500 schoolchildren enjoy experience harvest

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All the school children in village were invited to visit a workshop at St Philips & St James Church last week to experience harvest.

'Experiencing Harvest' was attended by almost 500 children from Alderley Edge Community Primary School, Alderley Edge School for Girls and The Ryleys.

Mandy Parr explained "We were encouraging the children to think wider than the usual harvest of veg and fruit – to include the Harvest of the Earth where they considered resources below ground, the Harvest of the Sea, thinking about the bravery of the Fisher-folk who go to sea; Harvest of the Flocks with all we get from animals; Harvest of the Grain explaining the importance of bread and the grains it is made from; and the Harvest of the Garden with its traditional Harvest. But linked with that we were also thinking of the Harvest of ourselves of what we can offer; Joy, Peace, Generosity, Faithfulness and Joy."

The Experience finished with a drink and a carrot-topped cake for all the children, which proved very popular.

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AESG, Alderley Edge Community Primary School, Alderley Edge School for Girls, St Philip and St James Church, The Ryleys
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Sue Joseph
Thursday 16th October 2014 at 3:45 pm
What a lovely idea to expand the children's thinking on Harvest and visiting church. Hope everyone found it thought provoking.