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Farnham Official Residents’ Guide 2016 • Farnham Events 2016 • Farnham Town • Farnham Councillor Contacts Council Services • Frequently Asked Questions • Useful Contacts WE SELL & LET PROPERTY BOOK YOUR SALES OR LETTINGS VALUATION NOW www.seymours-estates.co.uk 69 Castle Street Farnham Surrey GU9 7LP Sales: 01252 719896 Lettings: 01252 719896 Welcome to Farnham in 2016 Located mid-way between Winchester and London, nestled alongside the beautiful Surrey Hills and historic North Downs Way, Farnham continues to be an ideal location in which to settle. Stone Age, Roman and Saxon dwellings can be found throughout the town and the town centre benefits from an abundance of fine Georgian architecture. The names of the town's public Farnham Pottery. It also has a wide village greens and nearby woods houses, the Shepherd and Flock, range of public art and craft to explore provide residents with beautiful The Wheatsheaf and The Hop Blossom, by foot around the town. recreation space on their doorsteps. remind us of the trades on which Even the town centre offers a range Farnham enjoys a spacious green Farnham's wealth was built. To this day, of beautiful trees to discover. WE SELL & LET setting with The North Downs Way Farnham remains a bustling market National Trail stretching for 153 miles With its outstanding schools, Farnham town with a wide range of amenities, from Farnham to Dover along the Sixth Form College and the celebrated services and landscapes. Overlooked by PROPERTY Downs in Surrey and Kent. and University for the Creative Arts, plus the the fine 12th century Castle, the town's St Swithun's way from Farnham local U3A and the adult education cobbled streets boast over 200 shops. to Winchester. centre, Farnham offers exceptional BOOK YOUR SALES OR LETTINGS VALUATION NOW Farnham is known as a town of arts and educational opportunities locally. The town has many open spaces. Parks crafts, home to the University for the Its excellent transport links provide such as Farnham Park and Gostrey Creative Arts, the Farnham Maltings arts access to employment opportunities Meadow and less formal spaces, such as and community centre, the New across the south east. the Bishop's Meadow, the River Wey, www.seymours-estates.co.uk Ashgate Gallery and the historic 69 Castle Street Farnham and its communities Farnham Surrey GU9 7LP Complementing the historic Georgian Following the River Wey to the east of home to John Henry Knight, flank town centre, Farnham comprises a Farnham, fragments of the church and the east side of the town, adjacent to wealth of distinct communities and extensive monastic buildings of the the new Badshot Lea nature reserve. © Photos by: Gerikas Photography Aldershot, Farnham and Fleet Camera Club Town Council villages. To the south, towards scenic first Cistercian abbey in England, Sales: 01252 719896 Farnham is historically and currently Tilford and Frensham, is The Bourne founded in 1128, can be found at uniquely placed as England’s Craft Town Lettings: 01252 719896 with its annual summer show on the Waverley Abbey. North of the town with its vibrant creative community and green and the Bourne Woods which are centre, where mesolithic settlements wealth of contemporary art galleries to often used for filming Hollywood have been found, is the area of Hale, enjoy. The University for the Creative blockbusters or television productions. with its annual carnival and fete on the Arts also attracts talented students to Farnham once supplied clay to the village green. the creative hub of Farnham from all Romans and it is Wrecclesham, As the Army expanded in neighbouring over the world. Over 400,000 people with its successful Farnham Pottery, Aldershot, the village of Heath End was visit the Farnham Maltings for that continues to play a significant formed, now with a parade of shops and exhibitions and events each year, contribution to Farnham as a Craft Town. a good secondary school. The Rowhill drawing audiences from the local area Nearby Rowledge is more rural in Nature Reserve is a beautiful natural and overseas. Activity cumulates in character, adjacent to Alice Holt Forest, boundary between the two towns. The October each year, when the town will with a traditional village fayre taking small villages of Badshot Lea, bordered see the month long programme place in May plus regular events in by four bridges, and Weybourne, once dedicated to craft. the village hall. Farnham - Residents' Guide 2016 www.farnham.gov.uk @ FarnhamOfficial /farnhamofficial 1 Farnham Councillors Front row: (left to right) Cllr Paddy Blagden; Cllr Jill Hargreaves; Back row: (left to right) Town Crier Jonathan Jones; Cllr Mike Cllr Jeremy Ricketts; The Mayor 2015-16 Cllr Pat Frost; Deputy Hodge; Cllr Susan Redfern; Cllr Mike Hyman; Cllr Kika Mirylees; Mayor 2015-16 Cllr John Ward; Cllr Julia Potts; Cllr David Attfield. Cllr Andy Macleod; Cllr Paula Dunsmore; Cllr John Williamson; Cllr Carole Cockburn; Cllr Stephen Hill; Cllr Sam Hollins-Owen; Not in the picture: Cllr John Scotty Fraser Town Clerk Iain Lynch. Cllr Patrick Blagden CBE (Conservative) Cllr John Williamson Castle (Farnham Residents) Castle 3 Old Compton Lane, Farnham GU9 8BS Castle Gale, 18 Old Park Lane, 01252 721691 Farnham GU9 0AH [email protected] 01252 449710 [email protected] Cllr Jill Hargreaves (Conservative) Cllr Susan Redfern (Conservative) Firgrove Firgrove Kastean House, The Fairfield, 14 Searle Road, Farnham GU9 8LJ Farnham GU9 8AJ 01252 726695 01252 723188 [email protected] [email protected] Cllr Mike Hodge (Conservative) Cllr Mike Hyman (Farnham Residents) Hale and Heath End Hale and Heath End 16 Trinity Fields, Farnham GU9 0SB 14 Willow Way, Farnham GU9 0NT 07736 250522 c/o 01252 712667 [email protected] [email protected] 2 Cllr Stephen Hill (Conservative) Cllr Andy Macleod (Independent) Moor Park Moor Park Sandrock Cottage, 26 Moor Park Lane, 11A Menin Way, Farnham GU9 8DY Farnham GU9 9JB 01252 726823 01252 712764 [email protected] [email protected] Cllr Kika Mirylees (Farnham Residents) Cllr John Ward (Conservative) Shortheath and Boundstone Shortheath and Boundstone 15 Burnt Hill Way, Farnham GU10 4RN Woodlands, 7 Wrecclesham Hill, c/o 01252 712667 Farnham GU10 4JN [email protected] 01252 715617 [email protected] Cllr Carole Cockburn (Conservative) Cllr Sam Hollins-Owen (Conservative) The Bourne The Bourne Catherston, 5 Pine Ridge Drive, 130 Burnt Hill Road, Lower Bourne, Lower Bourne, Farnham GU10 3JW Farnham GU10 3LJ 01252 715529 01252 714902 [email protected] [email protected] Cllr John Scotty Fraser Cllr Julia Potts (Conservative) (Farnham Residents) Upper Hale Upper Hale 40 Alma Lane, Farnham GU9 0LH 16 Trinity Fields, Farnham GU9 0SB 01252 321300 07977 443393 [email protected] [email protected] Cllr David Attfield (Liberal Democrat) Cllr Jeremy Ricketts (Conservative) Weybourne and Badshot Lea Weybourne and Badshot Lea 38 St Georges Road, Farnham GU9 9LY Knowle Farm, 19 Old Park Lane, 01252 689238 Farnham GU9 0AN [email protected] 01252 726503 [email protected] Cllr Paula Dunsmore (Conservative) Cllr Pat Frost (Conservative) Wrecclesham and Rowledge Wrecclesham and Rowledge 41 Little Green Lane, Farnham GU9 8TF 28 Burnt Hill Road, Farnham GU10 3LZ 01252 710009 01252 728663 [email protected] [email protected] Farnham - Residents' Guide 2016 www.farnham.gov.uk @ FarnhamOfficial /farnhamofficial 3 Waverley Borough Council Main services include: business rates, council housing, Farnham Hale and Heath End council tax, elections, parking, planning, environment, Cllr Mike Hodge (Conservative) leisure and rubbish collection. Cllr Denise Le Gal (Conservative) Farnham Moor Park Waverley Borough Council Cllr Stephen Hill (Conservative) The Burys, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1HR Cllr Andy Macleod (Independent) Tel: 01483 523333 Web: www.waverley.gov.uk Farnham Shortheath and Boundstone Email addresses are formatted as Cllr Kika Mirylees (Farnham Residents) [email protected] Cllr David Munro (Conservative) Farnham Upper Hale Farnham Bourne Cllr John Scotty Fraser (Farnham Residents) Cllr Carole Cockburn (Conservative) Cllr Julia Potts (Conservative) Cllr Martin Lear (Conservative) Weybourne and Badshot Lea Farnham Castle Cllr Nabeel Nasir (Conservative) Cllr Patrick Blagden CBE (Conservative) Cllr Christopher Storey (Conservative) Cllr John Williamson (Farnham Residents) Wrecclesham and Rowledge Farnham Firgrove Cllr Pat Frost (Conservative) Cllr Jill Hargreaves (Conservative) Cllr Wyatt Ramsdale (Conservative) Cllr Sam Pritchard (Conservative) Hale and Heath End Surrey County Council Upper Hale Weybourne and Main services include: education, highways, social services, Badshot Lea A31 street lights, libraries and registry services. Surrey County Council County Hall, Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames KT1 2DN Castle Moor Park Tel: 03456 009 009 Web: www.surreycc.gov.uk Firgrove Farnham Central Cllr Pat Frost - [email protected] A31 Farnham North Cllr Denise Le Gal - [email protected] Shortheath The Bourne and Farnham South Cllr David Munro - [email protected] Boundstone Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt, MP for SW Surrey Contact details Tel: 01428 609 416 Wrecclesham and Farnham Town Ward Map Email: [email protected] www. jeremyhunt.org Rowledge 4 from Country Houses to City Studios from HAMPSHIRE to SURREY... ...we Sell ...no &Let matter them all... how LARGE or SMALL! F A R N H A M contact us to arrange t: 01252 891886 your personal appraisal www.chartersestateagents.co.uk Farnham Town Council Services Based on a Band D property, households will pay £59.83 cemeteries and Christmas Lights. In addition, the per annum (or just £1.15 a week) to Farnham Town Council commented on 826 planning applications in Council during 2016/17. 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