Christmas Tree Festival
St Mary's Church, Yate
The Festival is a community focused event which we hope you will all enjoy, where you will meet friends old and new, enjoy the sights and lights of the fifty Christmas Trees, have a warming cuppa and a mince pie and experience the true meaning of Christmas.
This year our fundraising will be shared 50/50 in partnership with St Peter’s Hospice for their work in the community in the fantastic care and support they give to patients and their families.
Festival dates
The Festival will be open from Saturday 7 December to Sunday 15 December – Saturdays 10.30am to 5pm and Sundays 2pm to 5pm. For details of weekday times please visit our website or on Facebook (Yate Parish). Light refreshments will be available throughout.
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6.30pm: Christmas Tree Festival Lessons and Carols
St Mary's Church, Yate
As part of the Christmas Tree Festival, a variety of concerts are planned featuring local talent – musical groups, choirs and schools, bands - something for everyone and every age.
Thursday 12 December
6.30pm Lessons and Carols with Yate Academy School Choirs
Friday 13 December
7.30pm Concert with the Apollo Wind Band
The Festival is a community focused event which we hope you will all enjoy, where you will meet friends old and new, enjoy the sights and lights of the fifty Christmas Trees, have a warming cuppa and a mince pie and experience the true meaning of Christmas.
10.30am: Winston's Wish Christmas Jumper Day
Horton and Little Sodbury Village Hall
10.30am-1pm
Refreshments, raffle, and Christmas Jumpers!
For further details contact Caroline Bannister on 07899 866682
For further information about the charity, please see winstonswish.org
Winston's Wish - giving hope to grieving children
10.30am: A Christmas Sing-a-Ling
Yate Library
A free, all ages event with singing, keyboard accompaniment and refreshments.
Also a chance to reminisce with Aerospace Bristol, looking at objects and pictures, sharing memories of holidays.
11am: Santa's Grotto
Yate Shopping Centre
12-4pm
Santa’s Grotto will open on 17th November and on subsequent weekends until Friday 13th December and then run continuously until Christmas Eve with an entry fee of £4 including a present.
Full details of opening times are available on the Centre’s website below.
7.30pm: Concord Wind Band Concert
St James the Great, Westerleigh
7.30-9pm
The Concord Band return to St James Church, Westerleigh to perform a programme of light Christmas music.
Seasonal refreshments included in the ticket price.
7.30pm: Christmas Tree Festival Concert with the Apollo Wind Band
St Mary's Church, Yate
As part of the Christmas Tree Festival, a variety of concerts are planned featuring local talent – musical groups, choirs and schools, bands - something for everyone and every age.
The Festival is a community focused event which we hope you will all enjoy, where you will meet friends old and new, enjoy the sights and lights of the fifty Christmas Trees, have a warming cuppa and a mince pie and experience the true meaning of Christmas.
10am: Carol Singing
Yate Shopping Centre
10.00am – 12.00pm.
Please come along and support. Non-singers can shake a tin!
14th-23rd: Follow the Star Trail
Yate Shopping Centre
Follow the Star around South Yate to find the figures. The trail takes about 1hr and is buggy friendly.
Join us on Christmas Eve at 4:00 pm at Nix Church to see the figures re-united. Come dressed as a character from the nativity story, to help us re-tell the story.
Bring your completed trail leaflet to claim your Christmas gift.
10am: Acton Court Christmas Workshops with Organic Blooms
Acton Court
Step back in time with Organic Blooms at Acton Court, create your own beautiful, natural Christmas wreath, garland or table decoration at one of our workshops.
Organic blooms have a range of half day workshops, and one full day, which includes a simple home cooked lunch.
All materials and refreshments are provided.
These popular workshops are filling up fast, book through Organic blooms by following the link below...
Saturday 14 December
10:00am to 4pm
Full day Christmas wreath and table decoration workshop with lunch included £95
Sunday 15 December
10:00am to 12:30pm
Table decoration workshop £50
Sunday 15 December
1:30pm to 4pm
A Tudor Christmas £50
10.30am: Christmas Tree Festival
St Mary's Church, Yate
The Festival is a community focused event which we hope you will all enjoy, where you will meet friends old and new, enjoy the sights and lights of the fifty Christmas Trees, have a warming cuppa and a mince pie and experience the true meaning of Christmas.
This year our fundraising will be shared 50/50 in partnership with St Peter’s Hospice for their work in the community in the fantastic care and support they give to patients and their families.
Festival dates
The Festival will be open from Saturday 7 December to Sunday 15 December – Saturdays 10.30am to 5pm and Sundays 2pm to 5pm. For details of weekday times please visit our website or on Facebook (Yate Parish). Light refreshments will be available throughout.
On both... Read more >>
11am: Santa's Grotto
Yate Shopping Centre
12-4pm
Santa’s Grotto will open on 17th November and on subsequent weekends until Friday 13th December and then run continuously until Christmas Eve with an entry fee of £4 including a present.
Full details of opening times are available on the Centre’s website below.
2pm: Talk: The Twelve Plants of Christmas
Winterbourne Medieval Barn
2-4pm in The Cartshed
A fun, informative talk with Julie Henderson looking at some of the folklore, history, botany, horticulture and interesting facts behind the plants that make up our Christmas festivities.
Julie is an experienced professional gardener with a passion for pruning. She teaches workshops to adults and children at The University of Bristol Botanic Garden, and also on the RHS Level 3 Horticulture Certificate course. Her background includes working as a Horticultural Researcher for BBC Gardeners’ World and as a Tour Guide at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens.
Tickets £5. Click below to book online via Ticketsource.
For further details about Winterbourne Medieval Barn Trust see www.WinterbourneBarn.org.uk and facebook.... Read more >>
Acton Court Christmas Workshops with Organic Blooms
Acton Court
Step back in time with Organic Blooms at Acton Court, create your own beautiful, natural Christmas wreath, garland or table decoration at one of our workshops.
Organic blooms have a range of half day workshops, and one full day, which includes a simple home cooked lunch.
All materials and refreshments are provided.
These popular workshops are filling up fast, book through Organic blooms by following the link below...
Saturday 14 December
10:00am to 4pm
Full day Christmas wreath and table decoration workshop with lunch included £95
Sunday 15 December
10:00am to 12:30pm
Table decoration workshop £50
Sunday 15 December
1:30pm to 4pm
A Tudor Christmas £50
11am: Santa's Grotto
Yate Shopping Centre
12-4pm
Santa’s Grotto will open on 17th November and on subsequent weekends until Friday 13th December and then run continuously until Christmas Eve with an entry fee of £4 including a present.
Full details of opening times are available on the Centre’s website below.
2pm: Christmas Tree Festival
St Mary's Church, Yate
The Festival is a community focused event which we hope you will all enjoy, where you will meet friends old and new, enjoy the sights and lights of the fifty Christmas Trees, have a warming cuppa and a mince pie and experience the true meaning of Christmas.
This year our fundraising will be shared 50/50 in partnership with St Peter’s Hospice for their work in the community in the fantastic care and support they give to patients and their families.
Festival dates
The Festival will be open from Saturday 7 December to Sunday 15 December – Saturdays 10.30am to 5pm and Sundays 2pm to 5pm. For details of weekday times please visit our website or on Facebook (Yate Parish). Light refreshments will be available throughout.
On both... Read more >>
4pm: Carol Service
St James the Great, Westerleigh
Service of traditional readings and carols.
4.30pm: Messy Christingle
St Nicholas' Family Centre
16:30 – 18:30
11am: Santa's Grotto
Yate Shopping Centre
12-4pm
Santa’s Grotto will open on 17th November and on subsequent weekends until Friday 13th December and then run continuously until Christmas Eve with an entry fee of £4 including a present.
Full details of opening times are available on the Centre’s website below.
11am: Santa's Grotto
Yate Shopping Centre
12-4pm
Santa’s Grotto will open on 17th November and on subsequent weekends until Friday 13th December and then run continuously until Christmas Eve with an entry fee of £4 including a present.
Full details of opening times are available on the Centre’s website below.
11am: Santa's Grotto
Yate Shopping Centre
12-4pm
Santa’s Grotto will open on 17th November and on subsequent weekends until Friday 13th December and then run continuously until Christmas Eve with an entry fee of £4 including a present.
Full details of opening times are available on the Centre’s website below.
11am: Santa's Grotto
Yate Shopping Centre
12-4pm
Santa’s Grotto will open on 17th November and on subsequent weekends until Friday 13th December and then run continuously until Christmas Eve with an entry fee of £4 including a present.
Full details of opening times are available on the Centre’s website below.
11am: Santa's Grotto
Yate Shopping Centre
12-4pm
Santa’s Grotto will open on 17th November and on subsequent weekends until Friday 13th December and then run continuously until Christmas Eve with an entry fee of £4 including a present.
Full details of opening times are available on the Centre’s website below.
10am: Chilly Crafts
Yate Library
10.00am – 11.30am
Join us for seasonal crafts making things such as arctic foxes and snowflakes.
10.30am: Free Holiday Drop in: ‘Chilly Crafts’
Yate Library
10-11.30am
South Gloucestershire’s libraries have lots of fun activities for children and families taking place during the school holiday.
All activities are free to attend, are most suitable for primary school aged children (children must bring a grown-up with them), and new faces are always very welcome.
11am: Santa's Grotto
Yate Shopping Centre
12-4pm
Santa’s Grotto will open on 17th November and on subsequent weekends until Friday 13th December and then run continuously until Christmas Eve with an entry fee of £4 including a present.
Full details of opening times are available on the Centre’s website below.
11am: Santa's Grotto
Yate Shopping Centre
12-4pm
Santa’s Grotto will open on 17th November and on subsequent weekends until Friday 13th December and then run continuously until Christmas Eve with an entry fee of £4 including a present.
Full details of opening times are available on the Centre’s website below.
4pm: Carol Service
Yate Methodist Church
Carol Service (followed by tea/coffee & mince pies)
6.30pm: Carol Service
St Nicholas' Family Centre
A contemporary look at Christmas.
11am: Santa's Grotto
Yate Shopping Centre
12-4pm
Santa’s Grotto will open on 17th November and on subsequent weekends until Friday 13th December and then run continuously until Christmas Eve with an entry fee of £4 including a present.
Full details of opening times are available on the Centre’s website below.
6.30pm: Carols around the Christmas Tree, Westerleigh
6.30-9pm
Come and sing your favourite carols around the Christmas tree on the Village Green in Westerleigh then move into The New Inn for a warming drink.
Christmas Eve
11am: Santa's Grotto
Yate Shopping Centre
12-4pm
Santa’s Grotto will open on 17th November and on subsequent weekends until Friday 13th December and then run continuously until Christmas Eve with an entry fee of £4 including a present.
Full details of opening times are available on the Centre’s website below.
4pm: The Christmas Story
St Nicholas' Family Centre
Follow the star to hear the Christmas story.
Crib Services for all the family
St Mary's Church, Yate
4.30pm - for younger children and families
6pm - for older children and families
5pm: Christingle Service
Tyndale Chapel
Everyone welcome - suitable for all ages.
5pm: Crib Service
St Saviour's Church, Coalpit Heath
Especially for young families, with the Christmas story and tableau in which all the youngsters can take part.
coalpitheath.org.uk
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11pm: Midnight Communion
St James the Great, Westerleigh
Celebrate the coming of Jesus into the world.
11pm: Midnight Communion
St Mary's Church, Yate
Celebrating the coming of Jesus into the world.
11.30pm: Midnight Communion
St Peter's Church
Celebrate the coming of Jesus into the world.
Christmas Day
Merry Christmas!
Bank Holiday: Christmas Day
10am: Christmas Family Eucharist
St Saviour's Church, Coalpit Heath
coalpitheath.org.uk
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Boxing Day
Bank Holiday: Boxing Day
2pm: Christmas Panto - Beauty and The Beast
Bradley Stoke Active Centre
2-5pm
Enjoy a tale as old as time with Wonder Productions and their brand new production of Beauty and The Beast at Bradley Stoke (27th December) and Yate (28th December) Active Lifestyle Centres.
Bookworm Belle lives a quiet provincial life, but it quickly turns to danger when she finds herself imprisoned in an enchanted castle by a hideous Beast. Appearances can be deceiving.
Can Belle see beyond the Beast’s façade to find true love with the cursed Prince Louis within?
Click below to book.
2pm: Christmas Panto - Beauty and The Beast
Yate Active Centre
2-5pm
Enjoy a tale as old as time with Wonder Productions and their brand new production of Beauty and The Beast at Yate (28th December) and Bradley Stoke (27th December) Active Lifestyle Centres.
Bookworm Belle lives a quiet provincial life, but it quickly turns to danger when she finds herself imprisoned in an enchanted castle by a hideous Beast. Appearances can be deceiving.
Can Belle see beyond the Beast’s façade to find true love with the cursed Prince Louis within?
Click below to book.
New Year's Eve
4.30pm: Little Giggles NYE Party
Yate Riverside Retail and Leisure Park
Time: 3pm until 5pm
Price: £15 each - under 1’s Free when with a paying sibling!
Adults: Free
Fancy Dress theme: Dress to impress!
What’s included?
Buffet for the kids
Flashing glow sticks
Prizes
Games
Night Glow disco
Mascots
Come and see the new year out in style.
8pm: New Year’s Eve Party
Horton and Little Sodbury Village Hall
Nibbles and Cash Bar
£6 entry, includes a Glass of Fizz on arrival
A Whisky Roll will be held in aid of Cancer Research UK during the evening (all other proceeds to support the upkeep of the hall).
All villagers and their friends are welcome to enjoy an informal, relaxed farewell to the year 2019, and usher in the New Year 2020!
Come and dance till you drop!
Register your interest below so we can get enough fizz in!
www.halsvh.org.uk
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Happy New Year!
Bank Holiday: New Year's Day
6pm: Christingle Service
St Saviour's Church, Coalpit Heath
Christingle service, for The Children’s Society.
coalpitheath.org.uk
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7.30pm: 17th-25th: Sodbury Players present Alice in Wonderland
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
Fri 17th January 2020 - Sat 25th January 2020
Tickets for the Sodbury Players Pantomime - Alice in Wonderland by Tom Whalley - are on sale now and selling fast!
Young Alice, bored of the books with no pictures on the river bank, follows a cheeky rabbit (with terrible timekeeping) down a rabbit hole and into a place like no place on Earth... Wonderland! There she finds a world beyond her wildest dreams.
But not all is well in Wonderland for it's the wicked Queen of Hearts' un-birthday party and the Knave has a plot to steal the jam tarts! With the help of the Duchess, a sassy Cheshire Cat and the maddest of Hatters, will Alice and her imagination be able to save Wonderland?
And why is a raven like a writing desk?
Tickets can be booked... Read more >>
2pm: 17th-25th: Sodbury Players present Alice in Wonderland
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
Fri 17th January 2020 - Sat 25th January 2020
Tickets for the Sodbury Players Pantomime - Alice in Wonderland by Tom Whalley - are on sale now and selling fast!
Young Alice, bored of the books with no pictures on the river bank, follows a cheeky rabbit (with terrible timekeeping) down a rabbit hole and into a place like no place on Earth... Wonderland! There she finds a world beyond her wildest dreams.
But not all is well in Wonderland for it's the wicked Queen of Hearts' un-birthday party and the Knave has a plot to steal the jam tarts! With the help of the Duchess, a sassy Cheshire Cat and the maddest of Hatters, will Alice and her imagination be able to save Wonderland?
And why is a raven like a writing desk?
Tickets can be booked... Read more >>
6pm: 17th-25th: Sodbury Players present Alice in Wonderland
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
Fri 17th January 2020 - Sat 25th January 2020
Tickets for the Sodbury Players Pantomime - Alice in Wonderland by Tom Whalley - are on sale now and selling fast!
Young Alice, bored of the books with no pictures on the river bank, follows a cheeky rabbit (with terrible timekeeping) down a rabbit hole and into a place like no place on Earth... Wonderland! There she finds a world beyond her wildest dreams.
But not all is well in Wonderland for it's the wicked Queen of Hearts' un-birthday party and the Knave has a plot to steal the jam tarts! With the help of the Duchess, a sassy Cheshire Cat and the maddest of Hatters, will Alice and her imagination be able to save Wonderland?
And why is a raven like a writing desk?
Tickets can be booked... Read more >>
12noon: 17th-25th: Sodbury Players present Alice in Wonderland
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
Fri 17th January 2020 - Sat 25th January 2020
Tickets for the Sodbury Players Pantomime - Alice in Wonderland by Tom Whalley - are on sale now and selling fast!
Young Alice, bored of the books with no pictures on the river bank, follows a cheeky rabbit (with terrible timekeeping) down a rabbit hole and into a place like no place on Earth... Wonderland! There she finds a world beyond her wildest dreams.
But not all is well in Wonderland for it's the wicked Queen of Hearts' un-birthday party and the Knave has a plot to steal the jam tarts! With the help of the Duchess, a sassy Cheshire Cat and the maddest of Hatters, will Alice and her imagination be able to save Wonderland?
And why is a raven like a writing desk?
Tickets can be booked... Read more >>
4pm: 17th-25th: Sodbury Players present Alice in Wonderland
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
Fri 17th January 2020 - Sat 25th January 2020
Tickets for the Sodbury Players Pantomime - Alice in Wonderland by Tom Whalley - are on sale now and selling fast!
Young Alice, bored of the books with no pictures on the river bank, follows a cheeky rabbit (with terrible timekeeping) down a rabbit hole and into a place like no place on Earth... Wonderland! There she finds a world beyond her wildest dreams.
But not all is well in Wonderland for it's the wicked Queen of Hearts' un-birthday party and the Knave has a plot to steal the jam tarts! With the help of the Duchess, a sassy Cheshire Cat and the maddest of Hatters, will Alice and her imagination be able to save Wonderland?
And why is a raven like a writing desk?
Tickets can be booked... Read more >>
7.30pm: 17th-25th: Sodbury Players present Alice in Wonderland
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
Fri 17th January 2020 - Sat 25th January 2020
Tickets for the Sodbury Players Pantomime - Alice in Wonderland by Tom Whalley - are on sale now and selling fast!
Young Alice, bored of the books with no pictures on the river bank, follows a cheeky rabbit (with terrible timekeeping) down a rabbit hole and into a place like no place on Earth... Wonderland! There she finds a world beyond her wildest dreams.
But not all is well in Wonderland for it's the wicked Queen of Hearts' un-birthday party and the Knave has a plot to steal the jam tarts! With the help of the Duchess, a sassy Cheshire Cat and the maddest of Hatters, will Alice and her imagination be able to save Wonderland?
And why is a raven like a writing desk?
Tickets can be booked... Read more >>
7.30pm: 17th-25th: Sodbury Players present Alice in Wonderland
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
Fri 17th January 2020 - Sat 25th January 2020
Tickets for the Sodbury Players Pantomime - Alice in Wonderland by Tom Whalley - are on sale now and selling fast!
Young Alice, bored of the books with no pictures on the river bank, follows a cheeky rabbit (with terrible timekeeping) down a rabbit hole and into a place like no place on Earth... Wonderland! There she finds a world beyond her wildest dreams.
But not all is well in Wonderland for it's the wicked Queen of Hearts' un-birthday party and the Knave has a plot to steal the jam tarts! With the help of the Duchess, a sassy Cheshire Cat and the maddest of Hatters, will Alice and her imagination be able to save Wonderland?
And why is a raven like a writing desk?
Tickets can be booked... Read more >>
7.30pm: 17th-25th: Sodbury Players present Alice in Wonderland
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
Fri 17th January 2020 - Sat 25th January 2020
Tickets for the Sodbury Players Pantomime - Alice in Wonderland by Tom Whalley - are on sale now and selling fast!
Young Alice, bored of the books with no pictures on the river bank, follows a cheeky rabbit (with terrible timekeeping) down a rabbit hole and into a place like no place on Earth... Wonderland! There she finds a world beyond her wildest dreams.
But not all is well in Wonderland for it's the wicked Queen of Hearts' un-birthday party and the Knave has a plot to steal the jam tarts! With the help of the Duchess, a sassy Cheshire Cat and the maddest of Hatters, will Alice and her imagination be able to save Wonderland?
And why is a raven like a writing desk?
Tickets can be booked... Read more >>
2.30pm: 17th-25th: Sodbury Players present Alice in Wonderland
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
Fri 17th January 2020 - Sat 25th January 2020
Tickets for the Sodbury Players Pantomime - Alice in Wonderland by Tom Whalley - are on sale now and selling fast!
Young Alice, bored of the books with no pictures on the river bank, follows a cheeky rabbit (with terrible timekeeping) down a rabbit hole and into a place like no place on Earth... Wonderland! There she finds a world beyond her wildest dreams.
But not all is well in Wonderland for it's the wicked Queen of Hearts' un-birthday party and the Knave has a plot to steal the jam tarts! With the help of the Duchess, a sassy Cheshire Cat and the maddest of Hatters, will Alice and her imagination be able to save Wonderland?
And why is a raven like a writing desk?
Tickets can be booked... Read more >>
7.30pm: 17th-25th: Sodbury Players present Alice in Wonderland
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
Fri 17th January 2020 - Sat 25th January 2020
Tickets for the Sodbury Players Pantomime - Alice in Wonderland by Tom Whalley - are on sale now and selling fast!
Young Alice, bored of the books with no pictures on the river bank, follows a cheeky rabbit (with terrible timekeeping) down a rabbit hole and into a place like no place on Earth... Wonderland! There she finds a world beyond her wildest dreams.
But not all is well in Wonderland for it's the wicked Queen of Hearts' un-birthday party and the Knave has a plot to steal the jam tarts! With the help of the Duchess, a sassy Cheshire Cat and the maddest of Hatters, will Alice and her imagination be able to save Wonderland?
And why is a raven like a writing desk?
Tickets can be booked... Read more >>
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