Articles June 2024
The Longhorsley Village Shop
The Village Shop will be holding 2 burger nights in June: 15th and 29th June, from 5pm until sellout, and you can preorder via the shop number 788365 during shop open hours. Menus will be available in the shop.
Longhorsley Community Award 2024
In March 2024, parishioners were asked to nominate a person or organisation who they believed had enhanced the parish.
The number of nominations received determined who the deserving recipients would be. This year, we have joint Winners …. Derek Knox, Anne Peat and Jane Pringle. Our congratulations go to you all.
Parishioners who nominated the volunteers said the following kind words:
Derek Knox - has done outstanding work with the local History Society. He does much research and is always posting items of interest on the Longhorsley Facebook page.
Both Derek and the late Bill Ricalton have done a marvellous job in recording and keeping Longhorsley history alive. Their passion for the village and the characters and events that have shaped Longhorsley have been meticulously recorded.
Anne Peat & Jane Pringle - Jane and Anne volunteered to set up and run the Warm Space Coffee mornings in the Village Hall in 2022 and have continued to do so every Wednesday morning since. They put a great deal of hard work into this initiative which provides a welcoming atmosphere and is a lifeline for single households.
Anne rallied a variety of people from throughout the community to arrange the Coronation Day celebrations in May 2023.
Jane is also a driving force behind many Village Hall events and Anne is the Parish Councils representative on the VH Committee.
Longhorsley Parish Council
The Annual Parish Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, 12th June, 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: Gillian Turner, 4 Lowther Close, Seaton Manor, Ashington, NE63 0HY 01670 812704 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.
D-Day Anniversary 6th June 2024
Commemorating the Largest Naval, Air and Land Operation in History
We are pleased to announce that Longhorsley has been added to the list of authorities taking part in the official Beacon and Lamp Lights of Peace Lighting Ceremony to be held on 6th June. We will be holding our ceremony on the Village Green with the Beacon being lit at 9.15pm. We will also be joining the Nation’s Tribute at that time.
Please come along and join us in remembering those who gave their lives at home and abroad during the D-Day landings, whose sacrifice enables us all to enjoy the peace and freedom we have today.
Drop in events to learn more about the Digital Switchover
Many people in Northumberland will have questions or would like to know more about the Digital Switchover. By December 2025, services that rely on the old landline system such as home phones and healthcare devices will be switched to upgraded digital landline services as part of a national switchover led by the UK telecommunications industry.
This may include: Home phones (traditional landline), Amplified phones (for those with hearing loss), Personal telecare products, Fall and motion detectors, Portable healthcare devices such as ECG or oxygen monitors.
Throughout June, BT will be heading to Northumberland where a team will be on hand to tell people about its new home phone service Digital Voice, why the change is necessary, and what it means. Please see the event information below which may be of interest to you - you don't have to pre-book, just turn up.
Morpeth - Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 June, 10am - 4pm, Dobbies Morpeth (carpark), Heighley Gate, Morpeth, NE61 3DA.
Visit www.northumberland.gov.uk to find out more about the Digital Switchover.
Your County Councillor
It will only be a few months before the new Northumberland Line begins operation with twice hourly journeys from stations including Blyth and Ashington straight to Newcastle where the Metro can be joined. Ticket fares are looking attractive.
The line used is one that was closed over 60 years ago to passenger trains so the job of creating new stations, signalling and significant engineering has been very expensive but the Government has continued to back the scheme making this one of the best examples of public transport regeneration. The County Council has also contributed.
The cost has risen hugely because of Covid, inflation, coal shafts that were not marked on maps, a buried rubbish dump, unexploded ordnance and archaeological finds that slowed work down. Above all the flooding and awful weather this winter has hampered progress significantly.
However, the end product will be really important, opening up the south east of the County for commuters, visitors and travellers. And the proposed reduction in commuter trains from Morpeth has also been shelved after much opposition!! In the meantime please get in touch anytime if I can help with any NCC issues however small.
Glen Sanderson 07730 979737 glen.sanderson@northumberland.gov.uk
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.
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.
They will not be here on Fridays 31st May, 7th and 14th of June.
Facebook The Flying Fryer 07984 426 725
Dou_h&co
Dou_h&co will visit the second Thursday in June from 4:30pm – 7:30pm.
The next visit date is 13th June.
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
Post Office in Longhorsley Village Hall
Monday 9.15am to 12.15pm
Friday 11.30am to 1.30pm
Please note that this Outreach Service cannot accept large parcels.
Mobile Library Visiting Times
The Mobile Library visits Longhorsley once a month, on Fridays between 3pm and 4pm, in the Village Hall car park.
The next visits will be on the 28th June and 26th July.
The Mobile Library Service website can be found here
July Edition
The last date for submissions is 20th June. 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