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Friends of Farningham: Preventing Plastic Pollution – River Darent Litter Pick
23rd April 2023
Friends of Farningham have received the final figures for the Preventing Plastic Pollution litter pick on the River Darent in March. Eight of us joined organiser Mark Gallant and his Northwest Kent Countryside Partnership volunteers in litter picking a section of the river between The Lion and...
Friends of Farningham 2023 Update
27th February 2023
Friends of Farningham, the bi-monthly village clean-up group, are dusting off their gardening gloves ahead of the first meeting on Saturday, 1st April. Thereafter we will meet on the third Wednesday and first Saturday of the month until September (see dates below). Friends of Farningham tidy up...
Coronation of King Charles III Fete Monday 8 May 2023
26th February 2023
To mark the occasion of the Coronation of King Charles III Farningham Parish Council are planning a fete at Farningham Cricket Club on Monday 8 May, in association with Eynsford Parish Council. We will provide up dates on the day's activities as details are finalised via our website and social...
River Dipping in the Darent
15th February 2023
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21st November 2022
The amount of plastic, metal and glass collected from a one-hour river litter pick between The Lion Hotel in Farningham and the M20 Bridge was shocking and should provide a wake-up call for residents and visitors to this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Amongst many other items there were 97...
Lighting up the Village for Christmas
14th November 2022
After the success of last year's Christmas Tree lighting up, we will be running a similar event this year (but with more mulled wine than last year!) Please join us on 26 November at 5:30 pm.in Market Meadow. Please remember to bring your own cup! ...
New waste, recycling and garden waste collection rounds
28th September 2022
Every household will receive a postcard with your new collection day, you can also find it here https://sevenoaks-dc-host01.oncreate.app/.../waste... From Monday 17 October, Sevenoaks District Council (SDC) will introduce new waste and recycling collection rounds. This means you may have a...
The Proclamation of the Accession of King Charles III in Market Meadow
12th September 2022
The Proclamation of the Accession of King Charles III was read in Market Meadow yesterday by Cllr. Liz Bourne Chair of Farningham Parish Council to assembled parishioners. "We come together this afternoon following the passing of our late Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth the Second. Our sadness...
Proclamation of the Accession of King Charles III
10th September 2022
Following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Proclamation of the Accession of King Charles III will be made in Market Meadow by the Chairman of Farningham Parish Council at 5pm on Sunday 11th September. This is a historic tradition dating back centuries and follows a cascade...
River Darent in the current Heatwave and Drought
13th August 2022
River Darent in the current Heatwave and Drought As you may already know, the Darent is one of only 210 chalk streams in the world, and one of only 161 in England. Chalk streams are of great ecological significance. There are a number of projects across the Darent Valley that work to...
