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The annual Christmas Tree Festival in Desford celebrated it`s 20th Anniversary in 2022. As previous years the Church of St. Martin`s was full of trees decorated by Desford groups and individuals this year on a theme of films, with a eclectic mix from across cinematic history, there where trees based on films as diverse as Toy Story to James Bond, White Christmas, Paddington bear and much more, a special tree was decorated in tribute to HM The Queen marking both her Platinum Jubilee and passing in 2022. How many films can you spot as my film takes you on a tour of the festival and can you spot a tree decorated with portraits of a certain Lost King ?

On the weekend of 26th and 27th May 2018 the village of Newbold Verdon received a dose of movie magic as the community got together to create the village’s first scarecrow trail on the theme of “Newbold Verdon at the Movies”. The event, which was the brainchild of Newbold resident Cerys Statham, tasked village residents to create scarecrows on a theme of “The Movies” and with almost every movie genre represented visitors where treated to a variety of creations from the Titanic on the cob shop through to the Tardis on Brascote lane and the entire cast of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory at the primary school the creations brought plenty of Hollywood movie magic to the Leicestershire village.