Noticeboards
There are 25 noticeboards around the town which are looked after
by Farnham Town Council. As well as publicising community and
civicevents,theboardscanbeusedbynot-for-profitorganisations
for free: send 25 copies of your A5 poster to us to promote your
events in this way.
Planning
Waverley Borough Council is the local planning authority and
consults with Farnham Town Council about all applications for
Farnham before making its decisions. On average,Town Councillors
review over 950 applications per year for Farnham, providing
comments as needed.
Toilets
Look out for a sticker in the windows of businesses participating in
Farnham's community toilet scheme where people can use toilets
in shops, cafes and restaurants without making a purchase. Farnham
Town Council also maintains public toilets in The Hart car park,
Central car park and Gostrey Meadow.
Voice for Farnham
Farnham Town Council raises matters of concern with other service
Town Crier
providers to try and get the best outcomes for residents and keep
After winning a competition to be Farnham Town Crier in 2003,
Farnham as a great place in which to live and/or work.
Jonathan Jones has been carrying out this traditional role ever since.
He announces civic events such as Mayor Making and promotes
other events in his own unique style.
Working in partnership
Farnham Town Council supports its local partners at Waverley
Borough Council and Surrey County Council to use council tax
Town partnerships
payers'moneyasefficientlyaspossible.Onapracticallevel,wehelpto
Farnham's twinning with Andernach in Germany gives clubs,
maintain footpaths and tackle local `grot spots' to reduce the demand
societies, businesses, families and individuals in Farnham the
on borough and county resources. If you notice an area that needs
opportunity to make links with like-minded members of the
clearing up, contact Farnham Town Council to see if we can help.
community in our twin town. The Farnham Andernach Friendship
Association promotes international understanding by encouraging
links between the two towns. Through Andernach, Farnham enjoys
To find out more about any of these services,
links with other communities in Europe and beyond: St Amand-les-
Eaux in France, Ekeren in Belgium, Stockerau in Austria, Zella Mehlis
visit our website, www.farnham.gov.uk, email
in Germany and Dimona in Israel. Contact the Town Council if you
customer.services@farnham.gov.uk or call us
are interested in getting involved in Farnham's town partnerships.
on 01252 712667
www.farnham.gov.uk
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