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SEASONAL SUCCESS – Wreath-making evening


‘Our wreath-making nights have been growing in popularity since they began  attending ever year who now bring friends and family along too. The event usually runs from 7-10pm on a weeknight at the beginning of December. We start advertising the evening and selling tickets (through ParentPay) for £10 each, around a month in advance. The price includes a moss ring and some basic bits of greenery, as well as hot drinks. We ask people to bring a pair of gardening gloves and their own secateurs (and most bring wine and nibbles too!). There is very little preparation


involved: we order eight-inch moss  wire from eBay; buy a few decorations, baubles and ribbon from the local pound shop; collect pine cones from the woods and dry out slices of oranges overnight in the oven. We encourage people to bring their own things, too. Sourcing and collecting greenery


is usually the most time-consuming job. Last year, thankfully, our local garden centre donated a van-load of greenery, which they also delivered – in return for some publicity! We set out tables, lined with


newspaper, in the school hall, and place greenery around the room.


We provide written instructions on every table, but so many of us have been going for years now that there is always someone to ask if people  We also buy some wine, chocolates


and biscuits, wrap them in cellophane  as we have a captive audience and everyone is in a Christmassy mood!  In 2016, our costs were around £80,


  Melanie Irvin, Chair, Friends of Chandlers Ridge Academy, Nunthorpe, 


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