Getting Festive

There was a cartoon in the Church Times recently that we particularly liked. It showed a clergy gathering where all the clergy were wearing a number on a card around their neck. The caption said: 'It is traditional for those who attend clergy gatherings to display the number of carol services they expect to take this year. Those with single-digit figures are frowned upon mercilessly.

Well, we've been to so many carol services this year, with more to come, that we think we'll soon be running into a respectable 2 digit figure.

One of our favourite carol singing occasions took place at Burgh Hall, home of one of the local churchwardens, earlier this week.


It is a nice informal gathering and everyone sings enthusiastically, no doubt aided by the mulled wine which is available. As you can see from our first photo we found some friends of our own size to sing with. We felt very honoured to so close to the shepherds, wise men and even ... Mary and Joseph themselves.

As we were in such illustrious company we were on our best behaviour for a while. However, it wasn't long before action bear Chelmer gave into the temptation to do a bit of Tarzan swinging from a chandelier.


He justified it by being saying he was being sociable and making the acquaintance of some angels, Father Christmas and a choirboy. Quite an eclectic collection of characters really, but there again Chelmer has that bear gift of being able to strike up a conversation with just about anybody.

We hope your Christmas preparations are going well.

Lots of love, all at Bears Unlimited xxx