Despite the freezing cold and damp weather there was another fantastic turn out on Monday night for the annual ceremony to light the parish council’s Christmas tree on Chicken's Green in Blackhall Colliery.
The chairman of the parish council, Cllr Gaynor Crute, opened the event by introducing the children of Blackhall Colliery and St Joseph's primary schools who sang a selection of Christmas carols. Fr Kyle then offered a blessing for the tree before leading the children in a countdown to the tree lighting.
Thanks go to the clerk, chairman and members of Monk Hesleden Parish Council, and Fr Kyle. As ever a special thanks goes to the pupils and staff from both Blackhall Colliery and St Joseph's primary schools for coming along each year to get the Christmas period off to a bright start.
