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This year’s Christmas Lantern Fayre is testimony to the commitment of Midsomer Norton’s traders in partnership with Welton Baptist Church and many other community groups to put on a Christmas event regardless of the credit crunch! We couldn’t cancel Christmas could we, the show must go on! So we decided to return to the traditional Christmas story - and what better way than to put on a Nativity. But we didn’t just want any old Nativity - we wanted a world beating one for Midsomer Norton where everyone can take part rather than just be spectators. So we are preparing a community record-breaking bid to beat the Guinness Book of Records entry for the ‘Most Living Figures in a Nativity Scene’! The record is currently held by the National Union of Pro Loco of Italy, who managed to get 567 participants in their nativity at Sassi di Matera in Italy, on 29th December 2010. Surely we thought we can beat 567 participants? The only way we can break the record is for everyone - young and old - to join in this community effort to put Midsomer Norton on the map and enjoy a great evening for the whole family. We’re asking as many
people as possible to dress as shepherds and come on down and be counted. As well as the Nativity event, there will be the traditional lights switch on, children’s lantern procession, carols and the High Street shops will be opening late so everyone can have plenty of time to buy Christmas presents. And there is of course the fabulous annual competition with prizes to be won. A special thanks are due to this year’s organising committee consisting of Danny and Sarah Malik of Jacarandas, John Plenty of Edwards Opticians, Paul Myers with lots of his hats on, Matt Coomes and the Welton Baptist team. We hope you all have a fantastic night and wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The Organising Committee Midsomer Norton Christmas Lantern Fayre 2011 Midsomer Norton Nativity Lantern Fayre is produced by Ignyte Ltd, 46 Frome Road Radstock, BA3 3LF Tel 01761 437377. While every care has been taken to ensure the data contained in this publication is accurate, neither the publisher nor its editorial contributors can accept, and hereby disclaim, any liability to any party for loss or damage caused by errors or omissions resulting from negligence, accident or any other cause. Ignyte or Midsomer Norton Town Council does not officially endorse any advertising material included within this publication. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system in any form without the prior permission of the publisher.
3.30pm - 5.30pm
The library is staying open especially to host the children’s lantern making workshop, it’s FREE – subject to availability, come along and create your Christmas Lantern.
6.00pm - 9.00pm
Come along and enjoy the Christmas Spirit throughout the High Street, you will discover: - Beautiful Christmas carols being sung to bring the Christmas spirit to your evening - The fabulous sounds of the Midsomer Norton and Radstock Silver Band playing Christmas carols for your enjoyment.
6.00pm - 9.00pm
WIN £150 CASH! Don’t forget to take out the centre pages of this programme and tell us which Nativity picture each of the mentioned shops are displaying! Simply post your entry form through the door of Edwards Opticians, next to Reflections and you could be the lucky winner of £150 CASH. Don’t miss out!
6.00pm - 9.00pm
Make the most of the late night shopping opportunity in the High Street and visit all of the shops, enjoy a festive drink or mince pie and soak up the Christmas spirit.
6.00pm
Participating children can come along and have their lanterns judged and collect an electric candle at the Library before the procession commences.
6.45pm
Enjoy the wonderful sight of our local children lining the way with their colourful handmade lanterns being followed by Mary and Joseph on their Donkey, making their way to the Nativity scene.
7.00pm
To take part in the record breaking bid, please be in the area around the Hollies Gardens by 7pm.
7.00pm
You can enjoy the spectacle of Mary and Joseph arriving at the Nativity and join in the welcome with Welton Baptist Church.
7.05pm
Christmas lights switch-on in the Hollies Gardens – watch as the new Christmas lights illuminate the High Street. The lights will be jointly switched on by the Chair of B&NES, The Mayor of Midsomer Norton and our Bath and North East Somerset MP.
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The Nativity unfolds before your very eyes - and YOU can be part of Midsomer Norton’s Nativity - not just in the audience, but dress up as a shepherd! Join with the Shepherds seeing the angel of the Lord who foretells of the birth of Jesus. Experience first hand the surprise of seeing an angel LIVE in Midsomer Norton’s High Street. Meet the Inn Keeper - troubled as there is no room in the Inn. Be part of the scene as the Three Kings arrive - having seen the star in the East to pay homage to the infant king. Throughout, don’t just watch but take part in the real story of Christmas, illustrated with traditional carols everyone can sing (words included in this programme). An evening not to be missed and to remember always! Throughout the Nativity stewards will be counting everyone present dressed as shepherds, so please stay and lets win the Guinness World Record for Midsomer Norton!
8.00pm - 9.00pm
Shop until you drop in the High Street to get all those presents bought in good time for Christmas.
It’s very simple – just grab a tea towel, pop on your dressing gown and remember it will be dark! The main thing is, you are taking part.
We are asking everyone coming along to the Midsomer Norton Lantern Fayre to to wear a simple home-made shepherds outfit to help us to gain the record. You can follow our instructions on the next page to see how easy it is to make a simple costume and become part of a new Guinness Book of Records attempt. Currently the record is held by the National Union of Pro Loco of Italy, who managed to get 567 participants in their Nativity at Sassi di Matera in Italy, on 29th December 2010. We look forward to seeing you there...
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The Chrismas Nativity scene would not be complete without the Shepherds. Making a Shepherd costume can be relatively easy. Materials Needed: • Any colour fabric • Contrasting fabric • Black elastic headband • Sandals • Rope • Walking stick • Toy lamb You don’t have to drag out the sewing machine, why not use items you have at home which can make just as an effective shepherd’s costume. All you need is an old sheet (or pillow case with holes for the arms to stick through) with a dressing gown cord around the waist and a tea towel on the head with a stretchy headband to secure it in place.
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While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night While shepherds watched Their flocks by night, All seated on the ground; The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around, “Fear not!” said he, for mighty dread Had seized their troubled minds. “Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and all mankind. “To you in David’s town this day, Is born of David’s line, The Saviour, who is Christ, the Lord, And this shall be the sign.”
“The heavenly Babe you there shall find, To human view displayed; All meanly wrapped in swaddling bands, And in a manger laid” Thus spake the Seraph, and forthwith Appeared a shining throng Of angels praising God, who thus Addressed their joyful song: “All glory be to God on high, And to the earth be peace. Good will, hence forth From heaven to men, Begin and never cease.”
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Hark the Herald Angels Sing Hark, the herald-angels sing glory to the new-born King; peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled: joyful, all ye nations rise, join the triumph of the skies, with the angelic host proclaim, ‘Christ is born in Bethlehem.’ Hark, the herald-angels sing glory to the new-born King. Christ, by highest heav’n adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord, late in time behold him come, offspring of a virgin’s womb!
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, hail the incarnate Deity! Pleased as man with us to dwell, Jesus, our Emmanuel. Hail, the heav’n-born Prince of Peace! Hail, the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all he brings, ris’n with healing in his wings; mild he lays his glory by, born that we no more may die, born to raise us from the earth, born to give us second birth. Hark, the herald-angels sing glory to the new-born King.
£150 CASH! Entry is free and the competition is open from Friday 2nd December 6pm- 9pm Sponsored by
HOW TO ENTER In order to enter the competition: 1. Visit all of the shops listed on 2nd December between 6pm and 9pm and record on your entry form the Nativity picture that is displayed within the shop, e.g. Shepherd. 2. Fill in your name, address and contact phone number and remove these centre pages from the programme. 3. Hand deliver your completed entry form into the post-box at Edwards Opticians, next to Reflections, High Street, Midsomer Norton by 12noon on Saturday 3rd December 2011. 4. Note: the shops will only display these pictures on Friday 2nd December 2011. SUMMARY TERMS & CONDITIONS: • All the shops must be included and an answer given to each. • Entries are restricted to strictly one per household. • You must complete all your details on this form. • All completed entry forms must be posted through Edward Opticians High Street premises by 12pm on Saturday 3rd December 2011. • The competition is not open to any of the sponsors.
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Joy To The World We Three Kings We three kings of Orient are Bearing gifts we traverse afar Field and fountain, moor and mountain Following yonder star O Star of wonder, star of night Star with royal beauty bright Westward leading, still proceeding Guide us to thy Perfect Light Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain Gold I bring to crown Him again King forever, ceasing never Over us all to rein
Joy to the world! The Lord is come; let earth receive her King; let every heart prepare him room and heav’n and nature sing, and heav’n and nature sing, and heav’n, and heav’n and nature sing. Joy to the earth! The Saviour reigns; let us our songs employ; while fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains repeat the sounding joy, repeat the sounding joy, repeat, repeat the sounding joy. He rules the world with truth and grace, and makes the nations prove the glories of his righteousness, and wonders of his love, and wonders of his love, and wonders and wonders of his love.
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Away in a Manger Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, the little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head. The stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay, the little Lord Jesus, asleep on the hay. The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes, but little Lord Jesus no crying he makes.
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I love thee, Lord Jesus! Look down from the sky, and stay by my side until morning is nigh. Be near me, Lord Jesus; I ask thee to stay close by me for ever, and love me, I pray. Bless all the dear children in thy tender care, and fit us for heaven, to live with thee there.
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According to folklore, the tradition of the Christmas Stocking dates back to the days of a kindly nobleman whose wife had died of an illness leaving him and his three daughters in despair. After losing all his money in useless and bad inventions the family had to move into a peasant’s cottage, where the daughters did their own cooking, sewing and cleaning. When it came time for the daughters to marry, the father became even more depressed as his daughters could not marry without dowries - money and property given to the new husband’s family. One night after the daughters had washed out their clothing they hung their stockings over the fireplace to dry. That night Saint Nicholas, knowing the despair of the father, stopped by the nobleman’s house. Looking in the window Saint Nicholas saw that the family had gone to bed. He also noticed the daughters’ stockings. Inspiration struck Saint Nicholas and he took three small bags of gold from his pouch and threw them one
by one down the chimney and they landed in the stockings. The next morning when the daughters awoke they found their stockings contained enough gold for them to get married. The nobleman was able to see his three daughters marry and he lived a long and happy life. Children all over the world continue the tradition of hanging Christmas stockings. In some countries children have similar customs, in France the children place their shoes by the fireplace, a tradition dating back to when children wore wooden peasant shoes. In Holland the children fill their shoes with hay and a carrot for the horse of Sintirklass. In Hungary children shine their shoes before putting them near the door or a window sill. Italian children leave their shoes out the night before Epiphany, January 5, for La Befana the good witch. And in Puerto Rico children put greens and flowers in small boxes and place them outside the front door.
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Churches love Christmas and so at Welton we were already quite excited when the Chamber approached us to work as a team on this year’s Lantern Fayre. It was at the first meeting when somebody came up with the amazing idea of spicing up the Christmas Fayre by going for a World Record. It quickly caught everyone’s imagination, the new Midsomer Norton Town Council loved the idea and in just a few weeks the whole thing has snowballed into reality. With your help we want to create the fantastic sight of ‘The Most Living Figures in a Nativity Scene’. To break the record, currently 567 held by the National Union of Pro Loco of Italy, we are asking EVERYONE to come to the event dressed as a shepherd. Don’t be
Come along dressed as a shepherd and help us beat the current record of 567!
sheepish, come on down and be a record breaker! We’ll set the scene and the adjudicators will begin counting whilst everyone sings some carols. One World record attempt isn’t enough for Midsomer Norton though! Our second effort will form part of our Candlelight carol service (18th December Somervale School 6pm). We’ll join people across the country to try and achieve over 15,000 voices simultaneously singing carols. Please see our website www.weltonchurch.org.uk for details of everything that’s going on (including the Pantomime in January). We’d love to see you! Matt Coomes, Outreach worker Welton Baptist Church
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On the night before Christmas, all children will be tucked in their beds while “visions of presents dance in their heads.” When they awake they will check their stockings to see if Santa Claus has come. Santa Claus has become the most beloved Christmas tradition. The image of the jolly old elf flying in a sleigh pulled by reindeers and leaving toys and gifts for every child is known worldwide. The history of Santa Claus begins with a man called Saint Nicholas, the Bishop of Myra. Saint Nicholas was known for his charity and wisdom. Legends tell of him coming from a wealthy family and giving all his money to the poor. He also was said to posses magical powers. He died in 340 AD and was buried in Myra. Late in the 11th century religious soldiers from Italy took the remains of the saint back with them. They built a church in honour of him in the town of Bari, Italy. Soon Christian pilgrims from all over the world came to visit the church of Saint Nicholas. These pilgrims took the legend of Saint Nicholas back to their native lands. As the legend of Saint
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Nicholas spread it would take on the characteristics of each country. In Europe during the 12th century Saint Nicholas Day became a day of gift giving and charity. Germany, France and Holland celebrated December 6th as a religious day and gave gifts to their children and the poor. When the Dutch colonists traveled to America, they brought with them their Sinterklaas, an austere bishop who wore a red bishop costume and rode on a white horse. The American image of Sinterklaas would gradually evolve into that of a jolly old elf. He was first described as a plump and jolly old Dutchman. In 1823 Sinterklaas/Saint Nicholas’ metamorphosis continued with the publication of Clement Moore’s poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas (Twas the night before Christmas...). In the 1860s cartoonist Thomas Nast drew pictures of a plump and kindly Santa Claus. This image was becoming ingrained in the minds of people. As time went on this image of Santa Claus travelled across the globe.
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Christmas Tree Biscuits These tasty Ginger and Cinnamon flavoured biscuits will look great hanging from the Christmas tree. This recipe makes approx. 75-80 biscuits Ingredients: 450g (1lb) plain flour 2 tsp baking powder 4 tsp Ginger Ground 2 tsp Cinnamon Ground Sea Salt 200g (7oz) caster sugar 250g (9oz) unsalted butter, diced 4 tbs golden syrup 1 large egg, beaten Method: 1. Sift the flour, baking powder, Ginger and Cinnamon into a mixing bowl. Season with a little Sea Salt. 2. Add the sugar and butter and rub in with your fingers until the butter is absorbed and the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. 3. Mix the golden syrup and egg together and then stir into the mixture with a wooden spoon. Bring together with your hands and knead very gently to form a smooth, stiff dough. Shape into a ball and cover in cling film. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes to firm up. 4. Pre-heat the oven to 180°C, 350°F, Gas Mark 4. 5. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and cut into quarters, allowing you to work with each quarter at a time. Keep the remaining dough in the refrigerator until you are ready to roll it. 6. Roll out the dough to a thickness of approx. 3mm and cut into festive shapes. 7. Place the biscuits onto baking sheets lined with greaseproof paper. 8. Bake the biscuits for 12-14 minutes until golden brown, remove from the oven and transfer to a cooling rack. 9. Using a wooden skewer, make a small hole in each biscuit whilst they are still warm. 10. Once completely cooled, decorate as desired, tie a ribbon through the hole and hang on the tree. 11. These biscuits can be kept in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
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