For the first time, Devizes will have its own life-size interactive Advent Calendar starting from the 1st of December. Devizes Adventure is a community event to bring our town together as we approach Christmas….
Each night throughout Advent, Devizes Adventure will be on the Little Green, where the calendar’s doors will open for one hour to reveal a different festive and fun display each day.
With 24 days of Advent there are 24 different groups involved, including local schools, charities, arts organisations, churches, families, and The British Lion pub! The ‘Christmas Stories’ theme chosen for this year’s Adventure allows each of the groups to give their own creative take on the Christmas stories we all know and love.
Each night will be a unique creative event – some nights the Devizes Adventure doors will open to live music, on other nights it may be storytelling, drama, a creative workshop with things to make and take home, or a fantastic display.
If you pick up a Devizes Adventure flyer at the event, or bring the one delivered to your home, and have it stamped each night you attend, those who come along to the most will be entered into a draw to win a gift just in time for Christmas.
The idea – inspired by the hugely successful Brighton beach hut advent calendar – is the brainchild of a group of volunteers.
Rev. Richard Saint of St James’s Church, one of the organisers, said: “It’s intended to be a really fantastic, creative event – by the community for the community – and a lovely way to bring people together on the journey to Christmas. It’s definitely one for every age, and especially for children, who’ll love each new life-size Advent display and collecting the stamps.”
Devizes Adventure will open its doors from 5:30-6:30pm each night on the Little Green from December 1st until the doors finally close at 6:30pm on December 24th.
List of Participating Groups
1st – Bishops Cannings School
2nd – Sustainable Devizes
3rd – Devizes 6th Scout Group
4th – Christingle
5th – Featherbrook Connect Group
6th – Wiltshire Police
7th – 10:10 Youth Group
8th – Oliver’s Connect Group
9th – Lighthouse Youth Group
10th – The Journey Group
11th – Remembering & Thanksgiving
12th – Sibson’s Connect Group
13th – DOCA
14th – Trinity School
15th – Big Sound! Community Choir
16th – The MacDonald Family
17th – Southbroom St James School
18th – Home for Good
19th – St Andrew’s Church
20th – Hope for Justice
21st – Sheep Street Baptist Church
22nd – Jones’ Connect Group
23rd – The British Lion
24th – St James Church
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