Littlehampton church marks 100 years with festival

FLOWERS, arts and crafts combined to celebrate Littlehampton United Church’s 150th anniversary, with music and history thrown into the mix, too.
By The Newsroom
Published 16th Jul 2011, 10:00 BST

About 300 people visited the three-day festival of flowers and crafts at the church which opened on Friday as part of the continuing celebrations for the anniversary.

Church member Doreen Redington organised the festival on behalf of the anniversary committee, with help from her friend Ela Dalby, a skilled flower arranger and member of Rustington Society of Floral Art.

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Doreen, Ela, other church members and friends created nine beautiful arrangements based on the colours of the rainbow, while the craft displays included paintings, cross-stitch, pottery, wood carving, canal-boat style painted jugs, embroidery, lace making, tapestry and dolls’ house exhibits.

The church’s Sunday Club and youth group also had a space for their art work.

The church’s 150th anniversary history exhibition was again open during the festival, giving visitors an opportunity to study old photographs, documents and other memorabilia assembled by Jill Belchamber, a member of the congregation.