Some of us may remember those wonderful harvest festivals when the aisles were lined with flowers and the chancel was filled with a glorious array of pumpkins marrows, cabbages, cauliflowers, carrots and onions, harvest plaited loaves and sheaves of ripe corn.
As part of our 900 year celebration at St George’s, we are hoping once again to decorate our beautiful church with local produce which has been grown and harvested here in our village and the surrounding land.
For many years this has not been possible because fresh items couldn’t be stored safely. But now the 900 Years Group has found a solution. A charity in Oxford called Fare Share will collect all donations and they will store and distribute them. Nothing will go to waste.
So if you’ve been busy making preserves and pickles, save a jar or two to add to the collection. And if you grow vegetables or fruit then you may like to select a few items for contribution to the festival. Alternatively buy some local produce and bring that along too.
Not everyone will want to come to the service but you may still want to join in. We will be collecting fruit, veg, packets, jars, cans, toiletries etc. – everything EXCEPT perishables [eg. Meat, fish butter etc; things which need to be stored in a fridge].
Someone will be in church to collect and organise from noon until 5 p.m. on Saturday 4th and again after the service on Sunday 5th October.
Please help us to make this a very special occasion.
