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.
Category: events
Events taking place in Carham parish.
Digital Phone Service
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.
Parish Council Meeting
The next meeting of the Parish Council will be on Monday 10 March 2025 at 6.30 pm in St Cuthbert’s Church, Carham. Please note the change of day from Tuesday to Monday.
You can find the agenda and minutes of previous meetings on our Meetings page. All parishioners are welcome to attend the meeting.
- Before the Parish Council meeting our local County Councillor, Mark Mather, is holding a councillor surgery for the residents of Carham parish. He will be available to answer and discuss any parishioners’ questions, on a one-to-one basis. If you have a question for him, come along to the church at any time between 5 pm and 6 pm.
Question Time
Our local (Wooler Ward) County Councillor, Mark Mather, is holding a councillor surgery for the residents of Carham parish. This will be on Monday 10 March from 5 pm to 6 pm in St Cuthbert’s Church, Carham. Mark will be available to answer and discuss any parishioners’ questions, on a one-to-one basis. If you have a question for him, come along to the church at any time between 5 pm and 6 pm.
Bus Service Consultation
Our local County Councillor, Mark Mather, is holding a consultation on bus services in the Wooler Ward on Tuesday 28 January. This will take place in Kirknewton Village Hall from 11 am to 12.30 pm, and then in the Cheviot Centre in Wooler from 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm. These are drop-in events at which you can meet representatives from Northumberland County Council and give them your views on our local bus services. Everyone is welcome.
Parish Council Meeting
The next meeting of Carham Parish Council will be on Monday 13 January 2025 at 6.30 pm in St Cuthbert’s Church, Carham. Please note that this is a change of day and date. The agenda is on our Meetings page, together with minutes of previous meetings.
All parishioners are welcome to attend. 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.
Christmas Carols
This year’s carol service at St Cuthbert’s church, Carham, will be on Sunday 22 December at 11 am. On Christmas day, Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer) will be held at the church at 9.30 am. Everyone is welcome, and the church will be beautifully decorated with seasonal displays of greenery. For further information, contact churchwarden Peter Straker-Smith on 01890 830 316.
Next Footpaths Group Walk
The walk originally planned for 23 November is now taking place on Saturday 14 December. It starts at 10 am from Cornhill Village Hall. For details, see the poster on our Walks page.
Footpaths Group Walk Cancelled
Tomorrow’s walk from Cornhill to Barley Hill has been cancelled, as bad weather is forecast. It will be re-arranged at a later date.
Next Footpaths Group Walk
The next walk organised by the footpaths group will be on Saturday 23 November 2024, starting at 10 am. This is a linear walk of 4.5 miles, from Cornhill to Barley Hill. Return transport will be provided for those who do not want to return on foot. Everyone welcome, including well-behaved dogs on leads. For more information, see the poster on our Walks page. If you would like to know more about the route itself, there is a report from the last time it was walked on the same page – see “Walk 3 – East Learmouth to Barley Hill.”
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