Events – Worcester Cathedral’s Christmas Tree Festival 2020
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The Festival, like many other events this year, has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The opening date, originally planned for 2nd December, was delayed to 5th December due to the second national lockdown. However, the extra time at home gave our WEG members additional time to stitch the Christmas Doves, the theme chosen for 2020.
Packs containing all the materials and the instructions were given out at an open air meeting in August or were posted to those members not able to attend. The completed doves winged their way back to the Branch Secretary and a small team were able to decorate our Christmas tree.
In order to aid social distancing and other regulations, the Cathedral arranged for the trees to be displayed not only in the cloisters but also at the east end of the cathedral, and requested that those attending book a time slot by using their website. No charges were required to visit the Festival (running until 3rd January 2021) but donations were welcomed to support the work of the Cathedral.
Yet again, thanks go to the branch members for their time and effort in stitching the doves. They were varied and imaginative as you will see in the accompanying photographs.
