Volunteers from Shildon Alive! (A Saint John’s Church project) watched in delight as the faces of 148 children from Shildon came alive with excitement as they sang along with Olaf the snowman and his friends on Saturday 4th October.
The Methodist Hall had been hired for the event and children were queueing for around half an hour before the doors opened to meet the characters of Disney’s Frozen, as well as Batman and Draculaura.
Many of the children had also come in costume with little ‘Annas’ and Batmen galore.
“This is awesome”, said one child as she raced into the hall.
When Olaf came on to the stage there were shrieks of delight from the expectant watchers who clapped and cheered as the show went on.
Rev David, greeting the children as they arrived, commented, “This was a day for our children, a day that says to the kids of the area that we care about you, you matter, and if we can get some treats to come to Shildon for you then we will certainly do that.
“In fact we don’t have to wait too long, the next Shildon Alive event will be on October 15th at the Civic Hall with Shildon’s lovely Georgia Jaye supporting Ian James in concert from 7pm.”
Tickets for this event are £3 for adults and £1 for kids and are available from the Shildon Alive Hub at 19 Church Street on 01388 417600 or from St John’s Church.
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