O come all ye faithful

We had a bumper Carols by Candlelight service at St James last night with attendance up by 26 per cent on last year.

The singers, musicians and readers did a brilliant job. The children performed their nativity (see below), Paul preached, and the people at the back were kept busy putting out extra chairs as more and more people arrived, until the seats overflowed into the entrance hall.

A really good evening and a really good start to our Christmas festivities.

Full house at St James - thanks Pat and John for the photos