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Proposed Bus Service for Carham Parish

On By carhamparishcouncilIn services, surveys

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

On By carhamparishcouncilIn events, history, road works

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

On By carhamparishcouncilIn defibrillator, events

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!

Parish Council Meeting

On By carhamparishcouncilIn events, meetings

The next meeting of the Parish Council will be on Monday 14 July 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.

Annual Parish Assembly

On By carhamparishcouncilIn events, meetings

The Annual Parish Assembly will be on Monday 12 May at 6.30 pm in St Cuthbert’s church, Carham. The agenda is on the Annual Parish Assembly page, where you can find information about this community event together with minutes of past meetings.

Annual Parish Council meeting

The next meeting of the Parish Council – the Annual Parish Council meeting – will follow the Annual Parish Assembly on Monday 12 May. The agenda is on the Meetings page, together with minutes of previous meetings.

For more information about either meeting, please contact the Parish Clerk.

Voting on 1 May

On By carhamparishcouncilIn elections, events, regulations and legislation

A reminder that you need to take photo ID with you when you go to vote on Thursday 1 May. This could be a UK or Northern Ireland photocard driving licence (full or provisional), a UK passport, a Blue Badge, or an older person’s or disabled person’s bus pass. For the full list of ID documents that will be accepted at the polling station, go to the Photo ID You’ll Need page on the UK Government website. Only the original document will be accepted; not a photograph, an image on a phone or a photocopy. If you need further information, contact the Northumberland County Council elections team.

Digital Phone Service

On By carhamparishcouncilIn connectivity, events

BT is holding drop-in sessions in north Northumberland to explain why landline phone services are being switched to digital technology, and what it means for users. The sessions are in Wooler on Thursday 25 April in the Cheviot Centre, and in Berwick on Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 April in Morrisons, and run from 10.00 to 16.00 on all three days. You do not need to pre-book; just turn up.

Notice of Election

On By carhamparishcouncilIn elections

Elections for all of Northumberland’s parish councils take place on 1 May 2025. If you would like to stand as a candidate for Carham Parish Council, please see the official Notice of Election, which explains how nomination papers can be obtained, how they must be returned, and exactly when they must be returned by. You can obtain a nomination pack from the Parish Clerk on 01890 850 336, but if you have a query about the process, please contact Northumberland County Council’s Elections Office on 01670 624 811.