THIS is a Herod who would frighten any toddler, but he was only one of the Advent "windows" in the village of Long Sutton, in Bath & Wells diocese. On each evening in Advent, between 20 and 50 people (plus a dog or two) gathered at six for an Advent Adventure to discover a "window" of the Advent calendar depicting the Christmas story in a garden, doorway, window - or even a field, the Team Vicar, the Revd Jane Twitty, says.

The Long Sutton Primary School contributed angels, stars, nativity scenes, and a willow angel. The Second Sunday Service congregation made scarecrow shepherds, wise men, and Herod. On other evenings, there have been a stained-glass window, real sheep, and an incense burner.