Matfen Jean Conteh It’s been a quiet Easter Sunday, with meeting outdoors not made easy by the bitter wind, but I hope you were able to get together outside with someone you may not have been able to meet for a long time. Things are slowly getting back to normal, and one sign of that is that the churches in Stamfordham and Matfen are now open every day again, from 10 am to 4 pm. You are very welcome to pop in any time during those hours. It’s hoped that Ryal church will also be able to open again soon.
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Hexhamshire Ruth Marlee Hello! Firstly, a big “thank you!” to Lynda White for writing the Courant Hexhamshire notes for as long as I can remember! Secondly, so that I can take over her task, I have set up an email account hexhamshirenotes@gmail.com and would welcome any contributions about local events or issues up to Friday evening the week before publication. Please understand that all items may be subject to editing as the total contribution is only 250 words! I edited the Hexhamshire Magazine for 10 years, so hopefully will manage this next challenge. On the subject of the ‘Shire Mag’, the March issue was a cracking production full of local interest and inspiration, all produced and circulated voluntarily. By the way, the annual subscriptions and advertising fees are due! (Please contact hexhamshiremagazine@gmail.com for advice on how to renew).
Newbrough Rob Tindall Warden Parish Council once more assembled by Zoom last week and again experienced a full turn out whilst two members of the public also tuned in. It must have been one of the shortest meetings on record as it was all over by 8pm in spite of having a wide range of issues on the agenda. Concern was expressed about the icy state of the pavements but councillors recognised this was the result of the recent ice storm which had also made the gripper strip on the level crossings difficult to negotiate. The weather (and Covid-19) had also affected work on traffic calming measures by the school and the Millennium Beacon. In both cases preparations were complete and physical work would start as soon as conditions allow. In a cynical aside it was noted that a decision on the Prudhamstone Quarry planning application was taking longer than Brexit. Grants to Core Music and Tynedale Hospice at Home were both approved. It was agreed that a submission should be made to the