The History of Farnham
2023
United Kingdom
Screening: 23rd March 2026, 59 minutes
Audience: 112
This film by student Alex Sidebottom is a fascinating look at Farnham's past and its influence on today's town. Many of the subjects will resonate with residents of Fleet too. A Q&A session with Alex will follow the screening.
Feedback from our members:
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I wasn't sure what to expect but I was so pleasantly surprised & impressed. Having only been to Farnham twice, I now feel I know so much more about its history. Alex was such an eloquent speaker & very humble. |
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Informative and intelligent use of film making from a very engaging young man. |
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Very informative. Lovely young man - well done. |
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Really interesting! 'Courage' of Alex to embark on such a project is enviable. |
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Novel idea & most interesting. Well done Fleet Film. |
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What a great young man. I am glad he got an A star. He deserved it. |
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Great to see what students can do. Very informative. |
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Thank you for showing this and to the film maker for coming along. |
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5
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Very professional, interesting documentary. Film production's loss & law's gain? |
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Excellent leading to discussion and how it (Farnham) has evolved. |
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Excellent - we live in Crondall so Farnham is our town. I think Farnham will be very grateful to Alex - well done! |
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Greatly surprised by the professionalism of this documentary. Extremely well done. |
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Excellent. Learnt a lot. Very talented guy. |
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Very interesting & enjoyed it! Photography Maps Interviews. |
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Excellent, informative, and very interesting being a very long term Farnham resident. |
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Very well produced - insightful and well paced. I left knowing more than I thought I knew about Farnham and its local area. |
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Such an amazing film - so much talent and for a first film! |
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Very enjoyable & informative. Agreed with the comment re background music - a bit loud. Impressive editing, research & content. |
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Very interesting documentary on the history of Farnham. Particularly the mistakes in how the town is growing without proper infrastructure. A lesson for town planners! |
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An excellent EPQ by Alex and a deserved A* award! I am sure he learnt far more than he thinks he did at this point and I commend the selection team for choosing it. Bravo, Alex, and good luck in the future! |
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I was not sure what the film would be like but it was brilliant. I was very impressed with it as a documentary. I thought there were very interesting themes brought out. Especially the one about being a custodian and handing on to the next generation. This xx would be an ideal person to hand on to and one hopes that there are many more young people like this. |
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Great film. Need to see it again. |
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Excellent - learnt so much. |
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Made history interesting. |
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Very interesting!! |
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A* |
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Amazing. |
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What a clever young man. Well made documentary. |
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Very well done. |
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Something a bit different. Glad he recognised the comment about background music. |
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Agreed with comments - got better as it xxx - music slightly too loud. I enjoyed seeing an EPQ & impressed with his ability at only 17 years old. |
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Interesting film learning about the history of Farnham. |
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Very impressive for a sixth former and I learned a lot about Farnham. |
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Really interesting and enjoyable way to understand history. I loved Carol the councillor. |
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A very interesting, informative and well constructed film. |
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It showed up the mistakes being made in Farnham. |
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Superb. Interesting history of Farnham presentation. |
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Well done, Alex. (I don't know Farnham well enough perhaps to understand what is referred to in much of it.) |
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Very much enjoyed the film & very impressed with Alex who made it. Also learned a lot about the local area & history. |
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Very interesting look into Farnham's history. A few local stories would have enhanced the film, i.e. 1st town in England to have a Remembrance Day 2 minutes silence. |
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When I watched on my iPad I did not notice the music at all. In the hall it was too loud as Alex admitted. Otherwise it was excellent and well done to him. |
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