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Farnham scoops five top awards
A united community effort to make Farnham bloom has been rewarded at the South and South East in Bloom awards ceremony, which was held on Wednesday in Brighton. A year-round effort from Farnham Town Council and unstinting commitment from volunteer...
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Nominate the buildings you love
Farnham Town Council is asking for the public’s help to identify and protect buildings and heritage features that are important to Farnham. The project was launched during Heritage Open Days at an exhibition organised by the Farnham Society, the Bl...
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A buzzing Farmer’s Market
An observation bee hive with live bees will be displayed by Fleet Bee Keepers’ Association at the Farnham Farmers’ Market on Sunday 28 September. The Association will also be selling honey and will inform people about the bees with their knowl...
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Food Festival launched
Italian music, aromas and language filled the air in Castle Street on Friday when the Italia in Piazza food market visited Farnham. The Italian food market was organised by Farnham Town Council to mark the start of Feast of Food. The Feast is a tw...
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Eat out in Food Fortnight
Fourteen local pubs and restaurants are offering customers an exclusive three-course meal during The Food Fortnight, which begins on Saturday 13 September. The Food Fortnight will begin with a delicious three-course menu served by The Royal Oak at W...
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A musical finale
The last Music in the Meadow concert for 2014 took place in Gostrey Meadow on Sunday. Farnham Big Band performed a variety of favourite tunes to a crowd of several hundred people. The weather was fine and warm marking a glorious end to the summer ...
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Buildings of merit in Farnham
An exhibition that aims to identify buildings and heritage features that are important to the Farnham community will open on Saturday 13 September. ‘Buildings of Merit in Farnham’ can be viewed in the Long Kiln Room at the Farnham Maltings unt...
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Last summer music concert
The last of Farnham’s free open-air concerts for 2014 will take place this Sunday at Gostrey Meadow. Farnham Big Band is the town’s very own 17-piece jazz orchestra and they will perform between 3 and 5pm. Farnham Foodbank will host the charit...
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Waverley’s Local Plan consultation
The consultation for Waverley’s Local Plan opens on Wednesday 3 September 2014. Waverley residents and businesses are invited to submit their views on where housing and other development which is needed in the future should go. The consultation ...
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Music in the Meadow
The penultimate concert in this year’s season of Music in the Meadow will take place on Sunday 24 August. Famous in Farnham consists of a variety of local, young people who will perform between 3 and 5pm at Gostrey Meadow. The charity refreshment...
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Winners of competition
Britain is a nation of avid gardeners and Farnham is no exception. This year’s competitions, which have been held as part of Farnham in Bloom, have been very popular with green-fingered residents. The Secret Garden competition received nearly 30...
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Live music this Sunday
Harry Strutters Jive & Swing will play this Sunday 24 August at Music in the Meadow. The five musicians are sure to provide an entertaining afternoon. The charity refreshment tent will be hosted by the Hedgehogs....
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Have a bank holiday barbeque
Make the most of the last weekend before the schools go back with a bank holiday barbeque. To get shoppers in the mood for a party, local musician Patrick Webber will be providing live musical entertainment at the August Farmers’ Market. Many...
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It’s brunch time
The secrets of a great brunch dish will be revealed by The Wheatsheaf Pub & Grill’s head chef at Farnham’s Food Festival on Saturday 27 September. Jay Williams will take to the food stage at 11am to demonstrate his skills in the kitchen. J...
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Come follow the band
The very popular Alder Valley Brass Band will appear at Music in the Meadow on Sunday 17 August, which is sponsored by Tony Fresko. The band is described as one of the south east’s finest brass bands and is guaranteed to provide music to enhance a...
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Name Gostrey Meadow’s cat
An unattractive electricity substation building in Gostrey Meadow and the bus stops by Farnham railway station have undergone a creative transformation by Farnham Town Council. The broken windows of the red brick substation, which is next to the c...
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Music in the Meadow
Local band, Grandpas Spells Jazz Band will perform at Music in the Meadow on Sunday 10 August from 3-5pm. The refreshment tent will be hosted by the Lions Club of Farnham....
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Feast of Food is launched
The countdown to one of Farnham’s biggest events has begun with the launch of this year’s Feast of Food. Organised by Farnham Town Council, the popular event is now in its sixth year. New for 2014 is the addition of an Italian market, which wi...
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Commemoration of WWI
To mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War a number of commemorative events are taking place both locally and across the country on Monday 4 August. The Royal British Legion is inviting people to gather at the War Memorial in Sou...
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Music in the Meadow
Farnham Music and Drama will be featuring at Music in the Meadow on Sunday 3 August from 3-5pm. The group describe themselves as being a ‘place for everybody to learn about, enjoy and be inspired by music and drama at all levels’. The refreshm...
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A relaxing Sunday afternoon
The popular sound of Farnham Brass Band will return to Gostrey Meadow on Sunday 27 July for Music in the Meadow. The traditional band will play between 3 and 5pm. The refreshment tent will be run by volunteers from Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice who wil...
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Farnham goes for gold in Britain in Bloom
The Britain in Bloom judges will be visiting Farnham on Tuesday 29 July to assess the town's campaign to be awarded best 'large town' in Britain. The judges will start their day by meeting Bourne residents who have worked collaboratively with busines...
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A first class makeover
The area around Farnham’s railway station has been spruced up thanks to the efforts of volunteers from the Farnham in Bloom community group and staff from Farnham Town Council. The group was helped by PDG Contractors who donated a morning’s wo...
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Local schools win joint first prize
Hanging baskets planted by children from St Andrew's Infants' School and All Saints C of E Aided Infants School, Tilford have been awarded joint first place in the Farnham in Bloom, schools' hanging basket competition. In May, children from 18 loc...
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Pack a picnic
Farnham Town Council is encouraging parents and carers to rediscover Farnham during the long summer holidays by packing a picnic and enjoying some of the area's beautiful parks and open spaces. Fresh, tasty picnic items can be bought from the Farm...
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Hop cart has new home
The redevelopment of Farnham Police station has seen the Farnham in Bloom hop cart relocated to a new home outside Farnham Town Council's offices in South Street. The eye-catching cart celebrates Farnham's brewing heritage and has been planted wit...
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Annual allotment show
Months of hard work by Farnham's allotment holders will be judged on Saturday 19 July at the annual Allotment Show. Vegetables, fruit, preserves, cakes and flowers will be scrutinised by the judges in their search for the best of the best. Four cu...
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Launch of visitors’ guide
Farnham Town Council has produced a free, official town guide that includes information about things to do, the area’s history, art and culture, heritage and guides to shopping and eating and drinking. The full colour, 40 page visitors’ guide ha...
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Young musicians take to the stage
Local, young people showcased their talent at a special Music in Meadow on Sunday. More than 400 people attended the event, which saw a number of performers entertaining the audience. First on stage was 12-year-old Cassidy who sang Year 3000 by Bu...
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Good luck Farnham
Final preparations are being made by the Farnham in Bloom team for the judging of their entries into the Large Town and Town Centre categories of South and South East in Bloom. Judging will take place for the Large Town entry on 16 July and the To...
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Guerrilla gardening at Heath End
A group of residents from Heath End have improved an area of neglected land along Farnborough Road. After two years of hard work, the area of grass outside the shops has been transformed. With support from Farnham Town Council, volunteers have pla...
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Picnic in the Park is a success
Farnham’s safari weekend ended on a high note as over one thousand people brought along their picnics to Gostrey Meadow and took part in Sunday’s Picnic in the Park. Picnickers, which included many families with young children enjoyed five hou...
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Mayor presents gavel
Members of the military and invited guests have attended an event hosted by Farnham Town Council to mark Armed Forces Day. Representatives from the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, the Army Benevolent Fund, Royal British Legion and 229 Air Squa...
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First Music in the Meadow concert
Hits from the past will be revived at this year's first Music in the Meadow concert, which will take place on Sunday 1 June and is organised by Farnham Town Council. The Revivals Band will be performing from 3pm in the bandstand on Gostrey Meadow....
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Views wanted on cemetery chapels
Hale residents are being asked for their views on a number of options for the future of the chapels in Hale cemetery. The concepts, which have been considered to date but have not been progressed for various reasons, will be shown along with other...
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Live link up with New Jersey
An historic link-up with the borough of Woodland Park in New Jersey, USA and Farnham Town Council took place on 12 June. The connection with Woodland Park, formally known as West Paterson, began in the 1970s when the Farnham Girls' Choir visited t...
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Mayor makes promises of office
The Mayor of Farnham, Cllr Jeremy Ricketts was joined by family, friends and special guests as he made his promises of office on Sunday15 June. The service took place at the parish church of St Andrew’s and looked at the Council’s commitment to s...
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Farmers’ Market summer treats
June marks the start of picnic season and this month’s Farmers’ Market will be offering some delicious items for summer picnic hampers. Salads, strawberries, raspberries and ice cream will be available as well as barbeque items such as meat, f...
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3 o clock rock
The sound of rock and roll has once again filled the Gostrey Meadow airwaves. In the second Music in the Meadow concert, Out of the Shadows entertained an audience of over 600 people with music from the 1960s. The Surrey-based band played many of ...
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Thank you to 'Bloom' volunteers
As a celebration of this year’s Volunteers’ Week, Farnham Town Council wants to say a big ‘thank you’ to all the people who volunteer for Farnham in Bloom. This year’s awareness week takes place from 1 to 7 June and is an opportunity to ...
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