Bardon Mill Bob & Mike Ducker Well done to the Bowes which got Bardon Mill on to GMB, Channel 4 and the tabloids for its reopening, thanks to the genius ‘ordering food in the snow’ video and its social media clout. Well played by Ian and Terri-Lou. And now that we have the sound of laughter back on the green, next to come will be the clink of quoits, due to restart May 19! A rather different video with Andrew Birley reintroduces us to Vindolanda and its latest excavation news (google Roman Vindolanda: An Introduction 2021). The car park is also one place now to pick up the AD122 bus nine times a day every day between Hexham and Haltwhistle via The Sill now it’s summer. The bus also makes one stop in Bardon Mill by the Bowes first thing, at 8.54am, and last thing too.
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