Craft, Kitty Milroy, St Mark's Church

New Year, New Craft Market

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Come to the craft market at St Mark’s this Saturday

Join us this Saturday, January 15, at St Mark’s between 10am and 2pm, for the first of this year’s monthly craft markets.

There will be pottery, soaps, glass, cards, jewellery, textiles and all manner of gifts for sale, made by local craftspeople. Browse and buy while you listen to live music, then take a look at the Kitty Milroy murals which featured on BBC TV last month. Then stop off for a hot drink, a savoury roll, cakes and biscuits.

Come and support small businesses as you shop and eat.

Art

Art @ St Mark’s

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Anyone gasping for a cup of coffee and more art?

Our next coffee mornings with art are

Thursday 6 January and Thursday 3 February 2022

10.30 – 12.30

St Mark’s Church, Alma Lane, Farnham  GU9 0LT

We are going to be entering our work into the Maltings Unseen Artists exhibition, which takes place on the weekend of 19-20 February.  It is a marvellous opportunity to see our work on show in the town so we need lots of art to make a good display.

We are taking as our theme “St Mark’s”, so we need to get our artistic thinking caps on:-what St Mark’s means to us; Kitty Milroy Murals; and there’s always the winged lion emblem of St Mark; or perhaps a sketch of one of our services …  We will be bringing along a few ideas to the coffee mornings to get us started.  Or alternatively, why not come along for a chat and a cuppa? 

Drop in – 10.30 – 12.30 and who knows, you may find yourself picking up a pencil and trying a quick sketch.

If you are unable to get to our sessions and yet desperate to be part of Unseen Artists, you can drop your art off at any of our services at St Mark’s or send me a photo of your work.

(Lesley Shatwell – email: llm.lesley@badshotleaandhale.org)

To comply with copyright laws, it must be all entirely your own work.

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Remembrance Sunday

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Remembrance Sunday is on November 14th this year and there will be services at each of the churches in the Parish – 9.30am at St John’s, 10am at St George’s and 11.10am at St Mark’s. There will also be an Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial in Badshot Lea following the St George’s service. Anyone wishing to attend that who has not been at the service is asked to arrive for around 10.50am.

The St Mark’s service will follow the Act of Remembrance at the Hale War Memorial at 10.45am, where there will be a two-minute silence at 11am. This will be attended by Farnham Brass Band, the Scouts and Upper Hale councillor Cllr Pat Evans, and Cllr Evans and the Scouts will then continue on to St Mark’s for a service.

Lesley Crawley will also lead an Act of Remembrance at Weybourne Village Hall at 4pm.

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The Farnham Festival of Remembrance

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The third Farnham Festival of Remembrance will take place this year on Saturday, November 13. Once again, because of Covid, it will be online here on the website and on Facebook from 6pm.

Among those taking part are faith leaders, the Mayor of Farnham; Alder Valley Brass; Princess of Wales Royal Regiment; Army and Air Cadets; Farnham Heath End School, Potters Gate School and the Parish Choir, and they will present a moving evening of music, poetry, reflections, prayers, hymns and readings which will pay tribute to all those who have served in times of conflict and peace.

Simon Alexander has organised the event and reminds us that while we understand that Remembrance is a time to pay tribute to all those who serve and have served to protect and defend us, that “War comes in many forms and, as such, the public service of our Armed Forces comes in many forms too. This year we have leant on the help of our military again in our time of need here at home to help us deliver essential services during the pandemic. Dedicated, agile and responsive as ever, the men and women of our Armed Forces have responded to our nation’s call.”

Our thanks go to everyone who has taken part. Please join us online for this year’s Farnham Festival of Remembrance from 6pm on November 13 here on www.badshotleaandhale.org and Facebook.

Serving the Villages North of Farnham: Badshot Lea, Hale, Heath End & Weybourne