Family Theatre @ Yate Library: Snow Mouse
Yate Library
9.30 and 11.30am, 1.30pm
A winter adventure specially designed for audiences aged 6 months to 4 years and their families.
Join Snow Mouse on an enchanting adventure and discover the magic of Christmas again.
Winter has arrived and the woods are covered in white. A child hurries to put on their winter clothes so they can run outside and play in a sparkly new world.
Just when they are starting to feel a bit lonely they find a sleeping mouse buried under the soft white flakes. Sliding, tumbling and laughing, they explore the winter wonderland together and keep each other safe and warm from the winter freeze.
Come and join the two new friends on their adventures in a magical forest full of play, puppetry and music.
Book via the eventbrite... Read more >>
10am: St James' Wreath-making Worshop
St James the Great, Westerleigh
With Christmas in mind we are planning to hold two wreath-making workshops led by Di Coslett. These will take place on Friday and Saturday 22nd and 23rd November, from 10am till around midday. The price is held at £12pp and includes all materials and refreshments.
To book a place at one of these sessions, or to order a wreath, please call Kathryn (01454 318157).
11am: Yate’s Christmas Festive Fun Day Spectacular
Yate Shopping Centre
Yate’s Christmas Festive Fun day on Saturday, 23rd November will be a bonanza of dance, music and entertainment with local groups showing their talents and wooing the crowds.
There will be non-stop entertainment for all ages from 11am until 5pm when Father Christmas, helped by Elf on the Shelf, will bring a sparkle to the darkening skies by turning on the Centre’s Christmas lights from the hub of activities in Yate Shopping Centre’s Central Square.
Andrew Lowrey, Yate Shopping Centre Manager: “The Christmas Fun Day is always a special time for everyone in Yate. This year will be another spectacular day of free entertainment with Stage Acts and plenty more. Apart from the central stage, there will be an array of fun throughout... Read more >>
7pm: Help get things ready for Christmas Tree Festival
St Mary's Church, Yate
It's the Christmas Tree Festival soon so we need help getting the Christmas stuff down from the loft and putting it up ready for the festival.
Can you help on Tuesday 26th Nov at 7 pm in St Mary's? We'll have a cup of tea and maybe some cake you never know. Last year we got it done in about 1hr.
We also need volunteers for stewarding at the festival on the 30th Nov and 7th Dec between 10:30 and 1pm, and 1pm and 3pm.
Let Hywel know if you can help on 07539 069811 or by email below.
www.yateparish.org/
Email:
7.30pm: Sodbury & District Flower Club Open Christmas Demo
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
Sodbury and District Flower Arrangement Society - Open Christmas Demonstration in Chipping Sodbury Town Hall by NAFAS Demonstator Arnaud Metairie presenting 'Festive, Floral, Fantasy'.
7:30pm, Doors open 6:30pm. Bar, Raffle and Sales Table. Tickets £12 from Pauline Holder 01454 776361 or Rosemary Cummins 0117 9373836.
9am: School and Community Choir Performances
Yate Shopping Centre
School and community choirs will herald the arrival of Christmas in Yate this year with three weeks of singing and music leading up to the Christmas break.
From Wednesday, 27th November through to Friday, 20th December there will be regular performances in Yate Shopping Centre by local school choirs with the Cancer Research UK Christmas Concert, featuring a wind band and a jazz band, on Saturday, 14th December.
Andrew Lowrey, Yate Shopping Centre Manager: “These community focused festivities always generate a very positive response and are very important to us as an integral part of the town. It gives parents and families great pleasure to see their children performing in public and is also a great boost for the many schools taking... Read more >>
7.30pm: The Twelve Days of Christmas pantomime
Winterbourne Community Centre
Wednesday 27th November - Friday 29th November 2024 at 7:30pm and Saturday 30th November 2024 at 2.30pm
Winterbourne Musical Theatre presents the wonderful pantomime The Twelve Days of Christmas, written by Alan P Frayn, by arrangement with Stage Right Creative Limited. The show is suitable for all ages but contains the normal pantomime humour and innuendo. It is packed with well-known music and plenty of jokes.
Once upon a time…. The story starts in the village of Old Dimpley Bottom where Gertie and her daughter run a shop. The village has just won the “Best Kept Village” and the Queen is to throw a grand Festive Ball to mark the occasion. A huge advent calendar is built on the Green to count down to the Ball. Each day a new door... Read more >>
7.30pm: The Twelve Days of Christmas pantomime
Winterbourne Community Centre
Wednesday 27th November - Friday 29th November 2024 at 7:30pm and Saturday 30th November 2024 at 2.30pm
Winterbourne Musical Theatre presents the wonderful pantomime The Twelve Days of Christmas, written by Alan P Frayn, by arrangement with Stage Right Creative Limited. The show is suitable for all ages but contains the normal pantomime humour and innuendo. It is packed with well-known music and plenty of jokes.
Once upon a time…. The story starts in the village of Old Dimpley Bottom where Gertie and her daughter run a shop. The village has just won the “Best Kept Village” and the Queen is to throw a grand Festive Ball to mark the occasion. A huge advent calendar is built on the Green to count down to the Ball. Each day a new door... Read more >>
Jack & The Beanstalk
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
Performances at 5pm and 7pm
From the people that bought you Goldilocks & The Three Bears & The Cartoon Circus Live, Lemon Jelly Pantos returns with Jack & The Beanstalk, the pantomime that reaches new heights!
Join Jack, Dame Trott, Daisy & a whole host of magical characters in this years GIANT of a pantomime. Can Jack get his head out of the clouds for long enough to save the day?
Featuring all the traditional pantomime ingredients, this one hour, laughter packed show features colourful characters, GIANT sized jokes, fantastic music, lavish costumes & stunning sets.
6.30pm: Christmas Tree Festival
Yate Methodist Church
We are celebrating the amazing work done by charities near and far through our decorated Christmas Trees.
View by fairy light, refreshments served - Friday 29 November 6.30-8.00pm
Refreshments and stalls - Saturday 30 November 9.30am-12.00noon
Worship among the trees - Sunday 1 December 10.30am
Everyone is welcome!
7pm: St Mary’s Christmas Tree Festival Concert
St Mary's Church, Yate
The Apollo Wind Band, in support of St Mary's Christmas Tree Festival, proudly presents a Christmas concert, featuring a mixture of traditional and seasonal numbers. Come along to enjoy the music and be among the first to view the wonderful trees, each one individually decorated and complemented by a variety of displays echoing this year’s festival theme of ‘Christmas is…?’
£7 per adult, includes glass of wine and nibbles. Under 16s free.
Apollo Wind Band Christmas Concert
St Mary's Church, Yate
Apollo Wind Band are proud to present our 2024 Christmas Concert, as part of the Christmas Tree Festival. Please join us for some festive music as well as some favourites from musicals and beyond.
7.30pm: The Twelve Days of Christmas pantomime
Winterbourne Community Centre
Wednesday 27th November - Friday 29th November 2024 at 7:30pm and Saturday 30th November 2024 at 2.30pm
Winterbourne Musical Theatre presents the wonderful pantomime The Twelve Days of Christmas, written by Alan P Frayn, by arrangement with Stage Right Creative Limited. The show is suitable for all ages but contains the normal pantomime humour and innuendo. It is packed with well-known music and plenty of jokes.
Once upon a time…. The story starts in the village of Old Dimpley Bottom where Gertie and her daughter run a shop. The village has just won the “Best Kept Village” and the Queen is to throw a grand Festive Ball to mark the occasion. A huge advent calendar is built on the Green to count down to the Ball. Each day a new door... Read more >>
9.30am: Christmas Tree Festival
Yate Methodist Church
We are celebrating the amazing work done by charities near and far through our decorated Christmas Trees.
View by fairy light, refreshments served - Friday 29 November 6.30-8.00pm
Refreshments and stalls - Saturday 30 November 9.30am-12.00noon
Worship among the trees - Sunday 1 December 10.30am
Everyone is welcome!
10am: Yate's Santa's Grotto
Yate Shopping Centre
Santa’s Grotto will be open from November 30th on every Saturday and Sunday from 10am-4pm, and Monday 23rd December, closing at 1pm on Tuesday 24th December.
Entry to the Grotto is free, with each child receiving a free sticker and certificate, but visitors are invited to make a £1 contribution towards the nominated charity, the local Jessie May Children’s Hospital, for each visit.
10.30am: St Mary’s Christmas Tree Festival Open Saturday
St Mary's Church, Yate
10.30am-3.30pm
Come along to view the wonderful trees, each one individually decorated and complemented by a variety of
displays echoing this year’s festival theme of ‘Christmas is…?’
Performances from local dance groups, Winterbourne Hand Bell Ringers, and The Rock Choir. Craft activities available.
Refreshments will be available throughout the day including a light lunch of homemade soup and rolls or hot dogs.
12noon: St James' Christmas Fair
St James the Great, Westerleigh
12am-3pm
Gifts - cakes - tombola - entertainments - refreshments - prize draw
Don't miss it!
2.30pm: The Twelve Days of Christmas pantomime
Winterbourne Community Centre
Wednesday 27th November - Friday 29th November 2024 at 7:30pm and Saturday 30th November 2024 at 2.30pm
Winterbourne Musical Theatre presents the wonderful pantomime The Twelve Days of Christmas, written by Alan P Frayn, by arrangement with Stage Right Creative Limited. The show is suitable for all ages but contains the normal pantomime humour and innuendo. It is packed with well-known music and plenty of jokes.
Once upon a time…. The story starts in the village of Old Dimpley Bottom where Gertie and her daughter run a shop. The village has just won the “Best Kept Village” and the Queen is to throw a grand Festive Ball to mark the occasion. A huge advent calendar is built on the Green to count down to the Ball. Each day a new door... Read more >>
10am: By The Woods Craft and Gift Fayre at Victorian Day
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
10am to 4pm (possibly 5pm)
Sunday 1st/8th December - (Awaiting Victorian Day confirmation)
Local crafts, paper craft supplies, gifts and collectables, cakes and refreshments.
For more info or to book a stall please visit the website or email below.
www.bythewoods.co.uk/
Email:
Christmas Workshops at Organic Blooms
Organic Blooms, Latteridge
Back for our 10th year, we are pleased to offer three weekends of Christmas Workshops, including a whole day workshop on Saturday 14th where you will make a Christmas wreath and a table decoration and have a home cooked lunch. Our workshops will be delivered from our own site in Latteridge, between Iron Acton and Thornbury in our lovely spacious wooden workshop, which will be decorated with some festive cheer.
Step back from the stresses of a modern Christmas, and focus on one of the more simple joys of Christmas preparations – dressing the home with a beautiful, natural Christmas wreath that you have created.
We are offering 5 half day events, and 1 whole day workshop which will include both a wreath and table decoration. All materials... Read more >>
10am: Yate's Santa's Grotto
Yate Shopping Centre
Santa’s Grotto will be open from November 30th on every Saturday and Sunday from 10am-4pm, and Monday 23rd December, closing at 1pm on Tuesday 24th December.
Entry to the Grotto is free, with each child receiving a free sticker and certificate, but visitors are invited to make a £1 contribution towards the nominated charity, the local Jessie May Children’s Hospital, for each visit.
Christmas Wreath Workshops
Winterbourne Medieval Barn
10:30am - 1:00 pm or 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Join Sarah, the florist from our onsite florist, The Petal Emporium for this festive favourite!
What better way to get in the festive spirit than to create your very own Christmas Wreath? The Petal Emporium will take you step by step through the process of wreath making, from mossing the base to adorning with gorgeous winter greens, and finished with beautiful decorative flourishes.
During this workshop you will use traditional techniques with access to the finest seasonal foliage to create a stunning wreath to adorn your door this festive season. A chance to get creative and make a wreath as unique as you are.
This workshop is perfectly suited to complete flower arranging beginners as well as... Read more >>
10.30am: Christmas Tree Festival
Yate Methodist Church
We are celebrating the amazing work done by charities near and far through our decorated Christmas Trees.
View by fairy light, refreshments served - Friday 29 November 6.30-8.00pm
Refreshments and stalls - Saturday 30 November 9.30am-12.00noon
Worship among the trees - Sunday 1 December 10.30am
Everyone is welcome!
11am: Chipping Sodbury Christmas Sunday (formerly Victorian Day)
Broad Street, Chipping Sodbury
The 1st Sunday in December heralds the arrival of Chipping Sodbury Christmas Sunday! (Formerly known as Victorian Day)
The event will run 11am-5.30pm with The Original Santa Float arriving at 5pm.
We have a full stage of entertainment booked, a New Free Santa Visit in the courtyard open 11.00-3pm!
Live Donkeys, a free craft area and bouncy snowglobe, fun in the Grammar school, Funfair Rides and Christmas entertainment galore! Amazing Raffle prizes up for grabs.
Not forgetting all the amazing independent businesses opening for Sunday trade and over 50 stalls to shop with!
Exciting news: St John’s church are back and will also be open with their crib festival and By The Woods Craft Fair is on 10am-4pm in the Town Hall.
This is... Read more >>
6pm: Santa and his Sleigh with Chipping Sodbury Lions
Santa will be riding his sleigh around Chipping Sodbury and Yate through December to raise funds for charity, with the help of Chipping Sodbury Lions.
The Lions are asking for your help, both in coming out to greet Santa as well as offering a little bit of your time to help collect any donations offered as we pass along your road. Every penny they collect is put right back into the communities they serve around Chipping Sodbury, Yate and surrounding villages.
Monday 2nd: The Ridge - The Ridge etc., Bennetts Court
Tuesday 3rd: Cranleigh Court - Cranleigh Court Road, Celestine Road, Milton Road
Thursday 5th: Greenways Road - Canterbury Close, Templar Road, Lancaster Road, Mountbatten Close
Friday 6th: Brimsham... Read more >>
10am: School and Community Choir Performances
Yate Shopping Centre
School and community choirs will herald the arrival of Christmas in Yate this year with three weeks of singing and music leading up to the Christmas break.
From Wednesday, 27th November through to Friday, 20th December there will be regular performances in Yate Shopping Centre by local school choirs with the Cancer Research UK Christmas Concert, featuring a wind band and a jazz band, on Saturday, 14th December.
Andrew Lowrey, Yate Shopping Centre Manager: “These community focused festivities always generate a very positive response and are very important to us as an integral part of the town. It gives parents and families great pleasure to see their children performing in public and is also a great boost for the many schools taking... Read more >>
6pm: Santa and his Sleigh with Chipping Sodbury Lions
Santa will be riding his sleigh around Chipping Sodbury and Yate through December to raise funds for charity, with the help of Chipping Sodbury Lions.
The Lions are asking for your help, both in coming out to greet Santa as well as offering a little bit of your time to help collect any donations offered as we pass along your road. Every penny they collect is put right back into the communities they serve around Chipping Sodbury, Yate and surrounding villages.
Monday 2nd: The Ridge - The Ridge etc., Bennetts Court
Tuesday 3rd: Cranleigh Court - Cranleigh Court Road, Celestine Road, Milton Road
Thursday 5th: Greenways Road - Canterbury Close, Templar Road, Lancaster Road, Mountbatten Close
Friday 6th: Brimsham... Read more >>
7.30pm: Lions Christmas Concert
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
Popular Carols and Christmas songs with Wotton Silver Band and Yate Community Choir.
Free entry, refreshments and mince pies included.
9.30am: School and Community Choir Performances
Yate Shopping Centre
School and community choirs will herald the arrival of Christmas in Yate this year with three weeks of singing and music leading up to the Christmas break.
From Wednesday, 27th November through to Friday, 20th December there will be regular performances in Yate Shopping Centre by local school choirs with the Cancer Research UK Christmas Concert, featuring a wind band and a jazz band, on Saturday, 14th December.
Andrew Lowrey, Yate Shopping Centre Manager: “These community focused festivities always generate a very positive response and are very important to us as an integral part of the town. It gives parents and families great pleasure to see their children performing in public and is also a great boost for the many schools taking... Read more >>
6pm: Santa and his Sleigh with Chipping Sodbury Lions
Santa will be riding his sleigh around Chipping Sodbury and Yate through December to raise funds for charity, with the help of Chipping Sodbury Lions.
The Lions are asking for your help, both in coming out to greet Santa as well as offering a little bit of your time to help collect any donations offered as we pass along your road. Every penny they collect is put right back into the communities they serve around Chipping Sodbury, Yate and surrounding villages.
Monday 2nd: The Ridge - The Ridge etc., Bennetts Court
Tuesday 3rd: Cranleigh Court - Cranleigh Court Road, Celestine Road, Milton Road
Thursday 5th: Greenways Road - Canterbury Close, Templar Road, Lancaster Road, Mountbatten Close
Friday 6th: Brimsham... Read more >>
5.30pm: Ye Olde Christmas Shopping Evening
Broad Street, Chipping Sodbury
Embrace the magic of Chipping Sodbury this Christmas during our late night shopping evening.
We also have special events happening in Hatherell's Yard and The Courtyard between The Wool Cellar & Heather Norman Hats, and a few more surprises along the way!
Snap a family photo in Hatherell's Yard on our giant Inflatable sleigh !
There's also guaranteed snow in the Yard this Christmas, so wrap up warm!
There's Mulled wine at Koala Kreations.
11 Market stalls to browse and shops open in the Yard.
Thank you to DJ Bridgee'o's Entertainments for sponsorship this Christmas.
We will also be supporting Blonde Angels Street Team during our events.
The Courtyard @ The Wool Cellar & Heather Norman Hats will hold a magical winter... Read more >>
6pm: Christmas Carols in The Park
Kingsgate Park
6-7pm, meet outside the compound near the car park entrance
Join us for carol singing, followed by free mulled wine, squash, treats for children and mince pies.
Led by Rev Hywel Snook, Yate Parish and Rev Leigh Maydew, Yate Methodist Church.
Hosted by Friends of Kingsgate Park in conjunction with Yate Town Council.
6pm: Santa and his Sleigh with Chipping Sodbury Lions
Santa will be riding his sleigh around Chipping Sodbury and Yate through December to raise funds for charity, with the help of Chipping Sodbury Lions.
The Lions are asking for your help, both in coming out to greet Santa as well as offering a little bit of your time to help collect any donations offered as we pass along your road. Every penny they collect is put right back into the communities they serve around Chipping Sodbury, Yate and surrounding villages.
Monday 2nd: The Ridge - The Ridge etc., Bennetts Court
Tuesday 3rd: Cranleigh Court - Cranleigh Court Road, Celestine Road, Milton Road
Thursday 5th: Greenways Road - Canterbury Close, Templar Road, Lancaster Road, Mountbatten Close
Friday 6th: Brimsham... Read more >>
7pm: A Christmas Cabaret
Horton and Little Sodbury Village Hall
Doors open at 7pm and the show starts at 7:30.
Tickets are £15 (and include a free mince pie, a glass of mulled wine and a raffle ticket) and available from Caroline via caroline@bannistersfamily.co.uk.
Also, that night, we will be launching the traditional Village Christmas e-Card, which, this year, will be supporting local charities.
So please, book your tickets and come along to a magical evening of entertainment, and you can “sign” the village Christmas Card at the same time.
www.halsvh.org.uk/
Email:
10am: Original Vintage & Handmade Christmas Fair
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
10am-3pm, £1 Admission, Free Parking
Firmly established as a Christmas favourite, this popular event is always full to bursting with delightful stalls brimming with wonderful ideas for Christmas.
Why elbow your way around a busy shopping mall when you could find everything you need amongst our carefully selected vintage dealers, artists & creative designer-makers from the South-West & beyond who will be displaying their wares for your shopping pleasure.
Our friendly stallholders will have everything from the perfect vintage party frock to unique gifts for everyone on your Christmas list as well as decorations for the home & tree.
Our popular tearoom will be back with lashings of tea & coffee & scrumptious festive... Read more >>
Christmas Workshops at Organic Blooms
Organic Blooms, Latteridge
Back for our 10th year, we are pleased to offer three weekends of Christmas Workshops, including a whole day workshop on Saturday 14th where you will make a Christmas wreath and a table decoration and have a home cooked lunch. Our workshops will be delivered from our own site in Latteridge, between Iron Acton and Thornbury in our lovely spacious wooden workshop, which will be decorated with some festive cheer.
Step back from the stresses of a modern Christmas, and focus on one of the more simple joys of Christmas preparations – dressing the home with a beautiful, natural Christmas wreath that you have created.
We are offering 5 half day events, and 1 whole day workshop which will include both a wreath and table decoration. All materials... Read more >>
10am: Yate's Santa's Grotto
Yate Shopping Centre
Santa’s Grotto will be open from November 30th on every Saturday and Sunday from 10am-4pm, and Monday 23rd December, closing at 1pm on Tuesday 24th December.
Entry to the Grotto is free, with each child receiving a free sticker and certificate, but visitors are invited to make a £1 contribution towards the nominated charity, the local Jessie May Children’s Hospital, for each visit.
10.30am: St Mary’s Christmas Tree Festival Open Saturday
St Mary's Church, Yate
10.30am-3.30pm
Come along to view the wonderful trees, each one individually decorated and complemented by a variety of
displays echoing this year’s festival theme of ‘Christmas is…?’
Performances from local dance groups, Winterbourne Hand Bell Ringers, and The Rock Choir. Craft activities available.
Refreshments will be available throughout the day including a light lunch of homemade soup and rolls or hot dogs.
11am: Hawkesbury Upton Literature Festival Christmas Special
Hawkesbury Upton Village Hall
11am-3pm
A fun day of author talks, readings, signed book sales, and seasonal refreshments, guaranteed to put you in festive mood!
Includes the performance of new stories written especially for this event, plus classic Christmas poetry and prose, as well as local authors in conversation about their books.
£5 ticket includes tea and cake plus a £2 book voucher valid at the event.
Home-made soup for sale in aid of local children's charity Read With Me. Advance booking essential to ensure there are enough seats and refreshments to go around!
3pm: Carols in the Barn
Winterbourne Medieval Barn
Saturday 7th December at 3pm and Sunday 8th December, at 3pm and 6pm
Enjoy light-hearted Christmas drama from members of St Michael’s Church, woven around well-known traditional carols for everyone to sing along. The Medieval Barn makes a very atmospheric setting for a quirky re-telling of the old Christmas story. A lovely community event and a great start to the festive season for all ages.
To get you in the festive spirit your ticket includes a cup of mulled wine and a mince pie to enjoy before the carols start (non-alcoholic, gluten-free, and children's alternatives available). The doors open for this 45 minutes before the Carols. Seating is unreserved.
NB. the Barn is a medieval agricultural building with minimal heating and can... Read more >>
10am: Christmas Workshops at Organic Blooms
Organic Blooms, Latteridge
Back for our 10th year, we are pleased to offer three weekends of Christmas Workshops, including a whole day workshop on Saturday 14th where you will make a Christmas wreath and a table decoration and have a home cooked lunch. Our workshops will be delivered from our own site in Latteridge, between Iron Acton and Thornbury in our lovely spacious wooden workshop, which will be decorated with some festive cheer.
Step back from the stresses of a modern Christmas, and focus on one of the more simple joys of Christmas preparations – dressing the home with a beautiful, natural Christmas wreath that you have created.
We are offering 5 half day events, and 1 whole day workshop which will include both a wreath and table decoration. All materials... Read more >>
10am: Yate's Santa's Grotto
Yate Shopping Centre
Santa’s Grotto will be open from November 30th on every Saturday and Sunday from 10am-4pm, and Monday 23rd December, closing at 1pm on Tuesday 24th December.
Entry to the Grotto is free, with each child receiving a free sticker and certificate, but visitors are invited to make a £1 contribution towards the nominated charity, the local Jessie May Children’s Hospital, for each visit.
Carols in the Barn
Winterbourne Medieval Barn
Saturday 7th December at 3pm and Sunday 8th December, at 3pm and 6pm
Enjoy light-hearted Christmas drama from members of St Michael’s Church, woven around well-known traditional carols for everyone to sing along. The Medieval Barn makes a very atmospheric setting for a quirky re-telling of the old Christmas story. A lovely community event and a great start to the festive season for all ages.
To get you in the festive spirit your ticket includes a cup of mulled wine and a mince pie to enjoy before the carols start (non-alcoholic, gluten-free, and children's alternatives available). The doors open for this 45 minutes before the Carols. Seating is unreserved.
NB. the Barn is a medieval agricultural building with minimal heating and can... Read more >>
School and Community Choir Performances
Yate Shopping Centre
School and community choirs will herald the arrival of Christmas in Yate this year with three weeks of singing and music leading up to the Christmas break.
From Wednesday, 27th November through to Friday, 20th December there will be regular performances in Yate Shopping Centre by local school choirs with the Cancer Research UK Christmas Concert, featuring a wind band and a jazz band, on Saturday, 14th December.
Andrew Lowrey, Yate Shopping Centre Manager: “These community focused festivities always generate a very positive response and are very important to us as an integral part of the town. It gives parents and families great pleasure to see their children performing in public and is also a great boost for the many schools taking... Read more >>
3pm: Family Fun at Christmas
St Mary's Church, Yate
3-5pm
Christmas Craft Activities and St Mary's School Choir
6pm: Santa and his Sleigh with Chipping Sodbury Lions
Santa will be riding his sleigh around Chipping Sodbury and Yate through December to raise funds for charity, with the help of Chipping Sodbury Lions.
The Lions are asking for your help, both in coming out to greet Santa as well as offering a little bit of your time to help collect any donations offered as we pass along your road. Every penny they collect is put right back into the communities they serve around Chipping Sodbury, Yate and surrounding villages.
Monday 2nd: The Ridge - The Ridge etc., Bennetts Court
Tuesday 3rd: Cranleigh Court - Cranleigh Court Road, Celestine Road, Milton Road
Thursday 5th: Greenways Road - Canterbury Close, Templar Road, Lancaster Road, Mountbatten Close
Friday 6th: Brimsham... Read more >>
11am: Rita's Mince Pies (incorporating Coffee @ 11)
St Mary's Church, Yate
11am-2.30pm
Come and join us for coffee, cakes, mince pies and a chat.
Soup will be available from 12noon.
Everyone welcome. For more information or a lift, please contact Mike Willis 01454 312663.
4pm: School and Community Choir Performances
Yate Shopping Centre
School and community choirs will herald the arrival of Christmas in Yate this year with three weeks of singing and music leading up to the Christmas break.
From Wednesday, 27th November through to Friday, 20th December there will be regular performances in Yate Shopping Centre by local school choirs with the Cancer Research UK Christmas Concert, featuring a wind band and a jazz band, on Saturday, 14th December.
Andrew Lowrey, Yate Shopping Centre Manager: “These community focused festivities always generate a very positive response and are very important to us as an integral part of the town. It gives parents and families great pleasure to see their children performing in public and is also a great boost for the many schools taking... Read more >>
6pm: Christmas Carols on the Green
Yate Heritage Centre
This is the annual Carols on the Green event at Yate Heritage Centre.
We are delighted that St Mary's School Choir will be providing their wonderful voices to proceedings and further festive cheer will come from the dazzling DUBS Volkswagen charity, which will be raising funds for Bristol Children Hospital.
St Mary's Church will lead on the Carol service in front of Yate Heritage Centre on the green.
6pm: Santa and his Sleigh with Chipping Sodbury Lions
Santa will be riding his sleigh around Chipping Sodbury and Yate through December to raise funds for charity, with the help of Chipping Sodbury Lions.
The Lions are asking for your help, both in coming out to greet Santa as well as offering a little bit of your time to help collect any donations offered as we pass along your road. Every penny they collect is put right back into the communities they serve around Chipping Sodbury, Yate and surrounding villages.
Monday 2nd: The Ridge - The Ridge etc., Bennetts Court
Tuesday 3rd: Cranleigh Court - Cranleigh Court Road, Celestine Road, Milton Road
Thursday 5th: Greenways Road - Canterbury Close, Templar Road, Lancaster Road, Mountbatten Close
Friday 6th: Brimsham... Read more >>
7.30pm: Yate Choral Society Concert: Unto Us A Child Is Born!
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
Yate Choral Society present 'Unto Us A Child Is Born!', a Christmas concert of carols and readings, with Conductor Graham Coatman.
Tickets £12 (under 16 free) from Chipping Sodbury Tourist Information Centre, or call 01454 313907 for info/tickets.
7.30pm: Sodbury & District Flower Club Christmas Wreath Making
Old Grammar School Rooms
Sodbury and District Flower Arrangement Society Christmas Wreath making
Cost £7.50 plus materials. Booking essential. Contact Kate Bryant katebryant186@gmail.com for more information.
Family Theatre: Dragonbird Song - Winter Wonderland
Yate Library
10am and 11.15am
We're setting off in our sleigh on an adventure to find our very own winter wonderland! Expect dressing up, festive songs, Christmas tree dances and a giant snowy igloo...
Dragonbird Theatre have been bringing their unique brand of interactive and immersive theatre play to early years audiences across the South West for over 10 years. We are delighted to welcome them back to Yate Library with Dragonbird Song. Each visit features an exciting new adventure. Explore vivid worlds through gentle theatrical play and song for families with children aged five and under.
Dragonbird sessions are all about engaging with immersive stories through theatrical sets, props and characters. But above all, the sessions are a relaxed and... Read more >>
2pm: Yate and Chipping Sodbury GAC Christmas Concert
St Mary's Church, Yate
2pm till 3pm
Celebrate Christmas with the Yate & Chipping Sodbury Good Afternoon Choir, with children from St Paul’s Catholic School.
Free admission with a retiring collection for the charity Blonde Angels.
6pm: Santa and his Sleigh with Chipping Sodbury Lions
Santa will be riding his sleigh around Chipping Sodbury and Yate through December to raise funds for charity, with the help of Chipping Sodbury Lions.
The Lions are asking for your help, both in coming out to greet Santa as well as offering a little bit of your time to help collect any donations offered as we pass along your road. Every penny they collect is put right back into the communities they serve around Chipping Sodbury, Yate and surrounding villages.
Monday 2nd: The Ridge - The Ridge etc., Bennetts Court
Tuesday 3rd: Cranleigh Court - Cranleigh Court Road, Celestine Road, Milton Road
Thursday 5th: Greenways Road - Canterbury Close, Templar Road, Lancaster Road, Mountbatten Close
Friday 6th: Brimsham... Read more >>
6pm: Santa and his Sleigh with Chipping Sodbury Lions
Santa will be riding his sleigh around Chipping Sodbury and Yate through December to raise funds for charity, with the help of Chipping Sodbury Lions.
The Lions are asking for your help, both in coming out to greet Santa as well as offering a little bit of your time to help collect any donations offered as we pass along your road. Every penny they collect is put right back into the communities they serve around Chipping Sodbury, Yate and surrounding villages.
Monday 2nd: The Ridge - The Ridge etc., Bennetts Court
Tuesday 3rd: Cranleigh Court - Cranleigh Court Road, Celestine Road, Milton Road
Thursday 5th: Greenways Road - Canterbury Close, Templar Road, Lancaster Road, Mountbatten Close
Friday 6th: Brimsham... Read more >>
1.30pm: School and Community Choir Performances
Yate Shopping Centre
School and community choirs will herald the arrival of Christmas in Yate this year with three weeks of singing and music leading up to the Christmas break.
From Wednesday, 27th November through to Friday, 20th December there will be regular performances in Yate Shopping Centre by local school choirs with the Cancer Research UK Christmas Concert, featuring a wind band and a jazz band, on Saturday, 14th December.
Andrew Lowrey, Yate Shopping Centre Manager: “These community focused festivities always generate a very positive response and are very important to us as an integral part of the town. It gives parents and families great pleasure to see their children performing in public and is also a great boost for the many schools taking... Read more >>
10am: Begin Writing Christmas Workshop
St Lawrence Parish Hall
12.30-3pm
Be inspired by prompts and mince pies to create your own stories, poems and memoirs.
Marie Day has been writing for several years. Her stories are featured in Oxford Flash Fiction, National Flash Fiction Day, Writementor magazine, Paperbound and Paper Lanterns magazine. In 2024 she was Joint Winner of the Henshaw Press Short Story competition.
www.beginwriting.co.uk/
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10am: Christmas Workshops at Organic Blooms
Organic Blooms, Latteridge
Back for our 10th year, we are pleased to offer three weekends of Christmas Workshops, including a whole day workshop on Saturday 14th where you will make a Christmas wreath and a table decoration and have a home cooked lunch. Our workshops will be delivered from our own site in Latteridge, between Iron Acton and Thornbury in our lovely spacious wooden workshop, which will be decorated with some festive cheer.
Step back from the stresses of a modern Christmas, and focus on one of the more simple joys of Christmas preparations – dressing the home with a beautiful, natural Christmas wreath that you have created.
We are offering 5 half day events, and 1 whole day workshop which will include both a wreath and table decoration. All materials... Read more >>
10am: Yate's Santa's Grotto
Yate Shopping Centre
Santa’s Grotto will be open from November 30th on every Saturday and Sunday from 10am-4pm, and Monday 23rd December, closing at 1pm on Tuesday 24th December.
Entry to the Grotto is free, with each child receiving a free sticker and certificate, but visitors are invited to make a £1 contribution towards the nominated charity, the local Jessie May Children’s Hospital, for each visit.
School and Community Choir Performances
Yate Shopping Centre
School and community choirs will herald the arrival of Christmas in Yate this year with three weeks of singing and music leading up to the Christmas break.
From Wednesday, 27th November through to Friday, 20th December there will be regular performances in Yate Shopping Centre by local school choirs with the Cancer Research UK Christmas Concert, featuring a wind band and a jazz band, on Saturday, 14th December.
Andrew Lowrey, Yate Shopping Centre Manager: “These community focused festivities always generate a very positive response and are very important to us as an integral part of the town. It gives parents and families great pleasure to see their children performing in public and is also a great boost for the many schools taking... Read more >>
10am: Yate's Santa's Grotto
Yate Shopping Centre
Santa’s Grotto will be open from November 30th on every Saturday and Sunday from 10am-4pm, and Monday 23rd December, closing at 1pm on Tuesday 24th December.
Entry to the Grotto is free, with each child receiving a free sticker and certificate, but visitors are invited to make a £1 contribution towards the nominated charity, the local Jessie May Children’s Hospital, for each visit.
3.30pm: School and Community Choir Performances
Yate Shopping Centre
School and community choirs will herald the arrival of Christmas in Yate this year with three weeks of singing and music leading up to the Christmas break.
From Wednesday, 27th November through to Friday, 20th December there will be regular performances in Yate Shopping Centre by local school choirs with the Cancer Research UK Christmas Concert, featuring a wind band and a jazz band, on Saturday, 14th December.
Andrew Lowrey, Yate Shopping Centre Manager: “These community focused festivities always generate a very positive response and are very important to us as an integral part of the town. It gives parents and families great pleasure to see their children performing in public and is also a great boost for the many schools taking... Read more >>
2pm: School and Community Choir Performances
Yate Shopping Centre
School and community choirs will herald the arrival of Christmas in Yate this year with three weeks of singing and music leading up to the Christmas break.
From Wednesday, 27th November through to Friday, 20th December there will be regular performances in Yate Shopping Centre by local school choirs with the Cancer Research UK Christmas Concert, featuring a wind band and a jazz band, on Saturday, 14th December.
Andrew Lowrey, Yate Shopping Centre Manager: “These community focused festivities always generate a very positive response and are very important to us as an integral part of the town. It gives parents and families great pleasure to see their children performing in public and is also a great boost for the many schools taking... Read more >>
10.30am: Christmas Sing-a-Ling
Yate Library
10.30-12
Join us for a Christmas Singsong
Coffee & Mince Pies
In aid of Great Western Air Ambulance
All welcome!
Christmas Activities For Children
Yate Library
Lego Club with a Christmas theme
Friday 20th December 4.00 pm
No need to book, suitable for ages 4+
Winter Wonderland Christmas Crafts
Monday 23rd December 10.30-12 noon
Drop-in session, no need to book
Christmas Lego Challenge
Monday 23rd December 2.30-3.30 pm
To book spaces email yate.library@southglos.gov.uk
Suitable for ages 4+
Christmas craft storytime
Tuesday 24th December 10.30 am
Children’s craft bags available to collect from 14th December whilst stocks last.
10.30am: School and Community Choir Performances
Yate Shopping Centre
School and community choirs will herald the arrival of Christmas in Yate this year with three weeks of singing and music leading up to the Christmas break.
From Wednesday, 27th November through to Friday, 20th December there will be regular performances in Yate Shopping Centre by local school choirs with the Cancer Research UK Christmas Concert, featuring a wind band and a jazz band, on Saturday, 14th December.
Andrew Lowrey, Yate Shopping Centre Manager: “These community focused festivities always generate a very positive response and are very important to us as an integral part of the town. It gives parents and families great pleasure to see their children performing in public and is also a great boost for the many schools taking... Read more >>
7.45pm: Countdown to Christmas
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall
As one of the most performed Christmas shows in the country, with an estimated 400 festive performances due to take place this year alone, 'Countdown to Christmas' has fast become a Christmas institution in its own right.
Now in it's seventh season of festive touring shows, and returning for its fourth consecutive annual visit to Chipping Sodbury's Town Hall, this magical show is sure to fill everyone who sees it with festive cheer.
The show's performed as the ultimate live 'Musical' advent calendar, counting down through some of the greatest Christmas hits ever recorded. Just think of your favourite ‘Now That’s What I call - Christmas’ album, mixed with a sprinkling of ‘Michael Bublé's Christmas Magic’, all washed down with... Read more >>
10am: Yate's Santa's Grotto
Yate Shopping Centre
Santa’s Grotto will be open from November 30th on every Saturday and Sunday from 10am-4pm, and Monday 23rd December, closing at 1pm on Tuesday 24th December.
Entry to the Grotto is free, with each child receiving a free sticker and certificate, but visitors are invited to make a £1 contribution towards the nominated charity, the local Jessie May Children’s Hospital, for each visit.
10am: Yate's Santa's Grotto
Yate Shopping Centre
Santa’s Grotto will be open from November 30th on every Saturday and Sunday from 10am-4pm, and Monday 23rd December, closing at 1pm on Tuesday 24th December.
Entry to the Grotto is free, with each child receiving a free sticker and certificate, but visitors are invited to make a £1 contribution towards the nominated charity, the local Jessie May Children’s Hospital, for each visit.
10am: Yate's Santa's Grotto
Yate Shopping Centre
Santa’s Grotto will be open from November 30th on every Saturday and Sunday from 10am-4pm, and Monday 23rd December, closing at 1pm on Tuesday 24th December.
Entry to the Grotto is free, with each child receiving a free sticker and certificate, but visitors are invited to make a £1 contribution towards the nominated charity, the local Jessie May Children’s Hospital, for each visit.
Christmas Activities For Children
Yate Library
Winter Wonderland Christmas Crafts
Monday 23rd December 10.30-12 noon
Drop-in session, no need to book
Christmas Lego Challenge
Monday 23rd December 2.30-3.30 pm
To book spaces email yate.library@southglos.gov.uk
Suitable for ages 4+
Christmas craft storytime
Tuesday 24th December 10.30 am
Children’s craft bags available to collect from 14th December whilst stocks last.
Christmas Eve
10am: Yate's Santa's Grotto
Yate Shopping Centre
Santa’s Grotto will be open from November 30th on every Saturday and Sunday from 10am-4pm, and Monday 23rd December, closing at 1pm on Tuesday 24th December.
Entry to the Grotto is free, with each child receiving a free sticker and certificate, but visitors are invited to make a £1 contribution towards the nominated charity, the local Jessie May Children’s Hospital, for each visit.
10.30am: Christmas Activities For Children
Yate Library
Winter Wonderland Christmas Crafts
Monday 23rd December 10.30-12 noon
Drop-in session, no need to book
Christmas Lego Challenge
Monday 23rd December 2.30-3.30 pm
To book spaces email yate.library@southglos.gov.uk
Suitable for ages 4+
Christmas craft storytime
Tuesday 24th December 10.30 am
Children’s craft bags available to collect from 14th December whilst stocks last.
Christmas Day
Merry Christmas!
Bank Holiday: Christmas Day
Boxing Day
Bank Holiday: Boxing Day
Family Twixtmas Craft Sessions
Winterbourne Medieval Barn
10:00 am - 12:00 pm or 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Enjoy some crafty Festive Fun! Join us in the medieval barn for one of our popular, inclusive and relaxed family crafting sessions. Activities are designed to occupy you for about 1.5 hours. Workshops are aimed at 5-11 year olds, but all are welcome. Under 18's must be accompanied by an adult at all times on site.
The Barn bar will offer a small selection of drinks and snacks (cash or card). We have a fully accessible toilet and baby changing facilities in the building. Do dress warmly as the Barn can be chilly in winter.
We have a limited number of free parking spaces on site, including 2 blue badge spaces. There is plenty of space for bicycles, and drop-off / pick-up.
Tickets £3.75 per... Read more >>
New Year's Eve
Happy New Year!
Bank Holiday: New Year's Day
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