Articles May 2025

Longhorsley Village Hall Committee

We have a vacancy on the Village Hall Committee for a secretary.

This role is vital to the running of the Hall and the secretary is an important member of the committee. Meetings are held every 2 months.

The post holder will be due to formally commence the role later in the year, however if anyone is interested in getting to know more about the Village Hall Committee and would be interested in this role, then please contact 

Jackie Frier -  jjfrier@yahoo.com

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Longhorsley Parish Council

The next Parish Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, 14th May, in the Village Hall, starting at 7pm, with a parishioner slot at 8pm. Meeting notices are displayed on village notice boards, with minutes and other information found on the Parish Council website.

Contact details for the current members are detailed below:

Clerk:  Samantha Doyle, 35 Burghley Gardens, Pegswood, NE61 6TN 07427 123268 or parishclerk@longhorsley-pc.gov.uk

Chairman: Norman Douglas 07485 174529 norman.douglas@longhorsley-pc.gov.uk

Councillors: Sarah Alcock, Kirsty Bell, Peter Boyle, Jennie Parker, Anne Peat and Trevor Potts.

Friends of Green Spaces Group

The Friends of Green Spaces group first meeting was held on Saturday 5th April. A list of jobs were identified so if you would like to be involved please contact the Parish Council, there is no need for regular commitment, just a willingness to help out.

VE Day 80th Anniversary 8th May 2025 

To mark the historic 80th anniversary of VE Day, celebrating 80 years of peace since the end of World War II in Europe that so many millions paid the ultimate sacrifice to achieve, we will commemorate by flying the VE Day 80th Anniversary flag at 9am and the lighting of the Beacon on the village green will take place at 9.30pm. 

It would be nice to see as many people as possible from the village join us for the beacon lighting.

Important Date for your Diary!

Every English Parish, by law, must hold an Annual Parish Meeting/Assembly, which is a relatively informal event for the whole community.

This is an opportunity for the Parish Council to report to its electorate what it has accomplished in the preceding year. It is also an opportunity for residents to ask questions and provide feedback to the Council.

The Longhorsley Annual Parish Assembly will take place on Wednesday 28th May at 6.30pm in the Village Hall – this is your chance to air your views or indeed to raise any issues. All are welcome.

South Road Development

We have been informed by Ascent Homes that they will be looking to commence work on the development in early June, and not in April as previously communicated.

The date for the public development engagement event will be communicated once confirmed.

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Your County Councillor

By the time the Tree is published our weather may have taken a turn for the worse - we usually get a lambing storm in April - but now it’s glorious sunshine.

This summer the smaller roads are due a £150,000 facelift which will improve some of the worst bits.

If I make it on May 1st then I will look forward to helping you but if not then thanks for all the friendliness I’ve always been shown which I will always remember.

Glen Sanderson  07730 979737 glen.sanderson@northumberland.gov.uk

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Swift Box Update

This month we should see the return of our resident swifts. Unlike swallows and house martins, swifts do not make nests out of mud on the side of your house, or in a porch. Instead, they nest in tiny crevices around your roof, similar to bats. 

In the village we have around 16 birds and they can be seen well into the evening, flying round in a group issuing a very high pitched call or ‘scream’.

Our nest box scheme is hopefully going to provide them with lots more spaces for nesting, with boxes located near to existing colonies. If you do think you have swifts nesting in your house, or want to learn more, please feel free to get in touch. 

Richard from the longhorsleyswifts@gmail.com

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Post Office in Longhorsley Village Hall

Monday 9.15am   to 11.30am

Friday 11.30am to 1.30pm

Please note that this Outreach Service cannot accept large parcels.

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Longhorsley Takeaway Food

We will send out a Breaking News if we are notified of any changes.

The Shoulder of Mutton

The Shoulder of Mutton is open and offering takeaways every day (apart from Tuesday).

Sunday lunches 12-6pm ~ Monday to Saturday 5pm-8pm

See their menu at  shoulderofmuttonpub.com ~ phone 788236 to order

The Flying Fryer

The Flying Fryer will be here every Friday from 4pm to 7pm, depending on demand.

Facebook The Flying Fryer 07984 426 725

Dou_h&co 

Dou_h&co visits on one Thursday in the month from 4:30pm – 7:30pm.

The next visit date is 8th May.

Pre-order on  07507 834 628 from Monday 9am.

See their menu on the Dou_h & Co Facebook page, Instagram and Dou-h.co.uk

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Mobile Library Visiting Times

The Mobile Library visits Longhorsley once every 3 weeks, on Fridays between 15.55pm and 16.35pm, in the Village Hall car park.

The next visits will be on the 9th May and 30th May.

Note: this is a new driver on a new route, so there may be a few issues initially with timings.

The Mobile Library Service website can be found here

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June Edition

The last date for submissions is 20th May. You can email or phone us.

Please keep articles under 250 words, if at all possible.

Jan and Sheena Haveman 07834 740649 longhorsley.tree@gmail.com

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