Church of
England

Treasures Revealed Festival, May 2008

Church nave & altar	Coloured drapes	The Holy Family
The Mouseman corner	Church music	1881 Dedication bible
The Church plate	Ruth & Boaz window	Church embroidery
Church embroidery	The Chapel	The people coming in
Circle dancing	Men's Supper Club	Toddlers Group

  The 'Farming' Village Harvest Festival, 2004

 

ploughing	sowing & reaping	cattle & milking
	ducks, hens & eggs
wine & ale	sheep & wool	fish

Diocese of
Ripon & Leeds

The May 2008 Festival was held as part of the Leeds 'Treasures Revealed' week.

The displays illustrated the Treasures of St Giles:

The people

The building

Furniture by Thompson of Kilburn (the Mouseman)

The windows

Church music

Church plate

Embroidery

The Chapel with its gifts from our link partner in Jordan

Social groups associated with St Giles

Members of the local farming community contributed interesting old farming implements.

The speaker at a Parish Harvest Dinner talked about the problems facing present day farmers.

Donations were collected for Farming in Crisis and
Seeds for Africa