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04

Apr 2023

Community
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Free chicks bring Easter magic to Bilton

Published: 4 Apr 2023, 09:12 BST

by John Plummer

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Free chicks are once again appearing in Bilton over Holy Week to bring some Easter magic to children.

Members of Bilton Grange United Reformed Church knit the chicks and leave them on the hedge outside the building each morning.

They will be appearing every day this week until Easter Sunday.

Children are welcome to take them for free.

The volunteers have run similar initiatives during other Christian festivals. For instance, they put out angels at Christmas and doves at Whitsun to spread joy.

The chicks are laid on the hedge at the junction of Skipton Road and Woodfield Road every morning until Easter Sunday.



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Bilton Grange United Reformed Church free chicks

Members of Bilton Grange United Reformed Church pictured giving away the chicks last year.