For Farringdon

• 13th December: Meet Father Christmas (includes breakfast) @ The Rose and Crown 9-11am (Need to book)
• 19th December: Village Carol Singing 6.30pm finishing in the Rose and Crown at 8.20pm ish.
• 21st December: CAROL SERVICE  6pm @ All Saints
• 24th Christmas Eve: CHRISTINGLE SERVICE  4pm / Midnight Mass 11.15pm @ All Saints
• 25th December (Thursday): Christmas Day: Village Christmas Praise 10am @ All Saints

 

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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.

Quick Links:

• Power Cut - report it by ringing 105 (anyone affected must call individually)
• Tree / Drainage / Flood Issue Click Here
• Missed Bin Click Here
• Hants SNAP is a Police initiative aimed at dealing with traffic offences caught on camera. Report here 

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W H A T' S    H A P P E N I N G - Farringdon Events

Jam Night every Wednesday @ The Royal Oak

20th December: VINYL NIGHT @ The Royal Oak from 7pm (bring your vinyl record to hear them played)

24th January 2026: Garden Club Quiz Night with Fish & Chips @ Royal Oak - all welcome (Ticketed)

 

CHRISTMAS  / NEW YEAR BIN COLLECTIONS

Mon 29 Dec – Wed 31 Dec 
Tue 30 Dec – Fri 2 Jan  
 

Mon 5 Jan – Wed 7 Jan 
Tue 6 Jan – Thu 8 Jan 
 

Mon 12 Jan – Tue 13 Jan 
Tue 13 Jan – Wed 14 Jan 
 

Normal service resumes Monday 19 January 2026.

Garden waste service suspended from Monday 22 December and restart on Monday 5 January 2026. If you have a real Christmas tree and you're using the service, we’ll collect it on your first collection in the new year. Trees over 6ft tall should be cut into smaller pieces that can be lifted by one person.

 

Parish Council

• Minutes from November Parish Council  meeting - click here
• Roads Report November 2025 - Click Here
• Cllr Maughan on sabbatical until 20th February 2026
• Councillor Vacancy - Farringdon Parish Council - Click for details (including how to apply)

CONSULTATIONS: 

Click on link below to share YOUR views.  Consultation on Proposals for Local Government Reorganisation in Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government - Citizen Space (Closes 11th Jan 2026)

 

EXTRAS

• 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

 

Road Notices

Barleywood Farm Lane (Gaston Lane) CLOSED -  Works due to start in January 2026

M27 CLOSED both ways between Junctions 9-11 from 8pm 24 Dec 2025 to 4am 4th January 2026

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. 

 

E V E N T S   I N  T H E  A R E A 

(Click on poster and full poster will appear) or check out Event Calendar | Alton Events 

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