In December 2023 our entry for the best dressed tree at the St Mary’s Christmas Tree Festival was decorated by members of our craft group on the theme of Clean Rivers for People and Wildlife. This was the WI’s Resolution for the year, aimed at improving the quality of water in our rivers. All the decorations were made using waste, repurposed or natural materials such as coffee capsules, nettles to make string, tumbler dryer fluff and a variety of packaging materials. The tree shows a river at the top, clean and sparkling, with fish, dragonflies, ladybirds, sheep and cows. As the river descends it becomes increasingly polluted with bottles, cans, plastic bags and discarded cars and the wildlife suffers and dies. We were delighted to win the Community Category this year.
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