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Celebrating 25 years
A flowers and fizz reception has been held to thank everybody who has been involved in Farnham in Bloom over the past 25 years. Gold sponsor in kind, Squire’s Garden Centre hosted the event for founder members, community groups, volunteers, spon...
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Judging day fast approaches
Final preparations are being made as Farnham gears itself for the arrival of the judges from South and South East in Bloom. The town centre and surrounding villages have been transformed by the appearance of containers and baskets of colourful flo...
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Grant for garden at Potters Gate
A project to build a community garden at Potters Gate School has been supported by Farnham Town Council with a £500 community grant. The school children and local community will maintain the garden, which will include a story-telling area, musica...
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Support for the Armed Forces
A ceremony to mark the start of Armed Forces Week took place at Farnham Town Council on Monday. Guests included members of the 3rd battalion of The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment based in Farnham, the town’s cadet forces as well as young p...
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Farnham in Dance
A local dance company is out to show how Farnham in Bloom is about more than flowers. The Dance Movement, which is a not for profit community dance company has received a community grant from Farnham Town Council for £1,961. The grant is for a...
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Farnham’s blooming art
Anybody who has taken a walk around Farnham recently will have noticed it is positively blooming. As well as the floral displays in the hanging baskets and containers, a number of shops and businesses are exhibiting a variety of collages that have...
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Shop and picnic in Farnham
Pick up some treats from the Farmers' Market this Sunday.
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Mayor makes promises of office
Local Mayors and dignitaries joined the Mayor of Farnham, Cllr Mrs Pat Frost as she made her promises of office at the town’s Civic Service on Sunday at St Andrew’s church. The guests included the Mayor of Waverley, the High Sheriff, the Vice-...
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Solution found for local eyesore
A Farnham eyesore has been transformed following intervention by Farnham Town Council. Over recent years, the uncared for look of the rusted Firgrove Hill railway bridge has been the subject of many complaints by local residents. Farnham Town Coun...
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Neighbourhood Plan update
Since the end of the public consultation in December, which sought people’s views about Farnham’s draft Neighbourhood Plan, Farnham Town Council has been working hard to take the plan to its next stage. Additional consultation has taken place ...
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Picnic and music in Farnham
Farnham’s carnival weekend will end on a relaxing note with this year’s Picnic in the Park. The free annual picnic and music event, which is organised by Farnham Town Council, will take place at Gostrey Meadow on Sunday 28 June from 12 to 5pm. ...
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Young adults grow a carnival float
Young adults from the Farnham-based organisation Post 19 have been putting the finishes touches on Farnham Town Council’s carnival float. The float will incorporate twenty-five years of Farnham in Bloom with the theme of this year’s carnival, wh...
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Celebrate British Armed Forces
Farnham people are invited to show their support for the British armed forces on Monday 22 June.
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Live music, this Sunday
Music in Meadow will take place as normal at Gostrey Meadow this Sunday and will start at 3pm.
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Project to restore Hale chapels
Get involved in the project to restore Hale cemetery chapels.
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Grant for living costumes project
The organisers of an artistic performance that has been created to celebrate 25 years of Farnham in Bloom have been presented with a cheque by the Mayor of Farnham, Cllr Mrs Pat Frost. The South Street Trust awarded The Dance Movement’s ‘Farnham...
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Meet Farnham’s new Mayor
A local councillor, whose political life began more than 30 years ago, has been elected as the new Mayor of Farnham. Councillor Mrs Pat Frost has lived in Farnham for 40 years and represents residents of Wrecclesham and Rowledge. She was proposed ...
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Summer comes to Farnham
Farnham’s summer season of events will start on Sunday 31 May with the first Music in the Meadow concert. For the second year running, the concerts are being sponsored by Savills Farnham. Music in the Meadow will begin with a return performance ...
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Launch of Farnham in Bloom
A celebration will be held on Wednesday 27 May to mark the launch of the twenty-fifth year of Farnham in Bloom, which will be sponsored by BBS Ltd supplier of MagiMix products. Sponsors, members of the community group and town councillors will joi...
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Treats for a bank holiday bbq
Anybody planning a bank holiday barbeque this weekend can make it a little extra special by treating themselves to tasty food from the Farmers’ Market this Sunday. Farnham Farmers’ Market will be held on Sunday 24 May from 10am to 1.30pm in Ce...
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Art project receives a grant
An art competition inspired by Farnham in Bloom has been awarded a grant for £1,800 from the South Street Trust. Blooming Art is the idea of local artist Jo Aylwin and is described by her as a new way to get people involved in Farnham in Bloom. ...
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Allotments available
A number of plots have become available on the town’s allotments and Farnham Town Council is looking for new tenants who would like to grow their own. The plots are at the Six Bells roundabout and Farnborough Road sites and are ready for immedia...
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Farnham’s secret gardens
Farnham Town Council is on a mission to discover the area’s best secret gardens. The Secret Garden competition aims to unveil hidden courtyards, fabulous shop fronts and pub gardens, creative container planting, wildlife havens and imaginative f...
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Opening of converted chapel
Completion of the project to convert West Street chapel into an artist’s studio has been celebrated with an official opening by the Mayor of Farnham, Councillor Jeremy Ricketts. The Mayor welcomed guests to the refurbished chapel and explained h...
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Bishop’s Meadow receives grant
Bishop’s Meadow Trust has received a cheque from Farnham Town Council for £1,000. The Mayor of Farnham, Cllr Jeremy Ricketts presented the cheque to members of the Trust. The Bishop’s Meadow has recently conducted a small mammal survey with ...
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Safety checks at cemetery
An inspection is scheduled to begin in May to check the safety of memorials in West Street cemetery as part of an ongoing maintenance programme. Farnham Town Council is responsible for ensuring general safety in its cemeteries and carries out an i...
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Italy comes to Farnham
Shoppers treated themselves to authentic, tasty treats at Friday’s Italian market. The market was organised by Farnham Town Council following the success of the inaugural market held last year in September. Produce was sourced by the market o...
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Tasty, local produce
Fresh and seasonal produce will be available at this Sunday’s (26 April) Farmers’ Market. The Friends of The Ridgeway Community School will host the charity refreshments stall and musician Patrick Webber will provide the entertainment. Shopper...
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Italian treats in Farnham
The popular Italian market, which first made an appearance in Farnham last year will return to Castle Street later this month. Fresh, tasty and authentic Italian produce will be on sale between 9am and 4pm on Friday 22 April. Market organisers, Ital...
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Farnham gets a spring clean
Shopping trolleys, a fire extinguisher, tyres, cups, cans and bottles are just some of the discarded items recently collected during Farnham Town Council’s Spring Big Pick Week. Schools, businesses, community groups and residents organised litte...
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Farnham Hoppa service expands
Farnham residents who have difficulty accessing local transport are set to benefit from a £10,000 grant, which has been awarded by Farnham Town Council to Hoppa Community Transport. Hoppa currently has two buses providing a dial-a-ride service in F...
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Second Services to Farnham
Thirteen remarkable people who have given thousands of volunteering hours to Farnham have been celebrated in the second of this year’s Services to Farnham Awards. In recognition of their outstanding service to the community, each individual has ...
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Range of issues aired
Around 75 residents attended Farnham’s Annual Town Meeting on Thursday to hear more about what the Town Council has been doing for Farnham and surrounding villages over the past year. The Mayor of Farnham, Cllr Jeremy Ricketts welcomed guests an...
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Seasonal Farmers’ Market
There will be more than a hint of spring in the air at the Farmers’ Market on Sunday (22 March). As well as the regular stallholders, shoppers will be able to meet a grower from West Dean who will be returning to the market with a variety of gar...
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Rediscover Farnham
A new residents’ guide has been published and is being distributed by the Royal Mail to all households in the Farnham Town Council area. The 22-page guide, which is subsidised by advertising contains contact details for all councillors who cover t...
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Ask a question at Town Meeting
Ask your local Councillor a question at the Annual Town Meeting on Thursday 26 March.
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Spruce up Farnham
Organise a community litter pick and get involved in the first of this year’s Big Pick Weeks.
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Eleven people receive Awards
The quantity and quality of nominations received for this year’s Services to Farnham Awards has led to the judging panel recommending Farnham Town Council hold two awards evenings. The first ceremony took place on Monday 23 February and saw 11 p...
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Charity concert hailed a success
The Mayor of Farnham’s charity concert in aid of Farnham’s Post 19 Group has been hailed a huge success. Over 300 people attended Songs from Stage and Screen, which featured Vocal Point chamber choir and Voices Together community choir. The prog...
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Commonwealth Day in Farnham
Join the Commonwealth Day flag raising ceremony at Farnham Town Council on Monday 9 March.
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