PRIME Minister Theresa May joined hundreds of visitors who flocked to the Christmas Tree Festival in Twyford.

Held at St. Mary’s Church, the festival ran from December 6-9, with Mrs May attending on the Friday to inspect the 79 decorated trees on display.

Paul Bromley, who organises the event along with his wife Pam, said: “Mrs May is a loyal supporter of the festival.

“Together with our vicar, the reverend Anna Harwood, I showed Mrs May around.

"She took a great interest in the different organisations that had decorated the trees and in total spent close to an hour with us, staying to listen to the Polehampton Infants School Choir sing carols before being presented with a traditional Christingle orange to mark the 50th anniversary of the Children’s Society.

“This has probably been our most successful festival yet with around 3,500 visitors.”

A Saturday evening concert titled A Taste of Christmas was sold out in advance, with nearly 200 people snapping up tickets.

The concert was a mix of seasonal and year-round favourites.

Performers included classical singers accompanied by Jo Miller-Shepherd, soloists from Berkshire College of Agriculture’s performing arts group and the Thames Valley Chorus male barbershop choir.

Proceeds from the festival are distributed among a number of charities.