Although it was a frosty start to the morning, the pitch at Ely Outdoor Sports Association soon thawed and with Young Leaders from Ely College refereeing, matches got underway.  Split into two groups, the teams from Ely St John’s Community Primary School, Ely St Mary’s C of E Junior School, Isle of Ely Primary School, Isleham C of E Primary School, Mepal and Witcham C of E Primary School and Wilburton C of E Primary School played matches against all the schools in their group.  In the semi finals Ely St John’s played Isleham 2s and Ely St Mary’s played Isleham1s. In a closely contested final, Isleham 1s beat Ely St John’s to win the tournament cup.

As well as medals being given to the winning team, one player from each team was awarded ‘Player of the Tournament’ for showing great team spirit and sportsmanship.

Caroline Morton of ActivePlay Education said ‘It was fantastic to see so many teams taking part in the tournament and the children really enjoying playing Tag Rugby.  With 3 girls having to be on pitch at any one time, it was great to see both boys and girls working together as a team. There was some really skilful play.’

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The Light Festival is on again in St Andrews Church in Isleham this weekend, Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th December from 3 – 6pm.

Events include Community Carol Concert at 4:00 pm Sunday. There’s also the draw for the Grand Raffle at 5:30pm with the first prize being £100. Other prizes include a ‘pod’ coffee machine, food and gift hampers and numerous others.

The first weekend went very well, and around £1,400 has been raised so far. An incredible number of homemade mince pies and mulled wine were sold, 120!

There are an amazing 42 trees in the church from local organisations and businesses. The large 17-foot Christmas tree is donated every year by local farmer Dick Heffer, in memory of his wife Anne, and skillfully decorated by members of the congregation.

A range of competitions is still running for adults and children. including “Guess the weight of the cake”, “Decorate a Christmas Tree”, and “Find the Snowman”.

Our pictures are of the main Christmas tree attraction with guests and the font decoration; the choir singing in the church porch.

Press release from St Andrews Church, Isleham

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