The next meeting of Carham Parish Council will be on Tuesday 8 November 2022 at 6.30 pm in St Cuthbert’s Church, Carham. You can find the agenda for this meeting and minutes of previous meetings on our Meetings page.
All parishioners are welcome to attend the meeting. Please contact the Parish Clerk if you would like more information or plan to attend.
Northumberland County Council is offering information and advice to help residents who may be feeling the pressure of the cost of living crisis. The information covers a wide range of subjects, from household costs and bills through to mental health and wellbeing, and includes details of benefits, discounts and payments for those who are eligible. There is also guidance for anyone who is interested in volunteering to help others. The information is available on the Northumberland County Council website, or you can call Northumberland Communities Together on 01670 620 015 9am-6pm, seven days a week, or send an email.
The Parish Council will be meeting on Tuesday 27 September 2022 at 6.30 pm in St Cuthbert’s Church, Carham. This meeting was originally due to take place on 13 September 2022.
The agenda is on our Meetings page, where you can also find minutes of previous meetings.
It is with great sadness that Carham Parish Council has learned of the death of our Sovereign, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.
Parishioners may like to know that St Cuthbert’s church in Carham will remain open for private prayer and reflection. The nearest books of condolence are at Coldstream Library Contact Centre and Kelso Library Contact Centre, and there are books of condolence in Berwick-upon-Tweed at Berwick Library and at Berwick Leisure Centre. A national book of condolence is available to sign online. Floral tributes can be laid as a mark of respect at the Parade Ground at Wallace Green in Berwick-upon-Tweed.
In accordance with protocol and out of respect for the Royal Family, the Parish Council will not be holding its meeting on Tuesday 13 September. This meeting will be arranged for a later date.
The next meeting of Carham Parish Council will be on Tuesday 13 September 2022 at 6.30 pm, in St Cuthbert’s Church, Carham. You can find the agenda and minutes of previous meetings on our Meetings page.
All parishioners are welcome to attend the meeting. Please contact the Parish Clerk if you would like more information or plan to attend.
The next walk organised by the footpaths group will be on Saturday 3 September 2022. This is a farm walk at West Learmouth, an 850 acre mixed farm that has recently converted to organic farming. Former pasture land has been planted with native trees, and former arable land has been planted with wildlife-friendly seed mixes as part of the process of converting it to regenerative pasture. The walk will be led by the farmer, Jasmin Moore. For more information, see the West Learmouth Farm Walk poster on our Walks page or call the footpaths group organiser on 07557 211 564. There is parking at the farm (NT 849377) and the walk starts at 1000 hrs. Everyone is welcome!
The annual ride-out to Flodden, which is part of Coldstream Civic Week, takes place on Thursday 4 August. This is the longest and the largest of the ride-outs from Coldstream. A Temporary Traffic Regulation Order will be in place from 1015 hrs to 1730 hrs. The route of the cavalcade can be viewed here
The Parish Council will be meeting on Tuesday 12 July 2022 at 6.30 pm, in St Cuthbert’s Church, Carham. You can find the agenda and minutes of previous meetings on our Meetings page.
All parishioners are welcome to attend the meeting. Please contact the Parish Clerk if you would like more information or plan to attend.
Our three local churches – St Cuthbert’s in Carham, St Helen’s in Cornhill on Tweed, and St Paul’s in Branxton – are holding a joint service on Sunday 29 May at West Learmouth Farm. The open-air service, marking Rogation Sunday, will include a blessing of the trees that have been planted by Carham Parish Council as a contribution to The Queen’s Green Canopy – a UK-wide tree-planting initiative created to commemorate the jubilee. The trees have been planted where the public footpath meets the byway at the old West Learmouth railway sidings, courtesy of Mrs Moore of West Learmouth Farm. The Rogation Sunday service is at 11.00 am and everyone is welcome to attend. Please wear stout footwear, as it may be muddy underfoot. For more information, call Pat Feerick on 01890 254 794.
The Annual Parish Council Meeting was held on 10 May. Among other things, the meeting reviewed and agreed the Parish Council’s Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR). The AGAR documents are all available on the Standards page of this website. The AGAR and the accounting records for the financial year, and documents relating to these records, are available for inspection on reasonable notice by application to the Parish Clerk from Monday 13 June 2022 to Friday 22 July 2022.
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