Flower Festivals 2014

Flower and Arts Festivals across the area are listed by date; map of locations below. This website also includes links to 'Tulipmania' and the 'People's Parade'.

The leaflet (collated by Robert Molson) was distributed to churches.

Your comments and suggestions are welcome on the Flower Festivals, especially with the changes to the Spalding Flower Parade and Tulip Time.

Please visit the Facebook page - where you'll find many more pictures of the festivals - www.facebook.com/SouthHollandChurchFestivals

- thank you.

All Saints, Moulton: 'The wonderful world of colour'Saturday 26 April - Monday 5 May

Moulton Chapel Methodist Church: 'Wedding Anniversaries'

Saturday 26 April - Monday 5 May

St Mary and the Holy Rood, Donington (ACNY) 'Food around the world'

Saturday 26 April - Sunday 4 May

St Peter & St Paul, Wigtoft: Craft and Flower Fair

Saturday & Sunday 26 & 27 April, also 3 & 4 May

St Maryʼs, Long Sutton: 'Count your blessings'

Saturday 26 April - Monday 5 May

St Maryʼs, Sutterton: 'Scarecrows - hobbies and pastimes'Saturday 26 April - Monday 5 May

St Peter & St Paul, Gosberton 'Children's Storytime'

Saturday 26 April - Monday 5 May

St Laurence Church, Surfleet: 'All that glitters'

Saturday 26 April - Monday 5 May

St Maryʼs, Pinchbeck 'Preachers, Potters and Poets - earning a living in Bible Times...'

Tuesday 29 April - Monday 5 May

St Mary & St Nicolas, Spalding: 'In Memoriam'

Tuesday 29 April - Monday 5 May

St Bartholomew's - A Festival of Flowers. Light refreshments available all day. Stalls include Fruit and Veg. Plants and Flowers, Books and Bric-a-brac. Good parking. Caravan Club registered site, to book contact Jim Peach on Spalding 640271

Wednesday 30 April - Monday 5 May 2014, 10am - 5:30pm

All Saints, Holbeach: 'Holbeach past & present'Thursday 1 May - Monday 5 May

Gosberton Methodist Church 'Biblical Menagerie'

Thursday 1 May - Monday 5 May, 10am - 6pm

Spalding United Reformed Church: 'Festival of celebrations'

Thursday 1 May - Monday 5 May

St Paulʼs, Fulney: 'Musicals'

Thursday 1 May - Monday 5 May

Moulton Methodist church: Arts and Crafts

Friday 2 May - Monday 5 May, 10am - 5pm (4pm Monday)

St James, Moulton Chapel Friday 2 May - Monday 5 May

St Maryʼs, Weston

Friday 2 May - Monday 5 May

St Mary Magdalene, Fleet

Friday 2 May - Monday 5 May

Fleet Baptist, 'Women of the Bible'

Friday 2 May - Monday 5 May

St John the Evangelist, Weston Hills

Saturday 3 May - Monday 5 May

St Peter & St Paul, Wigtoft: Craft and Flower Fair

Saturday & Sunday 3 & 4 May

Sunday 4 May, Flower Festival Campers service at the Priory School; late cancellation, all due apologies offered

Croyland Abbey, Crowland (Craft Fair)

Monday 5 May

This 'thank you' card is available for download at the foot of this page

Lighthouse Pentecostal: Sunday services as usual

Friday 2 May, 7:00pm: Watoto African Children's choir in concert

Saturday 3 May: Christian Bookshop open 10-4

Festivals later in the year:

Deeping St Nicholas parish church: 'Schooldays past and present'Friday 27 June - Sunday 30 June

Dedication service, 7:30pm Friday; Pennyless, 7:30pm Saturday - £7; Songs of Praise 3:00pm Sunday

St Matthews, Sutton Bridge: 'When we were very young'

Thursday 10 July - Monday 14 July

Sutton St James Baptist

Friday 11 July - Sunday 13 July

St Mary Magdalene, Gedney

Thursday 24 July - Sunday 27 July

St Nicholas, Lutton: 'Around town'Friday 22 August - Monday 25 August

Croyland Abbey, Crowland 'Sacred Destinations' (Flower Festival)

Friday 22 August - Monday 25 August, 10am - 4pm except Sunday, 12:30pm - 4pm (as advised by Rev'd CB, 21/8; poster read 12 noon, website 1pm. Their poster also suggested doors close at 5pm)

Gosberton Baptist: Flower and Craft Festival: Floral displays, Arts & Crafts, Paintings by Christian Artists, refreshments and stallsSaturday 23 August - Monday 25 August 10:30am - 4:30pm daily; also:

Saturday afternoon: Spalding U3A Singers

Sunday worship at 10:30am and 'Songs of Praise' at 4:30pm

St Maryʼs, Whaplode: 'Fifty bloomin' years'; full programme on the flyer (right)

Friday 22 August - Tuesday 26 August

Pinchbeck Baptist, Saturday 27 September: Flower Festival, stalls, Lunch4U serving hot and cold lunches and desserts; part of Pinchbeck Live! with harvest themed decorations at St Mary's, Pinchbeck.

Sunday 28 September, 10:30am: Café Church with tea and toast and an informal service at Pinchbeck Baptist; Harvest Festival at St Mary's