2025 Christmas Tree Festival was a great success! Held on 6th and 7th December the church was full of beautifully decorated trees by local organisations, businesses and individuals. We had lots of visitors, mince pies and mulled wine! The children had the opportunity to decorate baubles to take home with them. We held a Christmas Tree competition, asking visitors to vote for the best dressed tree, congratulations to Gibside Community Farm (tree pictured) who won with the most votes! We also had an uplifting Carol Service on the Sunday afternoon.Thank you to everyone who came along, took part decorating a tree, donated raffle prizes and to all our volunteers who make such a community event possible. We are already thinking of 2026, if you would like to participate in any way please get in touch. Enter our competition and let your imagination run wild, open to individuals, families, businesses and organisations, we would be delighted to display your trees!
We have been delighted to host two weddings this summer 2025, it was fantastic to see the church so full and beautifully decorated to celebrate these weddings. Marrying in church is personal, meaningful and spiritual. Churches are special and unique places to get married in - the prayers, promises and the whole service of celebration become part of your marriage, on the day itself and beyond.If you are interested in having your wedding at St Margaret's please get in touch, we can provide information on planning your special day and the cost involved. We would love to hear from you. If you would like to visit the church for a look around please call in on a Tuesday morning between 9.30 and 10.30, or at our service on a Sunday morning or contact us to arrange a visit.We can organise an organist for the service if required, and the bells to ring out in celebration.We also have the church hall, opposite the church, available to hire for your celebration after the wedding.
An Easter Egg hunt was held in St Margaret's Church for the children of the parish and beyond.The children searched around the church for eggs, then went over to the hall for more activities and snacks.A fantastic day was had by all even the adults joined in in the welly throwing and hooking ducks!One grandparent commented "My grandson had the time of his life, he felt a lot of joy in the church and was so determined to hook a duck".Well done and thank you to all the volunteers and for all the donations made to make this free event possible.Watch out for hidden eggs at Easter 2026!
