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THE HAYDON NEWS ON LINE WE WILL REMEMBER THEM INSIDE THIS ISSUE PAGE www.haydon-news.co.uk Editorial 2 Parish Council Notes 3/16 email: [email protected] Historical Notes 4/5/6 Licensed Festive Events 8 Village Design Statement 9 Dr. Steve Ford 10/11 Issue10 Church Pages 12/13 Tyne Valley RUG AGM. 14 Haydon Bridge W.I. 14 December Poets’ corner 15 Crossword 20 2007 HAYDONPublished NEWS by The Friends Of Haydon Bridge Page 1 THE HAYDON NEWS ON LINE EDITORIAL COMMENT Hello again and I offer a welcome to existing and As far as I understand it, Northumberland County Council, as new on line readers of The Haydon News. part of its bid for unitary authority status, came up with the Established in 1979 and preceded on and off for over notion of listening to and taking account of local views and forty five years by a church Parish Magazine, The needs through the development of ‘Belonging Communities’ Haydon News is published by the Friends of Haydon and ‘Characteristic Communities’. Nice idea! Cosy, comfortable sounding titles but just what do they mean Bridge and is written, printed, collated and delivered for local communities and the delivery of local services? by volunteers. The answer to that is no one really knows at present. Around 1,000 copies of The Haydon News are We’re working on it. But it will happen by 2009! What is known is which parishes will be grouped together to distributed free of charge, ten months of the year, form a ‘Belonging Community’, except that since the concept throughout the parish of Haydon in Tynedale, was introduced some parishes have objected to the groupings Northumberland. proposed by NCC, so at present we’re not quite sure to which The Haydon News on line doesn’t replace this community we belong. Haydon, as reported last month, have traditional publication but allows those living requested links with Allendale and West Allen rather than Hexham and Hexhamshire, as proposed by NCC. outside our delivery area, who have a connection Since then the Whitfield part of Whitfield and Plenmeller have with or an interest in the parish, to keep in touch. decided they would like to ‘belong’ to this grouping. That of Welcome again then to The Haydon News on line, a course would require changes to their parish boundary. web site that will build throughout the coming So while we are all positioning ourselves questions are being months and already includes an archive of earlier raised about the composition of the ‘Community Forum’ that editions. will represent the ‘Belonging Community’. What will be the Contributions to The Haydon News in the form of role of parish councils? What services will parish councils articles or letters are welcome, especially from those and/or Belonging Communities be responsible for delivering? How will these be funded? How do councils link with the with a family connection within the parish. County Council? ‘Characteristic Communities’ will provide the Please email us. email: [email protected] answers but who/what are they? They’re groups of ‘Belonging Communities’! But………… Dennis Telford. (Chairman) Friends of Haydon Bridge. HAPPY CHRISTMAS. MRP. WELCOME TO THE PARISH OF HAYDON, NORTHUMBERLAND ENGLAND FOLLOW THE PROGRESS OF THE HAYDON BRIDGE BYPASS These views were taken from above the West Rattenraw junction of the bypass. They show how our countryside along the Tyne valley is changing 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 November 2007 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. The parish council was informed that Langley crossroads Northumberland the main point of discussions in Highways Department stated that drivers Following a complaint last month about Tynedale Council at present was in low vehicles could see the road by the blocked pavement drains on Church ‘Belonging Communities’. Along with looking under the signs and drivers in St the council was informed that they are ‘Characteristic Communities’ they are high vehicles could see over the signs. blocked with cement. In a letter received likely to be the bodies delivering local The councillors expressed their by the council a representative from the services when the district councils are dissatisfaction with both these replies Highways Dept said that as people might abolished and Northumberland and are to communicate this to the two catch their heels in them if they were becomes a unitary authority in 2009. departments. cleaned out the Dept intend to leave the The problem at present seems to be In a letter from NCC Highways the gutters as they are! that no one knows how they will be council was informed that it would be A member of the public reported that a formed or what, if any, services they necessary to carry out a risk assessment section of a safety barrier on Shaftoe St will be responsible for delivering. Two on the paving blocks in Church St had been missing for sometime and parish councillors are to attend a pavements before any changes could be needed replacing. meeting on Monday along with made. As any alterations would prove representatives from other Tynedale expensive it was unlikely that any A complaint was received that a sign parish councils to find out more about changes would take place unless the erected by the by pass construction these new tiers of local government paving stones were out of alignment contractors blocked the view of the road and give their views on their formation This was in reply to the council’s for people turning out of Martins Close. and function. The future role of parish correspondence with the Dept following A request will be made for it to be councils is also to be discussed as it a number of trip/fall incidents in Church repositioned. seems likely that they will have St. As the council feel there is an Two members of the public told the increased responsibilities in the inherent problem with the type of paving councillors that Taits Yard development delivery of services. used, councillors again expressed plans had been resubmitted to the dissatisfaction with the reply and will Highways. Planning Dept following amendment. respond to the Highways dept They were informed that the council was In response to the parish council’s accordingly. aware of this and had included the item request for a 40mph speed limit on the in the agenda for the meeting. A69 at its junction with the Alston Planning. They went on to remind the council that road during the period of the by pass Brigwood lane is private and, as stated construction the Highways Agency Amendments to the plans for Taits Yard in residents’ deeds, must be maintained replied that it could not agree to the were discussed. It was difficult to by householders. They stated that some request. It stated that the introduction ascertain the changes made but one residents had paid over £300 per of a speed limit at this point would councillor did point out that now all of household to have the lane repaired and cause accidents as the slower moving Brigwood lane between Ratcliffe Rd and that they had maintained ‘their section’ traffic on the A69 would cause the the corner in the lane was included in the with loose chippings etc. Their main traffic waiting to join the road from the development site. The council are to ask objection was the planned new entrance A686 to be delayed even longer and so for clarification on this. to the Taits Yard Development moved encourage drivers to take more risks in from its present position near Victoria trying to move onto the A69. The Terrace to opposite 1, Brigwood. introduction of a speed limit on the Parish Council Notes are continued on A69 was also likely to cause nose to Page 16 PARISH COUNCIL MEETING bumper crashes as traffic slowed 9 councillors present. unexpectedly. Tynedale Council Minutes. Following a complaint from the council last month about restricted PARISH COUNCILLORS vision caused by the new signs at Esmond Faulks (chairman) Mr. D Charlton 684505 Mrs. E Charlton 684505 Mrs. V Fletcher 688872 Mr. M R Parkin 684340 Mr. D Smith* 684480 Mr. R Snowdon 688871 Mr. E Brown*. 684084 Mr H Oliver 688856 Ms J Males Mrs J Thompson. 684376 (* also a Tynedale Councillor) Parish Clerk Mrs. C McGivern 688020(after 6pm) HAYDON NEWS Page 3 HISTORICAL NOTES OF HAYDON BRIDGE - Dennis Telford OUR ‘CRUMBLING HERITAGE’ partly responsible for its deterioration. door ’Old Pele House’ cottage. English Heritage cites ‘tree and scrub Interestingly, former Haydonian William The, ‘English Heritage Buildings At growth and rabbit activity’ as the Veitch tells me that his grandfather Risk Register’, brings together all the major destructive influences. William Veitch and his grandmother Grade 1 and Grade 11listed buildings Jane, lived in this cottage adjoining the and scheduled ancient monuments, Stublick. Golf House bastle. William senior was known to be at risk, or on the way to The old colliery site at Stublick is the greenkeeper on the Chesterwood golf becoming so.