Parish Council Meeting

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Parish Council Meeting

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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

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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

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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.