Salt & Light
Based in the World Heritage Site of Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England.
Monday, 23 December 2024
Advent windows #6
Sunday, 22 December 2024
Advent windows #5
Saturday, 21 December 2024
Advent windows #4
Friday, 20 December 2024
Advent windows #3
Thursday, 19 December 2024
Advent windows #2
Wednesday, 18 December 2024
Advent windows #1
Saltaire's Advent Windows #1
Anyone who has followed my blog for a year or more will know that for the past eighteen years, the village of Saltaire has, every December, turned itself into a giant Advent Calendar. Village residents and businesses create beautiful, imaginative, illuminated scenes in their windows and one or two new windows are unveiled each night, from the 1st to the 24th of December. It has become a wonderful tradition and has led several other places, both in the UK and abroad, to adopt a similar ritual.
I love to explore the trail round our dark streets, looking for the lights, photographing them and sharing my favourites here.
We'll start with two windows in Saltaire's Methodist Church, created by Saltaire Art Group. Practised and professional, their displays always have real flair. This year's offerings combine bold silhouettes and gorgeous colours, both sure-fire winners for creating impact.
Tuesday, 17 December 2024
Haworth at night
Monday, 16 December 2024
Festive Haworth
The Torchlight Procession is a long-standing tradition, though these days seems rather watered-down. People process up the main street, carrying flaming torches, and stopping at intervals to sing Christmas carols. At one time people dressed up in Victorian era clothing and there were Morris Dancers as well as a brass band. There was a band and there were a few flaming torches, and lots of LED star wands, but I didn't really see any Victorian costume or dancers and even the carols were rather muted. The weather was pretty foul - wet and windy - so maybe that had an effect.
Sunday, 15 December 2024
The light shines...
'The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.' John 1:5