Our first Festival was held in 2005. We had 30 decorated trees in the Church, some were displayed at pew height (that's when we had pews!) and the rest at floor level. We were very grateful to all groups for spending so much time decorating the trees.
At our preview evening the tree lights were switched on by Councillor John Marjoram, who was Vice Chairman of Stroud Town Council at the time!

Our First Festival in 2005

Trees displayed by:

5th Stroud St Lawrence Rainbows, Brownies and Guides
All Saints, Uplands Choir
Bar Bar Nursery
Care and Repair (Stroud) Ltd
Centre Christian Book Shop
Clockwise (St Laurence Clock Keeper)
Grove Park Sheltered Housing
Holy Trinity Church, Slad
Home-Start Stroud & Dursley
St John The Baptist Church, Randwick
Revd Canon Barry Coker, Vicar of St Laurence
Save The Children, Stroud Branch
St Laurence Bell Ringers
St Laurence Flower Arrangers
St Laurence Junior Choir
St Laurence Thursday Lunch Club (TLC)
Stroud and Swindon Building Society
Stroud Choral Society
Stroud High School
Stroud Local History Society
Stroud News and Journal
Stroud Town Council
Stroud Valleys Project
Stroud Video Makers
The Rotary Club of Stroud
Traidcraft
Uplands Mothers Union
Western Carpet Fitters
Whiteshill and Paganhill Churches
Wilkinson