Puppet Tree Have been busy, not only at our own church, but also performing at other churches services and running workshops.
2004
2nd May - Puppet Tree launched at our first family service at our home church, St Denys’, Rotherfield
2005
1st May - Workshop @ St Mary’s, Masham
2nd May - Family Service @ St Mary’s, Masham
4th Dec - Christingle Service @ St Mark’s, Mark Cross
2006
5th Oct - Workshop @ Dorking URC
6th Oct - Sunday School 200th Anniversary service @ Dorking URC
11th Nov - “Classics to Clangers” charity concert @ Rotherfield Village Hall
3rd Dec - Christingle Service @ St Mark’s, Mark Cross
2007
4th Feb - Family Service @ United Church, Crowborough
14th July - Crowborough Town Fair
2008
21st June - “Caritas” mission @ Eastbourne
28th June - School fete @ Mark Cross Primary School
6th Sept - Workshop @ St Margaret’s, West Hoathly
27th Sept - Harvest supper @ St Philip’s, Cliftonville
19th Oct - Family Service @ St Mary’s, Stoke D’Abernon
16th Nov - Family Service @ St Thomas’, Groombridge
Performing the sketch ‘The Last Tree’
2009
31st Jan - Workshop @ St Philip’s, Cliftonville for churches and schools in Thanet
15th March - Evening Service @ Salvation Army Citadel, Margate
20th June - Ashtead Village fete with Keith Dyde of the Church Army
Performing a wide range of songs which have Christian lyrics written to well known song.
12th July - Cafe Church Service @ Dorset Gardens Methodist Church, Brighton
18th Oct - Family Service @ St Mary’s, Stoke D’Abernon
9th Nov - Assembly @ St Michael’s Primary School, Withyham
13th Dec - Salvation Army Charity Carol Concert @ Winter Gardens theatre, Margate
2010
16th Jan - Workshop at Woodingdean for Dorset Gardens Methodist Church
27th June - Family Service @ All Saints, Blackham (for St Michaels and All Angels, Withyham)
2011
20th March - Family Service @ St Peter’s, Chailey
15th May - Family Communion Service @ St Dunstan’s, Mayfield
21st May - Workshop as part of Canterbury Diocese Children’s ministry training morning
18th Sept - Family Service @ St Peter’s, Chailey
2012
31st Jan - Workshop @ St Peter’s, Chailey
19th Feb - Parade Service @ Dorking URC
10th May - Training of Pete’s Puppets @ Chailey
19th May - Training of Pete’s Puppets @ Chailey
20th May - Family service @ St Peters, Chailey to launch Pete’s Puppets augmented by Puppet Tree
Rev. John Maskell talking to Tizzy as part of his talk after performing the sketch ‘Fishing Club’
2013
15th June - ‘Time to Party’
2014
11th May - Guiding ‘Renewal of Promises’ service @ St John’s Church, Welling
29th June - Summer Puppet Picnic celebrating 10 years of Puppet Tree.
The poster advertising our big event of 2014.
20th July - All Age Service @ United Church, Crowborough
19th Oct - All Age Service @ Holy Trinity Church, High Hurstwood
10th Nov - Young at Heart’ @ All Saints Crowborough
14th Dec - Puppet Nativity @ St Denys’ Church
2015
19th April - Family Service @ St Mary’s, Stoke D’Abernon
21st June - Family Service @ Dorking URC
11th July - Messy Church @ Rotherfield Village Hall
15th Nov - Family Eucharist @ St Thomas’ Groombridge
2nd - 4th Dec - A Christmas Journey @ United Church, Crowborough
2016
24th May - School Assembly @ Penshurst CofE Primary School
13th June - School Assembly @ Mark Cross CofE Primary School
16th July - Puppet Workshop @ St Denys’ Church
13th Aug - Messy Church @ Rotherfield Village Hall
18th Sept - Messy Church @ Reigate
11th Dec - Puppet Nativity @ St Denys’ Church
2017
19th Feb - Following the morning service on the 19th February at which Dean Benon from Namirembe Cathedral in Uganda was interviewed by Nigel, he and his wife Bilhah met some of the puppets from Puppet Tree and saw some videos showing how we use them in Family Services. They were very taken with what they saw and asked lots of questions indicating that they had every intention of introducing a puppet ministry when they return home.
Benon and Grandad discuss the finer points of puppeteering whilst Bilhah is away with the birds.
5th & 6th April - Benefice of Rotherfield with Mark Cross 'Going Bananas’ Holiday Club @ Mark Cross School
10th June - Messy Church @ Rotherfield Village Hall
29th July - Messy Church @ Rotherfield Village Hall
2018
17th Feb - Puppet Tree Open Morning @ St Denys’ Church
24th March - Messy Church @ Rotherfield Village Hall
10th & 11th April - Benefice of Rotherfield with Mark Cross 'Showstoppers’ Holiday Club @ Mark Cross School
13th May - Causeway Service @ Colkins Mill Church, Mayfield
8th July - Family Eucharist @ St Thomas’, Groombridge
2019
19th May - Messy Church @ Reigate
29th & 30th October - Benefice of Rotherfield with Mark Cross 'Story Keepers’ Holiday Club @ Mark Cross School
8th December - Toy Service @ St Dunstan’s, Mayfield
2021
3rd October - Harvest Festival @ St Mark's, Mark Cross
2022
20th January - Started an After School Puppet Club for children at Mark Cross Primary School
2nd February - School Assembly at Rotherfield Primary School
12th November - performed at Messy Church in Rotherfield Village Hall
25th November Christingle service at Mark Cross Primary School
15th December Christingle service at Rotherfield Primary School
18th December Family Service at St Mark’s Church Mark Cross
18th December Carol and Christingle service at Cross in Hand Methodist Church
2023
15th June - took Mark Cross after school puppet club to Heatherview Care Home in Crowborough where they performed for the residents
5th August - participated in Kings Club holiday club in West Burton North Yorkshire run jointly by the Methodist and Anglican churches
17th September - Family Communion service at St Matthew’s Redhill
7th October - Workshop at St Matthew’s Redhill
24th November - Christingle service at Mark Cross Primary School
14th December - Took Mark Cross School After School puppet club to perform for the residents at Heatherview Care Home
15th December - Christingle service at Rotherfield Primary School