PLAYGROUND WILL BE CLOSED from Monday 8th - Friday 26th September for new equipment installation. During this time there will also be NO PARKING on the grass in front of the playground to allow for skip / toilet /equipment and parking for contractors. Cllr Maughan is the Parish Council contact for this project if anyone has any concerns or questions.

 

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• FINAL DATE TO COMMENT on FARRINGDON AN IDENTITY - 25th July - link to form ++

• Local Government Reorganisation (LGR): Hampshire County Council has launched a public engagement process on their proposals for LGR across the Hampshire and Solent area. Farringdon would come under North and Mid Hampshire: (Basingstoke and Deane, East Hampshire, Hart, Rushmoor, Winchester). How to have your say - The public engagement period runs until Sunday 17 August 2025, and we are inviting views from everyone - residents, businesses, partners and stakeholders. You can view the proposals in full and take part in the survey at www.hants.gov.uk/lgr

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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.

• Power Cut - report it by ringing 105 (anyone affected must call individually)
• Tree / Drainage / Flood Issue Click Here

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W H A T' S   H A P P E N I N G

* National Emergency Alert (Mobile Phones) 7th September *

15 minute Power Cut Saturday 16 and Friday 22 August between  0830-16.30 to swap onto / off a Generator. Those areas affected are: Brightstone Lane / Shirnall Meadows / Gosport Road from south of crossroads and Kitcombe.

 

Farringdon Events

24th August: AC/DC Tribute Band and BBQ @ Royal Oak 

27th September: MacMillan Coffee Morning @ Clyders, The Street 10am-1pm.

 

Road Notices

B3006 Selborne High Street CLOSED overnight 2000-0600 (22nd-25th July) SE Water

B3004 East Worldham (Jalsa Salana) 25th - 27th July (MAJOR delays on this route: 40-45,000 people expected).

A32 (between Woodside Lane and Park Lane) Traffic Lights 28th July 0930-1530 (SSEN)

A3 CLOSED: 1- 4th August : both directions between Junction 10 Wisley Interchange and the B2215/A247 at Send from 9pm on Friday night until 6am on Monday morning.

A32 (near Chawton Cemetery) Traffic Lights 4th  August 930-1600 (HCC - believe felling 2 trees)

Brightstone Lane will have traffic lights: 4-6 August for HCC Gully clearance. Hopefully not at the crossroads!

​A31 overnight closures 2000-0600 (Alresford Bypass) 7 July - 3 Aug 

A3 CLOSED: 12-15th September: southbound carriageway between the A245 Painshill roundabout and Burnt Common from 9pm on Friday night until 6am on Monday morning.

​Shirnall Meadow: 20 Oct 07:30 - 22 Oct 18:00  Petrol Interceptor Cleaning (Give & Take)

Barleywood Farm Lane (Gaston Lane) CLOSED until 1 NOVEMBER 2025 -  Closure is 19 months old now. Still NO works date.

Hall Lane CLOSED 10th-14th November for water leak repair (finally) (SE Water)

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.)

 

Parish Council

• Welcome Cllr Russel Ison who has been co-opted.
• AGAR Notice of Public Rights & Publication of Unaudited AGAR Accounts 2024/25 - Click Here
• Chairman's Report 2024/25 - Click Here
• Councillor Vacancy - Farringdon Parish Council - Click for details (including how to apply)
• Road Report July - Click Here

EHDC Cabinet agreed proposals to introduce household food waste collections in the district. Find out more: https://www.easthants.gov.uk/bin.../food-waste-collections

 

Issues: 

• Playground maintenance ordered. New playground Equipment Instal 8-26th September - for plan click here
• We are continuing to complain about the lack of progress with Gaston Lane (Closed till 1st November) 
• HCC will investigate the 'Hole' in the drain in Crows Lane (orange barrier) Works to be scheduled 21724818
• Hall Lane Water Leak programmed repairs 10th-14th November
• Hedge obscuring speed signs near Annettes Farm reported to HCC 21814507

Planning 

Land South of Marelands Gosport Road Lower Farringdon: Variation of Condition 8 (Opening Hours) as shown in Approval of Application Reference Number: SDNP/22/01621/FUL Date of Decision: 25/10/2024. Restrictive opening hours that threaten the viability of the proposal. The prescribed opening hours noted in the approval notice are considerably more limiting than those of surrounding local businesses and other village halls in the wider area. Please could the opening hours stipulated in Condition 8 be varied to those proposed in the submitted supporting statement.

2 Westcross Cottages Shirnall Hill Ref. No: SDNP/25/02436/TCA:  Removal of an old Cherry Blossom tree which has been deteriorating for the last 5 years giving concern that the tree is becoming unstable. To be replaced.

Cherrytree Farm Gosport Road GU34 3EL SDNP/25/02918/APNB: Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for an extension to current steel frame agricultural building

 

Other

• Nessie's News - Private Facebook page for Farringdon Residents - Click here to join the group
• farringdonweather.org (Dave Mattey's website - scroll down on site for graph) 
• Village Hall link to their website

 

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