PENARTH Christmas Tree Festival returns to St Augustine's Church, in the Penarth Ministry Area, over the weekend of December 5th - 7th. Admission is £4.00 for adults, children free.

The festival will be opened by the Town Mayor at 6pm on Friday December 5th (open until 9pm).

It continues on December 6th (11am - 5pm) and December 7th (12 noon - 5pm).

Almost 50 trees will be on display and you can expect an imaginative display of creativity and wit. As you wander around admiring the trees, a variety of local music groups will be providing seasonal entertainment.

Refreshments and home-made produce will be available in the church hall all weekend.

The festival always supports three charities, one global, one national and one local.

The nominated charities this year are: Unicef, The Alzheimers Society and The Huggard Centre.