Alan Langley will deliver another of his now legendary illustrated history talks on Friday 17th May 2024, starting at 7.30pm in the East Farndon Village Hall. This talk will focus on ‘How to Deci-pher an Ancient Language: the Solution to a 50-year Mystery.’ There really is a local connection – the hero of the story is buried in Welford, not far from East Farndon! Please come along and listen if you can, admission is £5, refreshments included.
Please join us at East Farndon Village Hall from 6pm to 10pm on Thursday 6th June 2024 for a special event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Tickets are £8 each to include a fish & chips supper (6.45pm) and themed quiz.
There will be a pay bar, however, please bring some cash along as there will be collection buckets on the night. All event profits will be donated to the Royal British Legion.
Get tickets & ask any questions by calling Mervyn Curtis on 07730 718532 or Paul Hodgetts on 07766 902808. You can also email by clicking these links, email: Mervyn Curtis, email: Paul Hodgetts.
6th June 2024 marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day, when Allied forces mounted the largest amphibious invasion the world has ever witnessed. In 1944 Operation Overlord saw around 4,000 ships and landing craft set down about 132,500 troops on five Normandy beaches in an action that would bring about the liberation of north-west Europe from Nazi occupation. It is our country’s opportunity to remember over 209,000 Allied casualties of Operation Overlord. This includes nearly 37,000 ground forces and 16,714 air forces killed in the invasion of Normandy’s Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword beaches, and the long and bloody campaign that followed.
D-Day 80 is a major national and international commemoration event and if you click the link below you can read more about the background to this important time in our history and more about the wide range of events taking place www.d-day80beacons.co.uk You can also read more by clicking this link to visit the Royal British Legion D-Day 80 Page.
Both West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) and Harborough District Council (HDC) have launched their processes to create new local plans. It is really important that East Farndon Parish Council (EFPC) and residents have their say in the creation of these plans, as they shape the future in terms of housing, transport, health, leisure and many other topics. The East Farndon parish is in Northamptonshire, but it is also on the border with Leicestershire and HDC. Potential housing and roads development between East Farndon and Harborough remains an area that is being closely watched by EFPC.
People across West Northamptonshire are being invited to have their say on the draft Local Plan strategy which enables WNC to plan for the future of the area positively and sustainably by guiding decisions on future development proposals and creating places where people wish to live, work and visit and will thrive. The draft Plan sets out a vision and objectives for the area, its ambitions for new development and commitment to dealing with climate change. The Plan allocates land for housing and employment and contains a series of planning policies for these and many other topics such as leisure, transport, health and wellbeing, infrastructure and the environment and where development can and cannot take place.
Once adopted the new Plan will replace current plans that cover West Northamptonshire and form part of the development plan against which planning decisions are made. This consultation gives residents the opportunity to get involved with this stage of the local plan process and will help WNC consider and address issues before a final draft is produced.
People can have their say from Monday 8 April to Sunday 2 June by visiting: Have your say on West Northamptonshire’s new draft Local Plan – West Northamptonshire Council – Citizen Space
The draft Plan is accompanied by a number of technical documents and other evidence. All can be found on the dedicated New Local Plan for West Northamptonshire page.
As it develops, EFPC will have the opportunity to review and comment on the new Harborough Plan being prepared by HDC. At this stage, the HDC process is not as advanced as the WNC process, but everyone is encouraged to view and get involved as appropriate using the following link, Harborough District Council New Local Plan
We will keep everyone updated via this website, but if you have any questions, please email our Parish Clerk, Caroline Burton.
Community Speedwatch is returning to East Farndon in late April 2024, with speed checks by our team of local residents taking place between Saturday 27th April and Saturday 25th May. It is very easy to get involved and become part of the East Farndon Speedwatch team, please click this link to email Bernie Fallon for more information.
Please save the date and join us at the East Farndon Village Fete on Saturday 15th June 2024. This will be held at Haynes Field, Harborough Road, East Farndon, LE16 9SG. There will be stalls, games, food and drink, with parking available. Everyone welcome! More information will be published nearer the time.