The Beacon February 2011 - Beacon Parish of Ditchling, Streat ...

village and representatives of the many clubs and societies that exist here
making Ditchling the village it is. Please contact Pam Gaskin on 01273 843182 e-
mail address: pamandalec@care4free.net.
Pam Gaskin
Ditchling Pre-school
Christmas is always a fantastic time to be working with children as you get to
share in the wonder of it every year with fresh eyes. This year has been no
exception and the children at Ditchling Pre-school have been really enjoying
learning about the Christmas story. They helped to create a nativity scene on
our display board using a variety of media, including a whole lot of glitter! We
then added in their own words, thoughts and ideas of the nativity story and were
very impressed with how much they knew and had remembered about it.
Last week we were lucky enough to visit Father David and Sally in St Margaret's
Church. As ever the children had a fantastic time. They went on a treasure hunt
around the Church to find different figurines from the Nativity scene and then
got to create their very own Christmas tableau. We then learnt a new song
about advent (which we are still singing) as we lit the advent candles and even
got to play musical bumps. It is always wonderful to see the children having so
much fun and being part of such a magical experience for them.
Katy Widdows
Photos of St Margaret’s church clockwise from top left: View of scaffolding in nave
and crossing; removing old plaster in south transept; top view of the south arch
above the scaffolding; chapel wall with plaster removed and south aisle wall.
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