Church bedecked with beautiful blooms at spring flower festival

The visually appealing and finely crafted interior of Lamlash Church was given an extra touch of beauty last week when the church was filled with seasonal arrangements and bouquets during the spring flower festival.

The festival, which celebrates rebirth, re-awakenings and all the joys of the season, saw the ornately decorated church filled with floral displays and the parishioners enjoying a warm drink and companionship in the church hall.

Outside, a floral display in the shape of the cross welcomed visitors while the vestibule also took on a welcoming appearance with a generous helping of fresh flowers adding a softening touch to all of the carved wood and stone. Inside the brightly lit church, which has stained glass windows which provided colourful dappled light, flower arrangements provided eye-catching detail to the pews and the window recesses.

The credence table was decorated with a stunning display of white roses which a parishioner requested to be placed there as a tribute and memorial to the 22 airmen who lost their lives in 1944 when their airplane crashed into Mullach Buithe, north of Goatfell.

The altar was decorated with a delicate white arrangement and the transept, including the Duke of Hamilton’s table which is a special separate seating area within the church for the family of the man who had the church built, played host to colourful bouquets.

Throughout the day, the beautiful blooms imparted their floral fragrance throughout the church and the spectacle attracted visitors. many appreciative

01_B16church01_exterior_floral_cross A floral cross outside Lamlash Church.

01_B16church02_altar_flowers_tribute The transept was filled with beautiful bouquets.

01_B16church04_Hamiltons_table The Duke of Hamilton’s table bedecked with beautiful flowers.

01_B16church03_visitors_coffee Visitors and parishioners enjoy a chat and a cup of tea at the Spring Flower Festival.

01_B16church05_airmen_tribute The altar with white blooms and the credence table with white roses as a memorial to a wartime airplane crash.

01_B16church06_pews_flowers_church Visitors walk down the pews and look at the floral displays.