Thank you so much to everyone who came to the quiz on Friday evening. It was great fun with an interesting mix of questions from quizmaster Russell and his glamorous assistant Caroline! The evening raised a fabulous £670 for the upkeep of Marriott Green. The winning team was Jess, Tom, Anne, Paul, Jo and Sam – congratulations 🥳🏆 Please click this link to see photos from the Quiz Night and visit our home page to read more about Marriott Green and what’s going on in East Farndon.
East Farndon organises a range of village events to support the people in our community. We are aware that some people find it difficult to attend these events, especially during the cold and dark winter months, and this can leave them feeling isolated and lonely.
Our village has created a contact group that aims to make sure that everyone feels a connection with the community and are supported in attending village events. The contact group, which is made up of village residents, is available for anyone to call for help in getting to and from village events or for simply organising a get together for a cup of tea and a chat.
This initiative is known as “Ask Aimee” named after Aimee, who lives in East Farndon and has inspired the creation of our village contact group.
To get in touch please call 01858 402055 to leave a message and one of our team of East Farndon residents will return your call and set about getting things organised to help where we can. For those who have access, you can also make contact using this e-mail link: email Ask Aimee
East Farndon events are published in the monthly Parish Magazine, on the Village Website and Facebook pages, and posters around the village. As a reminder, click this link to visit our website Village Events Page: https://eastfarndon.org/events
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Sam Beesley has set up an East Farndon WhatsApp group called “Fabulously Fantastic Farndon”. It has developed into a quick and useful way to update residents on events etc. It is a completely personal and private group and not linked to any formal East Farndon organisations. If you would like to be added to this group then please contact Sam. You can use this link to email Sam Beesley.
The family of Jane Voss, of The Old Post Office, East Farndon, are sad to announce that she passed away at Kettering General Hospital on 18th January, 2026.
Beloved wife of Michael and much loved mother of Felicity, Jane moved to East Farndon in 1982. Michael and Jane first lived at Wren Cottage, then moved to The Old Post Office in 1994 where they renovated the property from dereliction. Those who have lived in the village for a while may remember Jane serving teas at East Farndon’s cricket matches or participating in the village quiz team.
A Celebration of Life and Funeral Service will be held on Monday, 9th February 2026 at 1.30pm at Great Glen Crematorium. All are welcome. Glamorous, smart, colourful attire is encouraged. Donations, in lieu of flowers, for Cancer Research may be made online at Memory Giving or sent to J Stamp & Sons.
The Flower Festival held back in September 2025, raised a fantastic final total of £2,982.30. Thank you to everyone who helped to make this event such a success. Since the festival, we have had a visit from our now retired church architect who advised us not to proceed with repairing the plaster work in the church before attending appropriately to the external guttering and downpipes. This will include the fabrication of a projecting hopper made from lead in the corner where the vestry meets the church. Our builder is in the process of sending us a revised quotation for this work. Once this is received, we should be able to proceed fairly quickly since we have the necessary faculty (the Church equivalent of planning permission) to carry out this work.
Thank you again and may I take this opportunity to wish you Merry Christmas and all the very best for 2026.
Best wishes,
Rev. James Watson
Rector
Many thanks for attending our village Christmas Pantomime ‘Sinbad the Sailor’ on Sat 13th Dec 2025. Everyone had a great time and the travelling Northants Theatre Company LOL, gave a superb performance, oh yes they did!! Please see a few photos below.
A huge thank you to all who came to the Bingo evening on Friday 7th November 2025 at the Village Hall and to everyone who helped run the event. A special mention to Tom and Jess for the entertaining bingo calling and to Merv for organising the evening and the delicious fish n chips. Great fun was had by us all!! £522 was raised for Marriott Green which is run entirely by volunteers (including Richard West who has mown the grass all year 🤩 🤩)- an amazing result…….thank you, Melanie Duke on behalf of the Marriott Green Committee.
See below a few photos from the event.
Many thanks for attending the short wreath-laying service at the East Farndon War Memorial on Sunday 9th November 2025 and for joining us afterwards for tea, coffee and cakes, with donations going to the Royal British Legion. See below some photos from the event.
Huge thanks to Krystle and Bernie Fallon for organising the village Halloween Party at the East Farndon Village Hall on Friday 31st October 2025, followed by trick or treating around the village. A big thank you to all of the residents who decorated their houses and the village footpath, giving everyone such a safe and enjoyable evening.
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 £2,982 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.