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Ladycross Nature Reserve November Guided Walk

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Slide Show Evening by Bobby Johnston

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Village Hall Fashion Show

On 28th September we hosted a joint fundraising event with Gaby Sutton Charity for the Children’s Liver Disease Foundation and Slaley Commemoration Hall 100 years refurbishment fund. Gaby has raised over £32,000 since she started organising fashion shows and over the years people have donated their special clothes to her cause,  she has all the undergarments, shoes and accessories for the period of each outfit. We had such a lovely night, thank you to everyone who came along to support o...

100 Years of Fashion 1880 - 1980

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Support LifeSpan!

Lifespan is a local charity, based in the North East of England, which brings ease and support to people with any serious and life limiting illness and to family and friends who care for them....

Slaley Commemoration Hall Planning Application

An application has been submitted to the planning department to alter the existing Slaley Commemoration Hall and also to construct an extension. The brief for this design was provided by the Trustees of the hall. The Trustees had carried out a survey of villagers and users to determine peoples aspirations for the hall. The survey revealed several issues: The toilets were considered to be in poor condition. This is no surprise to anyone who uses the hall: they fall well short of even the lowest e...

Farewell to Mrs Hay!

Mrs Julie Hay has been teaching at Slaley First School for seventeen years, but is now about to retire after her long service. The Slaley Mums who have kids at the school at the moment are organising a card and donations for her retirement. To speed things up till the card arrives (custom made by someone) we have put a batch of stickers which can be filled in to be stuck in the card, and an envelope for donations in the shop, as there are others in the village who probably want to wish her well....

Barley Hill Fund is open to applicants in 2018!

The Barley Hill Fund at the Community Foundation is open for applications in 2018. The Fund will award grants from £500 to £2,000 to projects which benefit the residents of Healey and Minsteracres Parish where the hall was situated. In 2017 the Fund made two awards totalling £4,832. Local charity Lifespan Complementary, received an award of £3,000 towards its “Mature Movers” fitness class. Thanks to support from the fund, the charity is running 20, two-hour, sessions at Minsteracres from...

WI 2018 timetable now available

The WI timetable for 2018 is now out and can be seen on our page  - Womens Institute There's lots going on every month (apart from Show month, August). We look forward to seeing all our regular members and if you're new to the Parish, why not pop down and meet everyone! See you there!...

Commemoration Hall Six-course Gourmet Taster Buffet and Entertainment Evening

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Waitrose Community Matters are supporting the Hall!

Good news!  Waitrose in Hexham have chosen the Commemoration Hall as one of three causes in their Community Matters scheme for the month of September. We need everyone's support, so if you're shopping in Hexham please put a token in for us! Every month this branch will donate £1000 between three local good causes. At the checkout you'll receive a token, which you then place in the box of the good cause you'd most like to support. The more tokens a cause gets, the bigger the ...

Early Christmas Shopping - October 13th 2017

Slaley Commemoration Hall, Friday October 13th, between 3 - 8 p.m....

Local businesses

A big thank you to YoungsRPS for being a main sponsor for our Parish website! They're a fantastic business operating over the whole of the North and we're very happy to have them onboard. We're currently promoting local businesses and if you'd like a mention on our website - which is a popular site for visitors and residents looking for local information, you can list your business with all your contact details and a photo or logo for just £12 a year! Get in touch if you'd like to be listed, we...

An appeal!

Jean Elphick & Catherine Lincoln, who have been village correspondents for many years, but are now retiring have this to say: "We two correspondents, who gather news about Slaley and write them up (alternately) each week, are now looking for one or two people to replace us. This is our decision, as we have both been doing them for seventeen years (Jean) and eleven years (Catherine) respectively! "We feel that it is time for new faces to take over, so please give us a break and yourselves a chang...

Waitrose Community Matters are supporting the Hall!

Good news!  Waitrose in Hexham have chosen the Commemoration Hall as one of three causes in their Community Matters scheme for the month of September. We need everyone's support, so if you're shopping in Hexham please put a token in for us! Every month this branch will donate £1000 between three local good causes. At the checkout you'll receive a token, which you then place in the box of the good cause you'd most like to support. The more tokens a cause gets, the bigger the ...

Take our survey for the Village Hall!

While Slaley now has a community owned pub and a community run village shop, did you know that we also have a community owned village hall? Built and given to the people of Slaley by the Hunting family of Slaley Hall and opened in September 1922, the Commemoration Hall is fast approaching its centenary, and the current trustees are embarking on a facelift of the facilities. We are committed to upgrading the toilet facilities and bringing the storage area up to the level of the main building, bu...

Community Shop volunteers!

Slaley Shop which has been owned and run by Margaret and Roy for many decades has now transferred from May 2017 into a Community Shop, run purely by volunteers! The current volunteer rota is available here:...

Art and Craft Exhibition Saturday July 15th 2017

Exhibition of local talent Photographs by Roger Coan – local scenes – local wildlife Paintings – local artists * Celebration Cards - local artist Craft Demonstrations – Ladycross stone mini ornaments Garden Art – bird baths – insect hotels - plants Kitchen Art – iced cakes, traybakes and scones Children's Art - come and decorate a cupcake Morning Coffee + a selection of home-made, mouth-watering, goodies Afternoon Strawberry Cream Teas Slaley Commemoration Hall ...

Emergency Life Support Skills July 11th

Contact the Parish Clerk to find out more and reserve a place....

Slaley Show, 12th August 2017

Slaley Show began in 1845, starting with classes for flowers and horticulture. It has moved to much wider scope and now includes classes and demonstration of sheep, alpacas, chickens, horses, baking, handicrafts and wood turning. There are many different demonstrations and types of entertainment laid on in the main ring. The craft tent and the field are filled with stalls for craft goods and countryside produce. The Show has its own website, which you will find here!...

Slaley Community Shop

Slaley Shop which has been owned and run by Margaret and Roy for many decades has now transferred from May 2017 into a Community Shop, run purely by volunteers! If you need shopping in the village, passing through to the A68, or staying locally and need some supplies, please drop in! The shop will have it's own website very soon www.slaley.co.uk For more information please contact Jerry Cleall-Harding, the Chair of the Operation Group, if you'd like to help or know more about our plans, volunt...

De Parys Trio concert on Friday May 12th!

Some tickets are still available for this concert on Friday May 12th at St John's Church, Healey, featuring the De Parys Trio. The trio of Jill Hughes (Flute), Martin Hughes (Violin) and Eric Hill (Guitar), three of the UK's leading professional musicians, will play a rare and beguiling combination of instruments. Formed in Bedford in 2009, the trio's name is linked to Sir Robert de Parys who lived in the twelfth century and who founded a school and hospital in the town. The programme include...

Slaley Parish Litter Pick

Slaley Parish Council invite members of the public who have ever complained about the litter left lying in and around our parish to join them on Sunday April 30th at the Commemoration Hall for the annual parish litter pick. Time: 1.30 to 3.30 Gloves, Bags, & Traffic Warning Signs will be provided. There is a Prize for the most unusual item collected on the afternoon. In the case of bad weather the Litter Pick will be postponed. A copy of the Risk Assessment will also be given to vol...

Margaret & Roy Ward

On Sunday April 9th, Margaret and Roy Ward were presented with a garden seat and a plaque, along with a meal out for them both at the Lord Crewe. This has been organised by the Parish Council, on behalf of the parish and all those who have been served long and well by them both. In so doing everyone in the parish will have made a donation through their community charge. The plaque says "To Roy and Margaret with grateful thanks from the parish of Slaley". ...

The First Northumberland Day! Sunday 28th May 2017

Slaley is going to host a Community Amusement Tournament. We are looking for teams of 4 people, there will be 10 minute games for your team and 10 minute games for members of your team to play against members of other teams. Sixteen games in total. We will have a Northumbrian themed refreshment break and the bar will be stocked with Northumbrian drink. There will be Northumbrian prizes for the winning team and there will be a Northumbrian themed raffle. The Event is limited to 96 people that is ...