New plaque on East Farndon War Memorial

Following the village fundraising for the War Memorial renovation, we are delighted that some of this money has been used to fund a permanent remembrance plaque on the right-hand side pillar. This is to honour the 5 airmen who lost their lives in 2 separate air crashes in East Farndon during WWII. The 5 men were all stationed at 14 OTU (Operational Training Unit) in Market Harborough. Please click link to read more about them.

The plaque is a fitting tribute to these brave young men, and something the village can be proud of. It was fitted on April 11th 2025 and the stone mason has asked that no one touches it for a week to allow all the components to settle.

Please click this link to read more interesting East Farndon Village History articles.

Quiz Night – Sat 15th March 2025 – many thanks for attending & see photos

Many thanks to the Village Hall Committee for organising our Village Hall Quiz Night. It was a full house and a fantastic night, the raffle raising £270 to support the ongoing maintenance of Marriott Green. Also, huge thanks to Russell and Caroline Burton for putting together such an enjoyable, interesting, challenging and entertaining quiz. Please click this link to view a few photos from the evening.

Beech Tree Aerial Photo

Please take a look at our new Village Story website page!

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 🙂

Are you wild for wildlife? do you have the bug for bugs? can you help?

Do you want to nurture nature? The East Farndon Parish Council is looking for a volunteer Biodiversity Co-ordinator, to promote and support its Biodiversity Action Plan, plus volunteers to get involved under the direction of the Co-ordinator. If you are interested, please use this link to view our Wildlife and Biodiversity webpage and if you have any questions, please use this link to email our Parish Clerk, Caroline Burton. We really hope to hear from you soon!

Lubenham Road bench renovation – what a great transformation!

Back in March 2024, Jack Beesley and Will Evans presented a plan to the East Farndon Parish Council to renovate the bench on Lubenham Road, East Farndon, as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award. Jack presented a very eye catching design and the project was gratefully accepted by the Parish Council, with a budget agreed of up to £100 for materials. The renovation team of Jack Beesley, Will Evans and Alfie Freeman set to work to clean up the old metal bench and then re-paint using their design. Click this link to see photos of the team and the renovation work. The project was managed well within budget and reported as complete at the Parish Council meeting in May 2024. The finished bench looks superb and many village residents have commented on how good it looks and that the design very much reflects community life within East Farndon. The Parish Council is very grateful to Jack, Will and Alfie for their hard work, innovative design and excellent support for our community. The team were very professional in the planning and execution of their project and definitely achieved all of the objectives set. They have created a lovely on going asset for the residents of East Farndon to enjoy. Well done Jack, Will and Alfie! Posted on behalf of East Farndon Parish Council.

Remembrance Service – Sun 10th Nov 2024 – thanks & view photos

Many thanks to everyone who joined us at the Remembrance Service at the East Farndon War Memorial on Sunday 10th November 2024 and afterwards at the Village Hall for tea and coffee. Huge thanks to the War Memorial team for organising the event and raising a fantastic total of £235 for the Royal British Legion. Also, many thanks to Corporal Oliver Burton, Royal Corps of Signals, for laying the wreath on behalf of the parish. Click this link to see some photos from the event.