Glanton Village Community Website. Northumberland. UK.
SAVED!
At the Parish Council meeting of 26th July, councilors voted without objection to reverse their previous decision, made at the March meeting, and to proceed with the adoption of our familiar red telephone box.
This decision was reached after the submission of a petition, signed by over one hundred and thirty people, demanding the retention of the Red Telephone Box as a part of the Village heritage. The petition was supported by a special report containing the technical arguments. Particular thanks are due to all those who signed the petition and who have actively supported the campaign originally launched on 'GlantonOnLine'.
Now the work begins and this web site will keep you informed as to how things develop.
Click here to find out more about the BT kiosk adoption scheme http://www.payphones.bt.com/adopt_a_kiosk/HTML/payphone/faq.htm
To read all the comments click here.
For breaking news, announcements and the latest information concerning village events, go to the
Village Message Board
Summer 2010
Summer is now with us and hopefully the weather will be kind and help make the many events to be held in the district over the summer months successful.
Don’t forget you can advertise your event on this web site either by emailing the details to the editor or by posting a message directly to the message board.
We are now receiving a high number of web site hits and any organisation in the area that has not yet considered web space on the site as a means of increasing their local presence and support should probably now give the matter serious thought. Contact the editor for details.
Thanks must go to John Lang for providing the very seasonal slide show collection of wayside flowers opposite.
We are in urgent need of articles and photos for the web site: If you have any ideas or pictures that you feel may be of interest please do not hesitate to contact the editor.
Highways and Byeways
Jonathan Radgick has reported that work to the footpath that leads from Glanton to Whittingham has now reached a stage where the vegetation has been cleared to aid access and three styles have now been replaced by kissing gates. Particular thanks are due to Northumberland County Council for this work.
For anyone who enjoys a pleasant rural walk, take this path down to Whittingham and then make your way through the village to the church and follow the footpath through the fields behind to the Howbalk road. Go along the road to Howbalk Cottages and then follow the footpath to Mile End. Return to the village via Glanton Pyke and the West Turnpyke with its never fading views over the Vale of Whittingham. A round trip of a little under six miles and taking from about two hours to however long you wish!
Photo above: One of the new kissing gates on the Whittingham footpath.
Photo on right: Freshly cleared section of footpath.
A BRIGHT RED POST BOX
Most people have noticed that the Post Box outside the village shop has recently had a much needed make-over with a new bright coat of pillar box red paint. This is thanks to Royal Mail, who, after been contacted by Jonathan Radgick about the rather tatty appearance of their post box via their customer services section of their web site, took only six days to have the work carried-out and completed. Congratulations Royal Mail!
GLANTON MEMORIAL HALL
The Village Memorial hall now have their own web space. Click here to go to their new page
GLANTON SHOW 14th August 2010
A reminder that the Show is now only a short time away and if you have not seen the programme yet you can download a copy with all the competition details and entry forms by clicking here.
CONSERVATION AND ARTICLE 4 DESIGNATIONS
Those that attended the village meeting last month or who have read their latest newsletter will see that a proposal was accepted calling for a village meeting to be arranged at which an invited member of the local planning authority would answer questions and provide more information about Article 4 Designations and how they might affect the rights of villagers to improve and modify their homes. As a prelude to this meeting Mike Mason offered to provide a brief report outlining the basic principles so that villagers could attend the meeting with a more informed understanding of Article 4.
To view Mike's Report and to comment or ask questions please click here.
If you own a business or provide a service in the Glanton area you can advertise free on this site. This could be a good opportunity for people involved in tourism and visitor services as the site is receiving an increasing number of hits from well outside the local area.
Contact the Editor at: editor@glantononline.net
Remember you can use this web site, not only to find out what is happening, but also to advertise your own particular event. Keep an eye on the message board for up-to-date information and post your own community messages on the board. To go to the Village message board click the link below.
To Advertise your local business or service in this space contact the editor@glantononline.net
