Advent Windows and Christmas lights

Initiated and organised by Keevil’s WI, our village Advent Trail started in 2018, and we have seen some beautiful windows the last five years! The 2020 lights and trail was especially spectacular, coming on the back of such a challenging first year of the covid-19 pandemic, the way the village lit up to banish lockdown blues looked fantastic.

ADVENT TRAIL AND LIGHTS 2022

Well, what a December of weather we had! First a day of snow followed by the big freeze for a week or more, then rain rain and yet more rain – none of which is helpful to a girl getting out with a camera, lol – but out we did finally get on Christmas Eve…

I made it round to Wick Lane this year (number 14) and I’m so glad I did, what a smashing display! As ever, some numbers I didn’t find or weren’t alight, please feel free to send me your own photos to add to the gallery (deets here) 🙂 The Trail list will stay on the WI page here for a while…

Number 1 at Pyatts Corner

Number 2 at Pyatts Corner

Number 4 in Martins Road

Number 5 in Martins Road

Number 6 on Main Street

Number 6 on Main Street

Number 7 in Martins Road

Number 9 on the corner of Martins Road

Number 10 on Main Street

Number 11 – the bench on Main Street

Number 11 – the bench on Main Street

Number 12 in Martins Road

Number 12 in Martins Road

Number 14 on Wick Lane

Number 14 on Wick Lane

Number 16 in Martins Road

Number 17 on the corner of Martins Road

Number 18 on the corner of Martins Road

Number 20 on Main Street

Number 23 at Pyatts Corner

Number 24 at the Church

Number 24 at the Church

Lights outside Talboys

Tree at the Village Hall

Lights in Pyatts Corner/Butts Lane

Lights in Pyatts Corner/Butts Lane

ADVENT TRAIL AND LIGHTS 2021

Sarah planned to go out again with the camera on Christmas Eve, but it rained, and the following night, so the 2021 gallery was taken Boxing Day night. Not all windows were on, some numbers weren’t obvious so I guessed based on the rough location on the list, and some I just didn’t get to, including lower Main Street and The Strand – so please feel free to submit any of your own pictures, deets here.

#1 at 24 Pyatts Corner

#1 at 24 Pyatts Corner

#2 at 2 Main Street

#2 at 2 Main Street

#2 at 2 Main Street with lightstream… Santa’s taillights? 😉

#3 at Weavers Cottage

#5 at Rosemary Cottage

#7 at Little Martins

#8 at Gingells Cottage

#9 at Stocks Cottage

#11 at the corner of Martins Road/Martins Lane

#12 at Willow House, 81A Main Street, by Pat Tucker

#13 at 24a Pyatts Corner

#15 at Bramleys, Butts Lane

Pyatts Corner (#16?)

Martins Farmhouse (#17?)

#18 at Stable House

#19 at 28a Pyatts Corner wasn’t alight, but next door more than made up for it 🙂

#22 at Beach Cottage

#23 at Longleaze House

#24 at St Leonards Church

#24 at St Leonards Church

Mist rising on the Manor orchard…

Blagden House

Little Talboys

11a Main Street

Hobbs Hill

Setters Lodge

September House

Butts Lane

Outside the village hall

ADVENT TRAIL AND LIGHTS 2020

From Sarah: “Snapped on Christmas eve – with apologies, I didn’t make it round to Wick Lane for number 13, and not clear whether I found #5 at Pyatts Corner – may be here, I’ve just not seen the number. Also Martins Farmhouse (#9) – I didn’t get all the lights as had wrong lens for wide angle! So if anyone wants to send me more pictures, fire away – deets here.”

As always, click on an image to see full size, and scroll through…

Looking over to #1 at 24 Pyatts Corner

#1, at 24 Pyatts Corner

#2, on Butts Lane

#3, at Weavers Cottagre on Pyatts Corner

#4, at Rosemary Cottage on Pyatts Corner

#6, at Longleaze House on Martins Road

Lights on Martins Road

#7, at Little Martins on Martins Road

#8, at Sargeants Cottage, in Martins Road

Just some of the lights and decorations at #9, at Martins Farmhouse on Martins Road

#10, at Gingells Cottage in Martins Road

At the Village Hall

at the Village Hall

#11, at Stocks Green

#12, at 67 Martins Road

Lights on the corner of Martins Road and Martins Lane

Outside the Old Cobblers at Stocks Green

#14, at Willow House on Main Street

#15, on Butts Lane

#16, at Stable House on Main Street

#17, on Butts Lane

#18, on Pyatts Corner – credit Andrea Hunter

#19, on the footpath at Pyatts Corner

On the footpath at Pyatts Corner

Lights at Pyatts Corner

Lights on Pyatts Corner

Lights at Pyatts Corner

Lights on Butts Lane

Lights on Butts Lane

Lights outside the Chapel House on Main Street

Lights outside 78 Main Street

#20, at Beech Cottage on Main Street

Looking down Main Street by Beech Cottage

Lights at Little Talboys, on Main Street

Lights at Hobbs Hills

#21, at Setters Lodge 9 Main Street

#22, at 7 Main Street

#23, at West Willows on Butts Lane

#24, at St Leonard’s Church

ADVENT TRAIL 2019

Bob and Sarah went out on Monday 23rd and photographed everything they found lit – only 13 and 22 were off (or we just couldn’t find), and we didn’t make it back out the following evening for 24 at the church, so if anyone has those, do get in touch! We’ve also added a few photos of other lovely lights as we went around the village…  Map of the trail here: advent 2019 Map. 

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Through the window at Talboys

At Stable House

Lights outside 79 & 80 Main Street

Lights outside Chapel House

ADVENT TRAIL 2018

We’ve captured as many images as we could find/whose light were on when we were out. Feel free to supply your own images if you have them. List of windows on the trail here: Keevil WI Advent Trail_updated 11th Dec

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1: Birch Cottage, Pyatts Corner

2: Little Martins, Martins Road

4: off Pyatts Corner

5: 36 Butts Lane

6: Weavers Cottage

7: 24a Pyatts Corner

8: Gingells Cottage

9: 71a Martins Road

10: The Old Bakery

11: Church Farm

12: Rosemary Cottage, Pyatts Corner

13: 81a Main Street

14: Setters Lodge

18: West Willows, Butts Lane

19: Hobbs Hill

20: Stocks Cottage

21: Beech Cottage

23: 28a Butts Lane