Scores of Christmas trees are on display at St James’ Church in Trowbridge for its 7th annual festival.

The community event is running from Tuesday (December 5) to Saturday, December 9, from 10am to 5pm daily and from 10am to 4pm on Saturday.

The church is decked out with 68 beautifully-decorated trees from various businesses, schools, voluntary and community groups and other organisations.

Wiltshire Times: Ron Lomas with the Trowbridge Volunteer Gardeners' Christmas Tree. Photo: Trevor Porter 70404-1Ron Lomas with the Trowbridge Volunteer Gardeners' Christmas Tree. Photo: Trevor Porter 70404-1 (Image: Trevor Porter)

The festival is organised by members of the Mothers' Union on behalf of the church, led by Dilys Beckett, who said: "This is the seventh year of the festival, held at St James' from 05 to 09 December this year.

"There are 68 trees displayed, each representing either a church, a church organisation, a school, a civic organisation or a charity and each tree is dressed to tell the story of that organisation."

Admission is free and there are refreshments available, including tea/coffee and mince pies at £1.50. Why not head over to the hall to really get in the Christmas mood!

Donations will be shared between the Storehouse Foodbank in Trowbridge, the Mothers’ Union Literacy Programme and Stand By Me, a charity supporting children in need across the world.

It will be followed by a Christmas Crafts Workshop for children and their families on Saturday, December 16 from 9.30am onwards.

From 11am on December 16, a Living Nativity will be held around Trowbridge with Christmas readings, drama and hymns in partnership with other local churches.