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Raising flag for Armed Forces Day
On Monday 20 June, the Mayor of Farnham will lead a tribute to our armed forces. Everybody is welcome to join us and to help mark Armed Forces' Day.
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Grant for creative opportunities
A project aimed at developing the artistic skills of 70 people is to be made possible by a grant from the South Street Trust. Creative Response, Farnham will be working with an artist who will teach participants how to make wire sculptures. Throug...
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Growing food to share in Farnham
Farnham’s allotment holders have planted up four containers in South Street with vegetables and tasty edibles. Many of the crops are now ready to be picked, so please do feel free to help yourself.
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Blow your own trumpet
Junior band members from Farnham Brass Band will soon be fine-tuning their musical abilities thanks to a grant from Farnham Town Council. The cheque for £1,000 was presented to the band by Councillor Mike Hodge, Deputy Mayor of Farnham, during a ...
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Spring Festival is a success
A beautiful sunny day helped to make Farnham Town Council’s first Spring Festival a huge success. Thousands of people flocked to Gostrey Meadow to enjoy an afternoon of free entertainment and live music. The Festival, which was held to mark t...
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Twin town visits Farnham
Farnham has celebrated 25 years of twinning by reaffirming its friendship with the German town of Andernach. Representatives from Andernach recently visited Farnham and attended a reception at Farnham Castle, which saw the deed of friendship reaff...
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Open day is a success
Farnham Town Council received a great turnout for its annual greenhouse open day. Members of the public, the Farnham Gardening Society, sponsors and the Farnham in Bloom Community Group took the opportunity to visit the town centre greenhouses and...
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Music and dance at Spring Festival
Join in the celebrations to mark the Queen’s 90th birthday year by coming to Farnham’s first Spring Festival, held at Gostrey Meadow on Sunday 29 May. Beginning at 2pm and with activities throughout the afternoon, the festival is free to attend ...
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Take tea at the farmers’ market
There should always be time for tea and this month’s Farmers’ Market, held on Sunday 22 May, promises to be the perfect place to find it! The market is held in Central Car Park off Victoria Road, Farnham from 10am to 1.30pm. Tiger Spring Tea w...
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All change at Farnham
Farnham Town Council has some new faces at its helm following the annual town council meeting. Councillor John Ward, Farnham Town Councillor for Shortheath and Boundstone has stepped down as the Leader of the Council to take up the role of Mayor o...
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Greenhouse open day
Farnham will soon become a riot of colour as hanging baskets and flower-filled troughs and containers decorate the streets in readiness for visits by the judges from South and South East in Bloom and Britain in Bloom. A few days before the 200 plu...
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Sarah’s favourites
Farnham Town Council has marked the 80th anniversary of Squire’s Garden Centre, Gold sponsor of Farnham in Bloom, with a floral tribute. A flower bed, which is close to the war memorial in Gostrey Meadow, has been planted with ten varieties of h...
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Secret Gardens competition opens
Farnham Town Council has launched its Secret Gardens Competition as part of its quest to discover the neighbourhood’s hidden courtyards, fabulous shop fronts, creative container planting and imaginative front and back gardens. The competition is...
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Investment in War Memorial
Work to improve the paved area around the town centre war memorial in Gostrey Meadow has been completed and includes a new flagpole to be used at ceremonial events in connection with the War Memorial. The Mayor of Farnham, Cllr Mrs Pat Frost has v...
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Call to tackle litter
Farnham Town Council is recruiting a team of volunteer litter pickers to help keep Farnham tidy. The Bloomin’ Litter initiative encourages local people to pick an area they would like to help keep litter-free. Throughout the year, the volunteers...
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Tidying up East Street
A neglected, raised flower bed around a seating area on East Street is being transformed by members of the Farnham in Bloom Community Group, Heath End Gardeners and young people from Post 19. The bed is situated at the end of a pedestrian walkway ...
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Lunch from the Farmers’ Market
April will see the return of some popular seasonal stallholders to the Farnham Farmers’ Market. Arriving just in time for the start of the gardening season, Seale Nurseries will be selling plants and roses. The family-business specialises in fra...
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Farnham in Bloom is launched
The official launch of Farnham in Bloom 2016 has taken place at Forest Lodge Garden Centre. Sponsors, members of the Farnham in Bloom community group and supporters who have volunteered to get involved in this year’s campaign, received a warm we...
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Kids roll up their sleeves
Children ranging in age from three to 12 have taken part in free gardening workshops organised by Farnham Town Council. During the two-hour sessions the children pricked out seedlings and sowed seeds and made a souvenir apron to take home. Each ch...
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Italian warmth comes to Farnham
After a long and chilly winter, Farnham Town Council is bringing the Mediterranean to Farnham. On Friday 22 April, the Italian market will return to Castle Street. The organisers of the market travel the length and breadth of their home country to s...
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Work to begin at War Memorial
Farnham Town Council is set to make improvements to the paved area around the town centre war memorial in Gostrey Meadow. The work will include re-laying the York stone around the memorial and replacing any stone that is damaged or broken. Over th...
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New tree will bring colour
Farnham Town Council and a local resident have worked together to enhance a small corner of Farnham. Jane Marley who lives just outside the town centre, approached Farnham Town Council to ask for permission to donate and plant a tree on a grassy a...
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Schools get involved
We are looking for local schools to take part in this year's Farnham in Bloom. Find out how to get involved.
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Town marks Commonwealth Day
A celebration has taken place in Farnham to mark Commonwealth Day on Monday 14 March. Representatives from the community assembled outside the Town Council Offices to hear Councillor John Ward, Leader of the Council read a message from the Secreta...
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Easter Sunday Farmers’ Market
Spring will definitely be in the air at the Farmers’ Market on Easter Sunday. Seasonal stallholders such as Sopley, Seale Nurseries and Pepperpot Herbs will be returning in time for the start of the gardening season. The market will also welcome...
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Annual Town Meeting 2016
Farnham’s Annual Town Meeting will take place on Thursday 24 March at 7pm at the Bush Hotel, Farnham. Electors who live or work in the Farnham Town Council area can find out what the Town Council has achieved during the last year and what it has...
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Farnham cleans for the Queen
Farnham town centre is looking greatly improved thanks to the efforts of the 50 people who took part in Saturday’s Clean for the Queen. The Farnham in Bloom community group, children, parents and teachers from Potters Gate and Badshot Lea School...
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Celebrate Commonwealth Day
Farnham Town Council is hosting a ceremony to mark Commonwealth Day on Monday 14 March. The annual occasion will see the Mayor of Farnham, Cllr Mrs Pat Frost raising the Commonwealth flag outside the Town Council offices in South Street. The cerem...
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Centre made safer for children
Farnham Town Council has carried out repairs to improve safety and security at Wrecclesham Community Centre. The perimeter fence along one side of the site had been damaged, which meant the outside area was not very secure. Chairman of Wreccles...
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Free gardening workshops
Farnham Town Council is holding four, free gardening workshops for children this Easter. The Bloomin’ Kids Workshops have been sponsored by Andrew Lodge Estate Agents and will take place on Tuesday 5 and Thursday 7 April at the Town Council’s gr...
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Come to the Annual Town Meeting 2016
Farnham’s Annual Town Meeting for electors will take place on Thursday 24 March at 7pm at the Bush Hotel, Farnham.
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Town Council funds hoppa
Farnham’s popular dial-a-ride community transport service has received a financial boost of £10,000 from Farnham Town Council. The Council first provided the hoppa service with £10,000 in 2015. The community grant enabled hoppa to increase the...
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Unsung heroes are honoured
The Mayor of Farnham has presented nine people with Services to Farnham awards in recognition of the outstanding or crucial service they provide to the community. The presentation was held on Monday 22 February. Each person was nominated for the a...
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Help clean up the bloomin’ litter
Help to spring clean Farnham by signing up for a litter picking event this March.
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New Residents' guide 2016
Find out what's happening in Farnham this year by checking out the new and official residents' guide to Farnham.
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A first for Farnham
Representatives from the suppliers of Farnham Town Council’s new electric hybrid vehicle have visited Farnham to see the vehicle in action. Farnham Town Council is the first council in the country to have ordered a Goupil hybrid electric utility...
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New stallholder at the market
A new stallholder will be making an appearance at the Farnham Farmers’ Market on Sunday 28 February. Bilton Demon will be selling biltong, which is described as a healthy and nutritious energy snack made from the finest silverside cuts of New Fo...
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Through to Britain in Bloom
Farnham Town Council is celebrating the news that Farnham in Bloom has again been nominated to take part in this year’s Britain in Bloom UK finals. South East in Bloom nominated Farnham to the national finals of the competition following the reg...
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Transport review: have your say
Surrey County Council are holding a public consultation on proposed changes to local bus services. Residents and stakeholders can have their say on these proposals until Monday 14 March 2016 when the consultation closes. Over the next few weeks, a t...
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Fresh ideas for breakfast
The Farnham Farmers’ Market will be held on Sunday 24 January and will offer shoppers fresh, healthy food to enjoy during Breakfast Week, which is the last week of January. Research shows that during the week, people are more likely to eat whole...
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