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Chislehurst Creates is an annual community art event, raising funds for Chislehurst Commons.

New community arts and crafts day on the commons between School Road, Church Row & Watt's Lane, raising vital funds for the upkeep of Chislehurst Commons. Our first theme is 'The Magic of Nature' and the event will be held on Saturday 23rd September 2023, 1-5pm

02/03/2026

Yay! The new Chislehurst Events Calendar is out and we’re right in the middle! Keep your eyes peeled, we’ll be sharing an exciting event update with you soon.

19/11/2025

The committee had a well-earned celebratory dinner last night and will now relax until January, when we will meet up again to start planning next year’s Chislehurst Creates. Chislehurst Creates will take place on Saturday, 5th September 2026. We’ll share all the exciting details closer to the event, but for now, please save the date.

21/10/2025

Congratulations to everyone for keeping the common such a beautiful and special place for us all to enjoy — the Gold Award was very well deserved 👏👏👏

07/10/2025

🥳🎉 A massive CONGRATULATIONS to our 3 lucky winners of the £50 volunteer vouchers, kindly donated by Bull’s Head and Due Amici! 💚👏👏👏
But honestly… to us, every single one of our incredible volunteers is a WINNER! 🏆✨
From the run-up, through the big day, and even after the event, your energy, smiles, and hard work made it all possible. We couldn’t have done it without you! 💪💚

03/10/2025

👨‍🎨 You take 70 volunteers, 11 sponsors, 450 children and 20 craft stalls. Stir it all together and what do you get? A whole lot of fun and £7,200 raised for the Chislehurst Commons 🌳

Yes, you read that right — we raised £7,200 for the upkeep of our beloved Commons. Chislehurst wouldn't be Chislehurst without its 180 acres of woods, grassland, heathland, and ponds. Thanks to everyone involved, we’ve now raised vital funds to keep this beautiful space thriving.

Well done, everyone 💚

If you want to stay updated on the Chislehurst Commons and the amazing work the trustees do, please sign up for their newsletter. You’ll also be among the first to hear about our new and exciting event happening in September 2026!

21/09/2025

What an amazing day we had yesterday!

The weather held out and 450 children and their families got into the spirit and created some magical arts and crafts 🎨👨‍🎨

We have been bowled over by the generosity of the Chislehurst community. Over 60 people volunteered to make this a true Chislehurst event. They ran stalls, baked cakes, put up over 20 gazebos, and fetched, set up, and returned hundreds of tables and chairs. They helped with the setup and took it all down again in the evening. Thank you all! 🙌

A huge thank you also goes to the committee: Joanna, Jonathon, Madeline, Bob, John, Mary, Christine, Helen and Pia, who spent the past year planning and organising this event.

And to John Hemming-Clark, Arden, Judy Gant, Jolanta, Andre, Chislehurst Artists, Carmel, Vici, Rachel Curley, Libby, and Anne Scobie ,thank you for running your amazing stalls.

We’re so grateful to our wonderful sponsors, who believed in us, shared our vision, and backed us from day one.

We hope you all enjoyed it and had as much fun as we did. We’ll now take a well-deserved break, but we’ll be back in 2027 with new and exciting crafts!

19/09/2025

It’s TOMORROW!

FAQ:

🗺 Where? The Commons, Watts Lane/School Road, Chislehurst BR7 5PQ
🎟️ Chislehurst Creates is a ticketed event, you can buy your ticket at the door.
👕 👞 Wear old clothes and shoes. Some of the crafts are messy and paint is used.
🥪 You can bring your own food and drink
🐶 Your dog can come too but it must be kept on a lead and be under control.
🎨 Activities start at 1pm and finish at 5pm
🚗 If possible, leave the car at home and use public transport. Parking is extremely limited.
🚌 There are plenty of busses (61, 273, 661 ) that come to Chislehurst. Nearest stop is by the Royal Parade.
🚂 Closest train station is Chislehurst station
💵 Bring cash and and card. The face paint stall gets really busy so a £5 note is better than paying by cars.

📅 Saturday 20th September
🕐 1–5pm
📍 The Commons (Watts Lane/School Road)
🎟 Tickets only £8 NOW (20% off the gate price!) – £10 on the day.

18/09/2025

2️⃣ days to go

Who doesn’t love a puppet show! The amazing Wishworks will be there with a fun and engaging show which will leave you enchanted.

🎭 Show times:

2pm Red Rabbit
3pm Snow Grey
4pm Goldifox

🗓 Saturday 20th September
🕐 1–5pm
📍 The Commons (Watts Lane/School Road)
🎟 Tickets only £8 NOW (20% off the gate price!) – £10 on the day.

17/09/2025

🧁 Calling all cake lovers and bakers! 🧑‍🍳

Chislehurst Creates is this Saturday and we need your help to fill our tea tent with delicious treats! Your baked goodies will be the star 🌟 attraction at our tea tent, and they'll help us raise funds for the Chislehurst Commons!

Here's how you can get involved:

1️⃣ Message us to let us know you are baking a cake.
2️⃣ Bake your favorite cake at home.
3️⃣Deliver your baked creations to the Chislehurst Commons office this Friday (Friday 19th September) 2pm - 3.30pm OR on the day in our tea tent.

📍 Address:
Chislehurst Commons Office
The Old Fire Station (Opposite The Tigers Head pub)
Hawkwood Lane
Chislehurst
BR7 5PW

If you haven’t got time to bake we will also be grateful for a shop bought one.

🗓 Saturday 20th September
🕐 1–5pm
📍 The Commons (Watts Lane/School Road)
🎟 Tickets only £8 NOW (20% off the gate price!) – £10 on the day.

16/09/2025

4️⃣ days to go…

Did you know that most of Chislehurst will be involved in this Saturday’s Chislehurst Creates?

🦆 The Chislehurst Commons - 3D pond scenery
🍂 Chislehurst Society - Calendar of seasons
🐚 Joy To Make Art Club & Friends of Chislehurst Recreation Ground - Decoupage an oyster shell
🪷Creative Escape - Jewellery making
🪡 Trefoil Guild - Rag rug
🧼 Scout Groups - soap carving and rope making
🐞 St. Nicks Church- God’s creatures
🖼️ Elmstead Woods Gardening Club - Tape art
🧑‍🎨 The Lotus Project - Portrait painting
🌳 Chislehurst Artists - Watercolour Scenery
🍁 The May Queen Society - Leaf rubbing
🦕 Bella Learning - Clay fossils

And many many more…

But all this would not have been possible without our amazing sponsors who all believed in our vision of a fantastic day.

So thank you all for helping us put on an amazing event and for supporting our efforts to raise money for the Commons. We are so proud of Chislehurst and the way we support each other 🥰

🗓 Saturday 20th September
🕐 1–5pm
📍 The Commons (Watts Lane/School Road)
🎟 Tickets only £8 NOW (20% off the gate price!) – £10 on the day.

15/09/2025

5️⃣days to Chislehurst Creates

FAQ:

🗺 Where? The Commons, Watts Lane/School Road, Chislehurst BR7 5PQ
🎟️ Chislehurst Creates is a ticketed event, you can buy your ticket at the door.
👕 👞 Wear old clothes and shoes. Some of the crafts are messy and paint is used.
🥪 You can bring your own food and drink
🐶 Your dog can come too but it must be kept on a lead and be under control.
🎨 Activities start at 1pm and finish at 5pm
🚗 If possible, leave the car at home and use public transport. Parking is extremely limited.
🚌 There are plenty of busses (61, 273, 661 ) that come to Chislehurst. Nearest stop is by the Royal Parade.
🚂 Closest train station is Chislehurst station
💵 Bring cash or card. We accept both!

📅 Saturday 20th September
🕐 1–5pm
📍 The Commons (Watts Lane/School Road)
🎟 Tickets only £8 NOW (20% off the gate price!) – £10 on the day.

Address

Watt’s Lane
Chislehurst

Website

http://www.chislehurstcreates.org/

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