The Village of Wark

You might remember that I mentioned the vacancy on Wark Parish Council before Christmas.  This vacancy had arisen because Craig Moore and his family moved to Hexham last year and Craig resigned his seat.  When the Parish Council met last Monday it appeared that just one person had put themselves forward to join the Parish Council and Margit Stoksted was duly co-opted onto the group. 

The Mid Tyne Business Forum also met last week and elected a committee to run its affairs.  The Business Forum has been created to encourage like-minded business owners to meet regularly and to share ideas and experiences.  The group intends to hold Forum meetings every quarter with the next one being in Wall in March.  At these Forum meetings there will generally be one or two speakers.  In addition they will hold networking events at local cafes and tearooms around the area.

The Town Hall is heading for a busy February.  Next Monday, February 1^st, Wark History Group will have a speaker from the Chollerton Parish history Society to talk about the history of Barrasford and Gunnerton.  There will be refreshments and tickets are £2.

Then on Saturday February 13^th, Joseph Oliver and friends will play at the Town Hall for a dance.  Tickets are only £5 and you’re asked to bring something for a shared supper.  On the weekend after, the 20^th, the Hall will host a table top sale, which always proves to be very popular.  Tables are £6 each and you can book them through Judith Weir (01434- 230250). A great chance to try to turn some of you unwanted stuff into cash.

Then right at the end of the month, on Saturday 27^th of February, the Northumberland Theatre Company will bring their play ‘A Village Life’.  You might remember that the writer Mary Cooper came to our Friday Coffee Morning some months back to talk to people about village life and those conversations (and many others in other locations) have now culminated in this play. Tickets for the play are £8 and £5 for concessions and are also available from Judith.

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