Hundreds of visitors enjoyed a Festival of Christmas Trees at St Columba’s Church. The display took place on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 December. The church was filled with decorated Christmas trees of all sorts and sizes – including artificial ones of pink and silver. Each tree had been chosen and decorated by a different […]
Harvest Festival 2011
It was back to church for a traditional Harvest Festival with a difference on Sunday 25 September. St Columba’s Church welcomed nearly two hundred members and visitors for the all-age celebration service. The children and young people of the 1st North Shields Brownies and Rainbows and the 4th Tynemouth (Congers) Beavers, Cubs and Scouts paraded […]
Celebrations Weekend
A wonderful weekend of celebrations was held at St Columba’s Church on 30 April and 1 May. The inspiration for the weekend was the wedding of HRH Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Kate Middleton on Friday 29 April. On the Saturday, the church was open for an exhibition of wedding dresses, as well as […]
Christmas Carol Flower Festival
St Columba’s Church was again transformed for the Victorian Christmas Market weekend. In conjunction with the town’s celebrations, market stalls, rides and displays in Northumberland Square, the church put on a floral display on a musical theme. The church was open to visitors on Saturday and Sunday 11-12 December with flowers illustrating various Christmas carols. […]
Harvest Festival 2010
It was back to church for Harvest Festival on Sunday 26 September. St Columba’s Church was packed with about two hundred members and visitors for the all-age celebration service. The children of the 1st North Shields Brownies and Rainbows and the 4th Tynemouth (Congers) Beavers, Cubs and Scouts paraded their colours as they joined the […]