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St Martins Christmas Tree Festival - Desford


Local Businesses, Community Groups and Villagers come together at St Martins Church Desford for the annual Christmas tree festival this years theme being Carols and Christmas Songs. Visitors where rocking around the christmas tree and the creativity flowing as various carols and songs formed the brief for each design, a tree covered in pom pom sheep represented shepherds watching their flocks by night through to more modern hits on a music themed tree.









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Location: Desford, Leicester LE9, UK

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