Our next Coffee Morning get together at the East Farndon Village Hall will be on Friday 31st October 2025, from 10.30am to 12.00 midday. You are very welcome to join us to enjoy a cup of coffee or tea, plus toasted tea cakes, a selection of books and a raffle. All money raised is donated to village charities / causes or other local charities. Everyone is welcome and entry is free. Many thanks for your ongoing support.
All are very welcome to attend our village Halloween Party at the East Farndon Village Hall on Friday 31st October 2025. The party will run from 5pm to 6.30pm and will be followed by trick or treating around the village. Please can homeowners leave a light on and / or dress up their doorsteps in order to show that they are willing to participate in trick or treating, thank you.
Caroline Burton, our hard-working Parish Clerk, retires at the end of October and the Parish Council has spent the Summer finding a suitable replacement, recently appointing Sarah Gresly to take over the role.
Sarah is currently getting up to speed with the workings of our lovely Village, but she is no stranger to the role however, as Old Parish Council is fortunate to have Sarah as their Parish Clerk too and that is where Sarah lives, with her husband and young family. Living in a different location to where you work is nothing new of course and that goes for Parish Clerks too, but it does make putting faces to names a bit more challenging which is why we thought it would be nice for everyone in the Parish to have the opportunity to meet with Sarah at a special event, before she takes her first Parish Council meeting on Wednesday 19th November 2025.
On Thursday 6th November 2025 at the Village Hall from 7pm, we have organised an informal drop-in event with drinks and nibbles provided, which will end around 8.30pm. Everyone in the Village is invited and encouraged to come to meet Sarah to put forward any questions, concerns or suggestions, or to just come and say hello. Parish Councillors will also be in attendance along with other representatives from the Parish giving you the opportunity to put forward comments and suggestions about wider topics.
We look forward to seeing you on the 6th of November and hope that you will be able to join us to welcome Sarah to East Farndon. To contact Sarah directly or raise something with the Parish Council, please click this link to email the Parish Clerk.
Our local MP, Stuart Andrew, has sent this message to the East Farndon Parish Council regarding his second Agricultural Forum on Friday, 17th October at 6:00 pm. The forum will now be held at Lamport Hall.
Thank you to those who have already expressed interest in attending. A registration form is now available, which also allows attendees to submit questions in advance: www.stuartandrew.org.uk/events/agricultural-forum. If any additional members would like to attend, they can also complete the registration form with their names so that catering and seating can be planned.
Forum Details:
Date: Friday, 17th October 2025
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Venue: Lamport Hall, Lamport, Northamptonshire, NN6 9HD, (NN6 9EZ for satnav)
I look forward to welcoming representatives from across our parishes, along with our farmers, and discussing key issues affecting our farming and rural communities.
With best wishes,
Stuart
The Rt. Hon. Stuart Andrew MP
Member of Parliament for the Daventry Constituency
On Friday 7th November 2025, there will be a Fish and Chip supper evening, followed by a few games of Bingo, at the East Farndon Village Hall from 7pm – 10pm. Please note the change of date from the one previously advertised.
The cost of a ticket will be £10 per adult and £6 per child under 12, to include a meal. Please make your reservations by Friday 31st October at the latest, by contacting Mervyn Curtis via the Village WhatsApp, or call 07730 718532. Please advise of any dietary requirements.
There will be also be a cash and card Bar and a Raffle. Please support the evening, as a proportion of the profits will be donated to the ongoing upkeep of Marriott Green.
On this page, East Farndon Parish Council re-posts selected latest news items from West Northamptonshire Council (WNC).
September 2025 WNC Town & Parish Briefing
Oct 1st 2025 – New Carers Guide launches to support thousands across Northamptonshire
Oct 1st 2025 – Nominate your 2025 West Northants male role models
Sept 24th 2025 – WNC is introducing a new booking system for their Household Waste Recycling Centres. This is important information for East Farndon residents who visit the Tip at Brixworth.
June 30th 2025 – Residents encouraged to act now and confirm their voter registration details
March 11th 2025 – Subscriptions now open for the 2025/26 West Northants garden waste service
December 6th 2024 – Residents encouraged to help shape approach to tackling climate change
October 26th 2024 – Sepsis: get to know the risks, spot the signs, and act fast
July 20th 2024 – WNC service to deal with Wasp problems
There will be a short Remembrance Service at the East Farndon War Memorial on Sunday 9th November 2025, starting at 11am. Given the new War Memorial plaque for the airmen paid from the War Memorial renovation fundraising efforts, Richard Everard will be laying a wreath on behalf of the villagers, as well as a wreath being laid by Corporal Burton on behalf of the Parish Council. Everyone is welcome to join us for this service and for tea & coffee afterwards in the Village Hall.
East Farndon Church held a Flower Festival over the weekend of 13th & 14th September 2025. It was great to see the church open for two days with many visitors from the village and beyond. The event raised a fantastic total of just over £2,000 and the organising team, lead by Julia Prew, would like to say thank you to everyone who attended and helped us to make this event so successful.
As always with such events, there were many people involved in the organising team, and a huge thank you to them for giving up their time and working so hard! Special thanks to Jo Shaw and Philippa Mo who played so beautifully on Saturday, Philomena of Daisy and Fox florist and all the floral workshop attendees, whose floral arrangements decorated the church so wonderfully, and Judy Hodgetts for her brilliant work writing the updated information leaflet about the church. Please click this link to see photos from this event.
On this page, East Farndon Parish Council re-posts selected latest news items from the Police, Fire and Neighbourhood Watch services and the office of the Northamptonshire Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner (PFCC)
August 2025 Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner Newsletter
Click this link to sign up to Northamptonshite Talking, a free messaging service from Northamptonshire Police, the PFCC and other partner organisations, providing news and updates on policing matters that are relevant to you.
Oct 3rd 2025 – Free Motorway Driving Experience – Sunday 19th Oct 2025
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Do you tend to avoid motorways, feel less confident driving on them than you would like, don’t like joining them, or have a general issue, then this free event is for you. Each session (of around 2 hours) starts with a short classroom session about motorway driving delivered by Northamptonshire Police’s Driver Training Unit. Following that you will go out in a marked police car, from Police HQ to the M1, where an officer from the Roads Policing Unit will demonstrate how to join and leave the motorway safely, how to change lane and judge speed.
Once you have returned, you can practice what you have just learnt by having a free motorway taster drive in your own vehicle with a qualified Observer from Northampton Advanced Motorists. The event is free and will take place at Police Headquarters, Wootton Hall, Northampton NN4 0JQ. There are a number of sessions throughout the day. Booking is essential https://orlo.uk/MiUne
A partnership event between Northampton Advanced Motorists and Northamptonshire Police’s Roads Policing Unit, Safer Roads Team and Driver Training Unit.
Oct 3rd 2025 – Advice on how to stay safe for Halloween and Bonfire Night
Halloween is creeping up on us and Northamptonshire Police would like to remind its communities that its officers will be working to discourage anti-social behaviour and ensure a safe Halloween and Bonfire Night for everyone.
Head over to Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service’s website to find out how you can keep safe on bonfire night and around fireworks.
Sept 22nd 2025 – Commissioner and Chief to chat at online public meeting – Tuesday 21st Oct 2025 at 6.30pm
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| Commissioner and Chief ready to chat at online public meeting |
 Northamptonshire residents are being invited to put their questions on crime and policing to Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Danielle Stone and Chief Constable Ivan Balhatchet at an online public meeting next month. The event will take place between 6.30pm and 8pm on Tuesday 21 October, and will be live streamed on both the Commissioner’s and the Northamptonshire Police Facebook pages www.facebook.com/NorthantsOPFCC www.facebook.com/northantspolice Questions about any policing or community safety issue are welcomed – potentially covering subjects such as neighbourhood policing, violence against women and girls, retail crime and town centre safety, road safety or funding. Questions can be sent now on email to: chiefschat@northants.police.uk Names won’t be read out during the broadcast or shared online. Questions can also be sent anonymously using an email link that will go live 14 days before the broadcast. And questions can also be asked live during the broadcast through the Facebook chat. |
Sept 8th 2025 – Protect Your Pension From Fraud
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| Warning to #Protect Your Pension from fraud. |
| Savers and those reaching retirement age are being warned to protect their pensions and look out for criminals trying to catch people out of their life savings, with Action Fraud revealing a total annual loss of £17,567,249. This equates to roughly £48,129 lost to this type of fraud per day in 2024. Data reveals there were 519 reports of pension fraud in total and £17,567,249 lost in 2024, with an average loss of £33,848 per person.Action Fraud, with support from the Pension Scams Action Group (PSAG), launched a pension fraud awareness campaign, warning people to take extra measures to protect their pension scheme accounts and to be cautious of investment opportunity offers from criminals that could be targeting them How can you protect yourself against Pension fraud? Secure your online pension account: the account you use to manage your pension should have a different password to all of your other accounts. Use three random words to create a strong and memorable password, and enable 2-step verification (2SV). Ignore unsolicited calls about your pension: cold calling about pensions is illegal and likely a sign of a scam. If you’re thinking about changing your pension arrangements, you should get financial guidance or advice beforehand. Investment opportunities: don’t be rushed into making an investment. Remember, legitimate organisations will never pressure you into investing on the spot. You should treat investment opportunities with extreme caution if there’s: Pressure to invest (for example: time-limited offers), Downplayed risk of losing your money, Promised returns that sound too good to be true, Remember to Stop! Think Fraud and find more information on how to protect yourself from fraud here: Stop! Think Fraud – How to stay safe from scams What can you do if you have been a victim of pension fraud? Report pension scams: if you’re worried about a potential pension scam or you think you may have been contacted by a criminal, report it to Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk or by calling 0300 123 2040. If you have made a payment: inform your bank or pension provider as soon as possible, they can help you prevent any further losses. Monitor your bank and pension statements regularly for any unusual activity. |
July 25th 2025 – Speaking up about domestic abuse
July 25th 2025 – CCTV Guidance with survey of where systems are
Please see attached the poster for the West Northants Wellbeing Stoptober Competition, which runs until 28th October 2025. The QR code on the poster links directly to the competition page, where participants can find all the terms and conditions. During Stoptober, anyone who signs up to the Stop Smoking Service will become part of the ‘Quitters Club’. Members will receive social media templates and stickers to help share their quitting journey with friends, family, and the wider community
