Rushden Photo Gallery
Flower Festival - 1-3 June 2002
The Church
flower festival at St Mary's was on the theme Country crafts and had many
people gasping in amazement at the sheer ingenuity of the arrangements.
Blacksmith, carpenter, cobbler, spinner and patchworker were just some
of the crafts represented. People loved the Prince of Wales arrangement
and the flowers on the belfry windowsill which reflected those depicted
in the Spender window above.. The font decked out in baby blue,
pink and yellow with its beautifully pintucked christening robe also came
in for praise. The general comment from villagers was that they had never
seen the church look so beautiful. Visitors also enjoyed the wonderful
refreshments in the Village Hall organised by Shiela Greer and the oportunity
to look at crafts from woodturning to corn dollies.
With thanks to John Dingemans