Christmas Poster. 

If you are under 11 years old there is still time to put in a poster. All posters will appear in the gallery and one will form the basis of the posters round the village to promote Adderley Lights Up for Christmas. You have until Wednesday 4th November so let’s get creative.