Great St Mary’s Church in Sawbridgeworth holds Grand Christmas Tree Festival

A Sawbridgeworth church will be spruced up ready for its annual Christmas tree festival this weekend.

The ‘Grand Christmas Tree Festival’ at Great St Mary’s in Church Street on Saturday and Sunday (Dec 7-8) will feature around 40 Christmas trees, decorated by community organisations, shops and businesses of the town.

The church will be open from 9am to 5pm on Saturday and 11am to 5pm on Sunday, with a Christingle service at 3pm.

Father Christmas will be there on Saturday, and seasonal refreshments will be available on both days, with a ‘bottle and chocolate’ tombola. Entrance to the festival is free.

The church held a festival of light on Saturday (Nov 30) to coincide with the switching-on of the town’s Christmas lights.