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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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Farnham Town Council invests in the town’s cemeteries
The accessibility of West Street cemetery has been greatly improved following the completion of Farnham Town Council’s programme of works to resurface cemetery footpaths. The existing pathways have been edged and resurfaced and a new path has be...
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Thank you to the Farnham in 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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Jeremy Hunt MP reopens Wrecclesham Community Centre
Jeremy Hunt MP; the Mayor of Farnham, Cllr Jeremy Ricketts and the Mayoress of Farnham, Debbie Ricketts together with members of Wrecclesham Community Centre and representatives from the key funding organisations. Wrecclesham Community Centre has ...
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Wrecclesham Community Centre reopens
Wrecclesham Community Centre has been officially reopened by the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP who has unveiled a plaque to mark the completion of a refurbishment that cost nearly £200,000. The South West Surrey MP and Secretary of State for Health was joi...
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New Mayor of Farnham is elected
Farnham Town Councillors have elected Cllr Jeremy Ricketts as the new Mayor of Farnham at the Town Council's annual meeting, which was held on 8 May. Cllr Ricketts was elected as a town councillor in 2011 and represents Weybourne and Badshot Lea. He...
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Sir Ray Tindle unveils plaque
plaque has been unveiled by Sir Ray Tindle in a ceremony that officially marked the opening of a new suite of rooms at Farnham Town Council. The 'Tindle suite' has been named after Sir Ray Tindle and Lady Tindle as a mark of thanks for their genero...
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See behind the scenes of Farnham in Bloom
Farnham Town Council is offering an opportunity to see what goes on behind the scenes at the town's greenhouses. The West Street based greenhouses are currently packed full with plants which will soon be planted into the hanging baskets and containe...
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Little green fingers make Farnham bloom
The first of Farnham's hanging baskets have been planted by children from Tootsies nursery. Fourteen children visited Farnham Town Council's greenhouses and chose a selection of plants, which included trailing petunias, geraniums and bergonias. With...
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Mayoress receives a new chain
Sir Ray Tindle has presented the Mayoress of Farnham with a specially commissioned, new chain of office. The chain, which is designed to be worn with the Mayoress's badge, was presented to the Mayoress Ann Blagden during a lunch hosted by Sir Ray Ti...
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Enter the secret garden competition
Easter weekend is traditionally the start of the gardening season. For some gardeners, it is the time of year when elaborate planting schemes that have taken all winter to plan will begin to take shape, while for others the long weekend will be an op...
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Growing for gold in Farnham
The start of the gardening season has been marked by the official launch of Farnham in Bloom 2014. Over 40 people representing local villages, businesses, schools, voluntary groups and community groups joined the Mayor of Farnham, Cllr Paddy Blagd...
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Farnham is cleaned up
People of all ages organised and took part in community litter picks during March as part of Farnham Town Council's Big Pick Week. Areas such as the Shepherd and Flock roundabout, the Six Bells roundabout, Gostrey Meadow and Dogflud Way were litte...
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Free summer music in Farnham
Preparations are well underway for the start of the Music in the Meadow season sponsored by Savills Farnham, with the first concert taking place on 1 June. The concerts, which are organised by Farnham Town Council, are sponsored by local businesse...
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Hot stuff at the Farnham Farmers' Market
Farnham is 'hotting' up with some lovely spring sunshine and the arrival of a new stallholder at the Farnham Farmers' Market on Sunday 27 April. Jimmy Ginger's Fine Chilli Products will be selling chilli sauces, ketchup, plants, smoked chillis and...
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Lively debate at Farnham's annual town meeting
Over 80 people took the opportunity to attend Farnham's annual town meeting on Thursday 27 March. The meeting was chaired by the Mayor of Farnham, Cllr Paddy Blagden and was an opportunity for residents to find out more about the work of Farnham T...
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Life-saving equipment installed at Farnham Town Council
An initiative that improves access to life-saving equipment in town centres has been supported by Farnham Town Council. An automatic external defibrillator has been installed on the outside wall of Farnham Town Council's offices in South Street. T...
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New trees improve Dogflud Way
The appearance of a grass verge along the Dogflud Way one-way system has been enhanced by the Farnham in Bloom community group. Volunteers from the group have planted six trees, which include hawthorn, rowan and wild service and 12 red cornus, com...
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Grants awarded to local organisations
Grants totalling over £50,000 have been awarded to over 20 local organisations whose work makes a positive difference to people's lives. The applications were considered and agreed by Farnham Town councillors and are for a wide range of projects ...
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