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Judith Addison · 07-11-2009, 23:20

Harvest Festivals are still going strong in local churches but with a slightly different emphasis. In the old days (1950s) the centrepiece was always a "wheat sheaf" made of bread, from a local confectioner. Fruit, etc. was taken out to local pensioners afterwards. These days produce or money tends to be given to local good causes, e.g. Maundy Grange in Accrington, or to the Bishop of Blackburn's harvest appeal. Day schools still hold harvest festival - I've just been to two, at Green Haworth School and St. Paul's School, Oswaldtwistle. The old tradition of Harvest Queen seems to have died out in the local churches.

07-11-2009, 23:20	#6
Judith Addison Full Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oswaldtwistle Posts: 175 Liked: 58 times Rep Power: 1064	Re: Harvest Festival ..... Harvest Festivals are still going strong in local churches but with a slightly different emphasis. In the old days (1950s) the centrepiece was always a "wheat sheaf" made of bread, from a local confectioner. Fruit, etc. was taken out to local pensioners afterwards. These days produce or money tends to be given to local good causes, e.g. Maundy Grange in Accrington, or to the Bishop of Blackburn's harvest appeal. Day schools still hold harvest festival - I've just been to two, at Green Haworth School and St. Paul's School, Oswaldtwistle. The old tradition of Harvest Queen seems to have died out in the local churches.