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Tarset Community

Information on farming, the community and visiting Tarset.
http://www.tarset.co.uk

Local community and business

Bellingham & District Trade and Tourism Association

Local association of businesses to promote Bellingham and District.
http://bdtta.co.uk/

Bellingham Heritage Centre

The heritage of the North Tyne and Redewater.
http://www.bellingham-heritage.org.uk

Bloodaxe Books

Poetry publisher based in Highgreen Manor, Tarset, named after the Viking king Eric Bloodaxe, the last ruler of the old kingdom of Northumbria.
http://www.bloodaxebooks.com

Comb, The

Venue, outdoor activities and accommodation.
http://thecomb.greenhaugh.googlepages.com/

Greenhaugh First School

Information and drawings by the children of Greenhaugh first school.
http://www.greenhaugh.northumberland.sch.uk

Highgreen Arts

Arts courses and supporter of local arts projects.
http://www.highgreen-arts.co.uk

Holly Bush Inn

Greenhaugh. Homely Northumbrian pub with real ale, food, accommodation, a roaring fire and a warm welcome.
http://www.hollybushinn.net

Kielder Challenge

Annual inter company team building at the Comb, Tarset and the adjacent Kielder Forest. The 2007 winners were 1^st place Northumbria Water, 2^nd place Forestry Commission and 3^rd E.On UK.
http://thecomb.greenhaugh.googlepages.com/kielderchallenge

Reivers Development

Team and management development with its own dedicated teambuilding centre.
http://thecomb.greenhaugh.googlepages.com/reiversdevelopment

Reivers Experience

On-site activities for kids of all ages.
http://www.reivers-experience.co.uk

St. Aidan's Church, Thorneyburn

Built by the Greenwich Hospital Commissioners in 1818 to provide a living for ex Royal Navy Chaplains after the Napoleonic Wars and under the CoE North Tyne and Redesdale team of parishes.
http://www.achurchnearyou.com/thorneyburn-st-aidan

Tarset Clay Shooting Club

Shoots, competitions and corporate days at the Comb.
http://www.tarsetshootingclub.org

Tarset Epic Design

Web design, brand and logo design, image creation, promotional printed materials and social media marketing.
http://www.tarsetepicdesign.co.uk

Tarset Tor

Eco holiday settlement in Lanehead.
http://www.tarset-tor.co.uk

Unison Colour

The premiere manufacturer of artists' soft pastels in the world. Hand-made in Thorneyburn, Tarset.
http://www.unisoncolour.co.uk

Visual Arts in Rural Communities (VARC)

VARC funds and manages an artists' residency programme at Highgreen Manor, Tarset.
http://www.varc.org.uk

Voice of Bellingham, The

Residential group working to make the town of Bellingham a great place to live with a prosperous and welcoming community.
http://bellingham.org.uk/

Weather

Local weather from the automatic weather station located here at Gatehouse Cottage, Tarset.
http://www.gatehousecottage.org.uk/weather

Wild Northumbrian

Wild luxury camping in tipis and yurts.
http://www.wildnorthumbrian.co.uk

Annual shows and festivals

Bellingham Show

Large agricultural show with country fair, ring events, trade stalls, entertainment and competitive events in nearby Bellingham.
http://bellinghamshow.com/

Falstone Border Shepherds Show

Traditional farmers show, including sheepdog trials, fell race and family activities.
http://www.falstoneshow.co.uk/

Redefest

Music festival held on Brigantium Field in Rochester, Northumberland.
http://www.redesfest.org.uk/

Agencies, organisations and government

Black Middens Bastle House (English Heritage)

The roofless Black Middens Bastle House is accessible to tourists.
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.13101

European Parliament

Forestry Commission

Responsible for the 250 square miles of Kielder Forest in Tarset and beyond.
http://www.forestry.gov.uk

Kielder Observatory

Newly built observatory near Kielder Village taking advantage of the dark skies. See also the Kielder Observatory Astronomical Society. Keep notified of potential aurora borealis (or northern lights) events at Lancaster University Aurora Watch or Google Earth to view the current night sky.
http://www.kielderobservatory.org

National Archives

Tarset search of the UK's National Archives.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/[truncated url]

Northumberland County Council

Northumberland's unitary authority since April 2009.
http://www.northumberland.gov.uk

Northumberland National Park

Gatehouse is located within the 405 square miles of the Northumberland National Park which runs from near Hadrian's Wall north to the Scottish Border.
http://www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk

Northumberland Farmers Market Association

Farmers markets held throughout North East England.
http://www.northumberlandfarmersmarkets.org.uk

Northumbria Tourist Board

Where to stay, places to visit, things to do and what's on.
http://www.visitnortheastengland.com

One NorthEast

The Regional Development Agency (RDA) covering North East England - Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, Tees Valley. See also their "Passionate people. Passionate places" regional image campaign.
http://www.onenortheast.co.uk

Rural voices

Online community network for economic, social and environmental development in Northumberland.
http://www.ruralvoices.org.uk

United Kingdom Parliament

Photography

Gatehouse Cottage

The photographs page on this web site.
http://www.gatehousecottage.org.uk/photographs.htm

Gathering

Includes work by photographer Kate Bellis (see Books below).

Google Images

Tarset search of Google's image catalogue.
http://images.google.com/images?q=tarset

Images of England

North Bastle, Gatehouse, Tarset.
http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=239745

Keys to the Past

Gatehouse North Bastle, Gatehouse, Tarset (photographed in 1971).
http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=N6992

Northumberland Communities

Heritage photographs from local communities in Northumberland including Bellingham, Falston and Kielder.
http://communities.northumberland.gov.uk/Communities.htm

Structural Images of the North East, University of Newcastle upon Tyne

Gatehouse North Bastle, Gatehouse, Tarset (photographed in 1967).
http://sine.ncl.ac.uk/view_image.asp?digital_doc_id=211 and http://sine.ncl.ac.uk/view_structure_information.asp?struct_id=119

Maps

National Statistics

Tarset civil parish map.
http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/ [truncated url]

Northumberland Communities

Old ordnance survey maps and plans (see Photography above).

Northumberland Old Maps

Many small images of Northumberland maps from 1616 to 1920.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/genfiles/COU_Pages/ENG_pages/nbl.htm

Books

Border reivers

A selection of books recommended by Tullie House about the border reivers (an old name for robbers or bandits) in the 13th to 17th centuries.
http://www.tulliehouse.co.uk/pages.asp?type=M&url=196

Buildings of England: Northumberland

Pevsner, N., Richmond, I., Grundy, J., McCombie, G., Ryder, P. and Welfare, H. (2001). Includes a good description of the bastles and those at Gatehouse.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Northumberland-Buildings-England-Nikolaus-Pevsner/dp/0140710590

Gathering

Work by photographer Kate Bellis and sculptor Sally Matthews on hill farming places, people and animals in Tarset funded by Visual Arts in Rural Communities (see Local community and business above).
http://www.katebellis.com/all_pages/gathering18.html

Highgreen 2006

An account by Linda Gordon of her year spent as artist in residence (see Local community and business above).
http://www.lindagordon.org.uk/page9.htm

Statistics

Neighbourhood Statistics

Data created by National Statistics for the Upper North Tyne ward including an area summary centered on postcase NE48 1NG.
http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/ [truncated url]

Northumberland InfoNet

Socioeconomic statistics and research regarding Northumberland.
http://www.northumberlandinfonet.org.uk

Population Density

English local authorities ranked by population density.
http://www.demographia.com/db-englad.htm

Tynedale Local Authority Area Profile

January 2007 area and performance statistics produced by the Government Office for the North East.
http://www.gos.gov.uk/nestore/docs/ourregion/laps/tynedale.pdf

Other link listings

One NorthEast

Extensive listings of websites in the North East of England.
http://www.onenortheast.co.uk/page/linksdirectory.cfm

UK Villages

Growing list of links for "villages" such as Gatehouse, Greenhaugh, Lanehead, Charlton, Hesleyside, Donkleywood, in and near Tarset.
http://www.ukvillages.co.uk