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Christmas Fair and Arts Show
The Fair, held at Holy Family School on December 13th 2025, was a huge success! The neighbourhood turned out in force to enjoy fun activities for all the family, delicious home made cakes, musical performances, an exhibition and sale of work by local artists and craftspeople. And we raised lots of money for the Rose Garden project.
Here is a taster of the day:
Holy Family School choir entertained everyone with a lovely performance of Christmas songs, there was some fabulous artwork on show, and plenty to keep the kids occupied
while the grown-ups chatted over tea and cake, or tried their hand at the raffle.
We had...
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Teas, coffees and home made cakes
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Guess the weight of the cake contest
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Ikenobo Ikebana (flower arranging)
by Prof. Tomoko Sempo Yanagi -
Desktop Origami
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Paint your own gingerbread man
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Raffle and children's lucky dip
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Face painting and other fun
...non stop performances by local musicians...
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Programme created by Elen Haf Rideal and Hitomi Nakajima (accompanying on piano)
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Piano, flute, voice and violin
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Seasonal and classical selection
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Holy Family school choir
- A closing carol for all
...and some wonderful raffle prizes donated
by local businesses.
Huge thanks to everyone who helped to make it happen - the artists, makers, and musicians; Holy Family School for lending us the hall; the local businesses who generously supported the event and donated raffle prizes; and of course the organisers and helpers who brought it all together.
Artists and makers
who shared their work at the Fair:
Aimee Hocking
Amilla Sadhra
Elen Haf Rideal
Elizabeth Blunt
Emanuela Podda
Helena Lakomy
Hideyo White
Janet White
Jiyeon Kim
Liz Shiromani
Sandy Howarth
Yumi Notley
Miyuki Sakurai
And a big THANK YOU to our friends and neighbours in local businesses and organisations for their kind support:
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Asda
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Celtic Coffee
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Master Style
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Villa Toscana