News from Windows Hosts 2009

For those of you hosting a window this year. If you want to share news, any special initiatives, events, thoughts or comments overheard outside your window, please post them here.

Happy Christmas

All windows now on show until 5th January. Hope you have a lovely Christmas and a hopeful new year

Christmas Eve St Alfege Church

‘Are met in thee tonight’
St Alfege Church, Greenwich High Road, SE10 9JS

An interactive installation. Extracts from our blog, and the chance for all those coming to the church to post their hopes and fears for 2009. VISIBLE IN THE CHURCH ON THE EVENING OF CHRISTMAS EVE, THEN AS A POSTER BESIDE THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE CHURCH UNTIL JANUARY 5TH (Christmas services: 5.00pm Christingle; 10.45pm carol concert; 11.30pm Midnight Mass)

December 23rd Advent Window 58, Royal Hill (Carol Singing around the windows)

Tuesday 23rd December – ‘Bang’
58 Royal Hill, SE10 8RT

A surprise!  Official opening 7.00 pm

Carol singing around the windows starting at 5.30 pm 72 Crosslet Vale, SE10 8DJ…7.00 pm 58 Royal Hill, SE10 8RT (next to the Greenwich Union) then about 8.00 at 15 Crane St, SE10 9NP then retiring to a pub on the river…..

December 22nd Advent Window 30a Crooms Hill

'The darkness has not overcome it' - 22nd December

‘The darkness has not overcome it’
30a Crooms Hill, SE10 8ER

Designed to be seen at night, this window represents the approach of Hope through fear and shadow. It is intended to represent Hope’s vulnerability in contact with the darker forces of the world, but it is essentially an optimistic view, drawing on classical mythology and Germanic fairytales for its setting.

December 21st Advent Window 17, Point Hill

‘Snakes and ladders’
17 Point Hill, SE10 8QW

Graffiti arts created by children and young people from St Alfege and the neighbourhood. To encourage community participation while the “window” is on view we will have facilities for posting peoples hopes and fears on the “Hopes & Fears” notice board at the graffiti wall. Official opening between 2.30 and 3.30pm

'Snakes and ladders' - 21st December

'Snakes and ladders' - 21st December

December 20th Advent Window 34, Hyde Vale

'Follow your star' - 20th December

‘Follow your star’
34 Hyde Vale, SE10 8QH

After nightfall ‘ The Spirit of Hope ‘ is leaping towards his Star.

During the day he will mutate through various themes and roles.

His day time persona needs a name and there will be a box to receive your suggestions. Opening at 6.00 pm

December 19th Advent Window 4, Feathers Place

‘I saw three ships’
4 Feathers Place, SE10 9NE

We wish to use our space to celebrate the individuals who dedicate
their lives to making the lives of others better. Our window will be
created by the family – 2 grown ups with limited creative skills and a
very excited 7 year old!

Carol Singing around the windows 23rd December

Come and join us carol singing around the windows. We will be starting at 72, Crosslet Vale SE10 8DJ at 5.30, then meeting at 58, Royal Hill SE10 8RT at 7.00pm for their opening entitled Bang, then splitting into two groups to walk to 15, Crane Street SE10 9NP planning to end up there at about 8.00pm and (for those who want to) retiring to a pub afterwards.

More details form 020 8858 6828

December 18th Advent Window 57, Royal Hill

‘Christmas bonus’
57 Royal Hill, SE10 8RZ

We will use video (visible for a couple of hours each evening) and still material (visible all day) drawn from the Bible, the St Nicholas myth and from contemporary sources to contrast the rewards and expectations of receiving at Christmas in northern Europe with those in poverty elsewhere. It will underline the contrasting impacts of the credit crunch on both communities. Official opening reception 7.00 pm

December 18th - "Christmas bonus"