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Welcome to the Advent Calendar Page

Although we are now into 2020, this page remains available to view by popular demand and to inspire parishoners to take part in future years.

Advent Calendar Makes Local and Regional Media

Photograph of a white cup and biscuits.
On Thursday evening, residents of Granby and Sutton witnessed the opening of day 5 window  at  'Castlefields' in Sutton. Journalists from Notts TV and the Newark Advertiser recorded the event which will be broadcast on Friday evening at 5.30pm on Freeview ch7 and published shortly. The West Bridgford Wire published this online press release.

Daily Window for Advent 2019

Picture

Windows Opened for Advent 2019

Living Advent Calendar 2019

The villages of Granby and Sutton will be celebrating Advent by revealing one window every day throughout Advent and for display up to Jan 2nd. Come for a walk to see our creations which will be illuminated each evening 5.00pm until 10.00pm. The final display will be celebrated with carols on the village greens starting at 4.30pm in Sutton and 5.00pm in Granby on December 24th. 

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​Locations in both villages and daily changing window photographs are shown below. You can also download and print a copy of the map locations to view a different window each evening.

image of living advent calendar window locations in Granby
image of living advent calendar window locations in Sutton

Locations

Living Advent Calendar
Hints and Tips

Date
This Years Venues
Designed By
1
The Cottage, Chapel Lane, Granby
Loz & Sue
2
Blacksmith's Cottage, Old Forge Lane, Granby
Angela & family
3
The Boot and Shoe, Willow Close, Granby
Michelle & family
4
Wood Cottage, Dragon Street, Granby
Karen, Dan & Oliver
5
Castlefields, Sutton Lane, Sutton
Phillipa
6
Highleas, Main Street, Granby
Geoff & Dizzy
7
Mulsanne, Chapel Lane, Granby
Becky & Simon
8
Manor Barn Annexe, Plungar Road, Granby
Lois
9
Manor Barn, Plungar road, Granby
Keith & Sian
10
Old Orchard, Green Lane, Granby
John & Carole
11
Mill Pond, Old Forge Lane, Granby
David & Kristina
12
Mill Cottage, Main Street, Granby
Ann & Gerry
13
Summer Cottage, Green Lane, Granby
Julie & David
14
The Old Post House, Church Street, Granby
Sarah & Tim
15
Claythorne, Old Forge Lane, Granby
Viv & Keith
16
Chasers, Sutton Lane, Sutton
Jane & Pete
17
Faro, Old Forge Lane, Granby
Michael & Carole
18
Church Cottage, Sutton Lane, Granby
Laura
19
Dairy House, The Green, Granby
Anna
20
Longacre, Sutton Lane, Sutton
David & Brenda
21
Keeper's Cottage, Church Street, Granby 
Andy & Anna
22
Sadler's Patch, Old Forge Lane, Granby
Mary & Elaine
23
October House, Main Street, Granby 
Kiran
24
Woodbine Cottage, Old Forge Lane, Granby
Erika & Stuart
​​Firstly, do whatever you want and have fun with it! Your design could be traditional, humorous, topical or a winter scene.

Materials
You will need transparent, semi transparent and opaque paper such as tissue paper, thin craft paper, acetate, cellophane or crepe paper.  Last year we found that tissue
paper worked best.  Opaque dark sugar paper is useful for stained glass effects or to make figures/trees etc. stand out.  Tape, glue, scissors and that’s about it –oh, and a good light source behind. Your normal room light may be sufficient but you will need to experiment and add a table or reading lamp if your design is not showing up well in the dark.

Good sources of materials are Hobbycraft and The Range on the Meadow Lane retail park just down from Lady Bay Bridge. The Range is much cheaper but Hobbycraft sells larger sheets of paper. Alternatively, online sites such as
Amazon are convenient and may be cheaper.


Construction and Display 
You may wish to measure your window (upstairs or down) and assemble your scene on a table or floor or you may find it easier to construct it directly on the window.
Construction
 away from the window will mean less glue or tape on the glass.

With regard to illumination, 5.00pm until around 10.00pm would seem reasonable but you can illuminate for longer if you wish. Many participants used timers last year to illuminate from 5.00pm.

Please display your calendar date card in the window and remember to keep your design top secret until your date arrives!  We plan to leave the windows up until January 2nd so that, even if you draw the last date, your window will be up for at
least a week.
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If you are going to be away at any point in Advent, consider the use of a timer on your light source, someone to switch on for you, or request a date after your return.
Any problems or support required, please contact Julie and David on 07469 241 355,
or email us on dvpj123@me.com

2018 Advent Calendar Windows

image of composite photographs from the 2018 living advent calendar windows in Granby and Sutton

Copyright

Header image by Sabine K.
​Living Advent Calendar Window Photographs 2018 and 2019 © BluStorkStudio of Granby.
Aerial imagery copyright Google 2019.
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