Archives 2021
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Financial help for individuals and community projects
Community groups and local good causes, as well as individuals and families in need, are being encouraged to apply for grants administered by Farnham Town Council. The South Street Trust and the Community Grants fund are suitable for organisations...
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Farnham remembers at annual remembrance service
On Sunday 14 November, the Farnham community turned out in force to commemorate the British and Commonwealth servicemen and women who died in the two world wars and later conflicts, at Farnham’s annual remembrance service and parade. A civi...
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Farnham schools remember
Children from 15 local schools have taken part in this year’s Farnham Schools’ Remembrance Service at the War memorial in Gostrey Meadow. The young people watched as Parade Marshall Ian Hunter led the Civic party which included the Mayor...
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Bloomin’ Kids have a Marvellous Time!
Thirty children have taken part in the first Bloomin’ Kids’ Gardening Workshop since the start of the pandemic. The budding gardeners enjoyed activities such as garlic and onion set planting, seed sowing, terracotta pot painting wit...
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Farnham’s Christmas lights switch-on
Farnham Town Council has an afternoon of festive family fun lined up for Farnham’s Christmas lights switch-on at Gostrey Meadow on Saturday 20 November. Starting at 1pm, there will be non-stop live entertainment by 15 local schools and mus...
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Snow windows go viral
An initiative to encourage people to visit Farnham town centre has gone viral and reached nearly ten million people on social media. The video, which has been watched over 4.5million times by people around the world, shows local artist Tom Baker u...
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Plaque is unveiled to celebrate the life of John Verney
The Mayor of Farnham has unveiled a plaque on Farnham’s wall of famous names in South Street to commemorate the many talents of the late John Verney. Family members, friends and admirers of John Verney’s work gathered at the ceremony to cele...
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Arrangements announced for Remembrance Sunday in Farnham
Farnham’s annual Remembrance Parade and Service will take place on Sunday 14 November. The Remembrance parade will assemble in Castle Street from 10am with a road closure from the junction with Park Row from 10-10.30am. Alder Valley Brass will ...
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Mayor of Farnham commits to working together and reviving the town at Civic Ceremony
Farnham’s annual Civic Service, which sees the Town Mayor make his promises of office, took place earlier this month at St Andrew’s Church. At the ceremony the Mayor of Farnham, Councillor Alan Earwaker, spoke of how he is using his year in offic...
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Gostrey Meadow wins Green Flag award
Gostrey Meadow has been awarded a Green Flag award for the first time, just two years after Farnham Town Council took on the management of the park. The Green Flag is an international mark of quality which aims to raise the standards of parks and ...
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