Norwich church puts on festive display for charity

Rosebery Road Methodist Church is hosting a festive display of Christmas cribs and trees with donations going to this year’s Civic Charity for Norwich, the Norfolk Community Foundation.

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The festival will be held over the first two weekends in December and feature over 300 cribs interspersed with decorated trees.

“The cribs on display are many and varied, ranging from cribs collected overseas, unusual cribs made from a variety of natural and other objects, and a varied collection of knitted and crotcheted cribs, to commercially produced nativity sets. This year it will include an origami set made by members of Norwich Singers who rehearse at the church,” said Ursula Franklin, one of the organisers.
 
On both Saturdays, Tim Patient will give an informal organ recital at 11am. Tim is a talented and well-known recitalist in Norwich and further afield and is in demand accompanying local choirs.
 
Also on the Saturdays, Norhams Model Railway Club will put on a display of some of their extensive collection of layouts in the church hall.
 
The festival concludes with a Christingle Service at 4pm on December 10. The service, which will be attended by the Lord Mayor of Norwich, will include a craft activity as well as distribution of the Christingle oranges.
 
Donations from the festival will be going to Norwich’s civic charity of the year, the Norfolk Community Foundation.
 
“Norfolk Community Foundation's Nourishing Norfolk initiative aims to set up food hubs where people can shop for healthy affordable food as well as receiving support and advice. The Civic Charity will help to support the Norwich central distribution point,” said Ursula.
 
 
A Festive Display of Christmas Cribs and Trees
December 2nd - 3rd, & 8th - 10th
10.30am - 4pm, Sundays from 12 noon.
Rosebery Road Methodist Church, Norwich, NR3 3AB