Keep your eyes peeled to join in the 'knit-ivity'

Tuesday 11 December 2018

2,000 hand knitted angels have appeared in different locations across Guernsey overnight, as part of of a group effort to spread island-wide Christmas cheer.

They've been made by members of eight churches who want to bring "Christmas greetings and a reminder of the nativity story to Guernsey residents who are invited to take an angel home with them."

You might remember that this was done before.

Last year, Holy Trinity Church put more than 350 knitted angels in different places around St Peter Port as part of a seasonal stunt which was treated as a pilot scheme before this year's more widespread version of the 'knit-ivity' themed angel-styled flash mob.  

Pictured: Holy Trinity Church led the scheme last year, with more Churches involved this time. 

This year Holy Trinity Church has been joined by members of the Salvation Army, St Andrew’s Church of Scotland, St Paul’s and Les Camps Methodist churches and the parish churches in St Martin’s, St Andrew’s and the Forest have also joined in, to make sure there were enough angels to take the idea island-wide, including to the Princess Elizabeth Hospital. 

Almost 2,000 angels have been created.

PEH chaplain, the Reverend Linda Le Vasseur said: "While a lot of people are off celebrating with their families and enjoying the festive period, we must remember that this time of year can be difficult for some, especially those in hospital. I look forward to placing the angels around the hospital and spreading the Christmas spirit with both patients and visitors."

Pictured: There were hundreds of angels in places around central St Peter Port but most had been taken within a couple of hours, although some remained for passers by to take home. 

Holy Trinity Community Worker Sue Le Friec, who coordinated an army of knitters, said: “We had so much positive feedback from people of all ages last year that we decided to invite other churches to take part in order to extend the initiative across the island.

“It’s a lovely way to cheer people up by sharing the good news of Christmas when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus. We hope that the angels will be messengers of joy, peace, hope and love and their finders are reminded of the true meaning of Christmas.”

Pictured top: The angels before they were sent off 'on a wing and a prayer'.