Midsomer Norton Nativity Fayre

Friday 7th December 2012 6pm to 9pm

Midsomer Norton

Nativity Fayre

Competition to WIN ÂŁ150!

Lights switch-on

Fantastic Live Nativity

Foodbank Gifts

Late Night Shopping

Christmas Market

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Supported by the town’s community groups

Join in the fun

and dress as a character from the Nativity story

Mary

Create a tunic from blue material, or perhaps use an old, large blue pillowcase which can be slit at the bottom and sides to make a simple tunic. You can then add white or blue tights and simple sandals. Make a simple white headdress using a length of white material, secured to your child’s head with a length of white elastic or a headband. The obvious accessory is a child’s doll, swaddled in a blanket or towel, for your little Mary to carry.

Shepherd/Joseph Costume

One of the easier costumes to rustle up, the shepherds of Biblical days wore very simple clothing, so a basic, homemade tunic, perhaps accessorised with a leather belt, brown trousers and leather sandals combines to make an authentic take on the traditional shepherd’s dress. The most popular addition is the old striped tea-towel wrapped around the head.

You could also come along as a star, an angel, a wise man or a stable animal, and the first prize for the best dressed child will be to switch on the Midsomer Norton Christmas lights.

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Christmas Nativity Fayre Programme 2012 By popular request this year’s Christmas Nativity Fayre continues to build on last year’s fabulous World Record Breaking event.

This year you can dress up as ANY character from the Christmas Nativity story and there will be a prize for the best outfit! We’re even running a workshop to make animal masks, nativity mobiles, kingly crowns or a nativity scene on Saturday 1st December in the Town Hall between 2.30pm and 4.30pm. There will also be a workshop in the Library between 3.30pm and 5.30pm on Friday 7th December.

We’ve got a great evening planned including: • A Santa Bling Party at the Sport Centre Hall.

• Christmas Market Stalls around the Hollies and craft fayre in the Methodist Church.

• Fruit punch, soft drinks and mince pies in the Hollies Gardens to all those dressed as a nativity character.

• The Silver Band will play carols and create the wonderful sound of Christmas.

Nativity procession with Joseph leading Mary with a real live donkey will make their way to the Hollies, followed by school choirs and young people. The key to this procession will be its role in bringing items to donate

to the new Somer Valley Foodbank initiative – helping those in need not just at Christmas but the whole year around.

• Christmas Lights Switch on by the young person in the best Nativity costume .

• Unforgettable Nativity where you can watch in wonder as the story of the Christmas message you are actually part of unfolds before your very eyes.

Many of the High Street shops will be opening late so everyone can have plenty of time to buy Christmas presents. And there is of course the fabulous annual competition with prizes to be won.

We hope you all have a fantastic night and wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

The Organising Committee, Midsomer Norton Special thanks are due to this year’s organising committee consisting of the Chamber, Welton Baptist Church, Midsomer Norton Methodist Church, Somer Valley FM and Paul Myers with lots of his hats on.

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Programme of events Art Exhibition

From Thursday 6th December to 12th December an exhibition of art work produced by staff from Norton Hill and Somervale Schools will be on display at Midsomer Norton Town Hall. The exhibition will feature paintings, drawings, prints and photography, on a variety of themes and in a range of styles. Some of the works will be for sale, so there will be an opportunity to purchase a unique and unusual Christmas present. The exhibition will be open during the Christmas Fayre evening, Friday 7th December.

All are welcome to come along and look at the exhibition.

3.30pm – 5.30pm Craft Workshop

Free craft workshop – Midsomer Norton Library making animal masks, nativity mobiles, kingly crowns or a nativity scene.

4.00pm – 6.00pm Santa Bling Party

Santa Bling Party at the Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) in the Aventure Play Park at Gullock Tyning.

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5.00pm – 6.45pm Photo Booth

Come in costume and have your picture taken for free at the Nativity Scene.

Come on down in your nativity outfit with work colleagues, family, or friends and have a memorable photo taken at the nativity scene. It could make an ideal picture to attach to newsletters, Christmas cards, or just take pride of place on your mantlepiece. It’s free to participate and the pictures will be downloadable free of charge....just come in costume!

5.30pm – 6.30pm Art Performance

Schools Christmas Arts Performance at the Methodist Church including songs, poems and paintings.

6.00pm – 6.30pm Choir

Choir sings outside the Midsomer Norton Library

6.15pm - 8.00pm Silver Band

The Silver Band will play carols and create the wonderful sound of Christmas.

Christmas Market Stalls around the Hollies and craft fayre in the Methodist Church.

Fruit punch, soft drinks and mince pies in the Hollies Gardens to all those dressed as a nativity character.

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6.30pm – 6.45pm Nativity Procession

6.30pm Nativity procession forms at Methodist Church 6.45pm Procession leaves with Joseph leading Mary with a real live donkey to the Hollies, followed by school children and young people.

Key to this procession will be its role in bringing items to donate to the new Somer Valley Foodbank initiative, placing them under the tree – helping those in need not just at Christmas but the whole year round.

7.00pm Lights Switch On

Welcome from the Mayor and Chair of Bath & North East Somerset Council.

Christmas Lights Switch on by the young person in the best Nativity costume.

7.15pm Nativity Play

Nativity performance where you can watch in wonder as the story of the Christmas message, you are actually part of, unfolds before your very eyes. Sing traditional carols with words in this programme.

8.00pm Close

A chance to carry on shopping in the High Street and complete your competition entry with a chance to win £150 in cash.

Somer Valley Foodbank

You can help local people in crisis by The new Somer Valley Foodbank, which is being set up to support bringing items from our list and donating families and individuals in need of food during times of financial them to Somer Valley foodbank hardship, needs your help. Since 2000 over 250 foodbanks have been established around the country to provide food in times of crisis.

Now, following the creation of Bath Foodbank last year, a group of local Please help feed churches, residents, interest groups and councillors has come together Milk (UHT or powdered) local people in Sugar (500g) to create a similar initiative for Radstock, Midsomer Norton and the crisis by buying Fruit juice (carton) surrounding parishes.

Soup items from our Pasta sauces list and donating By the official launch date of 8th January, co-ordinators of the foodbank Sponge pudding (tinned) them to Bath need volunteers to help with: Tomatoes (tinned) Cereals • Collecting food from churches, schools and supermarkets. foodbank.

Rice pudding (tinned) • Weighing, sorting and stacking collected food at the warehouse.

Teabags/instant coffee • Helping those in need and distributing food parcels at one of the Instant mash potato distribution centres.

Rice/pasta • Liaising with the agencies who distribute foodbank vouchers.

Tinned meat/fish Tinned vegetables • Helping with general administrative tasks.

There will be a collection stall in the Hollies on the night of the nativity Fayre, so please add a few items from the shopping list to your shop and donate them to the Foodbank.

Tinned fruit Jam Biscuits or snack bar

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Rich fruit ring cake

Serves: 18 Prep: 30 mins | Cook: 1 hour 30 mins

Ingredients 85 g (3 oz) dried cranberries 85 g (3 oz) sultanas 85 g (3 oz) dried pears, chopped 85 g (3 oz) stoned prunes, chopped 85 g (3 oz) dried figs, chopped 85 g (3 oz) stoned dried dates, chopped 250 ml (8½ fl oz) apple juice 50 g (1¾ oz) pecan nuts, chopped 50 g (1¾ oz) candied ginger, chopped finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon 5 tbsp sunflower oil 1 egg 75 g (2½ oz) molasses sugar 115 g (4 oz) self-raising white flour 115 g (4 oz) self-raising wholemeal flour 1 tsp baking powder 2 tsp ground mixed spice 3–4 tbsp semi-skimmed milk, as needed

Preparation method 1. Place all the dried fruit in a medium sized saucepan. Add the apple juice, place over a moderate heat and bring slowly to the boil. Cover and simmer gently for 3–4 minutes or until the fruit begins to absorb the liquid.

2. Remove the pan from the heat and leave, covered, until completely cold. Stir in the pecan nuts, ginger, and lemon zest and juice.

3. Preheat the oven to 150ºC (300ºF, gas mark 2). Brush a 23 cm (9 in) ring tin with a little oil. In a bowl, beat together the sunflower oil, egg and sugar until smooth.

4. Sift the white and wholemeal flours, baking powder and mixed spice into a large bowl, tipping in any bran in the sieve. Add the soaked fruit and the egg mixture, and stir well to combine

thoroughly. Stir in enough milk to make a fairly soft mixture.

5. Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and smooth the top. Bake for 1¼–1½ hours or until risen, firm and golden brown, and just beginning to shrink away from the sides of the tin.

6. Leave the cake to cool in the tin for at least 1 hour before running a knife around the edge and turning it out. Wrap in greaseproof paper and foil, and store for 2–3 weeks before serving, to allow the flavours to mature.

7. To decorate the cake, gently heat the jam with 1 tsp water, then press through a sieve. Brush the top of the cake with the jam. Arrange the cherries, nuts and candied ginger on top, pressing them gently into the jam. Finally, dust with sifted icing sugar.

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WIN £150 CASH in our Midsomer Norton Nativity Fayre competition! Conveyancing Personal Injury

Commercial Property Entry is FREE and the competition is open fromFamily Friday 7th December 6pm9pm Agricultural Law Landlord & Tenant

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Employment Company/Commercial Wills and Probate HOW TO ENTER In order to enter the competition:  Licensing Dispute Resolution Tax Planning 1. Visit all of the shops listed on 7th December between 6pm and 9pm and record on your entry form the nativity picture that is  displayed within the shop or in the window. E.g. Shepherd.  2. Fill in your name, address and contact phone number and  remove these centre pages from the programme.  your completed entry form into the post-box at Sponsored by 3. Hand deliver  Edwards Opticians, next to Reflections, High Street, Midsomer  Norton by 12noon on Saturday 8th December 2012.   4. Note: the shops will only display these pictures on Friday 7th  December 2012.   

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SUMMARY TERMS & CONDITIONS: • All the shops must be included and an answer given to each.

• Entries are restricted to strictly one per household.

• You must complete all your details on this form.

• All completed entry forms must be posted through Edwards Opticians High Street premises by 12 noon on Saturday 8th December 2012.

• The competition is not open to any of the sponsors.

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ENTRY FORM Please PRINT details

Name ................................................................................... Age (if under 18) ...............

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Christmas Carols

Hark The Herald Angels Sing

Hark, the herald-angels sing glory to the new-born King; peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled: joyful, all ye nations rise, join the triumph of the skies, with the angelic host proclaim, ‘Christ is born in Bethlehem.’

Hark, the herald-angels sing glory to the new-born King.

Hail, the heav’n-born Prince of Peace!

Hail, the Sun of Righteousness!

Light and life to all he brings, Christ, by highest heav’n adored, ris’n with healing in his wings; Christ, the everlasting Lord, mild he lays his glory by, late in time behold him come, born that we no more may die, offspring of a virgin’s womb! born to raise us from the earth, Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, born to give us second birth. hail the incarnate Deity!

Hark, the herald-angels sing Pleased as man with us to dwell, glory to the new-born King.

Jesus, our Emmanuel.

Hark, the herald-angels sing glory to the new-born King.

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Christmas Carols O Little Town of Bethlehem

O little town of Bethlehem How still we see thee lie Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by Yet in thy dark streets shineth The everlasting Light The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in thee tonight

How silently, how silently The wondrous gift is given!

So God imparts to human hearts The blessings of His heaven.

No ear may hear His coming, But in this world of sin, Where meek souls will receive him still, The dear Christ enters in.

For Christ is born of Mary And gathered all above While mortals sleep, the angels keep Their watch of wondering love O morning stars together Proclaim the holy birth And praises sing to God the King And Peace to men on earth

O holy Child of Bethlehem Descend to us, we pray Cast out our sin and enter in Be born to us today We hear the Christmas angels The great glad tidings tell O come to us, abide with us Our Lord Emmanuel

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Christmas Carols While Shepherds

While shepherds watched Their flocks by night, All seated on the ground; The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around, “Fear not!” said he, for mighty dread Had seized their troubled minds.

“Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and all mankind.

“To you in David’s town this day, Is born of David’s line, The Saviour, who is Christ, the Lord, And this shall be the sign.”

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“The heavenly Babe you there shall find, To human view displayed; All meanly wrapped in swaddling bands, And in a manger laid” Thus spake the Seraph, and forthwith Appeared a shining throng Of angels praising God, who thus Addressed their joyful song: “All glory be to God on high, And to the earth be peace.

Good will, hence forth From heaven to men, Begin and never cease.”

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Christmas Carols

Silent Night

Silent night, holy night All is calm, all is bright Round yon Virgin Mother and Child Holy Infant so tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace Sleep in heavenly peace Silent night, holy night!

Shepherds quake at the sight Glories stream from heaven afar Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!

Christ, the Saviour is born Christ, the Saviour is born Silent night, holy night Son of God, love’s pure light Radiant beams from Thy holy face With the dawn of redeeming grace Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth “

O Come all ye Faithful

O come all ye faithful joyful and triumphant Oh come ye O come ye to Bethlehem; Come and behold him born the King of angels; O come let us adore him Christ the Lord.

God of God light of light Lo he abhors not the virgin’s womb; Very God begotten not created: O come let us adore him Christ the Lord.

Sing choirs of angels sing in exultation Sing all ye citizens of heaven above; Glory to God in the highest: O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord

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Christmas Carols Joy to the World

Joy to the world!

The Lord is come; let earth receive her King; let every heart prepare him room and heav’n and nature sing, and heav’n and nature sing, and heav’n, and heav’n and nature sing.

Joy to the earth! The Saviour reigns; let us our songs employ; while fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains repeat the sounding joy, repeat the sounding joy, repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

He rules the world with truth and grace, and makes the nations prove the glories of his righteousness, and wonders of his love, and wonders of his love, and wonders and wonders of his love.

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Children’s Craft workshop

This December Midsomer Norton Town Council is once again funding two afternoons of creative opportunity. The incredibly popular craft workshops are back. This year the crafts will be based around the Nativity story and you can join the team of volunteers from Welton Baptist Church for lots of fun.

Come and make a special addition to your nativity outfit by creating your very own animal mask. Or you can colour in and make a nativity mobile to hang in your bedroom. There will also be the chance to make Kingly crowns or a beautiful manger scene. Parents/carers are asked to come and stay with your children and maybe have a go yourself. It’s free to take part but resources are limited so please come early if you want to be sure of a choice.

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Welton Baptist Church Does Midsomer Norton really hold the Guinness World Record for the ‘Most Living Figures in a Nativity Scene’? Yes we do! (743 mainly shepherds/ shepherdesses to be precise!). And one year on despite an effort from the mighty city of Southampton, we have maintained the record. We’re not attempting any records this year but hopefully we can build on the growing sense of community within the Town. In the story of the nativity we see the outworking of God’s plan to give us the greatest ever gift in the form of His son, Jesus. With that thought of giving in mind, we really wanted people to have the opportunity to contribute something again this year.

Whether it’s a gift for the food bank, joining in with the crafts, dressing up, singing the carols, joining the procession or any of the many other things on offer, we hope that you feel a valuable part of everything happening this evening.

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It has been a privilege working together with so many organisations towards this event and to have the continuing support of the Town Council.

Hopefully you will have seen details of all the forthcoming events taking place at the local churches. Why not take some time-out of the busyness of Christmas to join in and be a part of all that is going on. Finally, if you’re someone who suffers from the Post-Christmas blues, give yourself a lift at the church’s annual Pantomime, ‘Not Dick Whittington’ on January 25th & 26th see www.weltonchurch.org.uk for more details.

Matt Coomes, Outreach Worker

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