Event:

• ‘Christmas Day Morning Service for families and children’

• Note - service starts at 10:00am
  

Date & Time:

• Wednesday 24th December 2024

• 10:00am - 10:45 am approx

Further Information:

• Please come along on Christmas morning for this short service of joy and happiness to celebrate the birth of Jesus

• Children and adults of all ages are very welcome. There will be some activities etc for children at the back of the church

• Please stay for a tea or coffee or soft drink, cake and a chat after the service if you can

Location:

• St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, North Woodchester, Stroud, GL5 5PD

• Find us on Google maps, Streetmap or what3words

• Directions by Car, Bus or Train
  

Contact:

• Our Team & Contacts

Event:

• ‘Carols by Candlelight Service’

• for both adults and children
  

Date & Time:

• Wednesday 24th December 2024

• 6:30pm - 8:00pm approx
  

Location:

• St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, North Woodchester, Stroud, GL5 5PD

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• Directions by Car, Bus or Train
  

Contact:

• Our Team & Contacts

Event:

• ‘Christmas Crib Service’
  

Date & Time:

• Wednesday 24th December 2024

• 3pm - about 3:45pm
  

Further Information:

• This will be a short service in which the last carol will be sung by candlelight.

• We invite youngsters to dress up as shepherds, kings, angels or an animal.

• We have lots of dressing up clothes in church.

• Please stay for refreshments after the service

Location:

• St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, North Woodchester, Stroud, GL5 5PD

• Find us on Google maps, Streetmap or what3words

• Directions by Car, Bus or Train
  

Contact:

• Our Team & Contacts

Event:

• Longest Night Service
  

Date & Time:

• 21st December

• 4:00pm to 5:00pm TO BE CONFIRMED

Further Information

• This year we are not holding an All Souls service in Woodchester as All Souls falls on the Lee Abbey weekend. However, we are holding a ‘Longest night’ service on 21st December, "The Longest night is a special service, held on the longest night of the year when everything can feel dark. We might feel like sadness, grief or loss has no place in the often exuberant Christmas festivities. But this is a more reflective Christmas Carol service, especially for anyone for whom this might be a difficult time of year.

Location:

• St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, North Woodchester, Stroud, GL5 5PD

• Find us on Google maps, Streetmap or what3words

• Directions by Car, Bus or Train
  

Contact:

• Our Team & Contacts

Event:

• ‘Christmas Carols in Woodchester Village’
  

Date & Time:

• Thursday 18th December 2025

• 6:30pm - 8pm - Further details and timings to be confirmed later
  

Location:

• Starting at South Woodchester and progressing to the Royal Oak Inn North Woodchester, then to St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, North Woodchester as follows:

  From South Woodchester

  6.30pm Frogmarsh

  6.50pm Tower House (no band)

  From North Woodchester

  6.45pm Mill Pond car park @Rooksmoor (no band)

  7.00pm Outside the Village Hall

  All proceeding to

  7.15pm In St Mary's Church, with mince pies and mulled wine

  *** Donations towards church funds welcome ***

  Kindly supported by Woodchester Parish Council

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• Directions by Car, Bus or Train
  

Contact:

• Our Team & Contacts

Event:

• Christmas Carols at the Coffee Pot
  

Date & Time:

• Wednesday 17th December 2025

• 10:00am - 12:00pm
  

Location

• Old Endowed School, Church Place Rodborough GL5 3NF

• Find us on Google maps
  

Contact:

• Our Team & Contacts

Event:

• Christmas Carols at the Long Table
  

Date & Time:

• Tuesday 16th December 2025

• 11:00am - 12:00pm
  

Further Information:

• Peter Gee is kindly providing the music

Location

• The Long Table, Brimscombe Mills, Brimscombe Hill, Brimscombe, Stroud GL5 2QN

• Find us on Google maps
  
  

Contact:

• Jayne Hancock for further details on 07805 259246

• Our Team & Contacts

Event:

• Five Valleys Voices Winter Concert

Date & Time:

• Friday 12th December

• 7:00pm to 9:00 approx
  

Programme

• Ladies/High Voice Choir

  Alto's Lament, No Time to Diet,  Time, Lady Marmalade, River, Winte

• Men/Low Voice Choir

  Bear Necessities, Bohemiam Rhapsody, When I Fall In Love, Ad Astra, Dance

• Full Choir

  City Called Heaven, I Want To Stare At My Phone With You!, Stars, Carol Of The Bells, What Were You Thinking and a couple of Christmas Favourites

Further Information

• Five Valleys Voices web site here

Tickets

• Tickets - £5 - scan the QR Code above or go to TicketSource here (Tickets on TicketSource incur a small booking fee)

Location:

• St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, North Woodchester, Stroud, GL5 5PD

• Find us on Google maps, Streetmap or what3words

• Directions by Car, Bus or Train
  

Contact:

• Our Team & Contacts

Event:

• ‘Lunch with Friends’ - Annual Christmas Dinner - a two course home-cooked Christmas Dinner for local community
  

Menu:

• Drinks - red or white wine or elderflower cordial on arrival

• Cooked dinner of - turkey (or nut roast vegetarian dish), roast potatoes, sprouts, carrots & parsnips, stuffing, pigs in blankets

• Christmas pudding with double cream or brandy cream (lactose free available) or trifle with cream

• Cheese & biscuits

• Tea or coffee

Date & Time:

• Usually on every 3rd Friday of the month

• 12:30pm - 2:30pm
  

Location:

• St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, North Woodchester, Stroud, GL5 5PD

• Find us on Google maps, Streetmap or what3words

• Directions by Car, Bus or Train
  

Contact:

• Sally Bull - Telephone; email

• Christina Lewis - 07968159779; email

• Gail Birch - 07875028671; email

• Liz Cole - (Church Warden) 07974911016; email

Event:

• Woodchester Christmas Fair

Date & Time:

• Saturday 6th December

• !0:30 - 4:00pm approx
  

What to see & do:

• Festive Stalls….Christmas Presents….Hot & Cold Snacks….Mulled Wine….Stalls……Toys…..Games..…Jigsaws..….Fabulous Raffle……Bulb Planters…..Children’s Activities and much more!

• Please put it on your own calendar to come along and support it and invite your family and friends.

Location:

• St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, North Woodchester, Stroud, GL5 5PD

• Find us on Google maps, Streetmap or what3words

• Directions by Car, Bus or Train
  

Contact:

• Liz Cole - Telephone; 07974 911016; email

• Helen Jackson - Telephone 07471204221; email

Event:

• ‘Christmas Craft Evening’ for the ladies
  

Date & Time:

• Saturday 29th November

• 6:30pm - 9:00pm
  

Ticket Information:

• THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED …SO SORRY!!

• We would be grateful for ay donations of cakes for this event. Thank you.

Further Information

• Last year our Christmas Craft evening was very successful

• There is no better way to start the season than an evening in our lovely church with friends enjoying festive music, delicious food and beautiful crafts washed down with a glass of warming mulled wine.

Location:

• St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, North Woodchester, Stroud, GL5 5PD

• Find us on Google maps, Streetmap or what3words

• Directions by Car, Bus or Train
  

Contact:

• Helen Jackson 07471204221; email