Proposed development at Home Farm Prestwick

Prestwick- An ordinary Northumberland Mining Village

Talk given at St Mary's Church Hall

 7.30pn Thursday 16 th March 2017
Visitors welcome. £2.00

The talk will be given by Michael Taylor whose family ancestors have been resident in Prestwick Village for over 250 years.

The highly personal talk will not only give a history of mining in the area but also cover the draining of Prestwick Carr and cover some surprising facts about the village.

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

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.