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February 2018

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Deadline for the March issue of theFOURUM

Monday 12th FebruaryProof Reader team:

Production: J Pentland Printed by: Fantasy

Mary LockieKathleen HolmesAnnette Woolfson

Tracey SharpNicola GibbPhil Reynolds

Amy Olah

Saturday 24th February

Village Hall 10.00 till 12.00

Stalls, Raffle, Refreshments

Thank youThe FOURUM Coffee Morning raised a massive

£821.90

This was achieved thanks to lots of generousspending and donations of produce, prizes,

money and hard work by our many supporters.

This sum alone will fund about 6 editions.

There are too many people to thank individually,we hope you all see this message.

We are lost for words.

Route 267Berwick to Wooler – Monday to SaturdayNote: Sch NSchService: 267 267 267 267 267 267 267

Berwick, Middle School – – – – 1535 – –Berwick, Railway Station 0645 0900 1110 1320 – 1545 1750Berwick, Golden Square 0650 0905 1115 1325 1540 1550 1755Tweedmouth, ASDA 0655 0910 1120 1330 1545 1555 1800Shoresdean – 0915 1130 1340 1555 1600 1810Duddo 0705 0920 1135 1345 1600 1605 1815Etal 0710 0925 1140 1350 1605 1610 1820Ford Village – 0930 1145 1355 1613 1615 1825Crookham 0720 0935 1150 1400 1618 1620 1830Branxton – 0940 – 1405 – 1625 –Milfield, Red Lion 0730 0945 1158 1413 1628 1630 1838Wooler, Bus Station 0740 0955 1208 1423 1638 1640 1848

Route 267Wooler to Berwick – Monday to SaturdayNote: Nsch Sch Sch Nsch M-F SatService: 267 267 267 267 267 267 267 267 267

Wooler, Bus Station 0745 0745 1000 1215 1430 1430 1650 1850 1850Millfield, Red Lion 0755 0755 1010 1225 1440 1440 1700 1900 1900Branxton – – 1018 – 1448 1448 – – –Crookham 0805 0805 1023 1235 1453 1453 1708 1908 1908Ford Village 0810 0810 1028 1240 1458 1458 1713 1913 –Etal 0815 0815 1033 1245 1503 1503 1718 1918 1915Duddo 0820 0820 1038 1250 1508 1508 1723 1923 1920Shoresdean 0825 0825 1043 1255 1513 1513 – – –Berwick, High School – 0843 – – 1525 – – – –Tweedmouth, ASDA 0835 0845 1053 1305 1527 1523 1733 1933 1930Berwick, Golden Square 0840 0847 1058 1310 1532 1528 1738 1938 1935Berwick, Railway Station 0844 – 1102 1314 – 1532 1742 1942 1939Berwick, Middle School – 0850 – – 1535 – – – –

Codes: Sch = Schooldays only; NSch = School holidays and Saturdays; M-F = Monday to Friday Sat = Saturday only.

BANK OF SCOTLANDKELSO MOBILE BRANCH TIMETABLE.

COLDSTREAM –COURT HOUSE PLACECAR PARK.(opp. Co-op)_

MONDAY: 9.30 TO 11.00amWEDNESDAY: 9.30 TO 11.30am

WOOLER – BUS STATION CAR PARK.MONDAY: 12.30 TO 3.00pm

WEDNESDAY: 13.00 TO 3.00pmTHURSDAY: 9.45 T0 11.15.am.

LOCAL TIMETABLES.

Please retain this page as it may not appear in every edition

LIBRARY TIMESThe local mobile library timetable isavailable on, mylibrary.co.uk/services,mobile library service.The northern area Mobile timetableshows the following:On every other Tuesday as follows:Milfield to Ford 13th and 27th Februaryat the following times

Milfield (Threefords) 11.45 to 12.25,Moneylaws 13.45 to 14.05,Crookham Westfield 14.20 to 14.40,Branxton 14.50 to 15.10,Etal 15.30 to 15.50,Letham Hill 16.00 to 16.20,Ford 16.30 to 16.50.

On: 6th and 20th FebruaryCrookham Village Hall. 17.10 to

17.50.

Mobile P. O.Details of visiting times:

Weekly on Wednesday at 10.30 till 11.15 atthe church entrance Crookham.

It also visits Milfield daily, opposite the RedLion: Monday 12.45 to 14.15,Tuesday 9.15 to 10.45Wednesday and Thursday 12.45 to 14.15Friday 9.15 till 10.15.

Cornhill Post OfficeThe Post Office is a “Post Office Local”.This basically means that whenever theshop is open the Post Office will beavailable.Opening hours:Monday – Friday 6.30am – 5.30pmSaturday 6.30am – 5.00pm

Ford Parish Council.Extract from the Draft Minutes of Ford Parish Council meeting. For the full Draft see

www.wooler.org.uk/ford-pcTuesday 16th January 2018 at 7pm in Etal Village Hall..Members present Cllr Baker - Vice Chairman, Cllr. Bell, Cllr. Cuddigan, Cllr. Turnbull , Steve Taylor - Clerk3. Apologies

for absence – Apologies were received and accepted from Cllrs. Keating, Mills, and Beattie.7. Defibrillators. Cllr. Mills has reported via email that the cabinet for the Defibrillator has arrived and he has been in touchwith Ian Ainslie who has reaffirmed that he will fit the unit to Ford Post Office.The Clerk will contact Ian Ainslie forconfirmation of installation. Cllr. Cuddigan will apply for funding for a defibrillator for Heatherslaw from the BarmoorWindfarm fund. It was suggested that he contact John Pentland for guidance on this as he has recently done this for Crookha8. Playground As reported at the last meeting Cllr. Baker informed the council that they have received £9063 from the BarmoorWindfarm Fund for the additional play equipment in Ford. He tried the Community Chest but this is not open to applicationsfrom Parish Councils. Cllr. Lawrie has agreed to give £1000 to the project from his County Councillor fund. Cllr. Baker has alsoapplied to ASDA and the Big Lottery fund but these applications can take 12 weeks to be processed. If unsuccessful he will askCAN if they can suggest any funders who may be able to make up the shortfall. In the meantime Cllr. Baker proposed that theproject could be started by installing some new play equipment with the money currently available to the council. Councillorsagreed to this proposal. Cllr. Baker then explained that of the four quotations received from Playdale, Spacial Integrity,Caledonia and Sovereign, Sovereign were in the middle price range and he proposed to councillors that they should be thecompany to go with. With the money already received, two items of equipment could be obtained along with matting. The thirditem could be installed at a later date if funding can be obtained. Sovereign have suppled accreditations and case studies and allthe equipment is to BS 1176 and BS 1177. All councillors agreed to this proposal.Cllr. Baker will meet with the Sovereign representative to start the process. He will confirm that the quotation is still valid.There will need to be a pre-install inspection and then the groundwork will need to be carried out by Ford and Etal Estates asagreed previously. Sovereign will require a 20% deposit followed by a further 30% when the work starts with the final 50% duewithin 30 days of completion. Cllr. Baker will ask the Sovereign representative what they can offer in the way of a maintenanceand inspection package.Cllr. Turnbull thanked Cllr. Baker for all his hard work on this project. All agreed.9. Street lighting. It was agreed that the clerk should ask Lynsey Sawyer from the Northumberland LED Street LightingModernisation Project what type of lighting they were going to install in Ford as currently most of the lights are of a HeritageLantern style and this style need to be kept. The clerk will also enquire whether there are any plans to increase lighting in Fordand if not, what is involved in asking for an extra light.10. Ford notice board. The clerk suggested that instead of purchasing a new notice board for Ford to increase the capacity fordisplaying posters, the PC could move one of the Parish Council notice boards from Crookham and place it alongside theexisting one in Ford. Crookham Hall now have their own notice board so leaving one of the old ones for the Parish Councilnotices should be sufficient. His was agreed and the clerk will contact Crookham Hall committee to inform them of thisdecision. Cllr. Baker and Turnbull will help the clerk to move the notice boards. Some thought will also be given to make thenotice boards easier to open.13. Monthly Tourism report. Cllr Baker told councillors that the next tourism meeting was later this week. He also commentedthat it was very good news that the Black Bull Pub renovations have begun and that the opening date is planned to be sometimein May. This will be great for the area.14. Highways. Cllr. Bell commented that the repair to one of the inspection holes made on Ford Bridge during the recentmaintenance work has already started to deteriorate.18 Any other business Cllr. Baker suggested that the council should consider making a donation to The Fourum when thecharitable donations are considered at the next meeting in March. It was agreed that this should be considered.19. Date of next meeting –13th March 2018 in Crookham Village Hall at 7pm.

The Parish Council currently hastwo vacancies. If anyone is

interested in becoming a ParishCouncillor then please get in touch

with the clerk, Steve Taylor,01890 820566,

emailclerk.fordpc@btinternet.com.

VACANCY

TillVASWe welcome geologist, Dr Ian Kille who will give a talk on

Northumberland Earth“Bordering on Geology - An exploration of the relationship between

geology and archaeology”

Dr Kille will describe something of the geology of Northumberland and theBorders to give a basis of understanding as to how human activity has exploited

various aspects of that geology. Also, how geology has helped to informarchaeology and vice-versa and he will mention the Flodden 500 project, the

Peregrini Project and Hadrian’s Wall during the course of his talk.

Wednesday 7th February at 7.30pmCheviot Centre, Wooler.

Please note change of venue. All welcome.

TillVASVillage Atlas Exhibition.

Sponsored by the HeritageLottery Fund.

An opportunity to see some of thework we have done on the villages

of Branxton and Crookham –Including photographs, pottery

and stone tools from the Mardondig.

Branxton Village HallSaturday, 10th February

from 11am – 2pm.

Coffee and tea.All welcome.

Ford Snooker Club100 club Winning Numbers.

December 201752 Anne Bell £3534 Pete Hosbach £1573 Fiona Skeen £10January 201858 Scott Mulvey £3560 Laura Thompson £1587 Tom Scott £10

BINGOThe Bingo on Wednesday 28th

February at Etal Village Hallis in aid of Longridge Scouts.

Doors open at 6.30 pm.Eyes down at 7.00 pm.

All are very welcome.There are still a few BINGO NIGHTS

available for 2018.

Please contact Julie on 10890 820765

I would like to say bye to Barrie who isleaving Heatherslaw to join his daughters

and grandchildren in Hampshire.

He has been in the village 19 years and I'msure we all wish him well as he starts this

new chapter in his Life.You'll be missed Barrie.

Julie Nicholl

Barrie Sturmey

Hay Farm Heavy Horse Centre opensagain for the 2018 season in February.

Heatherslaw Cornmill and HeatherslawRailway (subject to weather!) will be

open on 13th, 14th and 15th February forhalf-term fun.

Heatherslaw Cornmill is also open onWednesdays and Thursdays from 11am-

2pm throughout the winter and earlyspring.

Please check www.ford-and-etal.co.ukfor full details.

FORD & ETAL TOURISM

ANSWERS TO CHRISTMAS CROSSWORD

HUNT CURRYSUPPER

The North Northumberland HuntSupporters are holding

a Hunt Supper inEtal Village Hall on

Thursday 22nd of February at 7.30pm

at which

The Warden of the Chillingham Wild Cattlewill give a talk on this ancient breed.

Entry is £15 per personand prior booking is essential.

To reserve a place, contact Miss Nicola Gibbby e-mail at “gibb257@btinternet.com”

Geoff & CarolFISH & CHIPS

The van visits on Tuesdays.

Please note times are approximate.Milfield (Village and thenThreefords) 4.30 to 5.40Etal (Black Bull ) 5.50 to 6.10Ford (Village) 6.15 to 6.30

Geoff Allan Catering,28 South Road, Wooler. NE71 6SN. Carol 07786954664/01668 282262

and Geoff 07876506837,geoffallancatering@tiscali.co.uk

Phone: 01289 309191 or 07990545967Local & reliable service.

Home and Garden Handyman.Grass cutting, Garden Tidying

Fencing, Hedge cutting.Shed and Greenhouse erecting.

Small home repairs and improvements.Painting and Decorating.

Letham Hill Sawmill01890 820 304

Monday to Thursday 8.30 –4.00pm Friday 8.30 - 3.00pm

FOR SALESOFTWOOD FIREWOOD

£40 per crate

Ed Redfearn.

Your veryGood Friend …

A milkman is now makingdoor to door deliveries of

fresh milk in the local villagesincluding Branxton, Ford,

Etal and Crookham onMondays and Thursdays

before 6 am.

Based in Coldstream, he can doreturnable 1 pint glass bottles aswell as plastic 1/2ltr, 1ltr, 2ltr,

and 3ltr.

All enquiries to Daren Bruceon 01890 882950.

SHOP LOCAL

Border Villager TaxiWe will take you to the Doctors,

Shopping, Airports, Train Stationsor Nights out.

We can cater for up to 8 passengerswith ample space for luggage.

Call Scott on01668 482 888 – 07765 791 348

Email, scott@bordervillagertaxi.co.ukWeb, www.bordervillagertaxi.co.uk

FORD VILLAGE SHOP, POST OFFICEVILLAGE TEAROOMMONDAY TO SATURDAY

08:00 until 12:30SUNDAY

09:00 until 10:00Post Office open Mon-Fri 8:30 till 12:30

01890 820230

HARDWOOD LOGS £ 6.50

R.A. Warner,Tree and Garden Management.Fully NPTC qualified Tree Surgeon & Climber.Fully insured with £5m cover. All aspects of treeand garden work undertaken, domestic andcommercial.Free quotes. Logs for sale.Log splitter for hire.Ring: 01890 820423;Mobile: 07555 274547;website www.rawtgm.co.uke-mail:r.a.warnertgm@gmail.com

Bicentenary of Louisa, Lady Waterford’s birthdayApril 14th 1818 to 2018

This year is a very special year for Ford. On April 14th it will be two hundred years sincethe birth of Louisa, Lady Waterford, who lived at Ford Castle from 1860, following thetragic death of her husband, Henry 3rd Marquis of Waterford. Lady Waterford did much toimprove the living conditions of the local people and built the school, now called the LadyWaterford Hall. Her most lasting legacy are the murals decorating the walls of the Hallwhich she painted between 1862 and 1883 and which visitors from home and abroad cometo see and admire. She died at Ford Castle in 1891 and is buried in Ford churchyard. Hergrave is a Grade 2 listed monument, a recumbent Celtic cross and headstone carved by thefamous artist and sculptor, George Watts.The community will be celebrating the occasion in a number of special ways over theweekend of 14th and 15th April, including a schools’ art competition, a flower festival inFord Church and open days at Ford Castle where there will be exhibitions about thearchaeology and history of Ford, and the life of the castle and estate from the time of theWaterfords to the present day. Over the weekend admission to all venues will be bydonation, raising funds for the future upkeep and maintenance of the Lady Waterford Hall,Museum and Gallery (Registered Charity no 248898).At Lady Waterford Hall if you would prefer a guided tour rather than a freelance visit, theGuides will conduct two daily tours, at 11.30am and 2.30pm on each day. After each tour,for those interested, the Curator will lead a short walk by Ford Castle to the grave of LadyWaterford (weather permitting).On the evening of Sat 14th April there will be a celebration ceilidh and local craft supper atthe Lady Waterford Hall from 7pm – 10.30pm led by the professional band ‘CopperCeilidh’ from Edinburgh. Tickets at £14.00 are on sale at the post offices in Ford and Etal.(Please book early as there are limited places).For further details please visit the Ford and Etal Estates website. www.ford-and-etal.co.uk

Lady Waterford Celebration

Scouting for Girls and Boys

Ford Scout Camp and DAC

Wednesdays in term time.

Beavers (6 to 8 yrs) 5.15 to 6 pm

Cubs (8 to 11 yrs ) 6.15 to 7.30 pm

Scouts (11 to 14 yrs ) 6.15 to 8 pm

Explorers ( 14 to 18 yrs ) 6.15 to 8 pm

Contact Dougal or Louisa 07877026201

Pre-school & Toddlers, under 5’sStay and Play

and Mums to be

Thursdays 9 to 11 in term timein Ford C of E First School hall

All are welcome, pushchair access.Only 50p per family

For further details please contact

07929403411

TD15 2QA

St Ninian’s Church

Wooler

Mass every Sunday at 9.00 am

Rev. Fr. David Tanner

01665 574240

CHURCH NEWSThe Chapel of

the Blessed Virgin Mary, Etal.Sunday Services are Holy Communion at 10.30Sunday 4th and 11th February – Peter Robinson,

Archdeacon of Lindisfarne.Sunday 18th February – Revd. Rob Kelsey, Rural

Dean.Sunday, 25th February - Revd. Alan Hughes.

14th February is Ash Wednesday.Service at Lowick Church, 9.30am with Revd.

John Vilaseca

Contact: Rob Kelsey 01289 382325robert.josephkelsey@live.com

Crookham United Reformed ChurchService times and dates

Friday 2nd, 9th, 16th. and 23rd. February at 12 noon. Prayers for peace and reconciliation linked to the Coventry litany of reconciliationSunday 11th. February 4 pm Tea time church with pancakesSunday 25th. February (2nd Sunday in Lent) 11 am Worship and fellowship led by Rev. Mary TaylorDuring Lent Ecumenical Lenten Bible studies being held in Wooler –please see church notice board forfurther details.Christmas EveMany grateful thanks are expressed to all the carol singers, those who welcomed carol singers into theirhomes and gave hospitality and all those who donated so generously to the collection. A sum of £115 wasraised for the Red Cross.July 75 years old!The church building now known as Crookham United Reformed Church will be 75 years old this July. Ifyou have any good ideas how this might be marked in the village please speak toRev.Mary Taylor, 7 Catrail Rd, Galashiels TD11NW 01896 756990 m.taylor_1@btinternet.comThanks for your warm welcome to the different village groups in the village hall during the week and onSaturdays.Please note: A ramp is now available for the front door so the church building is more accessible forwheelchair users.

The Norham GroupMothers Union.

Invite you to join them onMonday 12th February at 2 p.m.

in Branxton Village Hall forLinda Benneworth’s

MU action in the UKNew members are welcome.

The Parish Churches of Branxton, Carham, Cornhill

February 4th Branxton HC 09.30 Cornhill MW 11.00

11 th Branxton MW 10.30 Carham HC 9.30

18 th Branxton HC 9.30 Cornhill HC 11.00

25 th Branxton MW 10.30 Carham HC 11.00Contact: John Carr. Tel. 01890 820239 or “jbcarr@btinternet.com

Fancy acting again or giving it a go?

BELOW THE STONES I have written a short play about the community who built thestone circle at Duddo... So the play is set in the bronze age ( nohessian will need to be worn !). The story is universal however, abouthow we respond to change.

The cast is about 12..... mostly women with 3 male parts.

Rehearsals would start at the end of March. Probably Tuesdays atEtal Village hall...but not set in stone.

Performances are Thursday 21st June actually at the stones ( EtalHall if inclement ) and Wed 20th upstairs at Maltings.

If you are interested PLEASE email me at Etal20@aol.com

There will be a read through on Tuesday 20th March 7.00 at EtalHall... this will be to find out if you want to commit.

I really hope people will have a go or offer to help.Cheryl Stewart

FUN TABLETENNIS

Crookham Village HallOn 6th.. and 20th February

at 7.30 to 9.30

£2 per person

Contact Annette on 01890 820607

Crookham Village HallDue to kitchen refurbishment, Crookham

Village Hall will have a restrictedprogramme in February.

There will be no coffee morning on either10th or 17th February.

Knit and Natter on the 12th will be held atnumber 4 Crookham.

There is to be a social event to mark theopening of the new kitchen, probably in

March.

music, theatre, Film

FARAAppearing at Etal Village Hall Saturday 24th

February 2018

Finalists in the BBC Radio 2 Folk awards 2017 as best newcomers,FARA brings together four emerging musicians at the forefront oftoday’s young Scottish folk scene --Jennifer Austin, KristanHarvey, Jeana Leslie and Catriona Price’s three fiddles and a piano-- to produce a fiery sound rooted strongly in their upbringingamong the music of Orkney. Releasing their debut album ‘Crossthe Line’ in September of 2016, the band have gone on to appearon some of the great stages of the world including the Royal AlbertHall in London (BBC Radio 2 Folk awards 2017) and GlasgowRoyal Concert Hall where they appeared with Cherish the Ladiesat Celtic Connections 2017.

“Fara are certainly a quartet to watch. Cross The Line is anambitious, accomplished and beautiful debut that showcases fourmusicians’ superb and sensitive musicianship and charming vocalharmonies. A delight.” – **** Songlines Magazine

Tickets £12 please book and pay in advanceContact Steve or Helen on 01890 820566 or emailsteve.w.taylor@btinternet.comPayment by cheque to 22, Etal Village, Cornhill-on-Tweed,Northumberland TD12 4TWor contact as above to arrange payment by BACS

Doors open 7.30.pm music begins at 8.00pm. Bar on site.

The film on the Friday23rd February will be

'Moonlight' starring :Mahershala Ali, Shariff Earp,Naomie Harris, Alex Hibbert,

Jaden Piner.''Nominated for 8 Academy

Awards and 4 BAFTA’s includingBest Picture and Best Actress in a

Supporting Role for NaomieHarris, Moonlight is a timelessstory of human connection and

self-discovery. The film chroniclesthe life of a young black man from

childhood to adulthood as hestruggles to find his place in the

world while growing up in a roughneighbourhood of Miami.''

FLICKS inthe STICKS

Refreshments from 7.00film at 7.30

Branxton VH 1st Wednesday each month

Milfield 3 rd Wednesday each month

At 1.30pm

Whist

For the period from November 2015 to

January 2018 our income is £3010 and

expenditure is £2377

To save us printing costs of about 33p

each, we wish to encourage more people

to take the e-mail FOURUM instead of the

paper one and perhaps print it for

themselves. On line it is in colour and it

now comes out early. We have a mailing

list of readers who do this. To join them

just e-mail “thefourum@gmail.com”

FOURUM FINANCE

Troop Night:6pm ‘til 8pm Thursdays

in BranxtonVillage Hall

or local area.

1st FloddenB-P Scout

Contact Joanne 01890

882150 or Nick 01890820219

1stfloddenbpscouts@gmail.

FOURUM GOES WORLD WIDE – WWWEVH hall will carry the PDF’s of The Fourum, allowing them to be on the Internet.www.etalvillagehall.org.uk/the-fourum-newsletter.

Table TennisEvery Monday & Friday6.45 - 8.15In Milfield Church Hall

PILATESEvery Monday 10.-11

Etal Village Hall

WHAT’S ON? AT A GLANCEFEBRUARYThursday 1st. Art 2.00 CVHThursday 1st Etal Flower Show AGM 7pm EVHTuesday 6th Table tennis 7.30 CVHWednesday 7th TillVAS talk 7.30 Cheviot Ctr.Saturday 10th. TillVAS exhibition 11 to 2 BVHSunday 11th. Teatime church @ 4pm CrookhamMonday 12th. Knit & Natter No 4 Crookham @ 2.00 Also Mothers Union 2.00 BVHTuesday 13th - 15th. Cornmill & Railway open Thursday15th. Art (if hall is available) 2.00 CVHSunday 18th. Quiz for the FOURUM 7.30 Blue Bell Tuesday 20th. Table Tennis (hall OK?) 7.30 CVH Also Play read through 7.00 EVHThursday 22nd. Hunt Supper 7.30 EVHSaturday 24th. Branxton Fair 10 to 12 BVH Also Music night (FARA) 7.30 EVHWednesday 28th. Bingo 6.30 EVH

MARCHThursday 1st. Art Group 2.00 CVHSaturday 3rd. Soup & Roll 10.00 CVHTuesday 6th. Table Tennis 7.30 CVHWednesday 7th TillVAS talk 7.30 CVHSaturday 10th. Etal Show Coffee Mng. 10.00 CVHMonday 12th. Knit & Natter 2.00 CVH ditto CVH Committee 6.30 CVHTuesday 13th. Ford PC. 7.00 CVHThursday 15th. Art Group 2.00 CVHSaturday 17th. Coffee Morning 10.00 CVHTuesday 20th. Table tennis 7.30 CVHSaturday 24th. Coffee Mng. 10.00 CVHMonday 26th. Knit & Natter 2.00 CVHTuesday 27th. Book Club 7.30 CVHSaturday 31st. Gardening Club 10.30 CVH

YogaClassesEvery Monday7 – 8.30pm

Ford and DistrictCarpet BowlsEvery Monday at 7pmContact John Pentland

01890 820 201john@hjpentland.plus.com