EMILY, the pipe organ at St Mark’s Church in Upper Hale, is 103 years old and in need of a complete overhaul. The Parish of Badshot Lea and Hale has been fundraising and so far have raise £2,500 toward the target of £23,000.

St Mark’s Church is appealing to the community to help save this local piece of history by sponsoring an organ stop. A ‘stop’, when it is pulled out, allows pressurised air to a set of organ pipes. This changes the sound of the organ, perhaps making it sound like a group flutes or oboes. There are eight stops available for sponsorship at £100 each, in addition there are pipes available at £60, £30 or £15 each.

Reverend Lesley Crawley said: “Pipes and stops can be sponsored anonymously or not, and those sponsoring them will be able to write who they are sponsoring it for. They will receive a certificate and the church will display all the names and notes that people write on a ‘Sponsoring a Pipe’ manuscript. There will be a celebratory concert once ‘Emily’ has been restore to which all those who have sponsored a pipe will be invited.”

To sponsor a pipe or stop send the note of who you are dedicating the pipe to and your donation (payable to The Parish of Badshot Lea and Hale PCC) to St Mark’s Church, Alma Lane, Farnham, GU9 0LT. For further information or to ensure your donation is gift-aided call RevLesley Crawley on 01252 820537.