Tarset and Greystead Parish Council

The local parish council is Tarset and Greystead Parish Council.  Tarset Civil Parish (CP) and Greystead CP lie within Tynedale, Northumberland in North East England.  They have a combined population of around 290, located in around 130 households (source Office for National Statistics, April 2001).

Government and community

The Office for National Statistics' website has maps of Tarset CP and Greystead CP in Tynedale non-metropolitan district.  Note these are different to the Church of England parish boundaries (of Bellingham, and Falstone with Greystead & Thorneyburn). Historical information is linked from the main community page.

There are also more detailed statistics from the 2002 census for Tarset CP and a neighbourhood summary for Tynedale.  Council tax is collected by Northumberland County Council.

Parish picnic

The parish picnic is held in the Greenhaugh allotments during the summer.

Allotments

The allotments at Greenhaugh are no longer in active use and the parish council conceived the idea of creating a fruit orchard.  The fruit trees were planted during March 2010.

Skills and training

The Parish Council has funded Emergency Life Support Training (ELS) courses for local people.

Emergency address notices

Emergency contact numbers and property national grid reference numbers have been distributed to every household.

Northumberland parish and town councils

Northumberland County Council's website lists the neighbouring parish and town councils.