WELCOME to the 19th Christmas Tree Festival. 10th - 13th December 2015 Viewing at all venues from 10am to 5pm daily See inside for full programme including evening events.

The Churches and Residents of Brighstone, , and Brook extend to you a very warm welcome to our Community.

We wish all visitors a very peaceful Christmas. Thank you for your support

including program Scroll down for inside pages REFRESHMENTS At various venues Thurs, Fri, Saturday in the Wilberforce Hall; Sunday in the Scout Centre NB. Saturday Soup & Crusty Bread 12 - 2.30 pm in the Scout Centre. The Three Bishops open all day from 10am. “7” Café & Bistro open from 9am Mulled Wine/Roast Chestnuts Winter BBQ ATTRACTIONS Musical Entertainment - Handbell Ringing - Concerts. - Carol Singing. Mini Xmas Trees in the Library - Craft Fairs - Lace making Demonstrations. Mini Market - Open air “Nativity Pageant. - Cake & Biscuit Raffle See programme for more details.

Brighstone Christmas Tree Festival.

Locations encircled are walking distance from each other.

NB. Mottistone to Brighstone Approximately 1 ¼ miles

The Venues NB. Limited wheelchair access at Mottistone CAR PARKING In Brighstone at Warnes Lane Municipal Car Park;Brighstone Social Club; The Methodist Chapel;. Pearl; Brighstone Holiday Centre and at the National Trust Car Park in Mottistone FREE PARK & RIDE FREE FYT BUS SHUTTLE SERVICE between Regular Shuttle Service Brighstone Holiday Centre or IoW Pearl, between on the Military Rd and the centre of Brighstone Brighstone Methodist Church. and Mottistone. Donations welcomed Christmas Celebrations in our Villages. Wednesday December 9th: 7.00pm Hospice “Lights of Love” Service. Tree Lighting by Nigel Hartley CEO of Earl Mountbatten Hospice with Cllrs Charles Chapman & Lora Peacey-Wilcox; Chairman & Vice Chairman Isle of Wight Council ~ Brighstone Church Thursday December 10th: 3.30pm Carols with Brighstone Schoolchildren, and lighting of the “Friendship Tree” By Lizzie Wade. Manager. The Isle of Wight Pearl ~ Methodist Church Friday December 11th: 10.00am -4.00pm Christmas Gift & Craft Fair ~ Scout Centre 4.00pm Carols with “The Village Society” ~ Wilberforce Hall 7.30pm Slipshod Singers/Brighstone Barnacles in Concert ~ Brighstone Church. Saturday December 12th: 1.00- 4.00pm Brighstone School Christmas Fair ~ at the School 2.30-3.30pm the Credorer Ensemble- Seasonal Instrumental Music ~ Brighstone Church 2.30- 4.30pm Andrew Skinner Organist ~Methodist Church 4.30pm Carols, crib blessing and hand-bell ringing with Handbells in the presence of Mr Ron Holland, Isle of Wight High Sheriff ~ Mottistone Church Sunday December 13th: 2.00-3.00pm “Rhymes & Chimes of Christmas” ~ Brighstone Church 3.45pm The “Nativity Pageant” ~ Mottistone Manor Grounds See the Christmas story re-enacted by local residents. Tickets at the door Adults £3; Children Free. Parking (Free) in National Trust Car Park 7.00pm Stars of Wonder Concert - Brighstone Church ~A musical extravaganza full of festive flavour and variety. Proceeds in aid of island based charity “Love Russia” helping orphaned & abandoned children in Russia Tuesday December 15th 6.00pm Brighstone School present “Shine Star Shine” ~Brighstone Church Wednesday December 16th 1.00pm Brighstone School present“Shine Star Shine” ~ Brighstone Church Thursday December 17th 7.30pm The Christmas Choir Carol Concert ~Brighstone Church Friday December 18th 7.30pm Chorus Christmas Carol Concert ~ Mottistone Church (Tickets on the door) Saturday December 19th 7.30pm The ever popular Military Band Concert with & Military Band in the presence of Lt Col Sir Guy Acland Bt LVO DL Proceeds in aid of ABF-The Soldier’s Charity ~Brighstone Church For information on all Christmas services see www.fivechurches.org.uk All welcome The Exhibits The Isle of Wight Pearl Ancient Order of Foresters Keith Plater, Jewellery & Metalwork Brighstone Health Walking Group IoW Historical Association Brighstone Holiday Centre IoW Physically Disabled Society Water Mill IoW Riding for the Disabled Canine Partners Newport C of E Primary School Cats Protection OHPIT Sailability Revive & The Living Room Daisy Chains IoW Vectis 40’s Vintage Five Rivers Child Care Ltd Wessex Cancer Trust Support Centre Freshwater Independent Lifeboat West Wight Alpacas IoW Young Farmers Club YMCA Young Carers

Brighstone Methodist Church Brighstone Methodists Tree Isle of Wight Society for the Blind Cuddly Bears Niton Pre School 1st Brighstone & Rainbow Guides Oxfam Age Uk IoW / Open Doors - Phoenix Project IoW Brighstone Community Coffee Morning St Catherine’s School () Brighstone Pre School Teddies for Tragedies Brighstone Village Art Group The Donkey Sanctuary Priory The Labrador Rescue Trust Freshwater Central WI The Marriage Course Holy Cross Primary School. Wight Nature Fund IoW Breast Screening Unit Wight Quakers The Wilberforce Hall Ability Dogs for young people 11th Newport Guides Age Uk IoW Niton & District Camera Club Brighstone Busybodies Robert Hooke Society Brighstone Horticultural Society Santa prefers clean chimneys Brighstone Village Society Sevenacres - The England Fund Carers IoW - Riverside Centre SSAFA Crafty Artists St George’s School Freshwater Co-op Funeral Care The British Red Cross Island Free School Taj Craft IoW Morris Minor Owners Club The New Avenue Group Isle of Wight Portage Service Wight Challenge Isle of Wight Zoo Wight Squirrel Project Lacemakers of the Wight Wight Vintage Medina House School St Mary’s Church.

“7” Cafe and Bistro Five Villages Christian Aid Group Action on Hearing Loss Friends of St Mary’s Amnesty International Freshwater Flower Club Alzheimers Café Grange Farm Alzheimers Society Healthwatch IoW Border Karen Ministry IoW Caledonian Society Brighstone Bellringers (Tower Display) IoW Foodbank Brighstone Handbells IoW Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers Brighstone Primary School Trees:- IoW Law Society Christmas Stars IoW Motor Neurone Association Starlight, Starbright IoW Multiple Sclerosis Society Brighstone Beavers IoW Parkinson’s Society Brighstone & Shorwell Brownies IoW Scouts Jamboree Tree Brighstone Cubs Island Cooling Engineering Brighstone Explorers Isle of Wight Pearl Brighstone Guides Love Russia Brighstone Scouts Mitchelmore Family Tree Brighstone & District Royal British Legion. Monday Prayer Group Brighstone Grange Residential Home Naomi House Brighstone Community Library Northwood Primary School Brighstone WI Prince and Princess Society IoW Cameo Raise the roof for St Mary’s Christ The King College South Wight Youth Compassion in World Farming St Mary’s PCC Tree Cruse Bereavement Care St Mary's Hospital - Juba Link Cystic Fibrosis Trust St Saviours Choir () EMH -The John Cheverton Centre The Children’s Society EMH Macmillan Specialist Care at home team West Wight Floral Art The Three Bishops Flowers for You (Ventnor) Neighbourhood Police Freshwater Bay Golf Club The Five Bells Art Group Friends of Buburi, healthcare in Africa The FYT Bus Tree IoW Women’s Refuge The Semi Colon Support Group IoW Branch National Autistic Society The Three Bishops Trees (3) IoW Street Pastors Ventnor Lions Island Professionals Wessex Cancer Trust Charity Shop Brighstone Social Club. Arbonne Tree IoW Special Olympics Birthwight IoW Steam Railway Brighstone Lawn Tennis Club Patrick Hayes Tree Brighstone Social Club Tree Piano Cafe / Seahorses Art Studio Harwoods of Yarmouth RSPCA Headway IoW Queensgate Primary School IoW Ambulance Service Relate Solent IoW College Pathways Programme The Check it out Group IoW Community Action - Active Living Vectis Corps of Drums IoW Fire & Rescue – Vectis Decorative & Fine Arts Blue Watch. Wight Woodturners IoW Samaritans Woodlands (Sevenacres)

1st Yarmouth Beaver Scouts Scoliosis Association Uk Abbeyfield - Yarmouth Mottistone Church Stanley Family Tree Brighstone Surgery The Diabetes Centre The Bumble Bee Tree The FYT Bus Tree Pottery & PO41 Coffee House The Poetry Tree Friends of Uganda The RNLI The Island Fit Club The Saturday Club for Deaf Children Mottistone Gardens - National Trust The West Wight Sports Centre Nature Therapy CIC Hants & IoW Wildlife Trust - Newnham Family Tree Woodlands Therapy Project Oral Health Promotion Ryde Chorus Yarmouth Guides Pancreatic Cancer Uk Yuletide Knit & Natterers Brighstone Library A selection of Mini Trees decorated by children Outside Trees. St Mary’s Church - The Hospice Tree courtesy of J.R.Buckett & Sons. The Methodist Church -The Friendship Tree courtesy of Isle of Wight Pearl. Wilberforce Hall - The Parish Council Tree courtesy of Brighstone Parish Council. Mottistone Church – courtesy of Shide Trees. Reading Rooms/Social Club Tree This event has been made possible thanks to the work of many people. We hope you enjoy your time in our villages. A big “Thank you” to all our exhibitors, and to the many helpers who have worked tirelessly to ensure your enjoyment of the Festival. All proceeds will go to local and national charities. Further Information at www.bxtf.org. E-mail [email protected].

”She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn”.

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life”

THE BRIGHSTONE CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL Runners up in the Local Communities category Community Action Awards 2015 A big “Thank you” to all our sponsors Blue Sky Island Media. Bookers Cash & Carry. Brighstone Holiday Centre. Brighstone Horticultural Society. Brighstone Parish Council. J.R.Buckett & Sons. Flowers for You (Ventnor). Centrepiece Cake Designs. Harvey’s of Yarmouth. W. Hurst & Sons. IoW Biscuit Co. The IoW Beacon. The Isle of Wight County Press. Isle of Wight Pearl. ITS Tools IoW Ltd. Jewsons. John’s Club. M&S. Morrisons. Mottistone Farm Shop. National Trust. Orchard Bros (Freshwater). Red Funnel Ferries. Sainsburys. Scarrotts Lane Bakeries. Signpost Express. Shide Trees. The Southern Co-operative. Stagegear (Cowes) Tescos Ryde Extra. The FYT Bus. A.J.Wells & Sons. Waitrose. Wightlink Ferries. The Village Society for decorating the Wilberforce Hall, West Wight Rotary Club for decorating the Hall Stage. Sharon & Carol Matthews for decorating St Mary’s Church Porch. The Brighstone Scout Groups for helping with car parking and Marquee erection and to all our numerous volunteers. With apologies to anyone we have inadvertently overlooked. Missed the Festival? Don’t worry. Trees will remain in St Mary’s Church, the Methodist Church and the Isle of Wight Pearl Until the day after Boxing Day.