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Grants help Creative Response
The Mayor of Farnham, Councillor Mike Hodge has presented a cheque for £2,000 to Creative Response in Farnham. The charity, which was established in 1993 is run by professional artists who share their practice with vulnerable people. Creative Res...
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Music lovers turn out in hundreds
‘twentyfivemiles’, a local motown, soul and R’n’B covers band attracted a crowd of 600 to the first Music in the Meadow concert for 2017 on Sunday. The free concert was sponsored by Headcase Barbers and organised by Farnham Town Council. The...
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First Walking Festival is a success
Farnham Town Council’s first Walking Festival, has been declared a success with over 435 people taking part. The week-long Walking Festival, devised by Chris Shepheard, included over 30 walks ranging from 1.5 miles to 14 miles. The programme inc...
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Schools prepare hanging baskets
Throughout May, Farnham Town Council’s greenhouses were temporarily transformed into outside classrooms for the annual schools’ hanging basket competition. Over 100 children from 17 schools and nurseries visited the greenhouses to plant up the...
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Mayor 'opens' new pond
Farnham’s new Mayor, Councillor Mike Hodge, led the celebrations at Badshot Lea Infant School on Thursday 25 May when the school’s new pond was officially opened. As well as cutting the ribbon, Councillor Hodge handed over a cheque for £275, ...
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Tasty delights at Farmers’ Market
Stock up on fresh, local produce for the Bank Holiday weekend at this Sunday’s Farnham Farmers’ Market. Hunts Hill Farm will be cooking their tasty farm made sausages and burgers, which is a great chance for shoppers to try before they buy the...
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Greenhouse open day
A record number of people braved a day of torrential rain to come along to Farnham Town Council’s greenhouse open day on Wednesday 17 May. Around 70 people including a group of Brownies visited the greenhouses to see the preparations that are be...
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Spring Festival programme
With the Spring Festival just days away, Farnham Town Council is getting ready to take over Gostrey Meadow for the Bank Holiday weekend on Sunday 28 May. The Spring Festival is set to be an afternoon of music, lively activities, community spirit, ...
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A new Mayor for Farnham
Farnham’s new Mayor, Councillor Mike Hodge, has chosen two important local charities to support during his mayoral year, the Woodlarks Centre and Brightwells Gostrey Community Centre. Councillor Hodge officially became Mayor on Thursday 11 May f...
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Stunning display of 17,000 plants
Plant lovers can get a sneak preview of the thousands of flowers being grown for this year’s Farnham in Bloom floral displays, at a free greenhouse open day on Wednesday 17 May in West Street, Farnham. This year Farnham is entering both the Sout...
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Bloomin’ kids get grubby!
Children as young as two discovered their green fingers at the Bloomin’ Kids’ Easter gardening workshops, run as part of the 2017 Farnham in Bloom initiative. Over 100 children between the ages of two and 13 had fun getting their hands dirty by p...
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Launch of Farnham in Bloom 2017
With gardening gloves at the ready, sponsors and supporters of Farnham in Bloom 2017 gathered at Forest Lodge Garden Centre to officially launch this year’s campaign. The Mayor of Farnham, Councillor John Ward was joined by representatives from ...
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Great produce for St. George’s Day
Celebrate the best of English spring produce at the Farnham Farmers’ Market which takes place on Sunday 23 April (St. George’s Day) in Central car park from 10am to 1.30pm. “Not only is 23 April St. George’s Day, it’s also famously the a...
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Secret Gardens competition
The annual competition to find Farnham’s best secret gardens has been launched in time for National Gardening Week (10 to 16 April). Secret Gardens of Farnham 2017 includes eight categories which are designed to appeal to gardeners working on a ...
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£1,500 grant for Bloomin’ Kids
Budding young gardeners in Farnham are to benefit from a grant of around £1,500 from the Tesco Bags of Help scheme, thanks to shoppers who chose the Bloomin' Kids gardening workshops as their favourite local good cause. Bloomin' Kids workshops are ...
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Local optician sponsors In Bloom
Specsavers Farnham is announced as the new principal sponsor of Farnham in Bloom.
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Younger voices speak out
There was an excellent turn out at Farnham’s Annual Town Meeting on Thursday when around 100 people came along to receive a report on the town’s year. The evening began with a welcome from the Mayor of Farnham and presentations from the counci...
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Blossoming students in Heath End
Young gardeners from Farnham Heath End School helped plant a native hedge near their school, thanks to support from Farnham in Bloom and Farnham Town Council. The year ten pupils teamed up with Heath End Community Gardeners to plant the hedge alon...
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Walking Festival is launched
Farnham’s first walking festival has been launched and includes a number of accessible walks that will enable wheelchair users and walkers of all abilities and ages to discover historic Farnham and the surrounding area. The Walking Festival will b...
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Diseased tree to be removed
A routine inspection of trees in Badshot Lea Cemetery has shown that age and disease has caused a 100-year old Lombardy Poplar to become hollow at its base. For safety reasons, the 100-foot tree, which is close to the cemetery entrance, will now n...
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Neighbourhood Plan referendum
Farnham Town Council is pleased to have received confirmation that Waverley Borough Council has agreed the modifications recommended by the independent examiner who reviewed Farnham’s Neighbourhood Plan. This means that the Neighbourhood Plan wi...
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A bloomin’ good gift idea
Instead of buying chocolate eggs this Easter, Farnham Town Council has an alternative gift idea that will bring months of pleasure. Every year, the town is decorated with over 200 hanging baskets and for £60, a basket can be dedicated to someone ...
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Mayor meets More House School
Pupils from More House School in Frensham have had the opportunity to conduct their weekly school council meeting in the formal surroundings of the council chamber at Farnham Town Council. The Mayor of Farnham, Councillor John Ward invited the stu...
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A meal fit for a Mum
This Sunday’s Farmers’ Market will have all the ingredients sons and daughters need to cook up a very special Mothering Sunday meal. There will be a large choice of succulent cuts of locally reared meat and seasonal fresh vegetables for a trad...
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Mayor raises Commonwealth flag
A flag-raising ceremony took place on Monday (13 March) at Farnham Town Council to commemorate Commonwealth Day. Councillor John Ward, the Mayor of Farnham welcomed guests and read a short message from HM The Queen. Speaking about Commonwealth Day...
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Volunteers fill 80 rubbish sacks
Farnham’s largest litter picking effort to date has uncovered some unusual items of rubbish including an old carpet, a foot-long pipe joint, a car bumper and an installation CD for Microsoft Windows! During the Great British Spring Clean on Saturd...
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Commonwealth flag raising day
On Monday 13 March, Farnham Town Council will host a ceremony to mark Commonwealth Day. The annual occasion will see the Mayor of Farnham, Councillor John Ward raise the Commonwealth flag outside the Town Council offices in South Street at 10am. ...
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Awards made for unsung heroes
Ten special people who have been quietly working to make Farnham a better place have had their efforts recognised at the 2017 Services to Farnham Awards. The recipients were nominated for the Award by colleagues and members of the public as a than...
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Come to the Annual Town Meeting
Find out what Farnham Town Council has achieved in the last year, ask questions and make comments about issues relating to Farnham at the Annual Town Meeting on 23 March.
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Residents are kept in the know
A revamped version of the Official Residents’ Guide has landed on the doormats of homes and businesses in Farnham. The 36-page guide includes information about Farnham Town Council’s services, a calendar of community events taking place in Far...
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hoppa receives £5,000
The presentation of a £5,000 cheque from Farnham Town Council has brought Waverley hoppa Community Transport tantalisingly close to achieving its target to buy a replacement bus for its highly popular Farnham route. The appeal to buy a new bus wa...
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Neighbourhood Plan latest
A powerful planning tool, which will guide the long-term future of Farnham and its surrounding countryside is a step closer to being adopted. After a thorough examination of Farnham’s proposed Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents, the app...
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Farnham through to the finals
Farnham in Bloom is delighted to have been selected to represent the south and south east in the Large Town category of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Britain in Bloom UK Finals 2017. This is the third time in four years that Farnham has ma...
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Free music concert
Fans of music from the ‘60s are in for a treat when Music in the Vineyard returns to Farnham on Sunday 26 February. The free concert will be held at the Vineyard Church in Union Road between 3 and 5pm. The headline act is Surrey-based Out of the...
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Warm up at the Farmers’ Market
Gin and coffee is on the menu at this month’s Farmers’ Market! Coffee lovers will be pleased to see the return of The Roasted Bean Company and their delicious coffee made from responsibly grown green coffee beans. Farnham Town Council will be ...
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Vote at Tesco for kids' workshops
Our Bloomin' Kids workshops have been selected by Tesco for their Bags of Help community grant scheme. Please vote for us in store.
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Spring clean the Bloomin’ Litter
Join us on Saturday 4 March for the Great British Spring Clean.
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Rise kept to a minimum
Farnham Town Council has agreed to limit its share of the council tax to just over two pence per week for a Band D household. The modest increase will see the Council’s precept set at £1,035,819 for 2017/18. The money collected from Farnham tax...
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Residents get prepared
Visitors to the recent Flood and Winter Risk Community Drop-In event are now better informed about how they can protect themselves from the effects of adverse weather. The event, which was aimed at community groups, businesses and residents was jo...
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Nominate Buildings of Local Merit
A project seeking to secure recognition for Farnham buildings considered to be of local architectural or historic interest is drawing to a close. Members of the public have until 3 February to put forward nominations for the buildings they would l...
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