Two sides to the church
Fifteen rows to a side
thirty children to a row - a couple of rows had only 28 adults, but their backsides take up more pew room.
Plus all the flag bearers in the balcony.
Plus the rest of the balcony was full of parents, (with the exception of the bit where they keep the Tardis we made for the nativity a few years ago, and which has never been thrown out) so there were nearly 150 upstairs.
So there must have been nearly or slightly over 1000 people at Lane End church where I got to speak about fun and adventure to a group of enthusiastic Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. We just couldn't fit them all into Bramblehill.
I am pleased to say that tonight proves that big audiences do not scare me.
The planning for tonight also demonstrated why no experience in your past life will ever go to waste in your training for ministry. Even if that experience happened to be the time I was judge and photographer for a glamorous grandmother contest... There is a story here, for another time.
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