It was lovely to welcome so many parents and friends of Hope to our annual carol service. It felt particulary festive walking to Church amidst the beautiful snowy landscape. We are certainly very lucky to be surrounded by such beautiful scenery.
Our thanks to the Open the Book team, who joined some of our pupils to present the Christmas advent story. The childrens’ voices sounded wonderful as they sang favourite carols, accompanied by Mrs Benting on the organ. It was also a delight to hear the recorder group and Max, Ben and Leo play their violins.
The build up to Christmas at Hope is traditionally a time of preparation and celebration of the birth of Jesus but also a time for great excitement and the making of fond memories, with parties, concerts, the carol service, a visit to the pantomime, not to mention meeting Father Christmas. I felt particularly priviledged to take all the pupils to sing to the elderly residents at Holy Cross Residential Home this year too. From the many comments of praise and gratitude received, I know it brought a lot of pleasure to the residents.
As 2011 draws to a close, may I take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support this year and on behalf of the staff and pupils at Hope, wish you all a very happy Christmas!
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