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Welcome to Farthingstone

Farthingstone is a delightful small village in the heart of the Northamptonshire countryside. Situated half way between Towcester and Daventry, the village has 79 houses, St Mary’s Church, the Baptist Chapel, The Kings Arms pub and a Village Hall which used to be the school. We also have the Joy Mead Memorial Garden and Cloister as a wonderful amenity for use by the Villagers.

*News flash*: 'Farthingstone Foot Fest'(FFF) is on again in 2026 - date Saturday 6th June.
Due to popular demand, booking is starting early. If you want more information or to book one of the 150 places, please go to the FFF page above.

Christmas bin collections:
- Collection day unchanged this year (Monday).
- Garden waste collection service suspended from Mon 22 December - Sun 4 January. Resumes normal schedule from week beginning Mon 5 January.
- Recycling Centres closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

Upcoming Events

Every night until Christmas - Beautiful Advent windows opening around the village:
Take an evening stroll and spot the latest decorated windows!

Merry Christmas everyone - and a happy and healthy New Year 2026!

Saturday 31st January - The return of 'Souper Saturday!':
Back by popular demand, we will be serving delicious home made soups and chunky fresh bread in the Village Hall from 12-2pm. What could be better on a cold January afternoon?!

Regular Events

• Every Monday: Lizzy runs Hatha yoga classes for all at Farthingstone Village Hall 11.30 - 12.45pm. Contact Lizzy via www.yogawalks.co.uk or on 07950 573719 to book a space or for more information.
• First Thursday every month: Ladies Night in the Kings Arms - from 8.00 pm. An informal chance for a chat in the inviting atmosphere of the Kings Arms.
• Every Tuesday: Quiz night in the Kings Arms from 7.45pm.
• Bimonthly from January, 3rd Monday: Parish Council meetings in the Village Hall - 8.00 pm
• July every year: The Village Tea in the Joy Mead
• October every year: Harvest Supper in the Village Hall

Recent events

WW1 Women's Land Army:
The latest in the popular 'An audience with.....' series in the Village Hall was an entertaining and very interesting talk by Helen Frost about the little known subject of the role played by women in keeping food supplies going during WW1.

Harvest Supper:
What delicious food! What an entertaining auction! And what a lovely community event! A very enjoyable evening all round.
M ake sure you book tickets for next year!

Tea and Cake in the Village Hall:
What talented cake bakers we are lucky to have! A cup of tea, a slice of delicious cake (the choice was tough) and lots of chat - thank you everyone for a lovely afternoon. And we raised the fantastic sum of £254 for the Village Hall.

An evening with....Dr Rhiannon Mayne:
Fascinating stories of a scientific expedition to Antarctica to collect meteorites. Tough tales of 6 weeks living under canvas out in 'deep field' at very low temperatures while searching for the precious material. We were even priveleged to hold specimens that had come all the way from Mars and the Moon.

Annual Village Tea:
It was a perfect summer's evening - great food, great company and the Cloisters looking gorgeous in the evening light.

'ReBjorn' ABBA tribute:
What a great night! The group did us proud and produced a splendid 'tribute' which got us all dancing along. The sound, the costumes, the energy and the audience interaction - all fantastic. Thank you very much 'ReBjorn' - and thank you all the organisers and everyone who came along to support.

'From Copper to Potter':
The second in the 'An evening with....' series took us from the huge challenges facing the police - from bobbies on the beat right up to Chief Constables - to the rather different challenges involved in producing stunning ceramics. Thank you for a very interesting evening Patrick.

'To Hell in a Handcart with the Hurdy Gurdy Man':
Our first in the series 'An evening with.....' was a great success with over 40 people coming to Tony Millyard's enlightening talk about the history of the hurdy gurdy.