VIDEO: Christmas fun in Pleasley and New Houghton

The team from St Michael’s Church, Pleasley, organised a four-day Christmas Tree festival which included concerts by the Pleasley Colliery Welfare Band and the Take Note choir.

The annual festival, which included a display of 47 trees decorated by people from the area, was also attended by schoolchildren from Anthony Bek primary.

Each class decorated its own mini-Christmas tree for use in the display.

Val Gamble, who helped to organise the festival, said the church looked ‘wonderful’.

She said: “It was lovely to see everybody in the Christmas spirit.

“It was such a nice and festive atmosphere and the trees look great.

“We will be keeping most of them up in the services at the church.”

The church also organised a Christmas fayre at the New Houghton Community Centre with food and gift stalls, which was well attended by people of all ages.