Well, it was actually the fourth, and certainly the best, annual Allendale Beer Festival on Sunday the 17th of August (the second on the Riding Haugh showgrounds, following on from two successful beer festivals in Allendale’s Market Square which had been part of the wonderful Allendale Fair).
Working in enlightened partnership with the Agricultural Society (sharing […]

[Apologies to all regular readers of the Village Notes in the region’s beloved Hexham Courant — I simply lost track of which day it was, this week, and submitted the notes a whole 24 hours too late!  Here they are, published in fact a whole day early, but no doubt not to such a large […]

Natural Play for 8-13 year olds at Allendale Recreation Ground:
The Rationale
31st July, 2008
1. Circa 3rd July, AVH&RG received an invitation (from Tynedale District Council, via Allendale Parish Council) to submit proposals for ‘Natural Play’ for 8-13year olds, bidding, in effect, for a portion of £50,000 to be allocated to Tynedale […]

Now that there’s such a lot of community activity throughout the facility which we know as Allendale Village Hall & Recreation Ground, and people of all ages are using and enjoying the site, increasingly it’s time to continue to think about safety concerns.
The chairman of the charity has promised the trustees that August will be […]

You’ve got to love the friendly dogs who populate the Allen Valleys. Their natural space seems to be with their families, as well.
But probably the biggest single complaint received by the AVH&RG charity is over the question of dogs in the park. Naturally, it’s not the dogs that are an issue, it’s their […]