NEWS
On this page you will find Notices of forthcoming Parish Council meetings and other local news. If you have items of news you would like to have included on this page, please contact Martin Chilvers, Rochester with Byrness Parish Clerk (details on the Contact Us page) or send a message using the Guestbook.
09 September 2025Byrness Woodland Management Plan
Please see attached a report on the inital progress of the Woodland Management Plan in Byrness.
09 September 2025Mobile library
The County Council mobile library will be visiting Redesdale, including Rochester and Byrness on a three weekly basis until the end of November.
The Parish Council has been advised Dan will be driving a white transit van during this time and is due to visit on
25 September
16 October
6 November
27 November
He should in the same locations and at the same time as he was last week on 4 September.
When more details are available about the service beyond November an update will be posted on this site.
30 July 2025Parish Council meetings
Parish Council meetings
The next Parish Council meeting will be on Tuesday 30 September, 2025 at 7.00pm. This is scheduled to be held at Rochester Village Hall.
Should you wish to contribute to the meeting please contact the Parish Clerk at rochesterwithbyrnesspc@gmail.com.
The Agenda for the meeting can be found here or in the appropriate section of the 'Document Library' a few days before the meeting.
Additionally a draft version of the minutes from the previous meeting are available to view within the 'Document Library'.
The Parish Council meet on the last Tuesday of every other month. Below are dates and locations for the next six meetings
25 November 2025 @ Byrness Village Hall
27 January 2026 @ Rochester Village Hall
31 March 2026 @ Byrness Village Hall
26 May 2026 @ Rochester Village Hall (to include Annual Parish Meeting)
28 July 2026 @ Byrness Village Hall
29 September 2026 @ Rochester Village Hall