The parish runs the Farnham Poetry Competition on behalf of the Farnham Literary Festival. The entries are now all in and the winners will be announced at the awards evening and open mic on Saturday, March 15th, at St Mark’s Church, starting at 5pm. Coral Rumble and Linda Daruvala, the two judges will present prizes and also read from their own works.
The 16s-and-under awards will be presented first, and young people will have a chance to share their poetry if they wish. Then there will be an interval so that if any of the families need to go home, they can. The over-16s awards will be presented after the interval, and there will be an open mic.
All welcome to attend, to hear the poetry and to join in the open mic.
Did you enter the Farnham Poetry Competition? If so, come to the awards evening on March 9th to find out if you have won. And even if you didn’t enter, come to hear some great poems from the winners, shortlisted poets and others who just fancy a go during our ‘open mic’ session. You can also hear our judges, Linda Daruvala and Coral Rumble perform their poetry.
The theme of this year’s competition was friendship and the awards evening will take place at St Mark’s, Upper Hale, from 5pm on 9th, with the under-16s’ awards being presented first so that children can leave early if they wish.
There will be an interval with refreshments and it will be a fun, stimulating evening.
The Parish of Badshot Lea and Hale 