Art doesn’t just stop because our world is locked down.
Artists create art and art breaks free from boundaries. Art is unlimited.
And right now, art is more important than ever. Sadly we are unable to meet regularly at the moment, but that doesn’t stop us from making art.
As soon as our churches re-open, I will be accepting your artwork for our display in St Mark’s, but in the meantime, we are going online – “unlimited”!
Unlimited – open to all (and all means all, not just St Mark’s folk). Mixed ability, mixed ages, mixed backgrounds …. Paintings, drawings, photos, collages, sculpture, mixed media – visual art …
you’re an artist if you are an artist
So what are you waiting for?
Our current theme is Christmas Carols
Simply illustrate your favourite carol and in a couple of lines tell us why you have chosen this and what it means to you. Perhaps you have happy memories of singing the carol, perhaps it almost paints itself just through the words.
Photograph your work and send it to me: LLM Lesley: My email is llmlesley@badshotleaandhale.org
Include a few lines about why you have chosen this carol and we will have an online gallery.
There will be a display of the artwork in St Mark’s as soon as our churches re-open – and all being well, our first service is on 6 December, so why not bring your art along.
Closing date for email receipt of photographs is
Sunday, 13 December, so get creating!
Category Archives: Art
Art and craft fair – shop Now for Christmas Gifts
Welcome to our online art and craft fair, displaying the talent of individuals and small businesses. There’s a huge range here, from illustrations to felt booties, cards to crochet, jewellery, candles, t-shirts, knitting, cushions, bunting, jam, decorations, flowers, ceramics, mosaics, frames, gin…
It’s an ideal way to do your Christmas shopping and support small businesses. Just browse through the pages here – click on the links to take you to the ones you want – and contact the maker direct. There are contact details on every page.
Thank you to everyone who is taking part here. Happy shopping!
Ahmadiyya Muslim Association
Gifts: candles, cards, prints, crochet and knitting
Anna Londei
All that sparkles is Anna Londei with customised clothing
Ash Brockwell
Multimedia Art from transmasculine artivist Ash Brockwell
Aspen Crafts
Cards, coasters, bags, prints and more with an animal theme
Badshot Lea and Hale
The parish’s own stall with Christmas craft and tasty treats
Chris and Co
Mugs, coasters and greeting cards, all made locally
Crafty Marvel Boutique
Upcycled bowling balls, mosaics and ceramics, sold for charity
Csilla Bedy
Crochet creations and essential oils for happiness and wellbeing
Dannie’s Christmas Crafts
Handmade Christmas cards and decorations plus personalised gifts
Dixie and Joy Lettering
Hand-drawn and hand-lettered cards and prints.
Emily Collard Illustration
Art inspired by nature
Finn and Fern
Nordic boho-style macrame home decor and jewellery
Gifts with Bethany
Creativity and colour from a young Textiles graduate
Gloímoí Skin Care
A solution to dry skin with these soft, soothing creams
20% off until December 30th.
HD Watercolour
Pet portraits, family keepsakes, lovely watercolours and acrylics.
Honey Badger Prints
Custom clothing for you and your little ones
Joyful Makes
Handmade craft from recycled material. All for charity.
Kat Giannini
Animal art and pet commissions, cards and bio-friendly wrapping paper.
Mews Gin
Local gin distiller Mews Gin has a range of exciting new gins including London Dry, Rhubarb and Honeyberry Gin.
Mind Your Bonce
Hats, made in Farnham but worn around the world
Monty and the Walrus
High quality fine art prints
Nibbs Gin
Small batch artisan gin from the Surrey/Sussex borders
Personalised Frames by Julie
Bespoke frames which make personalised gifts
Popolo Ceramico
Personalised ceramic gifts and keepsakes
Pretty Practical
Personalised gifts and practical items
Pure Glass
Handmade glass and sterling silver jewellery made in Farnham.
QF Designs
Handmade jewellery made with love, fire and a lot of hammering.
Rene’s Blankets
Not just blankets but bags, decorations and gifts, crocheted and knitted for charity
Resin Expectations
Using the versatile material resin to decorate boxes, clocks, keyrings, and jewellery
Sarah Metcalfe
A Minecraft duvet set to thrill any young fan
Sherlock & Sons
Artisan gins from a quintessentially English distillery
Shirley Watson Design
Individual pieces from a local lino printmaker
The Squirrel Collective
With colourful gloves and letters from Father Christmas, Christmas is covered.
St Clare’s at the Cathedral
Beautiful gifts and cards, innovative worship resources and church supplies.
Steph Lovell Flowers
Contemporary floral designs from a young florist
Susie Lidstone
Local scenes and floral art from one of Farnham’s most popular artists
Tropic
Vegan, cruelty-free make-up and skin care products which support education across the globe.
Usborne Books
Plenty to keep the children occupied with a huge selection of books for youngsters.
Written on my Heart
Embroidery to cheer the soul.
Welcome to Our Toddler Service
Our first toddler service is online. Short and very sweet, it’s ideal for pre-schoolers.
Huge thanks to Michelle Chapman and Jacqui Searle for this and to our musicians Bob and Lesley Shatwell and Margaret Emberson.
Don’t forget the craft activity at the end.
SHop Now at our Art and craft Fair
Welcome to our online art and craft fair, displaying the talent of individuals and small businesses. There’s a huge range here, from illustrations to felt booties, cards to crochet, jewellery, candles, t-shirts, knitting, cushions, bunting, jam, decorations, flowers, ceramics, mosaics, frames, gin…
It’s an ideal way to do your Christmas shopping and support small businesses. Just browse through the pages here – click on the links to take you to the ones you want – and contact the maker direct. There are contact details on every page.
Thank you to everyone who is taking part here. Happy shopping!
Ahmadiyya Muslim Association
Gifts: candles, cards, prints, crochet and knitting
Anna Londei
All that sparkles is Anna Londei with customised clothing
Ash Brockwell
Multimedia Art from transmasculine artivist Ash Brockwell
Aspen Crafts
Cards, coasters, bags, prints and more with an animal theme
Badshot Lea and Hale
The parish’s own stall with Christmas craft and tasty treats
Chris and Co
Mugs, coasters and greeting cards, all made locally
Crafty Marvel Boutique
Upcycled bowling balls, mosaics and ceramics, sold for charity
Csilla Bedy
Crochet creations and essential oils for happiness and wellbeing
Dannie’s Christmas Crafts
Handmade Christmas cards and decorations plus personalised gifts
Dixie and Joy Lettering
Hand-drawn and hand-lettered cards and prints.
Emily Collard Illustration
Art inspired by nature
Finn and Fern
Nordic boho-style macrame home decor and jewellery
Gifts with Bethany
Creativity and colour from a young Textiles graduate
Gloímoí Skin Care
A solution to dry skin with these soft, soothing creams
HD Watercolour
Pet portraits, family keepsakes, lovely watercolours and acrylics.
Honey Badger Prints
Custom clothing for you and your little ones
Joyful Makes
Handmade craft from recycled material. All for charity.
Kat Giannini
Animal art and pet commissions, cards and bio-friendly wrapping paper.
Mews Gin
Local gin distiller Mews Gin has a range of exciting new gins including London Dry, Rhubarb and Honeyberry Gin.
Mind Your Bonce
Hats, made in Farnham but worn around the world
Monty and the Walrus
High quality fine art prints
Nibbs Gin
Small batch artisan gin from the Surrey/Sussex borders
Personalised Frames by Julie
Bespoke frames which make personalised gifts
Popolo Ceramico
Personalised ceramic gifts and keepsakes
Pretty Practical
Personalised gifts and practical items
Pure Glass
Handmade glass and sterling silver jewellery made in Farnham.
QF Designs
Handmade jewellery made with love, fire and a lot of hammering.
Rene’s Blankets
Not just blankets but bags, decorations and gifts, crocheted and knitted for charity
Resin Expectations
Using the versatile material resin to decorate boxes, clocks, keyrings, and jewellery
Sarah Metcalfe
A Minecraft duvet set to thrill any young fan
Sherlock & Sons
Artisan gins from a quintessentially English distillery
Shirley Watson Design
Individual pieces from a local lino printmaker
The Squirrel Collective
With colourful gloves and letters from Father Christmas, Christmas is covered.
St Clare’s at the Cathedral
Beautiful gifts and cards, innovative worship resources and church supplies.
Steph Lovell Flowers
Contemporary floral designs from a young florist
Susie Lidstone
Local scenes and floral art from one of Farnham’s most popular artists
Tropic
Vegan, cruelty-free make-up and skin care products which support education across the globe.
Usborne Books
Plenty to keep the children occupied with a huge selection of books for youngsters.
Written on my Heart
Embroidery to cheer the soul.
Online Art Club September theme
Thank-you so much to our artists for contributing to the September theme which was ‘neighbourhood’. You can see the artwork in the video below.
Calling All crafters, artists and small creative businesses
Have you been crafting over lockdown? Are you an artist? Do you knit/sew/paint/sculpt/make cards/work in glass/take photographs/carve/crochet/make jewellery/weave/generally create things of beauty which you would like to sell? Do you have a small, creative business?
We’re holding an online art and craft fair in the first two weeks of November and you are invited to take part. If you would be interested in hiring a space to show off your creations, please contact Maxine Everitt: maxine.everitt@badshotleaandhale.org
There’s a cost of just £10 a ‘table’ and for this you will be featured on our website with pictures of your products and a link through to your website or contact details of where to buy. We’ll be promoting the fair on social media, through the magazine, our newsletter and in the press. And in church of course!
Or, if you would like to donate some of your creations, the parish is having a table – all profits going to the work of our churches here in north Farnham.
So help us all kickstart our Christmas shopping and join our online art and craft fair!
Online Art Club September theme
Thank-you so much to our artists for contributing to the July theme which was a self-portrait with a special thing. You can see the artwork in the video below. The September theme is neighbourhood. You can send in drawings, paintings, collage, craft or photographs.
Celebrate Pride and God’s Love
Join us to celebrate Pride on Saturday, August 8, here online from 10am.
August 8 should have been marked by a Surrey Pride march and celebrations on the street but these had to be cancelled because of Covid-19. However, we are celebrating the LGBTI+ community and God’s wonderful, inclusive love with an online service.
There will be music, art, photography, prayers, poetry, Bible readings and reflections from individuals including a former curate of St George’s whom some of you may remember – Rev’d Paul Holt – along with Sara Gillingham, a leading intersex campaigner and great friend of the parish; Jayne Ozanne who runs the Ozanne Foundation which works with religious organisations to eliminate discrimination based on sexuality or gender; and Dr Ash Brockwell, a transgender man and educator who has contributed both a poem and hymn to the service.
There is a moving reflection on growing up as a gay man from James Muller, a Farnham photographer whose work features regularly in Vogue Italia, and who has kindly contributed many of his beautiful photographs; there is art from local people, including paintings by members of Farnham Heath End School’s LGBT+ group, and stones painted with rainbow messages to indicate God’s love for everyone.
Stella Wiseman, who leads inclusion work in the parish, explains the thinking behind the service: “The church as a whole doesn’t have a great track record in welcoming people who do not fit into a heterosexual, cis-gender box, and indeed has caused great harm to many LGBTI+ people. This is something we need to repent of and make amends for. We have no right to limit God’s love and welcome like this and to damage and destroy people in the name of God is appalling.
“Thankfully, things are changing and many churches, such as those in this parish, are more welcoming and inclusive now. Some of us would have been walking under the Christians at Pride banner in Woking on August 8th but Covid-19 has put paid to that. So instead we are organizing this lovely, colourful service online and we are delighted that members of the local church are taking part along with friends from other churches. We are really grateful to them for giving up their time to share with us their experience of God’s love and welcome and grateful too for the art, photography and music.
“Pride in Surrey is taking a Pride-themed vehicle around the county that weekend too and will be live-streaming and the parish has just been asked to send a contribution to the online Pride. The Pride vehicle will be making its way to Farnham on Sunday 9th at 10am so watch out for that too. You can find out more on prideinsurrey.org/ontheroad.”
Everyone is invited to join the service online here on Saturday, August 8 , from 10am and on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/badshotleaandhale
Join the Online Art Club
Thank-you so much to our artists for contributing to the June theme which was flowers. Here is the video gallery and an introduction to the July theme, a self-portrait with a special thing – could be an object or a pet. You can send in drawings, paintings, collage, craft or photographs.
Here is a bit of information about some of the artists – please send me more about what inspires you and why you paint:
Janice Edmunds runs a small, friendly art group in the Sands.
Joan Thompson has been attending the group since 2007 when she retired from work.
Jean Hazleden has been painting for the last eighteen years, something she took up after she retired.
Susan Everitt writes, “I have sketched and painted since I was very small and I have attended many art classes and courses over the years, but it is only since I retired 8 years ago as a teacher at Hale School, that I have been able to really indulge this interest. I have been going to a Farnham U3A painting group regularly during this time and this has helped to develop my confidence and technique. Like many others, the recent Lockdown has encouraged me to paint more often and try different methods and ideas. Inspiration comes from many sources. Often my own or others’ photographs, ideas I find in art magazines or through the art group, my garden – especially in the summer, animals, beautiful scenery.”
A Gallery of Flowers
Thank you again to all the contributors to our Celebration of Summer Flowers.
To enjoy the flower festival in all its glory, watch the video here.
Then scroll through the pictures and videos below at your leisure.
Individuals
With thanks to the many individuals who sent in pictures and videos.
Aly Buckle 
Angela Hall 
Angela Hall 
Bishop Andrew 
Bishop Andrew 
Bishop Andrew 
Carolyn Weston 
Carolyn Weston 
Craig Nobbs 
Craig Nobbs 
Craig Nobbs 
Craig Nobbs 
Gillian Geraghty 
Gillian Geraghty 
Graham and Vicky Mollart 
Graham and Vicky Mollart 
Janet Maines 
Janet Maines 
Jenny Bull 
Kris Lawrence 
Kris Lawrence 
Kris Lawrence 
Margaret Eggleton 
Margaret Eggleton 
Margaret Eggleton 
Margaret Eggleton 
Margaret Eggleton 
Margaret Eggleton 
Margaret Eggleton 
Margaret Eggleton 
Margaret Eggleton 
Margaret Eggleton 
Mary Klymenko 
Mary Klymenko 
Melissa Salisbury 
Melissa Salisbury 
Melissa Salisbury 
Melissa Salisbury 
Melissa Salisbury 
Melissa Salisbury 
Melissa Salisbury 
Melissa Salisbury 
Merinda D’Aprano 
Merinda D’Aprano 
Merinda D’Aprano 
Merinda D’Aprano 
Merinda D’Aprano 
Merinda D’Aprano 
Merinda D’Aprano 
Merinda D’Aprano 
Merinda D’Aprano 
Merinda D’Aprano 
Merinda D’Aprano 
Merinda D’Aprano 
Merinda D’Aprano 
Merinda D’Aprano 
Merinda D’Aprano 
Merinda D’Aprano 
Merinda D’Aprano 
Pamela Marsham 
Pamela Marsham 
Paul Davies – Archdeacon 
Paul Davies – Archdeacon 
Sorrel Price 
Sorrel Price 
Val Black 
Val Black
Faith Groups
Ahmadiya Muslim Women’s Association, Aldershot
‘Love for all, hatred for none’ https://ahmadiyya.uk/
Farnham Baha’is
Wild flowers from Farnham. www.bahai.org.uk/
St Andrew’s Church, Farnham
St George’s Church, Badshot Lea
With thanks to Maxine Everitt and her armoured friend
St Thomas-on-The Bourne
Places of learning
Barfield School
Aurelia Barnes, age 7, Barfield School. https://www.barfieldschool.com/
Farnham Heath End School
Post19
Post19 is a leading Life Skills and Support Centre for young adults with learning difficulties. It is based in Farnham and supports young adults throughout Surrey and Hampshire. https://www.post19.com/
William Cobbett Primary School
www.william-cobbett.surrey.sch.uk
Art
We asked people to send in their artistic entries too and have been bowled over by the talent.
Orchids by Alex Clarke 
Alison Ridgeon 
Alison Ridgeon 
Alison Ridgeon 
Aly Buckle 
Beryl Levi 
Jan Moore 
Janice Edmunds 
Janice Edmunds 
Janice Edmunds 
Janice Edmunds 
Jean Hazleden 
Joan Thompson 
Joan Thompson 
Joan Thompson 
Joan Thompson 
Michelle Chapman 
Michelle Chapman
Nick Seversway
Nick Seversway is an art restorer and is also a key person in researching the history of the Kitty Milroy paintings in St Mark’s Church. www.picture-restorer.com/
Penny Fleet
Bright Posy £300 
Garden Glory £300 
Sweet Joy £300 
Late Summer Sun £300
Penny Fleet is a professional mixed media and collage artist specialising in nature, seasonal and wildflowers, birds and wildlife. You can buy her work via her website: www.pennyfleet.co.uk/
Rich Shenton
Rich Shenton is an artist and writer whose work includes portrait, still life, the natural world – particularly seascapes – and cartoons of Boz the cat and his friends. www.facebook.com/RichardWShenton/
Samantha McKay
Susan Everitt
Susie Lidstone
Hollyhocks 
Delphiniums
Susie Lidstone is a professional watercolour artist living and working in the parish of Badshot Lea and Hale. She specialises in flowers and buildings and has painted many scenes of Farnham. Her designs are available as cards, notebooks, zip pouches, pocket mirrors, tea towels, cushions, ties, scarves, face masks, calendars, even deck chairs, as well as limited edition prints and the paintings themselves. She also takes commissions. Prices range from £2-£700. http://susielidstone.com/
Organisations
Thank you to local organisations who have shared their work with us.
Badshot Lea Bloomers
Making Badshot Lea beautiful with blooms (and hard work).
An alleyway in need of colour 
And this one 
And this! 
Getting started 
Preparing… 
…and planting 
Spring is here 
and here 
and also here 
First signs of summer 
And then it’s summer all the way! 
Farnham Town Council
Hale Opportunities
The Opportunities Community Project started in Hale with the aim of helping and supporting lone parents locally to build a brighter future for themselves and their families. The project is funded by the Hazelhurst Trust.
Following the success of the project in the Hale area it has been extended to Ash, Farnborough, Wrecclesham and Godalming.
The project offers free classes in IT training, either to learn or update skills to an employability level, then to support students in looking for work. There is free childcare. Opportunities also offers friendship, support and leads to a new future. www.opportunitiesproject.org
Girlz Club
Artist: Brooke 
Artist: Liz 
Artist: Mahi
Girlz Club is run from Hale Community Centre and exists to help local girls have fun, learn skills and build self-esteem. www.halecommunitycentre.org.uk/
Hale Community Centre
Formerly The Bungalow, Hale Community Centre is a community resource which provides a range of services, activities and meeting spaces for people of all ages. Its aim is to provide recreational, learning, business and social activities, which are accessible and affordable. www.halecommunitycentre.org.uk/
The Hale History Project
The Hale History Project is a voluntary project which has developed from the great interest and enthusiasm in the history of their locality emanating from the residents and ex-residents of Hale, Upper Hale, and other nearby hamlets and villages. Outside lockdown it holds monthly coffee mornings with exhibitions and archives. It also takes an interest in current events in the local area. www.halehistoryproject.co.uk
Family Voice Surrey
Family Voice Surrey champions the needs and rights of SEND families in Surrey: families with children or young adults up to the age of 25 who have special educational needs, chronic illnesses, including mental health conditions, or disabilities. www.familyvoicesurrey.org
Therapies Through Nature – Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice
Therapies Through Nature offers patients and carers at Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice simple gardening sessions. Table-top workshops enable participants to create flower baskets, planters and herb gardens, for example, which can then be taken home or given as a gift to a loved one.
Research has shown that gardening, or even simply spending time surrounded by nature, can help patients feel less stressed and improve their wellbeing. The sessions also give patients the opportunity to join in with an activity which they used to enjoy before they became ill. No experience of gardening is necessary to join this group, and patients can take part at any stage of their illness. These sessions are often referred to as Social and Therapeutic Horticulture. www.pth.org.uk/
Women’s Institute
In normal times, the Hale Women’s Institute meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 1.45pm in the Hale Institute. surrey.thewi.org.uk/find-wi/hale
Businesses
Farnham Mill Nursing Home
The idea was to create bright summer colours, and with the current situation of the Covid-19 virus, keyworkers and lockdown, the residents and staff used the rainbow as inspiration. Each heart was hand made by residents at Farnham Mill using tissue paper flowers; the sunflowers (which is a symbol used a lot at Farnham Mill) were made using yellow paper with sunflower seeds for the centres. www.farnhammillnursinghome.co.uk/
K & S Memorials
These pictures are of a rockery and St John the Evangelist memorial stone (aka the ‘Bonkers Stone’ in the garden of Wendy and Steve Edwards in Hale. For the story behind the pictures, see here. www.kempandstevens.co.uk/
Lavender Hill Flower Company
Lavender Hill is a bespoke flower company based in The Bourne, Farnham. www.lavenderhillcompany.co.uk
Mind Your Bonce Millinery
Based in the parish of Badshot Lea and Hale, Karen Geraghty of Mind Your Bonce specialises in handmade cloche hats, retro and modern cocktail hats, pillbox hats, and mini cocktail hats. This unique headwear is carefully handmade in England using traditional methods and high quality materials, frequently using outstanding vintage tweeds. www.instagram.com/mind_your_bonce_millinery
Nibbs Gin
A message from Nibbs Gin, based in Farnham: “The Nibbs team are delighted to be part of the Flower Festival. We have been busy out picking elderflower locally ready for this year. At the end of last year we launched our second gin, Surrey Hops, using traditional hops from Farnham. Through July and August we will be offering free delivery on everything through our on-line shop and a special offer on our 20cl bottles when you buy one of each. Please refer to our website www.nibbsspirits.co.uk“
Squire’s
Squire’s Garden Centres is a family-run business set up in 1935 and still run by the same family. The centre in Badshot Lea is one of 16 and there is another at Frensham. squiresgardencentres.co.uk
Steph Lovell Flowers
Steph Lovell is a young, modern florist based in Camberley. https://stephlovellflowers.com/
This church relies on donations to provide care and support to everyone in this community. Now more than ever, please consider giving generously to support our mission and ministry. Thank you for your support:
The Parish of Badshot Lea and Hale 