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    Music in the Meadow is a success

    The sun shone, the band played and the crowd danced at the last of this year’s Music in the Meadow concerts on Sunday. Guildford Friary Brass Band was the last billing of the year and proved to be popular with the audience. The 28-member traditi...

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    Where to eat this Food Fortnight

    From Friday 11 September, 15 specially selected pubs, cafes and restaurants will offer an exclusive three-course menu for just one day during Farnham’s Food Fortnight. There will be a choice of English, Italian, French and Thai food. Some restau...

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    Farnham’s Feast of Food begins

    On Friday 11 September, Italy is coming to Farnham! To mark the start of Farnham’s Feast of Food, an Italian market will be held in Castle Street from 9am to 4pm. Stallholders will be selling authentic Italian produce including fresh bread, ...

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    History in the making

    Despite the rain, last Sunday’s Music in the Meadow concert, which is sponsored by Savills estate agents and organised by Farnham Town Council, provided a stage for some local musicians who have turned their dreams into reality. Famous in Farnha...

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    Farnham’s Feast of Food is served

    The programme has been announced for one of Farnham’s most popular events and this year it promises to be even bigger and better. The seventh Feast of Food, which is organised by Farnham Town Council was launched on Thursday (13 August) in conju...

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    Breakfast with the Mayor

    The Mayor of Farnham recently joined representatives from local businesses for breakfast. Meet the Mayor is an annual event organised by Farnham Chamber of Commerce. The Mayor of Farnham, Cllr Mrs Pat Frost provided members with an update on issue...

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    Chilli August

    There will be something new and different at this month’s Farmers’ Market. Flashy Food will be selling Sicilian inspired chilli concentrates and relish and Arancine, which is a Sicilian street food that is said to be ‘going down a storm’. ...

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    Rugby Festival comes to Farnham

    Details about a unique festival and the free shuttle buses that will take you to see world cup games live on a big screen at Farnham Rugby Club.

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    Live music is a popular choice

    Farnham Town Council is halfway through its season of free Sunday afternoon music concerts. Despite the weather, thousands of people have come along and enjoyed live music ranging from jazz and soul to contemporary originals and cover tracks datin...

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    The flavour of the Surrey Hills

    Distilleries producing hand-crafted spirits are proving to be popular with people looking for a unique taste experience. The Farmers’ Market will be held on Sunday 26 July and will welcome the arrival of new stallholder, Silent Pool Distillers. ...

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    Cricket club receives a grant

    One of the oldest cricket clubs in the country has received a £2,000 community grant from Farnham Town Council. The grant has been used to make essential repairs to the pavilion roof, which has included the renewal of battens, new felt, and tiles...

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    Take part in the Feast of Food

    We are looking for local businesses to take part in this year's Food Fortnight. Would you like to be involved?

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    In Bloom judges visit Farnham

    Judges from South and South East in Bloom have visited Farnham to judge the town’s entries into the Large Town and Town Centre categories. The judges of the Large Town category were taken on a tour of the area and met up with volunteers includin...

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    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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    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 ‘Farnh...

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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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