COVID19 funding for struggling households available
Thirlwall Parish Council Announcement
re: Adapt North East ~ Covid-19 Emergency Funding
Please find information below in relation to £100,000 funding provided by Bernicia for all of Northumberland. Adapt North East has been asked by Northumberland County Council to administer the grant in West Northumberland; there is a pot of £20,000. This funding, is available for households in Northumberland which are suffering hardship as a consequence of the Virus and the grants are designed to have direct and beneficial impact.
Read more: COVID19 Funding for households in the West of Northumberland
Northumberland County Council for carriageway surface dressing. The road closure order is valid from 09/06/2020 to 09/06/2021.
Read more: Road works Greenhead to Gilsland B6318 01/07/20 to 14/07/20
As regards the Gilsland Magazine April 2020 edition
- Haltwhistle Household Recycling is closed until further notice.
- House-of-Meg closed, plus not supplying hot meals.
- No Greenhead Farmers Market.
- No Border Rambler Bus Service until further notice.
- No"Brampton Walkers" walks until further notice.
Here is the recently produced and circulated Coronavirus newsletter. (18/19th April 2020)
It was circulated to the parishioners of Thirlwall Parish Council, Upper Denton Parish Council and Waterhead Parish Council during the weekend of 18th/19th April 2020.
Read more: Coronavirus newsletter from the Gilsland/Longbyre Covid19 Support Group
Go Gilsland is a community led organisation offering a demand led service to connect people from Gilsland to local railway stations and visitor attractions. Go Gilsland have a “G-Gaxy”, an electric car, with the capacity to carry four passengers plus luggage.
The aim of the project is to connect the community of Gilsland with the national rail network and to connect visitors (be they tourists or on business) arriving by train, with both the World Heritage Site of Hadrian’s Wall and Gilsland. The area has considerable tourism potential and it is hoped that this new service will assist public transport users to connect with existing bus services and the Tyne Valley Railway Line as well as visiting the numerous attractions in the area. Local drivers for the car have now been recruited and trained.
The scheme will work by prospective users booking the car via a telephone number 07399993979. It is best to book your transport a day or two in advance.
A range of sponsors have contributed to this project, including Northumberland National Park, The Joicey Trust, The Campaign to Open Gilsland Station, Gilsland Church of England School, The National Lottery, Tyne Valley Community Rail Partnership and CrossCountry.