Friends of Farningham

Our voluntary group comes together twice a month, mainly during the summer, with the aim of enhancing our beautiful village. We particularly like to keep our historic bridge and cattle screen weed free and make sure the marvellous flint wall that runs through the High Street is as well looked after as possible. Other areas we spend time on are Irving's Corner, the quiet sanctuary between the village hall and the river, and the grounds of the village hall itself.

Plenty of clipping, snipping and sweeping goes on - nothing too strenuous but at the end of an hour we know we have made a difference.

We also do a lot of litter picking, particularly on the Darent Valley Path which runs alongside the river in front of The Lion Hotel and up onto Sparepenny Lane. Our volunteers, and those from adjoining villages, are often seen black sack in hand, walking our roads and lanes trying to turn back the tide of bottles, cans and takeaway food debris. Button Street is not forgotten and we have a couple of organised litter picks a year there.

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