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Welcome to the Farringdon Parish Council website - this homepage has all the LATEST information for Farringdon. We have tried to bring lots of information on the internet into one place. Why not check out the Helpful Information tab. New to Farringdon? there is a tab especially for you. Pothole? Flooding? Road problem ? click on the Report It tab, this takes you to HCC or EDHC to report the issue. There is information on the Environment / Schools / Health / Travel etc. Have a browse and see what's here.

 

W H A T' S   H A P P E N I N G

Farringdon Events

18th May: Bridestone playing traditional Irish music @ The Rose and Crown from 7pm

26th May (Bank Holiday)  BBQ & Beer from 12:00noon then Ben Poole & Guy Smeets acoustic duo @ 19:00 Royal Oak

7th June: Village Coffee Morning @ All Saints

June 15th: Bridestone playing traditional Irish music @ The Rose and Crown from 7pm

5th July: Village Coffee Morning @ All Saints

10th July: Parish Council Meeting @ All Saints

12th July: Farringdon Progressive Supper

 

 

Planning 

Cotehele The Street Upper Farringdon SDNP/25/01533/TCA: T1: Sycamore - To reduce in height by approximately 2.5-3 metres leaving a retained height of approximately 15 metres, to reduce remaining lateral growth accordingly all round by approximately 2-3 metres leaving a retained branch length of 4-5 metres and crown lift to 5 metres by the removal of trailing secondary branching and smaller primary branching. G1: Hazel/Hawthorn ? Coppice T2: Cherry - To reduce in height by 2 metres leaving a retained height of 6 metres and reduce remaining lateral growth by 1-1.5 metres leaving a retained branch length of 1.5 metres. T3: Cherry - To reduce lateral growth by 1.5 metres extending towards the East leaving a retained branch length of 1.5 metres.  

At Worldham (off Blanket Street) proposal for new (SSEN) Electricity Sub Station - details here

 

 

Parish Council

Chairman's Report 2024/25 - Click Here

Councillor Vacancy - Farringdon Parish Council (Click for details including how to apply)

Road Report May - Click Here

Parish Council Meeting Main points:

• Cllr. Moreton-Ford is acting Chairman
• Cllr. Maughan is Vice-Chair
• Governance: Policies are being reviewed and signed off.
• A pedestrian gate will be erected by the main gate onto the Multi-Use Games area.
• Internal Auditor approved 
• A grant will be given to the South Central Ambulance Charity.

 

 

 

Road Notices

'M25 / A3: The Wisley interchange junction 10, including all entry and exit slip roads, will be closed in its entirety from 9pm on Friday 16 May to 6am Monday 19 May 2025. While the A3 and the M25 will both remain open, the slip roads off and on the junction won’t be, meaning you won’t be able to leave or join the M25 or the A3 at junction 10. This closure is to allow us to carry out the final resurfacing works on the gyratory and will be our last planned full weekend closure of the Wisley Interchange junction 10. Please think about how this closure will affect your journeys and what alternative routes you should take.

A31 CLOSURE from Chawton roundabout to Four Marks - confirmation from HCC that the works are being carried out on the main A31 (Winchester bound only), from the A32 Roundabout to the end of dual carriageway, they are currently programmed for the 19th May 2025 for 4 days under a 24/7 closure for resurfacing work.

Shirnall Meadows: 19-21 May: Petrol Interceptor Cleaning (Give and Take).

Northbound carriageway will be shut between the A34/M4 Chieveley Interchange in west Berkshire to the A4185 Chilton Junction, near Didcot, Oxfordshire.

• 16-19 May will be just overnight on those dates, from 21:00 to 06:00.
• 27-30 June, and the second from the 4-7 July:  from 21:00 on the Friday until 06:00 on the Monday.

 

A32 CLOSURE Gosport Road 8th June - 4th July....The proposed closure of the A32 Gosport Road is for carriageway resurfacing, which will include structural repairs along its entire length between the Telephone Exchange buildings just to the north of Kitcombe Lane, south to the village of East Tisted. The dates shown on the map are provisional, and approximately two weeks prior to the start of the works, a further email and letter drop will take place confirming the exact dates. During the works, the road will remain closed 24/7, with access only for residents who live within the limits of the closure. A signed diversion will be in place for all other traffic.

Barleywood Farm Lane (Gaston Lane) CLOSED until 1 July 2025 -  Closure is 16 months old now.

Hall Lane will be CLOSED 7-11 July for SE Water repairs.

B3004  - To see where the team is working, the interactive map is kept up to date and can be viewed on the project’s webpage. (27/3/25: Due to a commercial issue outside of SSEN’s control, we have had to temporarily pause work.)

Hall Lane Potholes: they have been inspected by HCC  and works are required - no date.

 

Other

Caker Stream Solar Farm - link

Nessie's News - Facebook page for Farringdon Residents - Click here to join the private group

farringdonweather.org (Dave Mattey's website - scroll down on site for graph) 

 

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