County Councillor Mark Mather has been working with bus service providers on both sides of the border to establish a new bus route that will serve Carham and Wark. Following feedback from residents, changes have been made to the timetable originally circulated in August. It has not been possible to make all the changes suggested by residents as the bus has limited availability around school times, when it is needed for the school service. Councillor Mather is happy to receive comments on the revised timetable. Please email him using this link. It is expected that the new service will begin in early 2026. Bus passes will be valid on both sides of the border.
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Road Works
The B6353 Crookham to Ford Village (Ford Bridge) is expected to be closed from 12 January 2026 to 2 May 2026, with no access. This is to enable Northumberland County Council to carry out bridge inspections and refurbishment works. Details of the disruption can be viewed here
Parish Council Meeting
The next meeting of the Parish Council will be on Monday 10 November 2025 at 6.30 pm in St Cuthbert’s Church, Carham. You can find the agenda and minutes of previous meetings on our Meetings page.
Parishioners’ questions are answered before the main meeting proceedings begin. If you have a question for the Parish Council, please send this to the Parish Clerk in advance of the meeting. The Parish Clerk can ask the question on your behalf or, if you attend the meeting, you can ask your question in person.
GP Services
Wooler Health, the GP practice in the Cheviot Primary Care Centre in Wooler, is considering increasing its boundary to the north to include Wark and Carham. This is part of a wider proposal to change the practice boundary, which it says is needed because of the growth of the local population and difficulties in serving some areas. It says: “We propose to increase the boundary to the north to include Wark and Carham as these are both south of the River Tweed and therefore on the English border so people living there should have the opportunity to register with us as we already cover the neighbouring Cornhill.” You can comment on the proposed boundary changes by completing a short online survey. For more information, email Wooler Health or phone 01668 263 852.
Free Trees
Northumberland County Council’s free tree scheme is back again. The Council is inviting residents to apply for a Crab Apple or Holly sapling (for small gardens); Rowan or Silver Birch (for medium gardens); English Oak or Wild Cherry (for large gardens); and, for those with limited space, Box or Wild Privet. The trees are small cell-grown plants, UK-sourced, and come with a shelter guard and cane. Detailed planting and after-care instructions will be emailed out after collection.
Once you have ordered, you will receive confirmation and details of your collection point prior to the pick-up date of Friday 28 or Saturday 29 November. Collection points include Wooler and Berwick.
Packs of trees are also available to businesses, schools, community groups, and town and parish councils across the county. The free tree scheme is part of Northumberland County Council’s bid to help protect and enhance the natural environment.
Polling District and Polling Place Review
Northumberland County Council is carrying out a Polling District and Polling Place Review. Its goals are to ensure that all electors have reasonable facilities for voting; to make polling places as accessible as possible for everyone; and to ensure that polling places are located, where possible, in the polling district they serve. All residents of Northumberland are invited to provide feedback on the polling stations they vote at or on any of the polling districts across the county. Comments and representations can be sent by post to the Elections Office, County Hall, Morpeth, Northumberland NE61 2EF or by email or by following the link on the Polling District and Polling Place Review page to complete the online feedback form. The consultation closes on 9 October 2025. The outcome of the review will be published in November 2025 and will be available for inspection on the Council’s website and at County Hall. Anybody making representations should be aware that, upon completion of the review, all correspondence and representations received must, by law, also be published. For more information, email the Elections Office or call on 0191 624 811.
Parish Council Meeting
The next meeting of the Parish Council will be on Monday 8 September 2025 at 6.30 pm in St Cuthbert’s Church, Carham. You can find the agenda and minutes of previous meetings on our Meetings page.
Parishioners’ questions are answered before the main meeting proceedings begin. If you have a question for the Parish Council, please send this to the Parish Clerk in advance of the meeting. The Parish Clerk can ask the question on your behalf or, if you attend the meeting, you can ask your question in person.
Proposed Bus Service for Carham Parish
County Councillor Mark Mather has been working with Northumberland County Council and Scottish Borders Council on changes to the bus services in the north rural areas. For Carham parish, this would mean a bus service along the B6350, calling at Carham and Wark and connecting with nearby communities. Councillor Mather is asking for comments on the proposed timetable. Please have a look at it and send your comments to the Parish Clerk, who will forward them to him.
If this new service is to go ahead, it will need the support of residents, so do forward this message to anyone you know who lives in the area and encourage them to respond with their comments, too.
Norham Rideout 2025
The annual Norham Rideout will be on Monday 4 August, when a temporary traffic regulation order (TTRO) will be in place between 1730 hrs and 2100 hrs. The route of the cavalcade, which passes through Cornhill on Tweed and ends in Coldstream, can be seen here. There will be no alternative route available for the duration of the TTRO, as the road will be re-opened as the event passes through.
Cornhill Village Fair
Carham Parish Defibs will be at Cornhill Village Fair this coming Sunday, 20 July, to raise money for the parish’s defibrillator fund. This year you will find us running the Grand Raffle, which has prizes generously donated by the Collingwood Arms, Cornhill Village Shop, the Masons Arms in Norham, Café Maelmin in Milfield, Rickerby, Moonwake Beer Co, Greenwoods 24/7, and Border Spirits & Botanicals, as well as by individuals in the parish. If you are not able to get to Sunday’s event, raffle tickets are available now at Cornhill Village Shop. Tickets are £1 each and all profits will go towards buying and installing public access defibrillators in Carham parish. Cornhill Village Fair is from 12 to 3 pm, and the raffle draw is at 2.30 pm. Please come along to support us, if you can!
Carham Community Website 