tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24774819273353637892012-02-17T02:22:36.140ZThis is the official blog for Ovingham Parish Council's website. This blog is for promoting community events in the village.Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15098732517383379618noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2477481927335363789.post-71578683985273692522012-02-16T20:11:00.000Z2012-02-16T20:17:21.165Z2012-02-16T20:17:21.165Z

Our county council is hoping to secure a £7M government grant to improve broadband services in the county. If secured, this grant would have to be matched by Northumberland County Council. They are hoping that the company that wins the contract to deliver the first phase of improvements will match both grants. This would mean that £28M would be available for the scheme. For more information, go

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The Councillors are working on the recent parish plan questionnaires, each concentrating on specific areas/questions. The interim results are available to view on the website www.ovinghamparishcouncil.org.uk. The report and plan will be finalised as soon as possible. Progress continues with the proposal of a seat by the bus stop at the church. However, before any more work is carried

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Many thanks to over 200 residents who returned their Village Plan Questionnaire - a great result. Your responses have been collated and councillors are now working on analysing the results. We will be putting together an action plan based on your responses and this will be the focus of the council's work over coming years. You can see the summary of the responses by clicking the link on the '

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Unfortunately, the December meeting of the Parish Council had to be cancelled at short notice and by the time you read this, the next meeting on 19th January will have been held. Luckily, there were no matters deemed as urgent. 2012 is seen as an important year for the country with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics and the Councillors are keen to organise events to coincide.

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An association of villagers was formed in about 1980 by Ian Heslop to acquire land for allotment gardening. Over the next two years negotiations were entered into with the Parish Council. There were many problems and obstacles to overcome but in April 1982, the Council acquired land near the 'Goose Fair' field and a tenancy agreement was signed. Since these early days more land has been acquired

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As a resident of Ovingham you might win prizes worth £250 a month for simply putting a little label on the plastic bottles and aerosols that you chuck in your re-cycling bin. Look up this site, http://www.recycle-more.co.uk/nerewards/ When you register, you will be sent a load of sticky labels. Stick one on each of the plastic bottles and aerosols you recycle. If your bottle or can gets pulled

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We have received the request below from Northumberland LINk. Please click on the link to respond if it is relevant to you. "Northumberland LINk is conducting some research about people’s experiences of using the GP Out of Hours service. The findings of this research will be used in our work to improve health and social care services in Northumberland. We would appreciate it if you could

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Many apologies for this short notice but due to illness, tonight's meeting has had to be cancelled.Our next meeting will be the January one.

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We have received the following warning from N'land County Council that some potentially dangerous vodka might be on sale in the area.Please click on the image to read it clearly.

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October saw a large agenda for the Parish Council and a visit from Ashley Brown, Senior Youth Worker for West Northumberland area. Ashley talked about his job and how the focus seems to be changing away from the “traditional” youth club to that of outings, which appears to be what the youth of today want. As the Parish Council are currently looking through the feedback from their recent Village

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The current Key message from Northumbria Police. · Police are carrying out operations in every area of the force to tackle doorstep crime. · People can help themselves stay safe by following simple crime prevention advice. Crime prevention advice - · Keep front and back doors locked (with keys taken out), even when at home. · Look through a spy hole or window

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The main items discussed at September’s meeting were proposals for the Local Transport Plan. Each year the Parish Councils are asked for their three top priorities to be submitted to Northumberland County Council. Ovingham Parish Council has again asked that priority be given to a new bridge, as well as re-locating the 30mph sign at the approach to Ovingham from Wylam (moving it further away

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We have been informed that the timings of two local bus routes are to be changed. Please click on the images to see them clearly - and contact a councillor if you will be adversely affected.

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A couple of weeks ago, a mobile phone was found on the playing field and handed in as lost property at Prudhoe police station. The person who lost it saw the note that was put up and reclaimed it. He is understandably very relieved and would like to thank the finder personally. Give me a ring (Phil Holden 830517) if you found it and I'll put you in touch.

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A reminder that bin collection day is changing starting week commencing Monday 12 September.All houses should have had a leaflet explaining the reasons for the change and the new day for collection. As collection times might change from time-to-time, residents are asked to make sure their bins are ready for emptying by 7am.Collection of garden waste bins is not affected.Full details can be found

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The litter bin located at the entrance to the Village Green disappeared in mysterious circumstances some time ago. Where did it go?Since the county council wouldn't pay for a replacement, Ovingham Parish Council agreed to buy one. In the photo, Cllr. Richard Benjamin is seen testing it out with its first bit of litter. The bin can quite properly be used for bagged dog poo.OPC also agreed to

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Residents will soon be receiving a questionnaire which invites comments on a whole range of issues. The council will use the responses to plan long and short term targets and will help to form the yearly precept for the next five years. The precept is the annual sum of money we receive and is included in the Council Tax. The questionnaire is an important opportunity for residents to inform the

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PC Charlie Cross from Community Policing, Prudhoe, attended the June Parish Council meeting to give a talk about recent policing issues in the area. Although these did not specifically affect Ovingham, there had been a spate of bogus callers and theft of metals. He asked that people be on the alert, and it was always better to report anything suspicious, than not at all.Councillor Jordon had been

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The new play equipment was declared officially open last Saturday 21st May by our county councillor Paul Kelly.Nearly 300 people enjoyed an afternoon of entertainment by local bands in a marquee, children's games, competitions and informal picnics. The afternoon was a great success and marks not just the end of the project but all being well, the start of renewed interest in the playing field.

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The Annual General Meeting was held in May. Margaret Turnbull was elected Chairman and Doreeen Jordon as Vice Chairman Doreen Jordon will represent the Council on the Reading Room Committee, Paul Macdonald and Val Mennear on the Burial Committee and Philip Holden our representative at Prudhoe High School.The Chairman's Report showed a full and active year for the Councillors, all of whom

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Click on the images above to read about our plans for the official opening of the new play equipment on the playing field. It promises to be a great, fun, family afternoon out. The weather is bound to be scorching ... but even if it isn't, there'll be a great big colourful marquee there. Entertainment, music (from local youth bands), drama, games, competitions .... a fun afternoon. Bring a

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The meeting which took place on 14 April was well attended. The Allotments Association have now taken over the extra land and a letter of thanks was read to the Council.Georgina Harper, the parish clerk for the last five years, is retiring at the end of May. The new clerk is Margaret Davenport (Ovington) and she will take over from June. A long standing request has been answered - what to do

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It was so good to know that at long last it appears that the culvert at the Pack Horse Bridge has now been cleared. NCC worked hard to dig a large hole and remove much of the gravel which has made the burn run so very slowly. However, following all the recent rain it appears that all is well and the Parish Council hope that at long last the burn will not block again and flood. Once again the

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The Council welcomed Ian Heslop to the meeting on his co-option. The Councillors hope that he will enjoy working alongside them, and already his input is being felt.It has now been decided to split the field previously let as grazing land, some going to the Allotments Association and a larger amount to be kept as grazing land and let. There was much discussion over this decision as Green

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Cllr. Doreen Jordon is putting the wheels in motion to start the process of conducting a village appraisal.A village appraisal is an important opportunity for residents and village organisations to flag the issues which are of concern to them and about which the parish council might have some influence. We all know it is a time of big change in the level and manner in which public services are to

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