Please join us on Saturday 13th December 2025 for our village Christmas Pantomime ‘Sinbad the Sailor’ to be performed by the travelling Northants Theatre Company LOL. The fun will start at 1pm with doors open from 12.45. For tickets, please contact Jo Shaw using the details on the poster.
Our next Coffee Morning get together at the East Farndon Village Hall will be on Friday 30th January 2026, 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.
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)
October 2025 Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner Newsletter
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Nov 10th 2025 – The Forcer Protocol – Safeguarding for Military Veterans
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| The Forcer Protocol |
| Northamptonshire Police is encouraging military veterans and their families to sign up to a potentially life-saving safeguarding scheme called the Forcer Protocol. The Forcer Protocol was founded by Claire Lilly and is named after her former husband Lance Corporal Alan Forcer, a veteran who suffered with depression and complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following service in Kosovo and Northern Ireland. Tragically he died by suicide in 2020 after going missing. The Forcer Protocol enables police to ensure key information is available to them when searching for military veterans who are lost or reported missing. The service is free and run independently from police with the provider Safe and Found Online. Veterans, their families and carers can complete an online form and provide a variety of information which is held digitally on a secure platform, including photographs, a physical description, any medical conditions, mobile phone numbers of the veteran and friends, vehicle details, whether they have gone missing before, and whether they pose a risk to themselves. The information entered into the personal profile is completely confidential. Police can only access the profile, if the person featured is reported missing. Register now on the Forcer Protocol pages of the Safe and Found website: safeandfoundonline.co.uk/register.php . |
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
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.
On this page, East Farndon Parish Council re-posts selected latest news items from West Northamptonshire Council (WNC).
October 2025 WNC Town & Parish Briefing
Oct 20th 2025 – Waste & recycling arrrangements for Christmas 2025 & New Year 2026
With the festive season fast approaching, WNC is advising residents of the arrangements for waste and recycling collections over the Christmas and New Year period. The public holidays will affect households on a Thursday or Friday bin collection this year, as follows for the Daventry area:
Garden waste – subscribers are advised there will be a short break in the garden waste collection service, which will be suspended from Monday 22 December through to Sunday 4 January. It will resume its usual schedule from the week beginning Monday 5 January.
Household Waste Recycling Centres – will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day, and will close early on Christmas Eve, at 2pm. With those exceptions they will be open from 10am to 4pm as usual. Please remember if you are visiting any of our sites on or after 3 November 2025, you must book a slot in advance. Find out more information about the booking system
Additional recycling – if you have more recycling than your bin can handle, you can put it in clear plastic bags or boxes and present it alongside your recycling bins or boxes. You can also take this to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre
Real tree collections – crews will collect real Christmas trees from Monday 5 January through to Friday 16 January. You do not need a garden waste subscription to take advantage of this. Residents in the Daventry area should put real Christmas trees out on the day garden waste is due to be collected in their area. Please ensure trees over 6ft tall are cut in half so they fit in the lorries safely.
Food waste – food waste bins will continue to be collected on their usual weekly schedule. Please remember you can recycle leftover raw and cooked foods, including veg peelings, egg shells, out-of-date food, plate scrapings, solid fats, meat and fish bones. Do not put in any liquids and don’t forget that when it comes to lining your caddy – any bag will do! Find out how to make the most of your food waste collection service
Keep on top of collections – downloadable bin calendars with information about waste and recycling arrangements for your area will be available from the Bins, Recycling and Waste pages of West Northamptonshire Council’s website in November. You can check your collection day and set up alerts on your mobile by downloading the free West Northamptonshire Council app from the Apple or Google Play stores Find more information about collections together with top tips for reducing your waste and recycling more this Christmas on the Council’s waste and recycling pages
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
