THE HAYDON NEWS ON LINE INSIDE THIS ISSUE PAGE August 13th 2008 Editorial 2 The final steel beams spanning the Parish Council Notes 3/11 river are fixed into position, Historical Notes 4 to 7 forming the Correspondence 7 South Tyne Viaduct. Issue 8 Christmas on the Old Bridge 7/11 Flower,Veg. & Leek Shows 8/15 The Garden Station 8 October Bypass Update 9/14 Doctor’s Pages 10/11 2008 Church Pages 12/13 Langley & HB WI’s 15 Housing Strategy 16 www.haydon-news.co.uk Parish Plan 17 Crossword 22 e mail: [email protected] HAYDONPublished NEWS by The Friends Of Haydon Bridge Page 1 THE HAYDON NEWS ON LINE EDITORIAL COMMENT There’s quite a bit that’s new in this edition of the Haydon The Haydon News was Established in 1979 and News. preceded on and off for over forty five years by a Dr Paul Wyatt has his first ‘Doctor’s Page’ in what we hope church Parish Magazine, The Haydon News is will continue to be a feature in future editions. published by the Friends of Haydon Bridge and is There’s also news from the Garden Station at Langley and its written, printed, collated and delivered by new manager, Mike Winstanley. Have you tried one of the volunteers. delicious vegetarian dishes at his restaurant? (More news/items from the Langley area would be welcomed in the Haydon News). Around 1,000 copies of The Haydon News are Then there are several new advertisers. distributed free of charge, ten months of the year, We are particularly grateful to the people who choose to throughout the parish of Haydon in Tynedale, advertise their businesses in the Haydon News as the income Northumberland. generated makes the Haydon News possible. We hope that the custom from our readers makes their advertising worthwhile. The Haydon News on line doesn’t replace this traditional publication but allows those living We would also welcome new members to the Friends of Haydon Bridge and/or donations to our ‘new printer appeal’. outside our delivery area, who have a connection with or an interest in the parish, to keep in touch. So far this year 107 people have made a personal contribution towards the costs involved in producing the Haydon News, Welcome then to The Haydon News On Line, a web either by paying membership, or making a donation. Some people have done both. The committee of the Friends site that will build throughout the coming months Association and the Editors of the Haydon News are very and already includes an archive of earlier editions. grateful for their contributions. Are you one of those 107 people? Contributions to The Haydon News in the form of If you are, ‘Thank you’. articles or letters are welcome, especially from those If you’re not please consider making a contribution. with a family connection within the parish. Just put it in an envelope, addressed to the Friends of Haydon Please email us: Bridge and leave it at Claire’s newsagents for collection. Or, in the first instance, email : email: [email protected] [email protected] With ever increasing prices each of the 980 copies of the Dennis Telford. (Chairman) Haydon News we send out each month now costs about 25p Friends of Haydon Bridge. to produce. Please make a contribution. Thanks. MP WELCOME TO THE PARISH OF HAYDON, NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND HAYDON BRIDGE BYPASS, A69. 29th September 2008. While work continues on the South Tyne Viaduct and at the east and west end tie-ins, the bypass bridge over the Langley Burn in Gee’s Wood is almost complete. This photograph is taken looking north east. The Friends of Haydon Bridge is a voluntary organisation and is responsible for the publication of The Haydon News. Some of the revenue costs of publishing around 1,000 copies of The Haydon News, ten times each year, are met by advertising fees. To support the revenue costs and provide capital expenditure for new equipment etc., The Friends of Haydon Bridge rely on donations If you have enjoyed our on line magazine and would like to make a donation, please email the editors in the first instance [email protected] Thank you THE HAYDON NEWS Editors: Mike Parkin. Dennis Telford. www.Haydon-News.co.uk Site construction by Henry Swaddle. Page 2 HAYDON NEWS PARISH COUNCIL NOTES from the meeting in September 2008 Public participation ‘localities’ taking place. This is all Lighting. about how Parish Councils will relate NCC is now paying for the electricity A query was raised once again about one to the other and with the County used to illuminate the Church clock. replacing the seat at the corner of Council. It was reported that a street light is not Strother Close and Church Street. The It was noted that an increasing number working in Greenwich Gardens. Council is considering providing a of decisions taken by Tynedale District simple bench type seat on the opposite Planning applications. Council now have to go to NCC for side of the road. A discussion followed The Council had no objections to the approval. Part of the centralisation of on the provision of metal seats in public following applications; local government powers. places, as these would be less liable to Change of use of building at The Parish Council was informed that suffer damage. It was pointed out that Bounderlands to holiday cottage, the Showfield Development has reach the cost would be considerable and Construction of agricultural building at a stalemate position due to the current beyond the council’s means at present. The Tofts. financial/economic situation. Concerns were raised about the proposed The Local Government Ombudsman The Council’s attention was drawn to a development of an agricultural has at last responded to the Parish metal post left in the pavement on machinery repair centre on the Riverside Council’s concerns over Tynedale Church Street following the removal, beyond the picnic area. The site Council’s handling of the Showfield earlier in the year, of the directional road proposed for this development was Development application by informing sign it used to support. The Council is to flooded when the river overflowed its it that the ombudsman’s department contact NCC Highways to ask if the sign banks at this point earlier in the month. cannot deal with complaints from is to be replaced and if not, for the post If the development gets approval then a Parish Councils, only from residents or to be removed. similar flooding occurrence could result residents groups. Showfield residents in oil from the repair centre polluting the have been informed. It was reported that the drain at the south river. The Parish Council objected to this end of the old bridge was still blocked Highways. proposed development at its last and caused a large pool of water to meeting. The application has been The concern, expressed by the Council collect at this point after rain. The re-submitted as the applicant failed to to NCC Highways Dept, about the Council is to request that this and all notify Greenwich Hospital, the owner of hidden dip beneath the bypass bridge other street drains in the village be the access road. over the Langley road is being cleaned. followed up with a site visit by an Correspondence. Council meeting 9 councillors present. official from the Dept. It is hoped that A letter from a resident was received this will take place at the end of the requesting a seat on the North Bank near Tynedale Council minutes. ‘Brinkburn’ be repaired. school day when there is a particular Local government changes have been problem with cars parked outside Consultation documents were received the focus of much discussion at Shaftoe School and in the Showfield from North Pennines and Tynedale Council meetings. The entrance. Northumberland National Park about proposals to centralise social/affordable The Council has submitted its request their respective development plans. housing allocation through for works to be included in the Local A letter was also received from ‘Northumberland Homefinder’ has Transport Plan for next year. This Northumberland Strategic Partnership caused some concern, especially includes improvements to Ratcliffe regarding changes in the future in line regarding the possible loss of local Road. The Council was informed last with changes in local government accountability within the system and year that NCC accepted that structures. maintaining the principle of provision improvement would be needed to the The council also received notice of the for local people first. Homefinder will be road following de-trunking and that forthcoming AGM of Tyne Valley operated on a county wide system and money should be available from the Community Rail Partnership. place applicants for housing into bands, Highways Agency’s ‘de-trunking Continued on page 11 depending on housing need. fund’. A site visit is to be arranged. Consultation with Parish and District Following work by Northumbrian PARISH COUNCILLORS Councils is taking place over the next Water in Church Street, a complaint few weeks. has been received that tarmac has been Esmond Faulks (chairman) Mr. D Charlton 684505 Boundary changes to local government used to make good an area of Mrs. E Charlton 684505 wards are also being discussed at present pavement rather than the paving stones Mrs. V Fletcher 688872 as NCC look to ensure that wards are of reinstated. The Council is to contact Mr. M R Parkin 684340 a similar size. the company about this issue. Mr. D Smith* 684480 Fly tipping continues to be a problem, The footpath between Page Croft and Mr.