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.

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)

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

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.

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

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.

Prestwick Chapel Baptisms

Baptisms at Prestwick Wesleyan Methodist Church

88 baptisms between 1888 and 1949 appear to have taken place- including the following.

The first is:

12^th June 1888 Phillis daughter of Joshua and Mary Jane Turner of Pit Houses Prestwick Born 10^th may 1888 Minister was J B Charles

19^th March 1891 Meggie Lizzie daughter of James and Ann Taylor of Prestwick. Born 14^th February 1891. Baptised by Joseph Robinson

1^st March 1892 William son of John and Frances Orkney of Prestwick born 20^th may 1891 baptised by E O Coleman

14^th October 1895 Lydia Ann daughter of James and Annie (sic) of Prestwick born March 30^th 1895. Baptised by Edward Dannett

24^th January 1898 John Fenwick son of James and Annie (sic) Taylor of Prestwick Born 11^th March 1897 baptised by Edward Dannett

30^th August 1909 James Richard son of Federick and Maggie Heslop of Prestwick born 21^st July 1909. Baptised by J Loder Nattrass.

2^nd December 1913 John Robert son of Robert and Mary Scott of West Farm Prestwick born 8^th November 1913 baptised by Philip Hawks.

11^th January 1920 Mary daughter of James Temple and Isabella Orkney of Prestwick born 12^th December 1919

12^th December 1920 Olive daughter of John and Ann Elizabeth Orkney born 16^th Nov 1920

15^th Sept 1946 Joan Lesley daughter of Andrew and Winifred Scott of Lodge farm Prestwick

26^th December 1948 daughter of above of 4 Hutment , Tranwell, Morpeth

Last baptism

3^rd December 1949 Cynthia Joyce daughter of Andrew and Winifred Scott of 4 hutment, Tranwell, Morpeth.

Taken from Register of Baptisms at Prestwick Methodist Church

Held by Tyne and Wear Archives ref C/PW1/2