𝐀 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞. Desford Heritage join with St. Martin’s Church for the 23nd year of the Christmas Tree Festival.

Kicking off on Friday 28th of November the church opens its doors with a stunning display of ‘Past, Present & Future’ 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬. Fri 10am-8pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 12-6pm

Visitors can find our weekend 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 on the Church Green Sat & Sun 12-6pm for a festive experience with fabulous food, drink & festive shopping. We have new stall holders and past favourites this year (register your interest in the event for further festival details closer to the date).

Little ones can enjoy 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚’𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 at the Church Centre, where Santa himself will be on hand in his grotto to receive Christmas wishes. With games, tombolas, FREE arts & crafts, refreshments and more, make sure you don’t miss out on this extra-special experience.

Timings for Santa’s Workshop:
𝐅𝐫𝐢 28th 𝐍𝐨𝐯 𝟒 - 𝟖𝐩𝐦
𝐒𝐚𝐭 29th 𝐍𝐨𝐯 𝟏𝟐 - 𝟔𝐩𝐦
𝐒𝐮𝐧 30th 𝐍𝐨𝐯 𝟏𝟐 - 𝟔𝐩𝐦

Our village letter box will also be in the grotto for letters to the North Pole.