School Council Year 3 Pupils Visit Christmas Tree Festival

Each year, York Minster places dozens of real trees around the entire Nave, Chapter House and Lady Chapel as part of their Christmas Tree Festival. The event begins Saturday 30 November at 10am with a light switch-on at ‘Minster Mash-Up’, York Minster’s special service for children and families. This year there are 70 trees which all represent local schools, businesses and charities.

This year St Peter's has a lovely tree positioned in the Chapter House and pupils were invited along to decorate! The School Council at St Peter's 2-8 has been working hard this year and six pupils from Year 3 were selected to walk into town. They were very good representatives for the School and lowered their voices out of respect when entering York Minster and finding the tree. They worked together excellently whilst decorating the tree and helped each other reach the tallest branches. 

The baubles used to decorate the tree were handmade by Year 3 pupils as well, who used recycled materials from old magazines and turned them into beautiful stars. Sustainability and recycling has been another focus of the School Council this term and the pupils were proud to show off their handiwork. It was a great way to begin the festive season!  

The festival runs until January 5th so there is plenty of time to go and see St Peter's tree and the rest of the creative designs by York's community. Admission to the festival is free with the price of entrance into the Minster. 

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