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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

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 is very fortunate to have various rights-of-way in the parish, which create footpaths across the surrounding countryside. Many of these footpaths run through private land, where the landowner must keep the route visible and not obstruct or endanger users.

Following some recent complaints regarding footpaths, the Parish Council has spoken to various landowners in the Parish and they would prefer that complaints are raised with them first rather than via Street Doctor, to enable them to take appropriate action as soon as possible.

Therefore, the Parish Council kindly asks that if you have any problems with a footpath, in the first instance, can you please raise any concerns with the Parish Council (either email the Clerk at clerk@eastfarndon-pc.gov.uk or contact a Parish Councillor) or, if you feel comfortable doing so, contact the landowner directly. If the landowner does not take appropriate action, the issue will then be reported on Street Doctor by the Parish Council.

Many thanks in advance for your co-operation.

There is currently a vacancy for a Parish Councillor, for which the Parish Council invites applications for co-option – please click this link to read a copy of the formal notice.

If anyone is interested in knowing more about the role of a Parish Councillor, please speak to any of the existing Parish Councillors or contact the Parish Clerk at clerk@eastfarndon-pc.gov.uk.

Applicants for co-option should: 

Submit an application form (a copy of the application form is attached as Appendix A – section 1 to the Co-option Procedure). Please click this link to view the Co-option Procedure. 

Confirm their eligibility for the position of Councillor by signing a copy of the eligibility criteria on the application form (Appendix A – section 2 of the Co-option Procedure). 

The closing date for applications is Midday on Wednesday, 10 September 2025. Applications will then be considered at the Parish Council meeting to be held on Wednesday, 17 September 2025.

Despite repeated requests and warnings, the issue of parking on pavements in East Farndon continues to be a problem. Our local Police are now going to keep a close watch and everyone should be aware that they will ticket vehices if they are found to be parking in a manner that obstructs pavements. The Police will follow a 2 step process,

Step 1 – a leaflet / letter will be left on the offending vehicle(s) warning drivers not to obstruct / park on pavement.

Step 2 – if no improvement – Fixed Penalty Notice by post AND removal of the vehicle (not one or the other).

The Parish Council has previously contacted the Police to resolve this issue which obstructs pedestrians, in particular buggies and mobility scooters. The Police advised that streets in East Farndon have no parking restrictions so vehicles can park on the road, but in any event, a space 1 METRE WIDE on the pavement should be left so people can get past safely. In addition, if a vehicle is parked on the road, especially on Main Street / Harborough Road, drivers must ensure that it is not parked on a blind bend so that traffic has good visibility in both directions. Thank you everyone!

If you have any questions, please email: clerk@eastfarndon-pc.gov.uk

Occasionally, the Parish Council needs help with projects in the community and is looking for volunteers. We know there is a lot of knowledge, skill and expertise in the village, and the Parish Council would love to use East Farndon’s talent to improve its work.

Additionally, the Parish Council is updating its Emergency Plan, which covers extreme circumstances that may prevent the emergency services from immediately reaching the scene of an emergency in the parish, e.g. heavy snowfall, flooding, fire, serious road collision. In such cases the initial response may rely on the residents of the Parish. The Emergency Plan sets out how an initial response will be co-ordinated by the Parish Council. As part of this work, West Northamptonshire Council are advising Parish Councils to have a list of people who would be willing to assist in an emergency; whether they have any medical training; and whether they have any vehicles or equipment that could be useful, e.g. tractors, trailers, 4×4 vehicles.

If you are willing to assist the Parish Council, either generally and/or as an emergency volunteer, can you please email the Parish Clerk, Caroline Burton at: clerk@eastfarndon-pc.gov.uk providing the following information:

• Name
• Address
• Contact telephone number
• Email address
• Confirmation of whether you are willing to be a general volunteer, and if so, whether you have any specific knowledge, skills or interests
• Confirmation of whether you are willing to be an emergency volunteer, and if so, whether you have any medical training and/or useful vehicles

Please note that by providing this information, you are consenting for the information provided to be held by East Farndon Parish Council on computer or other relevant filing systems and to be processed for the reason that the information has been provided. A copy of East Farndon Parish Council’s full privacy statement is available here: https://eastfarndon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/GDPR-Data-Privacy-Notice-General.pdf

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!

Sam Beesley has set up an East Farndon WhatsApp group called “Fabulously Fantastic Farndon”. This was set up originally to support the 12 Days of Christmas event that took place last year, but 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 organisation. If you would like to be added to this group then please contact Sam. You can use this link to email Sam Beesley.