{"id":8338,"date":"2021-11-28T13:07:37","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T13:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/?p=8338"},"modified":"2021-11-28T13:18:29","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T13:18:29","slug":"hidden-heroes-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/11\/hidden-heroes-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidden Heroes &#8211; Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1518.4px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Things often mysteriously and, apparently effortlessly, appear at Christ Church and we, sometimes, take them for granted.<\/p>\n<p>This year we, again, have to thank Richard Deacon for organising and Lord Lansdowne for providing our beautiful Christmas Tree. Mike Palmer, Chris Smith and Daniel Pitt for manhandling it into an upright position and, last, not least, Elaine Guilding and Lucy Eyles for spending ages decorating it.<\/p>\n<p>You can find out all about our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Services and Events over the Christmas period in our Events calendar.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1518.4px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column 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