For anyone who has ever wondered what the old arches are beside the Devil’s Water below Dukesfield, there will be a free talk about them on Thursday 19th January, at 7.30pm in Whitley Chapel Parish Hall. Given by Greg Finch, who lives in the Shire, this talk will cover the site’s history and give a [...]
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A Goblin’s Christmiss!
David Nixon and his team are bringing their pantomime “A Goblin’s Christmiss Party” to Slaley Village Hall on Friday December 2nd, beginning at 7 p.m. Old Goblin Glogg is fed up with the way the traditional Christmas is celebrated, so he hatches up a plan to revolutionise it. His plan is not agreeable to everyone [...]
Slaley Show has been cancelled!
Rain causes cancellation of Slaley Show! This year’s Slaley Show has had to be cancelled, due to the weather, for only the third time in its history. This popular village show has run continuously for 152 years, with breaks for world wars and foot and mouth outbreaks. With more rain forecast in the next two [...]
Sport and Play in Slaley
The Community Trust, Parish Council and Slaley First School have been working on creating a new sport and play area in Slaley since August last year. At long last, a plan of the proposal is now available and you can see it below (this small image is linked to a larger version (in PDF format): [...]
Commemoration Hall: Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Slaley Commemoration Hall Management Committee will be held on Wednesday 22nd June 2011, at 7.30pm in Slaley Commemoration Hall. This meeting is open to everyone, so if you would like to see how your hall is run, please come along. The committee is still hoping that someone might be [...]
Hexhamshire Garden Trail
King James 1st is reputed to have said on arriving in Hexhamshire “verily this is the Heart of All England”. Now you too can discover the variety of over 20 of Hexhamshire’s wonderful gardens! In aid of St Helen’s Church, Whitley Chapel, a garden trail has been organised around The Shire on Sunday June 12th from 11am [...]
