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Italy comes to Farnham
Shoppers treated themselves to authentic, tasty treats at Friday’s Italian market. The market was organised by Farnham Town Council following the success of the inaugural market held last year in September. Produce was sourced by the market o...
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Tasty, local produce
Fresh and seasonal produce will be available at this Sunday’s (26 April) Farmers’ Market. The Friends of The Ridgeway Community School will host the charity refreshments stall and musician Patrick Webber will provide the entertainment. Shopper...
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Italian treats in Farnham
The popular Italian market, which first made an appearance in Farnham last year will return to Castle Street later this month. Fresh, tasty and authentic Italian produce will be on sale between 9am and 4pm on Friday 22 April. Market organisers, Ital...
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Farnham gets a spring clean
Shopping trolleys, a fire extinguisher, tyres, cups, cans and bottles are just some of the discarded items recently collected during Farnham Town Council’s Spring Big Pick Week. Schools, businesses, community groups and residents organised litte...
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Farnham Hoppa service expands
Farnham residents who have difficulty accessing local transport are set to benefit from a £10,000 grant, which has been awarded by Farnham Town Council to Hoppa Community Transport. Hoppa currently has two buses providing a dial-a-ride service in F...
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Second Services to Farnham
Thirteen remarkable people who have given thousands of volunteering hours to Farnham have been celebrated in the second of this year’s Services to Farnham Awards. In recognition of their outstanding service to the community, each individual has ...
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Range of issues aired
Around 75 residents attended Farnham’s Annual Town Meeting on Thursday to hear more about what the Town Council has been doing for Farnham and surrounding villages over the past year. The Mayor of Farnham, Cllr Jeremy Ricketts welcomed guests an...
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Seasonal Farmers’ Market
There will be more than a hint of spring in the air at the Farmers’ Market on Sunday (22 March). As well as the regular stallholders, shoppers will be able to meet a grower from West Dean who will be returning to the market with a variety of gar...
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Rediscover Farnham
A new residents’ guide has been published and is being distributed by the Royal Mail to all households in the Farnham Town Council area. The 22-page guide, which is subsidised by advertising contains contact details for all councillors who cover t...
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Ask a question at Town Meeting
Ask your local Councillor a question at the Annual Town Meeting on Thursday 26 March.
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Spruce up Farnham
Organise a community litter pick and get involved in the first of this year’s Big Pick Weeks.
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Eleven people receive Awards
The quantity and quality of nominations received for this year’s Services to Farnham Awards has led to the judging panel recommending Farnham Town Council hold two awards evenings. The first ceremony took place on Monday 23 February and saw 11 p...
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Charity concert hailed a success
The Mayor of Farnham’s charity concert in aid of Farnham’s Post 19 Group has been hailed a huge success. Over 300 people attended Songs from Stage and Screen, which featured Vocal Point chamber choir and Voices Together community choir. The prog...
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Commonwealth Day in Farnham
Join the Commonwealth Day flag raising ceremony at Farnham Town Council on Monday 9 March.
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Last chance to buy tickets
The Mayor of Farnham’s charity concert in aid of the Post 19 group is taking place on Saturday at the Aldridge Theatre, Frensham Heights School at 7pm. Songs from Stage and Screen will feature Vocal Point chamber choir and Voices Together communit...
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February Farmers’ Market
Visit the Farmers' Market this Sunday and get your copy of the Farnham calendar for just £1!
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Post 19 promote concert
Young adults from Farnham’s Post 19 Group have been helping the Mayor of Farnham, Cllr Jeremy Ricketts to spread the word about his charity concert. Songs from Stage and Screen promises to provide an evening of light-hearted musical entertainment....
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Town Council sets its council tax
Farnham Town Council has agreed a modest increase in its share of the council tax in 2015/16. The 1.27 per cent rise will mean the Council will be able to deliver more of the services that contribute towards making Farnham a vibrant and attractive...
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Visit the pop-up museum
Visit Farnham Town Council this month for an opportunity to discover what life was like in Farnham during World War One. A new initiative by the Museum of Farnham will see a pop-up museum appear in different parts of the community throughout the y...
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Charity concert for Post 19
‘Songs from Stage and Screen’ is the theme of a charity concert being held this February and hosted by the Mayor of Farnham, Cllr Jeremy Ricketts. The musical extravaganza will be held on Saturday 21 February at 7.30pm in the performing arts cen...
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A plan for Farnham people
It was just under two years ago that Farnham Town Council received the green light to proceed with producing a neighbourhood plan for Farnham. In the months that have followed thousands of people have got involved and put forward their views on wh...
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Special offers on breakfasts
Visitors to the Farmers’ Market on Sunday 25 January are in for a special treat. In support of Farmhouse Breakfast Week, on presentation of the voucher in this week’s Farnham Herald, shoppers will be able to buy one delicious breakfast and to get...
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Free listing
Add details about your Farnham business or local organisation to our Directory of Farnham Services.
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Carol singing at Gostrey Meadow
Over 150 people came along to sing carols around the Christmas tree at this year’s Farnham in Bloom winter celebration. The annual carol singing event was held at Gostrey Meadow. The music was provided by Farnham Brass Band and the carols were l...
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Candlelit service enjoyed by all
Farnham Youth Choir gave a stunning performance at Farnham Town Council’s candlelit civic Christmas carol service on Wednesday. Half the tickets were made available to local community organisations and the remainder were allocated to members of ...
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Offices closed for Christmas
Farnham Town Council offices will be closed to the public from 3pm, Wednesday 24 December and reopen again to the public on Monday 5 January 2015 at 9am. If you have any queries during this period do refer to our website. Wishing you a Merry Chris...
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Council thanks residents
Members of Farnham’s neighbourhood planning team have expressed their thanks to everybody who has taken part in the consultation about the draft neighbourhood plan. The consultation closed at the end of the day on Monday 15 December. Over 1,000 ...
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Christmas market is a success
The first Christmas market to be organised by Farnham Town Council has been hailed a huge success. The market took place on Sunday in Castle Street and at the Mercure Bush Hotel. Castle Street was closed to traffic and provided the perfect backdro...
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Carol singing at Gostrey Meadow
A festive community celebration is being held on Sunday 21 December to mark the success of this year’s Farnham in Bloom. The annual carol singing event is being held at Gostrey Meadow from 2.30pm to 3.30pm. Farnham Brass Band will provide the mu...
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Last chance to comment
Residents and people with an interest in the town have until 5pm on Monday 15 December to influence Farnham’s future. In what is seen by many as the most important consultation ever to be undertaken by Farnham Town Council, views are being sought ...
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Children's competition
The popular Christmas window competition has returned to Farnham for children aged between five and eleven. To enter, participants will need to visit every shop listed on the entry form, search for the nativity character or item in the shop window a...
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Remember a loved one
Farnham Town Council’s Christmas memorials have returned to the cemeteries at West Street, Hale, Badshot Lea and Green Lane. The memorials offer visitors an opportunity to write and display a personal message in memory of a loved one. At West...
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Two weeks left to shape Farnham
Over 500 hundred people have so far taken the opportunity to complete the questionnaire and have their say on the future of Farnham. Farnham Town Council has been out and about with its neighbourhood plan roadshow so that all local communities hav...
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Send ideas for silver anniversary
Farnham in Bloom is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and the community group is seeking ideas on how to mark the occasion.
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Work begins to convert chapel
Work has started to convert the former chapel at West Street cemetery into a workshop facility. The project to change the use of the chapel came about following a public consultation into the future of Farnham’s cemeteries. Specialist contractor...
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Apply for carol service tickets
For the second year, the highly acclaimed Farnham Youth Choir will be performing at Farnham’s civic Christmas carol concert at St Andrew’s church on Wednesday 17 December. Half the tickets are being made available to local community organisati...
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Christmas lights switch-on
A festive crowd of people joined in the countdown to the switching on of Farnham’s brand new Christmas lights on Saturday. Shortly before the switch-on, the cast of Cinderella, which will be showing at The Harlington Centre, Fleet took to the st...
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Funding for art-based activities
The South Street Trust is inviting applications from Farnham organisations that wish to apply for funding for an art-based educational activity. Each year, around 25 grants are awarded from the £20,000 grant pot. These have included a clay explorat...
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Best Christmas window
Farnham Town Council is launching a best Christmas window competition and is inviting town centre shops and businesses to get involved. The theme for this year’s competition is the Nativity. The competition will be judged by the Mayor of Farnham...
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Farnham calendar goes on sale
Beautiful images of Farnham have been included in a limited edition calendar produced by Farnham Town Council. The 2015 calendar shows 12 local landmarks and familiar scenes that epitomise Farnham. The photos are captioned and represent all four s...
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