Over 1000 people are singing carols outside my bedroom window!

[BournvilleGreen]

It's amazing.

Merry Christmas one and all!

Trying to attach the picture...but I don't think my ancient phone can do that

How lovely!

That's nice. Large volumes singing is uplifting somehow.
Where are you?

Wow. Are you the queen or the pope?

I'd imagine the op is at the carols on Bourneville green? @BournvilleGreen

We've just been to our local ones and now feeling very festive!

I would hope more than 1000 would sing to the Pope!

I'm in Bournville, it's very magical right now.

Yes newaveragebear!

Of course your name is a give away

Brain is waiting for the baileys to kick in.

That looks like such a nice place to live. Is it as community minded as it was built to be?

Hi CadburyFlake- are you nearby?

DH is too ill to go outside, so we're enjoying it in the warm and dry, whilst supper cooks.

Freda I don't know about the whole of BVT, but my neighbours are all very lovely. Friends who live on another bit also have great neighbours. The Christmas light switch on was very well attended, and also tonight was.

There's certainly lots going on here, not just at Christmas.

It was built by quakers I think?

Yes, the Cadbury family. There is a Quaker meeting house right on the green, and a CofE church too.

The carillon is now playing All I Want For Christmas

How lovely; I grew up there and went to that very school so bringing back lovely memories.

Oh that's lovely! Was it three classes a year when you were there? It seems like a very big school to me.

Gosh I can't really remember BournvilleGreen - I left in 1978 to go to 'big school' so its was several lifetimes ago.

When dmil was still alive we occasionally did a drive through for old time's sake but not been for a number of years - lots of changes but Bournville still has a nice feel to it.

@BournvilleGreen, I was one of them.....it's my Christmas Eve ritual, absolutely love it! Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas Horns!

Will you be at midnight mass too?

@BournvilleGreen Cheers! No, I didn't realise there was a midnight mass. Where's that held? Mind you, I'm not sure I could stay up that late and my partner doesn't "do" religion. I'm always surprised when he agrees to come to Carols on the Green

It's at St Francis', begins at 11:15... but I was still wrapping for tomorrow. I've finished finally.

We usually go but didn't make it there tonight.

That sounds absolutely wonderful, what a great tradition you are very lucky.
Happy Christmas Bournville