TreeFest 2022
Treefest 2022 was a huge success with more trees, more visitors and more choirs. It was wonderful to see the church full of smiling happy faces as they enjoyed the creativity on show and the church full of glorious music. 61 trees, were entered by local charities, children’s groups, church groups, businesses and individuals, with lots from new organisations. Many regular participants were unable to take part this year due to staff shortages or lack of volunteers to decorate their trees. The winning tree was from Respiratory Physiology department of the North Bristol NHS Trust .. congratulations to them!
Visitor numbers were 4160 but in reality, probably much higher, it’s hard to count them all at really busy times. We raised £5790.21 which will be divided equally between the Freewheelers charity (Blood Bikes) and the Redcliffe Food Bank, which is managed by the North Bristol Food bank. This figure may increase as we are still waiting for some card payments to clear.
Every day the church was filled with music provided by local choirs and musicians, who love performing in such a special place. They are all looking forward to returning in 2023. Special thanks to St Georges who put me in touch with new choirs this year.
As with any event like this there are many people to thank for their hard work & support. TreeFest would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors, this year being Redcliffe & Temple Business Improvement District and Evelyn Partners. Their generosity helped to make TreeFest 2022 a huge success.
Special thanks must be given to all the people who volunteered to welcome visitors as stewards during TreeFest. It was so lovely to see new faces volunteering to be stewards alongside our regular stewards. A big thank you, must be given to The SMR Refreshments team who provided tea, coffee plus cake from Cakesmiths, a local baker, to visitors, every day. Finally, thanks to all the SMR staff who provided support during TreeFest.
It may surprise you to know we have already started planning TreeFest 2023, with our first meeting in January. We need you to consider how you might help, I need more help organising the event, if you can offer time to work on planning TreeFest 2023 please contact me to discuss what you can offer.
