Castle Morpeth Borough Council, Ponteland North Ward
Councillor Edward PETER Charleton


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Cllr. Edward PETER Charleton

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Highly rated for household recycling
Castle Morpeth Borough Council has topped the table yet again for household recycling figures, making it a record three years out of five at the region’s number one spot for recycling. 

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1/11/2008 -  PONTELAND JUNIOR NETBALL 
6 week coaching session, girls aged 12 years + in Ponteland Leisure Centre.
Tuesday evenings 6 - 7.00pm.

30/10/2008 -  FIONA TO VISIT PONTELAND 

27/10/2008 -  NOVEMBER 08 PONT NEWS + VIEWS 
SEE local Publications Section.

25/10/2008 -  PONTELAND HISTORY DAY 
Saturday 1st November, in Ponteland Memorial Hall, Darras Road, Ponteland.

Can you please circulate this around your contacts,
especially as Christmas is...

The Environment Agency will be hosting an “Open Evening” in PONTELAND MEMORIAL HALL on...

24/9/2008 -  PONTELAND ESCAPES THE WORST. 
With the heavy rainfall residents of Ponteland feared a repetition of the flooding...

The colourful September edition  of "PONT NEWS + VIEWS" is now available for viewing in the...

The extensive modernisation of KIRKLEY WEST THORN household waste recovery centre is now almost...

20/8/2008 -  VIEWS OF OLD PONTELAND. 
Thanks to modern technology and my website I was contacted by Snowdon, a previously unknown...

A Public Meeting will be held in Ponteland Memorial Hall on Tuesday 9th September beginning at...

The August 08 edition of "Pont News + Views" is now available for viewing in the Local Publications...

30/7/2008 -  PONTELAND TOWN COUNCIL. 
 
The Mayor of Castle Morpeth Borough Council, councillor Mrs Irene Brumwell officially...

24/7/2008 -  STAR SERVICE FOR ELDERLY 
 
A new FREE service is available to elderly and registered disabled residents throughout the...

The long awaited YOUTH CENTRE for PONTELAND was officially opened by the Mayor of Castle Morpeth Borough Council on Thursday 17th July.

16/7/2008 -  PONTELAND CLEAN UP DAY. 
Ponteland Memorial Hall on Saturday 19th July at 10.00am

16/7/2008 -  NEW TOWN COUNCIL OFFICES. 
Ponteland Town Council is moving to new offices at the end of this month.
 
The new Town...

13/7/2008 -  ARE YOU A DONOR? 
Britain is quite rightly celebrating the 60th Anniversary of its National Health Service that...

The Rev. Peter Barham, has been appointed as the new vicar of St. Mary’s Parish Church,...

The colourful and informative July issue of Ponteland News + Views is now available in the Local...

The next meeting of the County Council’s Castle Morpeth Area Committee will take place in St....

The Kirkley West Thorn waste recovery centre, (the tip behind “the Wagon Inn” on the...

Following years of planning, raised hopes and bitter disappointments the youth of Ponteland are...

Northumbria Police will be hosting a major exhibition in Ponteland Memorial Hall to show members of...

4/7/2008 -  BOLAM GARDEN OPENING. 
BOLAM GARDEN OPENING.
 
Mr + Mrs Russell, from Garden Cottage Bolam are opening their award...

Members of the 5th Ponteland Brownie Pack, who meet each week in the Ponteland United Reform Church...

Over the past four months, officers from the Leisure and Culture Department at Castle Morpeth...

Once again Castle Morpeth Borough Council are providing a wide range of activities during the...

16/6/2008 -  DOCTOR CHARLETON. I PRESUME? 
DOCTOR CHARLETON. I PRESUME?
 
Former head girl of PONTELAND HIGH SCHOOL, Rebecca Charleton,...

The June edition of Pont News and Views is now available for viewing in the Local Publications...

PONTELAND ROTARY CLUB are offering everyone the opportunity to visit the Newcastle Mansion House and raise funds for the RNIB.


COUNCIL HELP WITH FUEL BILLS.
 
Concerned at the massive increases in the cost of home fuel...

SUNDAY, JUNE 8TH
2.00pm.

Lovers of brass bands have inundated the Parish Office of St. Mary’s Parish Church in...

14/5/2008 -  PONT NEWS + VIEWS 
The latest issue of Ponteland News and Views is now available for viewing in the “Local...

12/5/2008 -  MAYOR'S SUNDAY PARADE 
The Mayor of Castle Morpeth, Councillor Irene Brumwell, will be holding her Sunday Parade from the...

 
Following many complaints about eyesores in Ponteland various officers from Castle Morpeth...

New Concessionary Bus Passes.
 
All those residents of Castle Morpeth who already have...

 Members of Meldon Show Committee based at the "Dyke Neuk Inn", Meldon, are celebrating...

13/3/2008 -  PONTELAND VILLAGE SCHOOL. 
When it was announced that a replacement for the Ponteland First School was to be built, the...

The next meeting of the County Council's Castle Morpeth Area Committee meeting will take place in...

The Ponteland Community Partnership held a Public Presentation of their proposals for the...

2/3/2008 -  WILL YOU BE ABLE TO VOTE? 
THURSDAY, 1st MAY 2008

The Registered voters of Northumberland have a difficult decision ahead of them.

2/3/2008 -  ANTIQUE VALUATION EVENING. 
On Friday March 28th, 2008 the Highlander Inn Leek Club will be hosting an “ANTIQUE VALUATION EVENING” at Ponteland C.I.U. at 7.00pm.

NORTHUMBERLAND SCOUTS CELEBRATING.
 
Northumberland Scouts are continuing their centenary...

At an extraordinary meeting of the Full Council following the usual Full Council meeting on...

27/2/2008 -  "YOUNG AT HEART" 
On the 14th March 2008, between 10am – 3pm, Ponteland Leisure Centre will be hosting a...

Following a lot of hard work and form filling, the Scots Gap + Cambo communities now have their own...

18/2/2008 -  INCREASED PARKING PROVISION. 
 
Following concerns raised by local residents about the lack of parking facilities in...

17/2/2008 -  ONE STOP SHOPS. 
In a county as large and diverse as Northumberland, the lack of public transport is a major...

16/2/2008 -  SPEED CAMERA AT LAST! 
Speeding traffic on West Road has been a source of enormous local concern for many years as a...

The informative February issure of Ponteland News and Views is now available by visiting the "Local...

Ponteland Memorial Hall
Thursday 28th February 2008
7.00pm.

1/2/2008 -  SQUASH COURTS REDECORATION 
The Squash Courts at Ponteland Leisure Centre will be closed from Monday 25th February to...

Ponteland United Football Club will be holding a Sportsmen's Dinner in the Britannia Hotel on Thursday 28th February.

PONTELAND MEMORIAL HALL
13 – 16th February, 2008

WHALTON VILLAGE HALL
Tuesday 11th March at 6.30pm

29/1/2008 -  NETHERWITTON WHIST NIGHTS. 
Netherwitton Village Hall
Second Wednesday every month
Beginning at 7.30pm.

WHALTON VILLAGE HALL
Friday 28th + Saturday 29th March at 7.30pm.

29/1/2008 -  “WHALTON BROWNIES” 
The First Whalton Brownies are welcoming new membership applications.
 
If you are aged...

Ponteland Community High School are offering an opportunity for all residents to discover how the school can help them.

The January 2008 edition of PONTELAND NEWS + VIEWS is now available for viewing in the "Local...

A new National Bus Pass is available to all pensioners and qualified disabled people, that will...

14/12/2007 -  WHERE IS THE ALL THE SNOW? 
Please contact 0808 100 89 10, or email contactcentre@northumberland.gov.uk

The long awaited proposals for the Regeneration of Ponteland, as proposed by the Ponteland...

Revised collection dates for both waste and recycling bins over the Festive Season.

SATURDAY, 22nd DECEMBER, 2007
WHALTON VILLAGE
PROCESSION BEGINS AT 6.30pm.

7/12/2007 -  CHRISTINGLE SERVICE  
St. Giles’ Church,
NETHERWITTON
SUNDAY 9th DECEMBER at 3pm.

Public Presentation on Monday 3rd December 2007
From 6.00 – 8.30pm
Ponteland Memorial Hall
Ponteland.

Ponteland Cricket Club are celebrating being awarded “Clubmark Accreditation” by Sport...

18/11/2007 -  CINDERELLA COMES TO THE HALL. 
KIRKLEY HALL, Sunday 16th December 2007
4.30pm – 6.30pm.

The November issue of Ponteland News + Views.

Sunday 25th November 2007 between 10.30am and 4.00pm.

 
BOLAM GARDEN JUDGED BEST IN CASTLE MORPETH.
   Throughout Castle Morpeth...

St. MARY’S SINGERS CHRISTMAS CONCERT.

Saturday, December 15th at 7.30pm in St. Mary’s Parish Church, Ponteland.


DARRAS HALL FIRST SCHOOL FAIR.

Saturday 1st December, 10.30 till 2pm.

1/11/2007 -  RECYCLING IN CASTLE MORPETH 

Castle Morpeth provides the best recycling service in the North East and thanks to the...

Ecumenical Carol Service, WEDNESDAY 5th DECEMBER 2007. 2.00pm. MORPETH METHODIST CHURCH.

29/10/2007 -  REMEMBRANCE DAY PARADES 
The Annual Remembrance Day Parade will take place in Ponteland on Sunday 11th November.
Those...

21/10/2007 -  GRANTS ALL AROUND THE AREA. 
The Community Core Fund is a fund that has been set up by the Borough Council to...

19/10/2007 -  PONTELAND GOES CONTINENTAL 
Continental Food Market in Ponteland, Sunday 21st October.

19/10/2007 -  WALLINGTON FOOD FESTIVAL 
Wallington Hall is hosting a local Food Festival this weekend, the 20th + 21st October.

The October edition of Pont News + Views is now available in the Local Publications...

8/10/2007 -  OPERA GALA IN PONTELAND 
Ponteland Rotary Club will be holding their "Annual Gala Night" at the Britannia Hotel,...

NORTHUMBERLAND'S YOUNG LEADER'S ELECTION DATE CONFIRMED.

25/9/2007 -  FAMILY HISTORY 
If you are interested in researching your family history, you may like to know that Morpeth Library...

The September 07 Issue of Pont News + Views is now on line. It can be viewed under the Local Publications section to the left of this page.

20/8/2007 -  EDINBURGH, HERE WE COME! 
   Following the success of the trip earlier this month, when 2 coach loads of local...

“A GRAND CHARITY NIGHT” IN AID OF
“THE GREAT NORTH AIR AMBULANCE”

16/8/2007 -  OVER 60’S GO CRUISING. 
Following a successful round of funding applications Ponteland Over 60’s Club have had an...

St. Mary's Church Stannington will be holding "A Northumbrian Festival of Flowers and Crafts" in...

5/8/2007 -  PONTELAND SUMMER FESTIVAL  
Ponteland Summer Festival of Flowers, Music + Art.

5/8/2007 -  "The Dyke Neuk Show" 
Alan Titchmarsh had a recent hit on television with his “Great British Village Show”,...

SOME FLORAL VIEWS OF PONTELAND VILLAGE.
 
   Having been awarded a Silver...

There will be a "CHARITY NIGHT" at "THE HIGHLANDER INN", Belsay this Friday Night, 3rd August,...

Have your queries about council services answered.

29/7/2007 -  INEXPENSIVE VILLAGE OUTINGS 
As many local residents already know, Father Melia, from St. Matthew’s Roman Catholic Church...

SUMMER FESTIVAL of PICTURES, FLOWERS AND MUSIC
28th JULY to 4th AUGUST 2007

Presentation at Ponteland C.I.U.
Paul Greenwell,  a committee member of Ponteland Social Club...

22/7/2007 -  CENTENARY REUNION CAMPFIRE 
 
To celebrate the Centennial of the founding of the Boy Scout movement, Ponteland Boy...

 
On Sunday 17th June at an early 8am, Coach John Nicholson, Team Manager Helen Mason, four...

The July Issue of Ponteland News and Views is now available for viewing in the "Local Publications"...

4/7/2007 -  Friends of Bolam Lake. 
Friends of Bolam Lake.
 
           ...

4/7/2007 -  PONTELAND CLEAN UP DAY 
Saturday, 7th July, 2007.
Please meet up at The Memorial Hall, Darras Road, at 10.00am.

2/7/2007 -  THE BURNING OF THE "BALE" 
WHALTON VILLAGE
Wednesday 4th July, from 6.30pm on the Village Green.
Whalton...

Once again, Castle Morpeth is arranging a wide range of activities for residents of all ages under...

27/6/2007 -  ATTENTION ALL LOCAL SCOUTS! 
CENTENARY REUNION CAMPFIRE
 
SATURDAY 14TH JULY
 
7.00 FOR 7.30 PM
 
Ponteland...

Wednesday July 4th, beside the Cafe

22/6/2007 -  DO YOU FANCY RIDING A HORSE? 
 
If you have ever fancied riding a horse, NOW is your opportunity to have a go.
 
The...

16/6/2007 -  THE BELSAY TOURNAMENT 
Ponteland Archers will again be staging "The Belsay Tournament" in the magnificent grounds of...

The June 2007 issue of Pont News + Views, full of local news and forthcoming events, is now...

12/6/2007 -  PONTELAND SUMMER FESTIVAL. 
PONTELAND SUMMER FESTIVAL.
 
Things are well underway in preparation for the Bi-annual...

11/6/2007 -  ANTIGONE 
14th +15th June
Ponteland High School

9/6/2007 -  “CHARITY NIGHT” 
“CHARITY NIGHT”
"The Highlander Inn", Belsay.
Friday 3rd AUGUST.
Beginning 7.30pm.
 
In aid of the...

 
DO YOU FANCY PLAYING CRICKET?
 
Belsay Cricket Club play cricket in the local...

Saturday 16th June,
KIRKHEATON

8/6/2007 -  COME TO THE PARTY 
The Annual Party in Ponteland Park will take place on Sunday June 10th, beginning at...

The April and May 07 issues are now available for viewing in the "Local Publications" section, to the left of this page.

The A.G.M. of the Ponteland Community Partnership, the group closely associated with the...

8/5/2007 -  IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK! 
Owing to election rules, this site has been off-line for what...

8/5/2007 -  PONTELAND ELECTION RESULTS 
RESULTS FROM THE PONTELAND WARDS OF CASTLE MORPETH BOROUGH AND PONTELAND PARISH COUNCILS.

Castle Morpeth Borough Council are offering a series of Sports and Leisure activity events around...

22/3/2007 -  LAUNCH OF STUDENT MAGAZINE 
Students from both Ponteland High School and King Edward V1 High School, Morpeth have produced a...

20/3/2007 -  CHANGE IN POLLING STATION 
For voters in PONTELAND NORTH WARD there will be a new Polling Station for the local elections on...

20/3/2007 -  LATEST LOCAL PUBLICATION. 
The latest edition of Pont News + Views if now available on-line, in the Local Publications section...

Public meetings highlight new planning blueprint
 
Everyone including residents and...

Whether it is due to the expense of attending the rather lack lustre performances of their near...

Whalton Gardening Club, who meet the first Tuesday in every month in Whalton Village Hall, have...

A new publication called "Access", produced jointly by students from Ponteland High School and King...

18/2/2007 -  PONTELAND MEMORIAL HALL 
Ponteland Memorial Hall is the largest community hall in the cillage, and is a popular venue for...

17/2/2007 -  PONTELAND SWIMMERS SUCCESS 
Young swimmers from the Ponteland Middle, Richard Coates Middle, and Ponteland High schools put in...

The February 07 issue of Pont News and Views is now available on-line by visiting the "Local...

A planning application for a change of use of the offices above Barclay's Bank on Main Street,...

13/2/2007 -  COUNCILLORS SURGERY 
The next Ponteland Liberal Democrat Councillors Surgery will be held in Merton Hall, Ponteland on...

To have your say on proposals for the Regeneration on Ponteland, click here.

Ice rink to bring half term fun to Morpeth
 
The sledges may have been kept locked away...

1/2/2007 -  COMMUNITY FUNDING GRANTS 
 
Three young members of Ponteland Cricket Club recently made successful applications to the...

26/1/2007 -  ANNUAL SPORTS AWARDS. 
Castle Morpeth Sports Council are seeking nominations to honour achievements by local sports men...

The latest January 2007 edition of Pont News and Views is now available on-line, either by...

John Dobson originally created Bolam Lake Countryside Park.
 
   Well...

12/1/2007 -  Warning over Email Scam 
 CONSUMER watchdogs from Northumberland County Council are warning householders to be on their...

24/12/2006 -  DO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE? 
This year the vast majority of British residents over the age of 18 will have an opportunity in May...

The December Edition of Castle Morpeth's Gateway Magazine is now available by clicking here.

16/12/2006 -  HOUSING TRANSFER RESULT 
87.4% of tenants voted in favour of transferring the Council's 2,300 homes to ISOS Housing Association.

13/12/2006 -  TOWN HOUSES REFUSED 
An application to build three townhouses on land near 41, West Road was strongly opposed by nearby...

The Northumbria Police will once again be holding their Christmas Carol Concert in the magnficent...

 Once again we are approaching Christmas, and may I take this opportunity of wishing you all...

8/12/2006 -  "POT HOLE PETE" PRAISED. 
Northumberland County Councils rapid reponse team for road repairs is known as "Pot Hole...

 
Everything you need for a real Northumbrian Christmas will be available in Ponteland...

The latest edition of Ponteland News and Views is now available by pressing on the title in the...

6/12/2006 -  POLICE FORUM IN PONTELAND 
Residents of Ponteland will be able to comment on the state of policing in the area at an
OPEN...

1/12/2006 -  CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT.  
CASTLE MORPETH DISABILITY ASSOCIATION invite everyone to their Christmas Carol Service.

1/12/2006 -  CHRISTMAS IS COMING. 
Yes, it is December again, and as usual there are a plethora of events on offer.
 
Sunday,...

1/12/2006 -  UP AND RUNNING 
The Local Organisation section of this website, available to the left of this page is now up and...

29/11/2006 -  CHRISTINGLE SERVICE AT BOLAM 
There will be Christingle Service at St. Andrew's Parish Church, Bolam this Sunday, 3rd December,...

28/11/2006 -  CAROL CONCERT 
CAROL CONCERT
Music by the Bedlington Salvation Army Band, Songsters & Timbrels
The Memorial...

Following reports of a deterioration in the quality of their renowned MORGANIC COMPOST some time...

23/11/2006 -  YOUR VIEWS ARE WANTED. 
A one way system for Thornhill Road, Ponteland?

As can be seen by pressing here, construction of the replacement for Ponteland First School is...

Last summer Ponteland Parish Council and residents celebrated the 60th Anniversary of the end of...

The latest edition of Ponteland News and Views is now available for viewing in the Local...

A PUBLIC CONSULTATION EVENT
on
 
THE PONTELAND MASTER PLAN
 
PONTELAND MEMORIAL...


 
NORTHUMBERLAND
 COUNTY COUNCIL
 
 
CASTLE MORPETH AREA COMMITTEE...

EXCLUSIVE GIFTS.
 
St. Mary’s Church Hall,
Thornhill...

 
The Parishes of Bolam, Hartburn, Meldon, Netherwitton and Whalton will be holding their...

Renowned local artist Alan Reed will be holding a Christmas Exhibition of watercolours in his...

1/11/2006 -  FRIENDS OF PONTELAND PARK. 
Cordially invite residents and friends to a
 
 COFFEE...

Ponteland Parish Council will beholding their Annual Remembrance Day Parade on Sunday 12th November...

Ponteland United Reformed Church
 
will be holding their
 
30th Annual Christmas...

30/10/2006 -  CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT.  
Music aficionados and lovers of Christmas will be eager to hear that the ever-popular St....

28/10/2006 -  SATURDAY FUN DAYS IN WHALTON. 
Whalton Church of England First School will be hosting a series of 5 Saturday Workshops for...

28/10/2006 -  ORGANISED FIREWORK DISPLAYS. 
Keep your family safe on “Bonfire Night” and take them to an organised Firework...

Following a recent inspection by officials from OFSTED, the head-teacher of Ponteland First School,...

“Shuttle Bus” to Kingston Park.
 
A "shuttle bus" will collect residents from...

11/10/2006 -  DOUBLE CELEBRATION IN CAMBO 
There was a double celebration in Cambo Village Hall last week as local residents gathered to say...

2/10/2006 -  ON LINE SCHOOL ADMISSIONS 
Applications for school places for children transferring from first and middle schools can...

22/9/2006 -  WATER BILLS. 
In the Ponteland area many people have been shocked by the cost of their water bills that have just...

The Electoral Registrar is currently compiling the new electoral Roll and should have sent forms to...

Saturday 23rd September.
10.00am - Noon.


Once again tickets for the Ponteland Cricket Club's Annual Dinner were difficult to obtain,...

MATFEN VILLAGE HALL
WEDNESDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER
7.00pm.

13/9/2006 -  SILVER AWARD FOR PONTELAND. 
   Several years ago Ponteland Parish Council decided to brighten up the village by...

Green fingered gardeners from Ponteland certainly held their own at the Castle Morpeth in Bloom...

More than 1,000 households throughout Castle Morpeth, who have tired of taking garden refuse to...

Sunday 10th. September.
Ponteland Park.
1st Race 2pm.

Entry forms for the Annual Ponteland Flower Show on 9th September in the Memorial Hall are now...

"Pot Hole Pete" was a service introduced by the County Council to improve their response to...

A "shuttle bus" will collect residents from the Ponteland Area to go Kingston Park on Wednesday...

30/7/2006 -  NEW PONTELAND FIRST SCHOOL 
Thanks to the glorious summer weather work on the new Ponteland First School is well under...

28/7/2006 -  ENERGY PRICE RISES! 
 
ENERGY PRICE RISES!
Many households are extremely concerned at the dramatic price rises...

Ponteland United retained the Northumberland FA's Senior Benevolent Bowl defeating last seasons...

BLOOMING LOVELY.
Peter Lomas, of Horton Grange Nurseries, has once again provided a magnificent...

LOCALS DELIGHTED WITH NEW BARRIER

Having received numerous complaints about the bottle neck...

As a result of an initiative set in place by the previous Parish Council to attain Accredited...

The controversial application for yet another mobile telephone mast in Meadowfield Industrial...

JUDGING DAY 18TH JULY.

There is good news for parents within the Castle Morpeth Area this week following the...


Northumberland County Council’s Executive have agreed to give local church leaders...

All planning applications, and the results of applications within Castle Morpeth can now be viewed...

As the future of the Ponteland Library was advertised to be on the Agenda for discussion at a...

Ponteland Cricket Club are delighted, having been awarded a grant from Ponteland Parish Council...

Saturday 6th May 2006
11am - 2pm.
Darras Hall First School.

Lady members of Ponteland C.I.U., Anne Piper, Sheila Hutchinson and Jill Graham were so impressed...

30/4/2006 -  KIRKLEY HALL LUNCHES 
Carvery lunches available 14th + 28th May.
3 course lunch, coffee and mints £12.95 per head.
Bookings 01670 841235

30/4/2006 -  CHARITY CAR WASH  
Saturday May 6th. Dobbies Garden Centre.

Ponteland Parish Councillors little realised the burden they would put on future councillors when...

11/4/2006 -  RAISING THE CROSS 
Good Friday ceremony on Coates Green, Ponteland.

The now traditional Palm Sunday Procession will take place this Sunday on Coates Green in...

The Annual Meeting of Ponteland Parish Council will be held in Ponteland Memorial Hall, Darras...

Time for you to have your say about the future of Northumberland. Tell the County Council what you think is the way ahead.

23/3/2006 -  Tea Dances at Kirkley Hall. 
Tea Dance begins in stately surroundings.

The latest edition of the popular Gateway Magazine from Castle Morpeth Borough Council.

7/3/2006 -  LATEST LOCAL PUBLICATIONS. 
 
For many years now Ponteland has lacked a local newspaper to help keep the residents...

To reduce the risk of house fires throughout Northumberland, and to ensure that residents can...

4/2/2006 -  CELEBRATION CEILIDH 
The popular local Ceilidh Group "The Whistling Sheep" will be celebrating their tenth anniversary with a...

2/2/2006 -  History in Ponteland. 
 
Possibly because of the remains of Ponteland Castle have long been rebuilt as the popular...

2/2/2006 -