Wednesday 7 December 2016

Planning application submitted for house at East Farm stables

Planning application submitted.

16/04052/FUL | Construction of 1No. detached, two storey house with integral garage, garden and car parking on Land South East Of Field House, Prestwick

Thursday 21 July 2016

Pathside grass cut

Thanks to the person who contacted Northumberland County Council and asked for the grass to be cut alongside the footpath. It was so overgrown that it was dangerous forcing people to walk on the road or very close to the edge. The grass was cut within 48 hours of making the complaint. Cannot understand why regular users of the path had not made complaint sooner.

Wednesday 15 June 2016

Part of Prestwick to be removed from Green Belt

The latest proposals are for Prestwick Park to be extended for employment use. The plan is to remove the field between Prestwick Park and the cemetery on the west side of the road from the Green Belt.

Proposed amendments to Northumberland Local Plan Core Strategy were published on 15th June and the Prestwick details can be seen on page 96 under MAJ/07/06 paragraph 7.27 (last bullet point and coloured blue on accompanying map)

Tuesday 7 June 2016

Rev. Peter Barham last Railway films


A note from Peter asking for us to publicise his film and talks. We are very happy to do so.

Could you publicise these round your networks please

Saturday 18 June - Peter's final Railway Films - after eight years of showing railway films to the good people of Ponteland, it is time to move to Derby and Midland Railway territory. Peter will show a selection of his favourite films at St Mary's Church Hall, Ponteland, NE20 9PZ at 3 pm and 7.30 pm. We will visit the Peak District, watch "Any Man's Kingdom" about 1950s Northumberland, have a trip to Scotland, and post a letter on a train. Admission free, donations for British Heart Foundation, doughnuts in the interval.

Wednesday 22 June - after several requests (well, three), Peter will give his talk on John Wilson Carmichael in St Mary's Church Hall, Ponteland, NE20 9PZ at 7.30 pm. Carmichael is a North East artist, most famous for his nautical paintings, who also sketched the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway as it was being built.  Admission free, donations for British Heart Foundation, but no doughnuts in the interval (twice in one week would be too indulgent!)

Thanks for your support over the years

Cheers
Peter

Saturday 21 May 2016

Prestwick to get 30MPH Speed limit

The 40mph limit will be extended from Prestwick Road Ends to the Prestwick village sign where the 30mph will commence and continue through the village to the other Prestwick Village sign.

Sunday 1 May 2016

Garden Wall at Prestwick Hall

Garden Wall at Prestwick Hall


GARDEN WALLS SOUTH AND EAST OF PRESTWICK HALL
List Entry Summary
Grade: II
Date first listed: 22-Aug-1986

Details

PONTELAND PRESTWICK NZ 17 SE

17/352 Garden walls south and east of Prestwick Hall
GV II 
Garden walls. 1815 by John Dobson.
Brick in English Garden Wall Bond. 
Wall to north of house c.15 ft. high and 100 yards long, 
curving around north- west corner of garden.
 Boldy-splayed coping. 
Doorway in centre with battered stone surround; 
above it a stone panel carved with a wild boar ; 
2 flanking panels have knights and weapons. 
This was a heated wall and has chimneys 
shaped like acroteria. 
Ramped down to gateway, at north side, 
which has C20 wrought- iron gates. 

Wall on east side of garden is dressed stone.

Wall on east side, c.3½ft. high with flat coping.

Listing NGR: NZ1811072426

Saturday 2 April 2016

Newcastle International Airport
Newcastle International Airport is extending its car parking facilities. The expansion will see an additional 1,600 spaces added at the airport.
Preliminary work on the scheme is already underway and the project is expected to take 21 weeks to complete.
The new extension is bordered by Ponteland Road and Prestwick Road. The airport says it requires the space to support its demand for long-term parking capacity.