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29th
September 2008
About 20 children from Faringdon Infant School
visited the Folly and climbed the tower. For many it was the first time they
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17th
August Faringdon Folly on TV
There is a new series starting 10th
August on BBC TV called 'Britain from Above', hosted by Andrew Marr as he
discovers how each and every one of us is interconnecting making Britain what
it is today.
Andrew and the crew visited the Tower on 17th July
together with their helicopter and state-of-the-art camera, buzzing around to
capture the beauty of the Tower, woodland and town.
Earlier that day they
were filming on the White Horse Hill which is featured in the programme.
The three-part series starts on Sunday Aug 10th on BBC One TV at 9pm.
The Folly will be on the second programme on Sunday
17 th Aug, on BBC One TV at 9.00pm.
Meanwhile, if you would like to see more detail of the series and
some amazing footage take a look at
www.bbc.co.uk/britainfromabove/stories/secrets/follies.shtml
Photos on
FFphotos
bbc.htm
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New logo for
Faringdon Folly 2008
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Look out for tee shirts,
fleeces and other merchandise with our super new logo, designed by David
Henderson.
Available in lots of colours from Faringdon Community and
Tourist Information office and the Folly tower |
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26th June
2008
We met with woodland maintenance people to decide which trees
need attention, including thinning of elder and sycamore.
The aim is to
remove dead or dying limbs that are in danger of falling on the path, give the
Scots Pine preference in terms of light, and preserve and improve the habitat
for birds and insects.
The work will be done in August/September.
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20th
June 2008
A noisy green woodpecker, in distress, alerted me to an
injured young woodpecker on the ground near the path. I couldn't see what was
wrong with the chick, but by the time I'd walked round the circle it was on
it's back and near death.
It looked as if it had been attacked by a larger
animal/bird |
Tuesday
17th June 2008
BBC has been filming from the top of the folly for
a new BBC program named "Britain from Above"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/britainfromabove
Eddie Williams
(chair of "The Friends of the Folly") was interviewed by Andrew Marr.
The
program is due to go on air mid to late August of this year. It will be a 3
part program shown on BBC1, probably at 8 or 9pm on Sunday evening, so
primetime. Exact details are not known yet. |
5th April 2008 Private Opening
John Otway and musicians play their music in the tower
www.johnotway.com
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8th
March 2008
AGM of Folly Fellowship, UK wide Follies and Grottoes
organisation
Members of the Folly Fellowship visited Faringdon.
They will visit The Folly and Faringdon house and have lunch in the
town.
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14th February 2008
Private opening on
Valentines day
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Jan/Feb 2008
You can see the 5 new wind
turbines at Watchfield from Folly Hill
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13th January 2008
Special winter opening of the
tower
We had a very exciting evening with a wonderful
atmosphere - helped by the strong winds!
Everyone seemed to enjoy the
experience of seeing the lantern and climbing the tower during the hours of
darkness.
People were waiting to get in 30 minutes before opening time
and for about 2 hours we were working at close to full capacity, with people
queuing in the Lantern Room and Belvedere Room to access the top of the Tower.
There was lots of positive feedback from visitors as far away as
Basingstoke and interest in private visits.
We had a total of 338 visitors
who climbed the Tower and takings of £363.87 - the highest since the
public opening to see the Searchlight in March 2000. |
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Mid December 2007
Switch on of
this years's light - a pink lantern that dims and brightens every 7-10
seconds. |
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Summer 2004
The land around
the Folly tower and woodland were covered with Poppies. People driving along
the A420, often stopped to admire them.
Poppies appeared because the farmer
decided to plant wheat- thus the dormant poppy seeds were exposed to light and
were able to grow. The wheat was largely eaten by the rabbits, so the poppies
were very visible.
More
detailed explanation |
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January, February, March
2000
4 special openings enabled over 5000 people climbed the
tower to see the revolving light. On some days people queued far down the
path. |
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December 24th 1999 until 26th March
2000
Revolving SILL light(every 20secs). 5,500,000 candle power,
500 ft above sea level. Switched on at 18.30 and off at 2400. Designed built
and funded by Peter White, local businessman. |
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Faringdon Folly is open
on the following dates
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2008
31st October 1800-2000
2009
5th
April
3rd May
7th
June
5th July
2nd August
6th
September
4th October
Open
11am - 5pm
Adults £1,
Children 11-16 20p,
Children
under 11 free
2008 visitor numbers shows
number of visitors per opening day, and the amount of money
taken.
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More about
Faringdon's history, including Lord Berners, Faringdon House, Robert Heber
Percy, The Folly Tower and Lighthouse Faringdon can be found on the
history pages of
Faringdon Online
Faringdon Online - a community website with
information about local services, businesses, leisure activities, places to
visit and it's history
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