Clerk The Parish Council will next meet on Monday 11th March at 7.45 pm in Church Cottage, Church Lane.
County Councillor Anne Dale will be available to answer questions from members of the public from 7.15 pm and questions for the Parish Council are taken from 7.30 pm.
For a copy of the agenda please click on the link below:
To view a copy of the minutes from the Parish Council meeting held on Monday 10th December, please click on the link below:
The Parish Council will next meet on Monday 11th February at 7.45 pm in Church Cottage, Church Lane.
County Councillor Anne Dale will be available to answer questions from members of the public from 7.15 pm and questions for the Parish Council are taken from 7.30 pm.
For a copy of the agenda please click on the link below:
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Back in 2002 when the last Village Plan was prepared, one of the suggestions was to “develop the Mill Pond in Marchburn Lane as a recreational amenity”. This idea has again been proposed and the Parish Council contacted the Tyne Rivers Trust to seek their advice. They have suggested that a feasibility study is conducted to establish the likely costs and to ensure that the work undertaken will not increase any flood risk. The task of taking this further has been passed to the Riding Mill Play & Regeneration Group. If you have an interest in environmental projects and would be interested in joining this group then please contact the Clerk who will pass your details to the committee (Email: ridingmillclerk@gmail.com).
A reminder that you can take your tree to the Old Playground after Christmas and the County Council will collect it – the collection point will close on 14th January. Further details can be found on the County Council’s website together with bin collection dates over the holiday period. (http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/Waste.aspx)
Four residents have recently joined the Parish Council: Pam Bridges, Christine Howe, Pauline Mulholland and Janet Padgett. This means that the Council has nine members and for the first time in many years is operating with no vacancies. We are very grateful to the four new members for coming forward and helping to share the many tasks.
To view a copy of the Minutes of the PC meeting held on 12th November 2018, please click on the link below:
The Parish Council will next meet on Monday 10th December at 7.45 pm in Church Cottage, Church Lane.
Unfortunately, County Councillor Dale is unavailable to answer questions but members of the public can put questions to the Parish Council from 7.30pm.
For a copy of the agenda please click on the link below:
To view a copy of the accounts from October 2018, please click on the link below:
The Parish Council would like to thank all those residents who ensured that Riding Mill offered a fitting tribute to those who died in the First World War. The village looked spectacular – the poppy displays, the information boards, the silent soldiers, the exhibitions, the community bell ringing – all contributed to the occasion and honoured the memory of the men who died.
The numbers attending the Remembrance Service and rededication ceremony were exceptional and the efforts made really showed our village and community at its best.
THANK YOU
Below is a selection of photos from the weekend together with a copy of the Order of Service from the rededication ceremony.
Remembrance Day Remembered
by John Mole
For the sake of men we never knew
We trooped into the hall
Where their names in golden letters
Were written on the wall
Somebody sounded a bugle
And ghosts seemed everywhere
Until the last note softly fell
On the suddenly empty air.
Then the world filled up with living
In its own accustomed way.
With the usual busy traffic
Of the usual busy day.
But what I most remember
And know that I always will
Is how we stood utterly silent
And absolutely still.
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To view a copy of the Minutes from the meeting held on Monday 1st October 2018, please click on the link below:
