Please join us on Saturday 15th March 2025 for our Quiz Night at the East Farndon Village Hall. There will be a cash and card licenced bar and please bring your own snacks. Tickets are £5 each, which includes a drink. Also, there will be a raffle to raise funds for Marriott Green. To book your place please call Laurel or Jess using the contact numbers on the poster asap as tickets are selling fast!
Our next Coffee Morning get together at the East Farndon Village Hall will be on Friday 28th March 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.
Please click this link to view the agenda for the next East Farndon Parish Council meeting on Wednesday 19th March 2025. The meeting will be held in the East Farndon Village Hall, starting at 7.15pm. All are very welcome and encouraged to attend.
On this page you can view the latest news from West Northamptonshire Council and the office of the Northamptonshire Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner.
March 2025 Town & Parish Briefing
Mar 11th 2025 – Subscriptions now open for the 2025/26 West Northants garden waste service
Feb 18th 2025 – Get ready for the local elections on May 1st 2025
Voters will go to the polls to elect West Northamptonshire Council’s councillors in the unitary authority’s second election since its creation in 2021. This year’s Polling Day on 1 May will see changes to voter arrangements after a recent electoral review reduced the number of unitary councillors to be elected from 93 to 76 and redrew the ward boundaries across the area. Town and parish council elections are also set to be held in some areas of West Northamptonshire on 1 May, with further information on these to be provided in the coming weeks.
Feb 6th 2025 – West Northants Recycling Centres to open 7 days a week
Residents will soon be able to take their waste to recycling centres across West Northants 7 days a week offering a better service and value for money this spring.
Dec 6th 2024 – Residents encouraged to help shape approach to tackling climate change
Residents, businesses, and stakeholders are being encouraged to share their views on a strategy to tackle climate change across West Northamptonshire.
Nov 18th 2024 – Spotlight on reducing food waste – article in Nov newsletter
In the UK we waste a quarter of all the food and drink we buy! This is responsible for producing 18 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions every year (imagine 36 million standard sized water butts full of petrol on fire) which contributes towards climate change. One of the best things we can do for the environment and our wallets is not waste our food and drink. An average family can save £1,000 a year by reducing their food waste. Some top tips to reduce food waste include:
The Love Food Hate Waste website has lots of great hacks and guidance for making the most of food at home and saving you money. See www.lovefoodhatewaste.com Any food that can’t be used (for example tea bags, bones, plate scrapings etc) or does become wasted, should be placed into your food waste bin and put out for collection each week, on the same day as your other bins (currently unavailable to most flats but will be available to all by April 2026). More and more people in West Northamptonshire are recycling their food waste when they see how easy it is. Visit www.westnorthants.gov.uk/foodwaste for more information or to order a free food waste bin. Did you know?:
For a FREE weekly reminder of which bin goes out when, and a comprehensive list of what can and cannot be recycled in West Northamptonshire, download the West Northamptonshire Council App – available on either Google Play or Apple App Store
Oct 26th 2024 – Sepsis: get to know the risks, spot the signs, and act fast
Recent reports highlight that local communities remain unaware of the risks and signs of sepsis. By raising awareness of how people can spot the signs and symptoms, and know how to act fast, if sepsis is suspected, it can help families across West Northamptonshire and beyond. WNC urge everyone to familiarise themselves with the symptoms and seek immediate medical attention if they suspect sepsis. Timely treatment with antibiotics, intravenous fluids, and support for organ function is critical for saving lives. Click here to find out more about sepsis and infections.
Sept 18th 2024 – 24 hour mental health text message service launched for Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) along with North and West Northamptonshire Councils have partnered with charity Mental Health Innovations to offer free, confidential and 24/7 mental health support to those across the county through the charity’s text messaging support service Shout.
July 20th 2024 – WNC service to deal with Wasp problems
We are excited to invite you to our ‘new look’ Annual Meeting of the Parish of East Farndon. Please come and join us at our Village Gathering, including complimentary refreshments and a fun quiz, on Thursday April 10th 2025, starting at 7pm in the East Farndon Village Hall.
At this gathering, you’ll have the opportunity to:
This is your chance to make a difference in your community and help shape its future. It’s an open discussion where we welcome your thoughts and ideas regarding activities, where we can improve our community. Complimentary refreshments will be provided and there will also be a quiz.
We will have representatives from, for example, The Parish Council, East Farndon United Charities, The Village Hall, etc. who will give you information about what they do for our community. We hope to see you all there and encourage you to share your thoughts!
If you have any questions before the event please feel free to contact Caroline Burton at: Caroline Burton or Bernie Fallon
Construction work has begun for an Anaerobic Digestion (AD) facility at Wormslade Farm, Clipston Road, Kelmarsh. As part of the work, the contractors are upgrading and widening Clipston Road (Church Lane) to enhance safety and ease congestion during construction. To complete this work safely and efficiently the road will be closed from 17th February for approximately 6 weeks. A 400m stretch adjoining the A508 will be completely closed, while the rest of the road will be open as a no-through route. Furthermore, there will be an off-peak 2-way traffic light license for the A508 (at the junction) from 17th February for the same time period. You can access the leaflet sent out to nearby residents which details the closure and points to some of the benefits that these road improvements will bring to locals in the long-term here.
A great opportunity awaits…1st May 2025 is when Parish Council elections take place in Northamptonshire, and we are looking for local people to stand for election who want to help shape the future of East Farndon. We need people from all backgrounds and experiences, who are passionate about their local community, confident with IT and have a few hours spare each month. Councillors make a huge difference to the quality of life of local people and how local issues are dealt with.
What is the Parish Council?
Parish Councils are led by democratically elected councillors from the local community. Councillors decide on what services and projects the council will deliver for their community. As representatives of the first tier of local government and the closest to their communities, parish councillors are best placed to engage with their residents and find out what the real local issues are and how to overcome them.
What’s involved?
You will need to be available to meet once every two months and have time to receive and read various correspondence outside of these meetings. Councillors are not paid, but act in this role because they are passionate about the community and must abide by a local government code of conduct. Training to help you in your role is provided and paid for by the Council.
How long is the role for?
Once elected, parish councillors sit on the council for a maximum of four years. If they want to stay in the post, they can stand for re-election. This does not mean that you have to stay for four years. If you find it’s not for you, or you can no longer meet the commitment, you can stand down at any time.
What do parish councillors do?
Councillors are the voice for East Farndon, meet regularly and make decisions about the direction of the council and the work it does for the community. East Farndon Parish Council’s aim is to ensure the needs of all sections of the community are considered when the council makes decisions and allocates financial resources. The council uses the democratic process; by voting on all the decisions it makes, so it can hopefully make the right choices for the community it serves.
Do I need any skills, experience or special qualifications?
Some useful skills for being a councillor include:
• IT literate and good communication skills
• Passionate about your community
• Partnership and team working
• Being flexible, adaptable and open-minded
Still Interested?
To find out more about the local elections, eligibility and what’s involved to become a councillor, click this link to visit our dedicated May 2025 elections webpage ; email clerk@eastfarndon-pc.gov.uk ; or speak to one of the existing Parish Council team. Click this link to learn more about the current Councillors and the work of the East Farndon Parish Council.
The deadline for registrations is Wednesday 2nd April 2025.
Not sure what to do next?
If you are curious, why not come along to our Parish Council Meeting on Wednesday, 19 March 2025 at 7.15pm at the East Farndon Village Hall.
We are very pleased to present the latest history article by Alan Langley. Alan describes the history, including photos, of the East Farndon Age Concern team, which ran for 28 years through the 70s, 80s and 90s. Please click the link above to access the article directly or use the menu to visit the village history home page.
Formerly the Supporting Independence Programme, the new WNC Wellbeing Service, is working alongside Adult Social Care to support individuals, free of charge, to prevent and/or delay any decline in independence. Working with individuals on a one-to-one basis, the service can provide tailored, in-house support in several areas of their life and aim to maximise all the support on offer in their local community, reducing the need for health and Adult Social Care services. Please click this link to read more.
Examples of support include:
Individuals can self-refer, or make a referral on someone else’s behalf (with consent). This can be done by completing our short referral form via the link below. A member of our administration team will endeavour to contact individuals within two working days of receiving the referral, to arrange an initial appointment. Wellbeing Service | West Northamptonshire Council
Northamptonshire Carers are a registered Charity working with North and West Northamptonshire Councils to deliver a Roadshow of ‘One Stop Shops’ in Daventry (18th March) and Brixworth (19th March), to encourage those looking after someone in the community with a disability or long term health condition, to recognise themselves as Carers and to come forward for information and support to help prevent them from becoming isolated. The upcoming events are shown below, but if you cannot make these dates, please contact the charity directly.
When you get a spare minute, please take a look at our new Village Story page on the East Farndon village website. This has been designed as a single place where new residents and others can get an overview of our village, complete with useful links to explore the wealth of information that is available on our website. The new page can accessed from the link above, the website menu and directly from the home page. Huge thanks to Caroline and Russell Burton for helping to pull this new page together. Also, huge thanks to everyone who has written articles for the website, giving us such a rich information source. Please email or Whatsapp Mervyn Curtis and / or Caroline Burton with any comments you might have. All feedback, good or not so good, is very welcome 🙂