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.
Category: history
News and information relating to the history of Carham parish.
Flodden Rideout 2024
The annual rideout to Flodden, which is part of Coldstream Civic Week, takes place this Thursday 8 August. This is the largest of the rideouts from Coldstream, with as many as 300 horses and riders taking part. A Temporary Traffic Regulation Order will be in place from 1015 hrs to 1800 hrs. The route of the cavalcade can be viewed here
Carham Priory
Earlier this year a geophysical survey was carried out in the field at Carham between the church and the river. The focus was the site of the medieval priory which appears in the historical record but is no longer visible above ground. The survey was done by Durham University Archaeological Services and the Bernician Studies Group of Newcastle. A public presentation of the findings will take place at Branxton Village Hall on 28 November from 10.00 to 16.00. The event is free of charge and everyone is welcome, but please book your place so that the organisers know how many people are attending.
Flodden Cavalcade 2023
The annual ride-out to Flodden takes place on Thursday 10 August. A Temporary Traffic Regulation Order will be in place from 1015 hrs to 1800 hrs. The route of the cavalcade can be viewed here
Flodden Cavalcade 2022
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
Rogation Sunday
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 Queen’s Green Canopy
To mark the platinum jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen, Carham Parish Council has planted ten native trees at West Learmouth. The ten trees are the parish’s contribution to The Queen’s Green Canopy – a UK-wide tree-planting initiative created to commemorate the jubilee. The trees were donated by Northumberland County Council as part of its free tree give-away scheme, and were planted by two volunteers. A generous anonymous donation paid for more than half of the cost of stakes and deer guards, while the parish council covered the rest of the cost. A further 12 trees, also donated, were planted close by, bringing the total number of trees planted to 22. Land for the trees, which are where the public footpath meets the byway at the old West Learmouth railway sidings, was generously allocated by Mrs Moore of West Learmouth Farm. A commemorative plaque will be put in place in due course.
Next Footpaths Group Walk
The next walk organised by the Footpaths Group will be on Saturday 5 February 2022. This five-mile winter walk, along footpaths, farm fields and tracks, and quiet lanes, will pass the remains of an old industrial site and cross a disused railway line. Everyone is welcome, including well-behaved dogs on leads (there will be sheep along some of the way – be careful not to disturb them). Some of the walk could be muddy or icy, so please come prepared. Meet by the telephone box in Wark at 10 am. There is parking on the main road or in the car park in Wark village. For more information, email the walks organiser or call 01890 850 339.
70th British National Ploughing Championships & Country Festival
This national event, which is held in a different part of the country each year, takes place at Mindrum Mill on 9 and 10 October 2021. Featuring heavy horses, vintage tractors and giant steam ploughing engines, this is a rare opportunity to see how farming has changed over the last 300 years. As well as the ploughing competitions, there are trade stands, displays and demonstrations, country crafts, shopping, food stalls and tractor and trailer rides, all of which make it a great day out for all the family. Car parking is free, admission each day is £12 per adult, and children over five years old pay just £1. For more information, including the full programme of events, visit the Society of Ploughmen website. The first event of each day is at 08.45 hrs and the last event starts at 17.00 hrs.
100 Years of Parish Council Records
Carham Parish Council holds records of its meetings from 1921 to the present day, in the form of two minute books. The first of these books, covering the years 1921 to 1984, is now on our website.
The Parish Council Records page explains what the Parish Council was concerned with in each decade and tells something of the history of the parish, as well as giving access to scans of the original pages of the minute book.
The first meeting recorded in the minute book was on 18 March 1921 – one hundred years ago today.
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