Charles
Vicar of St Lawrence Church and begrudging Christmas Jumper wearer.
Charles has very kindly granted us use of the beautiful church to host this fundraising event.
Nick
Owner of Bovingdon Christmas Trees and supplier to Bovingdon Christmas Tree Festival.
Nick donated the gorgeous tree that was inside St Lawrence last Christmas and is a supporter of both the Christmas Tree Festival, and the designated charity for 2021: 1st Bovingdon Scouts.
Amanda
Member of the St Lawrence congregation and about as obsessed with Christmas as Hilary and Nicki!
She is known to appear as an elf, but does not have a direct line to F.C.
Hilary
Associate Minister for St Lawrence Church and staunch advocate for Christmas-themed earrings.
Hilary was a core member of the Christmas celebrations at St Lawrence and we are overjoyed to have her be part of this event!
Flick (not pictured)
Part of the Littlefish team and member of the Events Committee.
Flick was one of the brains behind last year's Walkabout Advent Calendar and a massive support to events at St Lawrence Church.
Peter & Trish (not pictured)
Members of the St Lawrence Church congregation and newest recruits to the Events Committee.
Chris (behind the camera)
Trainee Minister, 3:16s Youth Group Leader and general dogsbody for the Events Co-ordinator
(it's okay, he doesn't mind - they're married!)
BACKSTORY
Bovingdon Christmas Tree Festival is the passion project and brainchild of Events Co-ordinator Nicki. Looking for a way to bring the community together to raise funds for local charities at the most magical time of year, a Christmas Tree Festival seemed like the obvious choice. The suggestion was enthusiastically supported by Charles, who agreed that St Lawrence Church is the perfect place to host the event.
The initial plans began for the festival to debut in 2020, but Covid put a halt on that. But we have been able to get the wheels in motion for 2021 and it's looking to be even better than we imagined!
