Articles October 2021

If you wish to report any incident please contact Northumbria Police on 101 or in an emergency 999 and for anything else I can be contacted.
You can also report an incident using the ‘Contacts’ page of www.police.uk

Alternatively you can pass information anonymously via Crime Stoppers at crimestoppers-uk.org or 0800 555 111.

PC Andrea Teasdale 07736 193262 or 101 extension 61181 andrea.teasdale.8603@northumbria.pnn.police.uk

Bedlington Police Station 101 extension 63526 open 8am - 8pm 7days/week

For Crime Maps, go to www.police.uk - the last reported month when the Longhorsley Tree went to press was July 2021.

In the last six reported months there have been 18 crimes reported in Longhorsley parish.

NCC Offer Free Trees

NCC’s free tree giveaway is back for a second year.

The popular Free Tree scheme is offering 15,000 tree saplings to residents, schools and community groups.
As of September 21st 5,000 trees were still available.

For full details and to request a tree go to Free Tree Booking Form
This offer will close in mid-October or when all trees have been allocated.
You should be notified by NCC if your request has been successful.

Requesting a tree for Old Church Wood
If you would like to apply for a free tree but don't have room for it we would welcome it for the community wood.

Please select a tree for a large garden (Wild cherry or English Oak) or medium garden (Silver birch or Rowan) and, if possible, email Tim Fish at timfish105@btinternet.com to let him know what you have selected.
You will also be asked to select a collection point, date and time.
Can we suggest you collect your tree from Morpeth in November ready for a planting session towards the end of the month.
Penny Ford 788278
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Post Office in Longhorsley Village Hall

Please note that this Outreach Service can not accept large parcels.
Please remember to keep 2m apart when queuing.

Monday 9:15am to 12:15pm

Tuesday 9:15am to 10:45am

Friday 11:30am to 1:30pm

A full list of Post Office services available at Longhorsley can be seen here

Only one customer is allowed to be served at a time.
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Longhorsley Takeaway Food

We will send out a Breaking News if we are notified of any changes.

The Shoulder of Mutton

The Shoulder of Mutton is open and offering takeaways every day.

Sunday lunches 12-6pm ~ Monday to Saturday 5pm-8pm

See their menu at shoulderofmuttonpub.com ~ phone 788236 to order

Pizzeria Padre

Pizzeria Padre at West Moor Farm (by Forget Me Not Country Park) is open for collection every Thursday & Saturday 5pm to 8pm.

Order by 5pm Tuesday for Thursday or 5pm Thursday for Saturday.

See the menu and place orders at pizzeriapadre.com

The Flying Fryer

The Flying Fryer will be here every Friday from 4pm to 7pm, depending on demand, but not October 15th

Please remember to keep 2m apart when queuing.

Facebook The Flying Fryer 07984 426 725

Mivesi Naan Truck

Mivesi Naan Truck is here alternate Tuesdays from ~~4:30pm~~ 5pm to 8pm

Next visits are October 12th & 26th

See their menu on the Mivesi Facebook page.

Pre-order by text to 07841 204532 or message them on Facebook.

Dou_h&Co

Dou_h&Co here alternate Thursdays 4:30pm – 7:30pm

Just one visit this month - Thursday October 14th 4:30pm – 7:30pm

Pre-ordering only 07507 834 628 from Tuesday 9am each week.

You will be allocated a collection time and be sent a payment link.

See their menu on the Dou_h & Co Facebook page and Dou-h.co.uk

Your County Councillor

As we know recent weeks in Afghanistan have been desperate for their citizens and especially those trying to flee their country. That is why I have said that the County Council want to, and will do, our bit for their refugees.

At the time of writing we are still awaiting final details from Government as to how many we might be able to take into the County but I’ve been amazed by the kind offers of help that so many have made.

Hopefully we will soon be able to offer some families who have been through this ordeal a new home in Northumberland.

NCC Highways have identified possible locations for passing places on the Smallburn Road and we are working with the Parish Council to see what can be done.

As always please get in touch if I can help with anything -

Glen Sanderson (County Councillor) 07730 979 737 glen.sanderson@northumberland.gov.uk

COVID-19 Update

(Was Breaking News)

Case rates remain, with most of the new cases being of the Delta variant, but the number of patients in hospital and the death rates are very low.

In summary, the government’s Covid Autumn and Winter Plan is to increase vaccination numbers, encourage ventilation, face coverings, testing, hand washing and using the NHS Covid-19 App.
See our Covid Autumn and Winter Plan webpage for more details.

Home Testing Kits will be in the Shoulder of Mutton car park alternate Wednesdays from 3:15pm to 4:30am - October 6th and 20th.

Vaccinations are now being offered to 12-17 year olds and booster doses are being offered to priority groups 1 to 9.

New Editors

A couple of people have expressed an interest in being part of a team that edits the newsletter. If you think you might be interested in joining the team, please contact the current editors or Sally by Sunday October 17th.

If we don’t get any more volunteers the December edition will be the last.

Alan & Sue Etchells 788847 longhorsley.tree@gmail.com

Sally Woolley 788869 sallyannewoolley@yahoo.co.uk
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Longhorsley Parish Council

The next Parish Council meeting will be held on 13th October 2021 in the Village Hall, starting at 7pm, with a parishioner slot at 8pm.

Meeting notices are displayed on village notice boards, with minutes and other information found on the Parish Council website

northumberlandparishes.uk/longhorsley

In the event that the meeting has to be moved to a ZOOM meeting, a notice will be placed on our website giving the joining instructions.

Contact details for the current members are detailed below:

Clerk: Gillian Turner - 4 Lowther Close, Seaton Manor, Ashington, NE630HY 01670 812704 or email parishclerk@longhorsley-pc.gov.uk

Chairman: Iain Elliott Iain.elliott@longhorsley-pc.gov.uk

Councillors: Kirsty Bell, Peter Boyle, Norman Douglas, Penny Ford, Andy Hedman and David Pringle.

Allotments

At the time of writing, we have a vacant allotment plot which is available to residents of the parish. The cost of the allotment is £10 per annum plus a share of the water charge. During these unprecedented times, the allotment area is a place where you can go to forget your troubles and grow your own produce. An application form is available through our website or by contacting the Clerk - “Get Digging”!!

Emily Wilding Davison - Village Plaque

There is currently a plaque on the former home of Emily and we are looking into how to register this as a Community Asset. At present, only English Heritage has the entitlement to erect the formal blue plaques and these are normally restricted to the London area. As we believe that this is an important part of our social history, we will take this onboard.

Archie's Pond Project

The first part of the project will be to dredge the existing ponds once the wildlife has left. Smaller overspill pools will be created next to the main ponds too. After the dredging new decking will be installed together with maintenance to the existing footpaths to better accommodate wheelchair and pushchair users.

We have received several donations from local residents totalling £3,500, but if you would like to contribute, please contact the Clerk.

Community Orchard

We will be planting a small community orchard on the corner of the West Road and Smallburn Road this autumn, hopefully NE heritage varieties. There will be eight trees, apple, pear and plum, which we hope will provide a lovely show of blossom in the spring and fruit, which will be available when you are passing, in the autumn.

These will replace the cherry trees which had to be removed.

Change to Bus Times

New X14 timetable from Sunday September 26th.

Arriva X14

Online Articles

These articles are only available on the web version of the newsletter.

Overnight Closure of A1

The A1 between Burgham and Felton will be closed for two nights Saturday/Sunday 16th/17th October between 9pm and 6am.
Traffic will be diverted through West Thirston and Felton.
See the National Highways bulletin
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Changes to Morpeth Train Services

Significant changes were planned for LNER's timetable from May 2022 including reducing the number of trains stopping at Morpeth.
Following a consultation which ran till 5 August those plans have been put on hold.
Cllr Sanderson said: "While we welcome the announcement that any new timetable changes will not be introduced for another year, I am very concerned it is just pushing problems back for another 12 months."

From December, a new Transpennine Express service will run between Newcastle and Edinburgh.
It is planned to operate five times each weekday in each direction, calling (in most cases) at Newcastle, Cramlington, Morpeth, Widdrington, Alnmouth and Berwick. In Scotland it will serve a new station at Reston when it opens in the coming months, Dunbar, and Edinburgh Waverley.

See the NCC news items Rail timetable plan delay welcomed and Council welcomes new rail service for Northumberland

Free Dog Waste Bags

Residents who have signed up to the county’s Green Dog Walker scheme can again collect free dog waste bags from Northumberland libraries.
See the NCC news item Return of free waste bags for Green Dog Walkers
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Register to vote

Despite sending out reminders, there are 13,200 properties still to complete and return their Electoral registration forms. 
The county council is required by law to visit those properties that needed to respond but didn't - which is a time consuming and costly exercise.
Canvassers acting on behalf of the council will be carrying this out during October and November.
Staff will wear ID badges to identify themselves and will only ask for the details of the people living at the address, not bank details.
See the NCC news item Don’t wait for a knock on door in October
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