Archives 2015

  1. Sheet music

    Blow your own trumpet

    Farnham Town Council has presented a community grant to Farnham Brass Band to help them in their quest to get more people playing a brass instrument. The cheque for £1,000 was presented by the Mayor of Farnham, Cllr Mrs Pat Frost and will be used...

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  2. People in group, flowers on the left.

    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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  3. Flowers planted to spell out Farnham in Bloom 25 years

    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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  4. Large group of children and the Mayor in garden.

    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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  5. two flags outside of a redbrick building.

    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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  6. The Mayor presents a cheque to young dancers.

    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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  7. drawings of colourful flowers.

    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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  8. fairy cakes and, brownies.

    Shop and picnic in Farnham

    Pick up some treats from the Farmers' Market this Sunday.

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  9. group of people outside church.

    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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  10. Railway bridge, partly painted.

    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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