St John’s Burlington Methodist Church will once again be hosting the annual Festival of Nativity Scenes and Christmas Trees over the first three weekends of December.
The hugely popular event is being held through the rooms inside St John’s Burlington Church on St John Street and will be officially opened on Friday 2 December at 2pm by the town Mayor, Cllr Mike Heslop-Mullens and his wife, the Mayoress Elaine. Also in attendance will be the New Pasture Lane School Choir and 5 Star Brass.
Dates for opening area as follows: December 2 – 4, 9 – 11 and 16 -18 inclusive.
Opening times are from 10.30 during the event days.
There will be buckets around the building for donations to the Church and on 3 December the BridBeat Charity Singers will raise funds for the SJB Warm Space Project. On 18 December the offering at the final service of celebration will be for UNICEF – Ukraine Crisis.
The 1884 café will be open in the schoolroom providing light refreshments and lunches through every day of the Festival programme and many of the other events.
2nd Friday 2 pm – 4.30pm 2pm Opening of the Festival by The Mayor & Mayoress, and entertainment by: New Pasture Lane School Choir & 5 Star Brass.
3rd Saturday 9.30am – 4.30pm Refreshments at Café 1884 and at 2 pm – entertainment by BridBeat Charity Singers.
4th Sunday 10.30am and 6pm Worship Services.
5th Monday 9.30-11.30am Refreshments at Café 1884.
6th Tuesday 6.30pm District Scout Carol Service.
7th Wednesday 9.30-11.30am Refreshments at Café 1884
8th Thursday at 7 pm
East Coast Churches Together Christmas Musical.
9th Friday 9.30- 12.30 pm Refreshments at Café 1884. 10.30 am entertainment by Bay Primary School and at 11.30 am Burlington Junior School.
10th Saturday 9 am – 4.30pm.
Refreshments including Big Breakfast until 12 noon) 2 pm entertainment by Cadenza Choir.
11th Sunday. 10.30 am and 6 pm Worship Services and Baptism.
12th Monday. 9.30-11.30am Refreshments at Café 1884.
14th Wednesday
9.30-11.30am Refreshments at Café 1884.
16th Friday 9.30-11.30am Refreshments at Café 1884.
17th Saturday
9.30am – 4.30pm Refreshments at Café 1884.
18th Sunday 10.30 am Worship Service and at 4 pm – Final Service with Sewerby Methodist Church.
