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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Members of Bilton Grange United Reformed Church pictured giving away the chicks last year.
Churchgoers in Bilton have delighted children each day during Holy Week by giving away free Easter chicks.
Members of Bilton Grange United Reformed Church have knitted 165 chicks and leave about 20 on the hedge outside the church each morning.
Each one contains a message saying, ‘Please take this free gift’.
The volunteers have run similar community-minded initiatives during other Christian festivals. For instance, they have put out angels at Christmas and doves at Whitsun to spread joy.
The gifts are knitted at their social gatherings.
Norma Trotter, who is one of the volunteers, said:
“There’s so many sad things going on in the world so we just hope it will raise a smile and make some children happy.
“It gives us pleasure to make them happy and it spreads the Easter message. If you do good you feel good.”
The chicks will appear on the hedge at the junction of Skipton Road and Woodfield Road every morning until Easter Sunday.
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