{"id":5013,"date":"2022-12-01T13:51:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T12:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/port-talbot\/?p=5013"},"modified":"2025-09-09T22:25:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T21:25:41","slug":"christmas-trees-at-the-castle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/port-talbot\/2022\/12\/01\/christmas-trees-at-the-castle\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Trees at the Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In December we were delighted to place our Christmas Tree in the Castle at Margam Park. Our tree was decorated in Ukrainian colours, with the theme of peace. Adorning the tree were prayers in both English and Ukrainian from local groups and children. The majestic Tudor Gothic Mansion is transformed into a winter wonderland around December, offering visitors a magical atmosphere to explore and enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Christmas Tree at the Castle&#8221; event at Margam Park is part of the annual Community Christmas Tree Festival.\u00a0 This yearly festival typically runs from mid-November to late December. It is organised in partnership with The Friends of Margam Park.\u00a0 Local schools, businesses, and community groups are invited to decorate their own Christmas trees, which are then displayed inside the historic Castle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.friendsofmargampark.co.uk\/\">http:\/\/www.friendsofmargampark.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5013 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sigbi.org\/port-talbot\/?attachment_id=4540'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 225 300&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/port-talbot\/files\/2023\/01\/C9ABFA95-CCDE-4D01-B684-AD7C00A7734A-225x300.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/port-talbot\/files\/2023\/01\/C9ABFA95-CCDE-4D01-B684-AD7C00A7734A-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/port-talbot\/files\/2023\/01\/C9ABFA95-CCDE-4D01-B684-AD7C00A7734A.jpeg 768w\" data-aspect=\"0.75\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sigbi.org\/port-talbot\/?attachment_id=4543'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 300 222&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/port-talbot\/files\/2023\/01\/4A28DBBF-C63B-4582-A257-A60D700573DE-300x222.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/port-talbot\/files\/2023\/01\/4A28DBBF-C63B-4582-A257-A60D700573DE-300x222.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/port-talbot\/files\/2023\/01\/4A28DBBF-C63B-4582-A257-A60D700573DE.jpeg 960w\" data-aspect=\"1.3513513513514\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sigbi.org\/port-talbot\/?attachment_id=4542'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 225 300&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/port-talbot\/files\/2023\/01\/25FB8BCF-3FBE-44DE-8E6D-A42CAB244AB2-225x300.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/port-talbot\/files\/2023\/01\/25FB8BCF-3FBE-44DE-8E6D-A42CAB244AB2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/port-talbot\/files\/2023\/01\/25FB8BCF-3FBE-44DE-8E6D-A42CAB244AB2.jpeg 768w\" data-aspect=\"0.75\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In December we were delighted to place our Christmas Tree in the Castle at Margam&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":909,"featured_media":5046,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[8],"class_list":["post-5013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-past-events","tag-internationalsupport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Christmas Trees at the Castle | News | Blog | Events | SI Port Talbot<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SI Port Talbot : Blog &amp; News : Christmas Trees at the Castle : Keep up to date with the latest news, articles and events from the Soroptimists of SI Port Talbot . 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