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Broomhaugh & Riding Parish Council Caring about where you live NEWSLETTER Issue 1 July 2015 Parish Council Previous Chairman’s Notes Information Two things have delegate responsibilities meetings. Your local parish councillors are: characterised the Parish to individual councillors Council's direction over to take the lead in their Please come forward if Bill Cairns the last two years. own areas of interest. you are one of these Eileen Carew One has been to make This is to reduce the constructive people. The Andy Dunhill (Chair) the work of the PC more workload on any PC is three short of its Jill Mills accessible. To this end particular councillor and full complement. Malcolm Reid we now produce regular to encourage villagers Brian Singer notes for the Parish with ideas of things that Recent developments in News. All County Council could be improved in the the village, many Contact details for consultations are put village to join the PC, involving the PC, appear Catherine Harrison, onto our website swiftly without necessarily in different parts of this Parish Clerk so that interested having to be involved in newsletter and our 01434 682348 (office-hours villagers have a chance the details of all aspects thanks go to the Clerk for only please) or email to comment on them. of the Council, other than bringing it all together. [email protected] And this Newsletter is a using good judgement further development. when issues are Cllr. Malcolm Reid Dates for forthcoming Parish presented, debated and Council Meetings held in the The second has been to decided in council Supper Room, Parish Hall 7.45 pm (public questions from 7.15 pm) Play Park Plans th 6 July 2015 14th September 2015 This excellent facility and balance items to link th 9 November 2015 sees a lot of use. Last the current equipment 14th December 2015 8th February 2016 summer we arranged for and removing the low 14th March 2016 the grass to be cut on a spinning wheel and th 9 May 2016 more regular basis replacing it with a tall Annual Parish Meeting making it better for the spinning pole. April 2016 – date to be children and this will confirmed continue. We are also looking into providing not that much we can do. Contact Details for County one or two more play The trees and hedging Councillor Anne Dale, facilities and costs are around the park are kept 01434 673326 or email currently being sought. [email protected] cut back and one tree adjacent to the Burn was rotten so has been removed. Have you read Riding Mill’s own If you have any ideas for website? Ideas include - a climbing The moles continue to be improvement please let us Check out www.ridingmill.org boulder for older a problem but being so know. children, wooden stilts close to water there is Riding Mill Cricket both League and Cricket Club has been friendly matches. This established as part of should also help village life since 1880, attract new players. Club has originally playing matches on what is now Oaklands Use Corbridge Rise, the development of experience to access big plans which prompted a move grants - we have to our current facilities at recently been FOOTBALL Broomhaugh 27 years successful in ago. obtaining a grant FIELD from the ECB towards During the cricket season the purchase of The PC has been active in we play a full fixture list wicket covers, the supporting the Cricket of home and away next target being Club with its plans and friendly matches on a sight screens, with has promised to provide Sunday, which will the ultimate aim £5000 match funding to continue. However, the being grants towards help towards the 2015 season promises to a new pavilion, which redevelopment of the be an exciting time as we could be used for the Pavilion. Many thanks to those residents have amalgamated with benefit of the village. who helped with this year’s Corbridge Cricket Club to We have also been litter pick – over 20 people play Saturday games in Promotion of both successful in securing the West Tyne League, male and female S106 funding to enable turned out to help the team name being younger players - us to reinstate the and what a terrific difference Corbridge Millers with improved facilities and football field. Hopefully a they made! 50/50 representation of increased volume of village side and junior team might soon be players, home games cricket will hopefully being played at Riding in the future attract playing here. The facility From this Mill. younger players. will also help the Cricket Corbridge currently Club as the number of This decision has been have a number of wickets can be increased. taken for a number of female players, with reasons. women’s cricket increasing in SUPERFAST To keep the Club popularity. BROADBAND financially viable- the high cost of purchase Anyone wishing to play or Do you run a business in and maintenance of be involved please Riding Mill? equipment particularly contact: for field and wicket Check out to this preparation means Peter Nitsch, Vice iNorthumberland that we need to Chairman Business Support maximise income by 01434 682200 Programme and you may making full use of the [email protected] be eligible for FREE ground during the superfast broadband if cricket season. Bill Law, President you complete just 12 01434 682397 hours of free Online Opportunity for RMCC Digital Training. players to play League cricket- we Register at: have a number of inorthumberlandbusiness. players who welcome co.uk this opportunity for Public Access Defibrillator At the meeting in undiagnosed heart access code. Having the December the PC was condition. Having a confidence to use the quickly convinced of the defibrillator not far away defibrillator is so merits of installing our could have helped and important, as is knowing own community his friends began to CPR skills. defibrillator. In just a fundraise to help install Representatives from the few weeks, with the help this equipment Stephen Carey Fund will of the Stephen Carey throughout be back early next year Fund, we were able to Northumberland. to ensure even more arrange our first life- members of our saving training session You will have seen the community know what to and take delivery of the defibrillator in its housing do in an emergency. defibrillator. cabinet on the side of the Parish Hall. If there is an Also, if you have an idea The Fund was set up emergency now in Riding of how we could raise following the death of Mill the 999 operator will extra funds for the Stephen Carey, a young ask if anyone is available Stephen Carey Fund man who collapsed whilst to go and get the please get in touch. playing football and who defibrillator from the sadly died from an cabinet and will issue the At the Annual General Eventually we have light! Meeting of the Parish Council, Councillor Andy After many requests over This is an important path some point Dunhill was elected Chair of the Parish Council and the years, the PC is as it is the only means of in the future Councillor Brian Singer as happy to report that access for disabled all lights in the Vice-Chair. there is now an extra passengers to the east Riding Mill All Parish Councillors are light to help negotiate bound platform. will be happy to be contacted the difficult bend on the replaced by and their phone numbers path linking Broomhaugh This street light is one of these energy can be found on the PC to the Station at night. the new LED ones being saving ones. noticeboard or on the rolled out by NCC and at website: www.ridingmill.org Changes to emergency care across Northumberland and North If you care about where you live and feel that you Tyneside have something to contribute please From June 2015, Urgent but less serious - See more at: https://www.northumbria.n consider joining the emergency care is conditions will be cared for hs.uk/emergency/where- Parish Council. We changing across at 24 hour walk-in services go- currently have three help#sthash.vmsnaBV5.dp vacancies. Perhaps come Northumberland and North at Hexham, North uf along to a future meeting Tyneside. Tyneside and Wansbeck of the Council and see general hospitals. Northumbria Specialist what is discussed or Serious or life threatening Emergency Care contact the Chair or Clerk Your GP can treat the for more information. emergencies will be cared Hospital for at the new majority of healthcare Northumbria Way Northumbria Specialist needs and is the first point Cramlington Emergency Care Hospital of contact for most medical Northumberland in Cramlington. problems for you and your family. NE23 6NZ Tour of Britain Cycle Race comes to Riding Mill On Thursday 10th procession until just after touch with Pam Pryor, September, Riding Mill the Broomhaugh roundabout Chair of the VHT. will play host to the Tour when the true race will start. of Britain cycle race, We are also hoping to hold albeit only for a few As ever the Village Hall Trust a competition for the best minutes. will be laying on decorated bicycle (well it refreshments and children makes a change from Times are still to be from Broomhaugh First scarecrows!). Further confirmed but it is likely School have lots of fun details will be circulated in the Tour will set off from activities planned. the Parish News or see Prudhoe at 11.15 am. http://www.tourofbritain.c If you would like to be o.uk/ The cyclists will ride in involved please get in To book the Parish Hall or Millennium Hall for a meeting or an event, please contact Mrs Pam Pryor on 01434 682927 or email [email protected] IMPROVING TREES ACCESS TO THE PLAY PARK & There are a lot of trees MUGA COURT on the land owned by the PC and these need to be At a recent meeting, looked after on a following much debate, proactive basis.