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Newsletter Issue 4 Broomhaugh & Riding Parish Council Caring about where you live NEWSLETTER Issue 4 August 2018 Parish Council Information Chairman’s Notes Your local parish councillors are: The aim of our annual the County puts in place newsletter is to provide a the 20 mph speed limit Eileen Carew review of Parish Council along Church Lane. Andy Dunhill (Chair) activities during the year and David McKenzie MBE an outline of future plans. The Tree Work – The final Jill Mills last 12 months have been very work detailed in the Brian Singer busy because several of the arboricultural survey. projects we’ve been working on Contact details for for a while came to fruition. Millfield Road Bridge – Catherine Harrison, Periodic inspection by Parish Clerk The bank of the March Burn Civil and Structural 01434 682348 (office-hours adjacent to the double Tennis Engineers. The aim for only please) or email Courts was becoming the future is to bring both [email protected] undermined so a contract was this and Marchburn Lane awarded to Tyne Rivers Trust bridge into line on a Dates for forthcoming Parish to undertake stabilisation work rolling 5 year inspection Council Meetings held in Church using an environmentally following minor subsidence; and maintenance cycle. Cottage, Church Lane friendly technique. We also had installation of a new traffic 7.45 pm some of the main timbers on safety mirror; completion of Old Playground – (public questions from 7.15 pm) the weir footbridge replaced Stage 2 of the tree work Resurfacing of the tarmac together with minor repairs to identified in the where it has started to th 10 September 2018 the bridge supports. arboricultural report from break up. th 12 November 2018 2016; coordination of the th 10 December 2018 Work on the World War 1 annual litter pick. th 11 February 2019 Memorial Panel was completed We do have vacancies on th 12 March 2019 and it has been placed in the The next year – there’s the Parish Council so th 13 May 2019 Parish Hall. It is to be again lots to do. would welcome more rededicated as part of the WW1 help – please see article Annual Parish Meeting Commemorations in November. Western Gateway – We are on page 4. Do contact May 2019 – date to be working with the County to one of us if you’d like to confirmed Probably the most obvious work put in place a Gateway see what it’s all about has been the addition of new similar to the one at the and how much fun it can play facilities in the Play Park east end of the village to be. Have a wonderful including provision for older help slow traffic entering year. Contact Details for County children and those with the village. Councillor Anne Dale, disabilities. The majority of the Andy Dunhill 01434 673326 or email cost was covered by grant Pedestrian Crossing – We Chair [email protected] assistance secured by the submitted this to the County Riding Mill Play and through the Local Transport Regeneration Group. Plan and it was approved in principle. Maybe we’ll get See page 8 for your Other tasks have been many: one! guide to what’s on appointment of a gardener to look after certain areas of the The Spinney – Plans have and how to get Keep updated with village news village; award of a new three been drawn up in involved. or check out the Minutes from year grass cutting contract; conjunction with the County PC meetings refresher defibrillator training; to alter the entrance to repairs to a section of the make it safer. We hope to www.ridingmill.org have this work done when tarmac in the Old Playground Play Park gets Spiderman’s seal of approval Three years ago, the Parish Council decided to explore the potential to improve the facilities at the play park in Riding Mill. The original equipment was installed more than 15 years ago and only catered for younger children up to age 8. In addition there was no provision for disabled children or easy access to equipment. In 2016, following advice from Anne Dale County Councillor, conditions to have the play see how happy the children an independent group was set park equipment finished for were, running into the play up with the aim of raising early-2018. Finally the park to try out the new funds to provide new footpath linking all the equipment. The weather for equipment for the play park. equipment was installed by the event was good, and This group comprised - Rod Monster Mulch in April some fantastic photos were Padgett (Chairman), Hannah 2018, and new signs taken by our official Thorpe, Darren Griffin, Petra created by Robin Watson photographer Natasha. Tea, Carlsson-Mitchell together Sign & Design ready for the coffee and cakes were with Catherine Harrison, official opening in May. served and the opening Eileen Carew, David McKenzie event was enjoyed by all. & Andy Dunhill from the The play park was officially Parish Council. re-opened on 18th May I would like to thank all 2018. The event was well those involved in the play As a group we looked at attended by our sponsors, park group for their help several different play parks residents of Riding Mill and with the project, the across the region and the children from residents of Riding Mill for weighed the options from Broomhaugh School. their kind donations and different equipment providers. Following a brief speech everyone involved in setting In particular, the group was from Andy and Rod up the opening event. I keen to include a climbing (thanking the sponsors would also like to thank boulder, which offers listed below) the children once again our major challenges on many different were invited to cut the sponsors: Osbit, the Big levels and has become a ribbon across the entrance. Lottery Fund, the popular addition to children’s During the ceremony the Community Foundation, playgrounds in recent years. appearance of Spider Man Northumberland County With Jen Stephenson’s help caused much surprise Council, Postcode Local the children at Broomhaugh amongst the children. On Trust, the Sir James Knott School were asked to rate hearing of the wonderful Trust, Tesco Groundworks various types of equipment, new boulder at Riding Mill, and Tynedale Lions. and finally plans were drawn he had travelled all the way up and costs obtained. from New York to attend Dr. Rodney Padgett the opening and try it out! At the Annual General Playground equipment does It was a great pleasure to Meeting of the Parish not come cheap! The Parish Council, Councillor Andy Council provided some initial Dunhill was elected to funds and in early 2017 the continue as Chair of the group started a major fund- Parish Council and raising drive which secured Councillor Brian Singer as the majority of the money the Vice-Chair. needed in about 10 months. By late-2017 Playdale (who All Parish Councillors are also provided the original happy to be contacted equipment in the play park) and their phone numbers and Rockworks (climbing can be found on the PC boulder manufacturer) were noticeboard or on the collaborating and bringing the website: new design to life, working www.ridingmill.org over the harsh winter The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th November The signing of the Armistice We will identify on the map On Saturday evening a ‘Pie 100 years ago brought a where some of the soldiers and Pea Supper’ is being ceasefire to fighting on the whose names are on the arranged and tickets will be Western Front in the First War Memorial lived. In 1911 available nearer the time World War, which had begun there were 57 dwellings in in 1914. To mark this event Broomhaugh and 48 in Sunday 11th we are preparing a weekend Riding and 14 names Following the of remembrance and appear on the war Remembrance service at commemoration which we memorial; the war memorial in St hope the village will James’s Cemetery there will participate in and ultimately A brief history of the major be a rededication of the raise a substantial sum of events and a selection of refurbished memorial panel money for the British Legion poetry from each year of in the Parish Hall and the Poppy Appeal. the war; exhibition will close at 4pm In December 2016 we began A display of books about the An enormous thank you to asking people if they would ‘Great War’ and any everyone who has make poppies so that we There will be a ‘field’ of memorabilia that people contributed to the could have a cascade of poppies in the cemetery and would like to share. preparation and we hope poppies through the Village. an art display in St James’s that you will make this a So many people have Church. As 2018 also marks the memorable village event. contributed to this by centenary of Women over donating material, making The parish hall will be the age of 30 being given Geraldine Bruce, Susan open from 10am to 4pm and now assembling the th the vote and the formation Law and Penny poppies and we have on Saturday 10 and of the Northumberland MacLoughlin from 12 noon to 4pm on exceeded our target which is th Federation of Women’s a great achievement. Sunday 11 when light Institutes. A display will refreshments will be served. show how women’s lives The poppies will be in place changed and the roles they on or near the 1st of In the hall there will be a took on while the men were November and will remain display of: away at war.
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