A group of churchgoers in Bilton have knitted 330 Christmas angels in an effort to “cheer everyone up” this year.

The group, which attends Bilton Grange United Reformed Church on Woodfield Road, takes on the task of knitting angels every year.

Norma Trotter, one of the churchgoers, said the aim was to cheer people up during the festive period.

The angels will be placed on the hedge outside the church every day until the Sunday before Christmas.

Norma said:

“They’re sometimes gone within the first half an hour.”

Norma explained that they are sought after by the locals, asking if they can still have one after school when they are usually all gone.

She said:

“Some of the knitted angels have even ended up in Poland and North America.”

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Norma referred to her crafting group as “the natty knitters” as they come together every other Monday to get out of the house and catch up.

She added that the group may embark on another project at the church next year, which could make knitted fruit and veg for the harvest.

The Christmas angels will be free to take until Sunday, December 18.