Archives 2015

  1. Receiving a certificate at the Star Councils' awards.

    National recognition for Farnham

    The National Association of Local Councils has announced the nine winners of its Star Council Awards. Farnham Town Council entered the Digital Communication of the Year category and was shortlisted as a finalist along with just two other councils....

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  2. Councillors in high visibility jackets holding litter pickers and sacks of rubbish.

    Pick a packet or two!

    A wide-range of organisations have taken part in Farnham Town Council’s autumn Big Pick Week. During the last week of October, councillors from Farnham Town Council and volunteers from Tootsies Nursery, Heath End Gardeners, Hamptons Internationa...

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  3. Winning pumpkin.

    Prize-winning pumpkin

    The winner of the Farnham allotments pumpkin competition was announced by Farnham Town Council just in time for Halloween. Mr Andy Hinchliff, who tends a plot on the Six Bells site, grew the biggest pumpkin across Farnham’s eight allotments. The...

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  4. Girl lays wooden cross on war memorial.

    Remembrance Day parade

    Schools will take place in a Remembrance Day service on 11 November.

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  5. Chef holding venison joint on silver tray and piper holding bag pipes.

    Venison Dinner tickets go on sale

    A traditional dinner that has been held in Farnham for over 400 years will take place on Thursday 12 November at Farnham Castle. The first Venison Dinner took place in 1605. The dinner was held in an attempt by the Bailiffs and Burgesses to stop t...

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  6. Red apples on tree.

    Supporting farmers 

    Visitors to this Sunday’s Farmers’ Market are encouraged to treat themselves to a freshly cooked Hunts Hill Farm pork and ale sausage. Twenty per cent of the takings will be donated by Hunts Hill Farm to the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institut...

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    Farnham in Bloom winners

    [caption id="attachment_15744" align="alignnone" width="635"] Farnham in Bloom School awards[/caption]The horticultural talents of Farnham’s green-fingered community have been celebrated at the annual Farnham in Bloom awards ceremony. Having wo...

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  8. Male dressed as Father Christmas

    Christmas in Farnham

    Send us details about your Christmas events and we will include them in our Christmas guide to what's on.

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  9. Students from Farnham Sixth Form College litter picking.

    Take part in a Big Pick

    Farnham Town Council is encouraging residents to spruce-up Farnham by organising a litter pick. Big Pick Week will take place between 25 October and 1 November and anybody can take part. Councillor Stephen Hill, Lead Member for Community Enhanc...

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  10. Services to Farnham logo

    Nominations open for Awards

    Individuals and organisations are encouraged to put forward people who deserve recognition for the work they do to serve the community. The awards are sponsored by Sir Ray Tindle of the Tindle News Group and are presented to people who provide an out...

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