"Advent Bright" – St Mary’s Church 5th Advent Festival
Friday 26 November – Monday 29 November, 2.00pm – 7.00pm daily, St Mary’s Church

This was a wonderful festival not just of Advent and Christmas but also of the creativity of our fantastic village and its groups. This festival could not have been staged without their help and creative contribution and hope you were able to enjoy the wonderfully decorated church in person.

The decorations (many appearing on these pages) included:

1. Janet Stone Welcome Arches
2. Tutbury Flower Club - Floral Boxes, Baubles & Balls
3. John of Rolleston Primary School KS1- Cones for Christmas
4. John of Rolleston Primary School KS2 - Christmas Rose
5. Rolleston on Dove W.I. - Winter Inspiration
6. Toddlers/In-betweenies - Away in a Manger
7. Rolleston Conservatives - Silver Bells
8. Ann A Elsie - Winter Wonderland
9. RODSEC - Advent Bright
10. Parish Council - Christmas Greetings from your Parish Council
11. Monday Beavers - Promise Tree
12. Rolleston Civic Trust - Heritage Tree
13. Burton Floral Art Club - Floral Greetings
14. Roy & Anne Clarke - A Fisherman's Advent Wreath
15. Sunday Kidz Klub Tree
16. Rolleston Cub Pack - Advent Tree
17. Edge Hill Beavers - Be Prepared for Winter Fun
18. Knit & Natter Tree
19. John Underhill - White "Tree"
20. Rolleston Pre-school Tree
21. Gilbert Family - All Wrapped Up
22. Franklin & Edgar Brown with Granny - Snowmen in a Silver Forest
23. Kindergarten - Silver Bells
24. Friends of John of Rolleston Primary school - FOJORPS Christmas Fir
25. Doveside W.I. Doveside Doves
26. Tuesday Beavers - Promise Garland
27. Holy Trinity Church - A Tree from Anslow
28. Ch.R - Bright Advent Words
29. Methodist Church - Advent Tree
30. St Mary's Praise Evening Tree
31. St Mary's Choir - Angel Voices
32. Christian Fellowship - Floral Twist
33. Viewpoint - A Touch of Frost
34. Mrs Gilbert & Mrs Saunders - Starlight, Starbright
35. Allotment Society - Tree of Life
36. Terry Williams - Carol Singers
37. 4CS - A Crafty Tree
38. Rolleston Club
39. Brownies - A Centenary Celebration of Stars
40. Royal British Legion
41. Rolleston Almshouses - Forever Young
42. Curls from Grass Roots

The "Advent Bright" celebration included a concert by FUSION (Principals from Burton Operatic Society) on Friday at 7.30pm. Proceeds from the Festival were for St Mary's Church.