Issue 37 October 2008 Pontnews&Views FREE Monthly Magazine for Ponteland and District
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802085_PNV Iss37 25/9/08 08:49 Page 1 Issue 37 October 2008 pontnews&views FREE monthly magazine for Ponteland and district PONTELAND • MILBOURNE • MEDBURN • PRESTWICK • KIRKLEY Get prepared for the next flood... Environment Agency warning as it calls public meeting Plus...your photos of last month's deluge Introducing your new beat bobby Village celebrates In Bloom silver gilt email: [email protected] 802085_PNV Iss37 25/9/08 08:49 Page 2 pontnews&views October 2008 SOLARFOLD doors, open up your home and bring the outside in PETER ATKINSON MP for Hexham Constituency Office: 1 Meal Market Hexham Northumberland NE46 1NF Tel: 01434 603954 Fax: 01434 601659 Westminster Office: House of Commons Westminster London SW1A 0AA Tel: 0207 2194013 Fax: 0207 2192775 Web: www.peteratkinson.com A set of folding/sliding doors can complement any building and provide exciting glass wall solutions. 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If you would like to submit an article, feature an event or advertise in the magazine, contact: [email protected] or write to Editor, Pont News and Views, 5 East Boldon Road, Cleadon Village, SR6 7SH or tel. 0191 536 2078. 2 www.pontelandparishcouncil.org.uk Printed by Printers (Coast) Limited, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 802085_PNV Iss37 25/9/08 08:49 Page 3 news&views Flower show raises the spirits By Muriel Sobo A triumph of talent and determination over this year’s weather! That’s one way to describe this year’s well- supported show in the Memorial Hall with entries from all ages. The children’s section was fascinating, the photographs were stunning; the vegetables and flowers took a hammering in the weather that brought floods to the village but were still remarkable. The cooks, the artists, the flower arrangers The basket of plenty and many creative talents were all displayed to delight the eye. Syd Cowan, the show Rachel Morgan, winner of the Annabel Andrews, with her chairman with his prize- most points in Junior section, winning entry in the winning beetroot. with her hand-made flower. photograph section. The winning snake from the children’s section Prize-winning fuschia Doug Hogg, photo judge with retired village photographer Geoff Willey email: [email protected] 3 802085_PNV Iss37 25/9/08 08:50 Page 4 pontnews&views October 2008 PONTELAND SOUTH WITH HEDDON COUNTY COUNCILLOR PETER JACKSON AND PONTELAND WEST Northumberland County INCLUDINGCouncil Ponteland STAMFORDHAM South with HeddonAND County MATFEN Councillor PeterCOUNTY Jackson COUNCILLOR And Ponteland West including Stamfordham VERONICA JONES and Matfen County Councillor RE-UPHOSTERY will be holdingVeronica a Surgery Jones on by Saturday, 6 September 2008 will be holding a Surgery on at Merton Hall, Ponteland Robson of Ponteland Saturday 4th October 2008 from 10.00am - 11.00am Antique Specialist Mrs JonesAt Merton will also Hall,be holding Ponteland a surgery Prop: P. ROBSON Ponteland (01661) 871722 24 hr fromat Matfen 10.00 Villageam – 11.00 Hall am on Saturday,District Councillors 13 September will be2008 in Chappark Cottage MODERN & DOMESTIC from 10.30am to 11.30amattendance Prestwick East Farm BEDROOM FITMENTS District Councillors will be in attendance Prestwick Village, Ponteland LOOSE COVERS All Constituents Welcome Newcastle upon Tyne NE20 9TX ALL CONTRACT WORK All Constituents Welcome eventsOctober/ November events ROTARY CLUB OF PONTELAND LIONS recycling and sending to November 21 developing countries. They PONTELAND OPERA The annual swimarathon The Fenner Sisters with can also be left anytime at GALA CONCERT organised by Ponteland Lions the Tees Valley Jazzmen HB Opticians on the The Rotary Club of is on Saturday 8 Held at the church on Broadway. The Lions Ponteland will be holding November at Ponteland Broadway, Darras Hall on welcome new members, their annual Opera Gala Pool. Teams from the local Friday November 21, starting both men and women, who Concert with Graeme Danby schools and village clubs 7pm prompt. wish to contribute to our and artistes from Covent seek sponsors for an hour’s community and enjoy social Fabulous music that will get Garden, Glyndebourne and swim and it has been a very occasions. More information you stirring - a “bring your English National Opera at successful fundraiser over from the secretary, John own picnic” event, everyone the Britannia Hotel on many years. The monthly Morris on 01661 823917. at tables. Bring a picnic - Sunday, 19th October. bookstall at Somerfields is large or small but do not Admission is £10 and tickets very popular with both PONTELAND UNITED forget the liquid refreshment are available from Mackley young and old. Videos, REFORMED CHURCH - including glasses or cups. and Studdert (Optometrists), DVDs and children’s books November 8 Tickets £12 (prize draw - no Main Street, Ponteland, are also on offer. Anyone Christmas Fayre raffle) from Alan Fox (01661) Stewart Blair (01661) with books to dispose of can Held at the church on 822743 or Raymond Tipping 822367 or Les Danby bring them along on the Broadway, Darras Hall on on (01661) 825015 or (01661) 823219. last Saturday of the Saturday 8th November from church members. month. Spectacles no longer 11.30am until 3pm. in use are also collected for Admission free. 4 www.pontelandtowncouncil.co.uk 802085_PNV Iss37 25/9/08 09:10 Page 5 news&views Ponteland Q Pride in QUALITY TOWN Town Council NEWS COUNCIL Ponteland Resume of Programme of Works October 2008. It was agreed that been made to Ponteland at the Agency proposed to hold discussions report there was a lot of work to be carried recent presentation of Awards on with residents and relevant out and whilst success could not be September 8. This was an information would be included in The Town Council carried out their guaranteed in the first year, it would improvement on last year’s award. Pont News & Views as well as a monthly review of the programme give a good indication of what was The Chairman thanked all of those public meeting being held in of works. A report relating to necessary to achieve this prestigious Councillors on the Environment October. The Chairman also referred proposed entrance signs to the award. Working Party who had worked so to the flooding in Ponteland at the village of the A696 was produced hard for the award. He also thanked weekend and he wished to thank and it was hoped that a draft Castle Morpeth Borough Council the Clerk to the Council and the the emergency services for the way design, specification and materials – Draft Anti Social Behaviour Council’s Contractors who had also they had handled events and also would be considered at the October Policy put so much effort into this work. the Council’s contractors who had meeting. A report on historic The Council was also extremely also assisted in the village on signage in the village was also Councillors had considered the grateful to the sponsors of this Saturday September 6. Their efforts presented and this was also above document and were asked to year’s event and to the assistance were much appreciated. Reference progressing well. submit comments by September 30. It was generally agreed that the from the Borough Council’s Green was made to the flooding in the Environment Working Party principles of the document were and Clean Department. There was park and this had necessitated very sound, however, equally it was also extremely good news for closing the path from Fox Covert The Environment Committee had recognised that this would be Ponteland Middle School and Athol until the water subsided. This would considered several items, including difficult to implement. A suitable House, which had both received a hopefully re-open soon. A bridge approval to obtain quotes to carry response would be submitted to the gold award in their respective had also been destroyed together out some works to the Leyllandi Borough Council. categories and had also attended with some tree damage. Authority trees next to Somerfields and the the awards event at Gateshead was given to have the tree works replacement of three litter bins in Re-opening of Kirkley West Leisure Centre with Town Council carried out as an emergency. the village. Thorn household waste recovery representatives. The judges had Councillor Chilton from the East centre been very impressed by both entries. Ward gave an account of his visits to Green Flag status – Ponteland the flood victims who had also been Park Councillors were pleased to learn Recent flooding visited by the MP for the area. that the above waste recovery The Environment Committee had The Chairman reported that he had centre would re-open on Friday This report is from the meeting of also considered information relating had a meeting with the Environment September 19. Ponteland Town Council held on to the above award. A presentation Agency very recently regarding September 11.