Parish Council Meetings

Welcome to the website of Farnham Parish Council. More detailed information on Parish Council business may be found under 'Our Files' which contains minutes of Parish Council meetings as well as several other issues that are dealt with by the Parish Council.  Some photographs from around the village have been included in the 'Photo Album' and we are happy to receive any interesting photographs from around the village for inclusion.

Parish Council Meetings for 2012

9th July

10th September

15th October

26th November

All meetings take place in Farnham Village Hall, Rectory Lane, Farnham at 8pm (unless otherwise stated).

The Council has been advised that nationally, Freedom of Information requests from some enquirers are being blocked as spam.  Normally, this should not happen to us, but to prevent your message being blocked, we would ask you to add 'FPCFOIA' to the title line and we can be sure of receiving it.

The village is 4 miles north-west of Bishops Stortford and situated on the Herts and Essex border.  It is in the area of Uttlesford District Council. There are seven elected councillors for the parish and the last elections took place in May 2011. The village is served by a bus (Route 19) on Thursdays, leaving Farnham Green at 11.05am, calling  at Farnham School/Globe Crescent at 11.10am, Levels Green at 11.15am arriving in Bishops Stortford at 11.25am. It returns from Bishops Stortford at 1.45pm arriving at Farnham Green 2.05pm. The flat fare is £2 (single or return) or free with a National Bus Pass. Passengers must carry a Farnham Residents bus pass available free of charge from the Clerk to the Parish Council.

The village is served by Farnham Primary School, Rectory Lane, Farnham (www.farnham.essex.sch.uk).

The Parish Council actively monitors the local footpaths and bridleways which are clearly marked around the village. It is the responbility of Essex Highways to maintain them.  A booklet of suggested circular walks in Farnham may be obtained from the Clerk of the Parish Council (price £5). It can also be downloaded from this website free of charge (see 'Our Files').

Farnham Parish Councillors:
Chris Barrett
Ian Delvalle (vice-Chair)
Petronella Humphreys (Chair)
Barbara Jarman
Maureen Lowden
Rob Navara
Ian Pinder

Annual Audit: The Parish Council is audited every year as required by government regulations. The last audit took place in September 2010 and the external auditors, The Audit Commission, have reported back and a completion statement may be found under 'Our Files'.

Copies of the Parish Council Accounts for current and past years are available on the Parish Council website - see 'Our Files'.