Under the guidance of  Emma Jones, Diana Smith, and Sally Wright. The older children met in the Friends meeting house to make floral decorations for use with-in the Church on Mothering Sunday. They set about the task in hand with much enthusiasm, and as the last photo in this series will bear out - They did a superb job. The displays would ultimately find there way onto the window ledges of the Church, thus continuing the ever increasing family involvement in the life of All Saints' East Garston.

Serious stuff this flower arranging - I was pleasantly surprised to see just how involved the children became in this venture.

Smiles of satisfaction all round - and deservedly so.

Choir Practice

Yet another first - The beginnings of a children's choir. Sunday would be their first public performance and the youngsters were going to make absolutely certain that they didn't let themselves down or for that matter, their choir-mistress, Miss Susan Holmes. Sixteen year old Susan - (as I am sure you will know, is the organist here at All Saints' Church) - is studying Music at St. Barts School - and part of the requirement of those studies, is to train and conduct a choir from scratch. As was self evident during the service, both Susan and the children deserve high praise for their efforts, The harmonies on the choir's second Hymn were a joy to listen too. A quick glance round the congregation revealed several smiling, extremely proud but very watery eyed Mums. Congratulations to Susan and her new choristers. A big thank you also to Anne Philips for producing the superb cravats for the choir at such amazingly short notice.