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You can join in with the carol singing too. Marquees will provide shelter for audience and actors, so the performance will go ahead whatever the weather! Afterwards, you can warm up inside with seasonal refreshments. Craft activities for children add to the Christmas theme. And you can buy homemade Christmas goodies in aid of ‘Embrace’ an organisation which tackles poverty and injustice in the Middle East. Entrance is free and everyone is welcome to come and enjoy the event at Wendover Christian Centre.
and since it is nearly Christmas, there will be coffee and mince pies to share while we talk.
A Dickensian Christmas
Sat 20 Dec, 2.30pm, Wendover Library The great-great-great granddaughter of Charles Dickens, Lucinda Hawksley, will be giving a Dickensian Christmas family talk for all ages from 8+. Booking required. See Library ad page 3.
Carols on Coombe Hill
Sun 21, Dec 2-3pm Join us in the picnic area at Coombe Hill for Last Orders for Turkeys some Christmas Carols. Wrap up warm, bring Wed 17 Dec, 5pm, Kings Farm Shop a flask and your best singing voice. Weather See ad page 17. Now open longer hours, see permitting! For more information call Joe www.kingsfarmshop.co.uk. Mayled on 01494 755513 or visit www. nationaltrust.org.uk/chilterns-countryside/
Bedtime Stories & PJ Party
Christmas Carols at Bankside
Fri 19 Dec, 5.15-5.45pm, Wendover Library Mon 22 Dec, 3pm, Bankside Celebrate the end of school with our late night Bankside residents and Wendover Free fun session. DRESSING UP ENCOURAGED! ! Church invite others to join them for an Just turn up. All children welcome. informal carol service followed by tea and mince pies in the lounge at Bankside.
Carols around the Christmas Tree
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Fri 19 Dec, 6pm, Manor Waste Join members of the Wendover area community and get in the Christmas spirit by singing carols around the Christmas tree. It’s a good opportunity to meet your friends and neighbours and celebrate the season! 2014 brings a visit from the Chinnor Silver Band. We hope to see many of you there!
Book Club
Stories with Santa
Tue 23 Dec, 11am, Wendover Library Stories with Santa and his helpers! Join in silly songs and festivities from 11 O’CLOCK. All children welcome. Please book in advance. We welcome a small donation at time of booking for this event to cover costs.
...and in January
• Fri 03, evening, Wendover Library Room Sat 20 Dec, 10.30am, Wendover Christian Ctre On Screen @ Wendover, new film club Whatever your taste in reading, you will • Tue 13 Jan, mornings for 8 weeks be welcome at Book Club on Saturday 20th Mindfulness meditation course, see ad p 4. December at 10.30am. There are no set • Sat 17 Jan, 10am-3pm, HP23 4AF - Travel books; just an opportunity to talk about what Impressions Open Day, office behind Costa you’ve enjoyed and to hear other people’s in Tring. Have a chat & a coffee. www. recommendations. We meet for about an hour travelimpressions.co.uk, 01442 890265.
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Wendover News December 2014
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