Rosemary Fielden lived in Kemsing for many years, and contributed much to the life of the village, including starting the Lunch Club. She died in March 2014, and a memorial service was held for her, in Kemsing Church on 9th May 2014.

Her family commissioned Diana Springall, a highly skilled textile artist who lives in Kemsing, to make an embroidery in Rosemary's memory.

The piece they chose was a “pulpit fall”, a cloth that hangs from the back of the lectern in the church pulpit. We change these with the seasons of the church year, and the one in Rosemary's memory is blue — the colour we traditionally display during Advent. We started to use the new fall on Advent Sunday this year (27th November), and it will stay until just before Christmas when it will go away until next Advent.

The oval shape you see is a symbol found in many Christian churches, alluding to the traditional Christian symbol of the fish by replacing a circle with this distinctive shape.

This coming Sunday evening, at Evensong, we'll thank God for Rosemary, and for Diana's skill in making this fitting tribute to her. Do join us!