Hexham Town Council

01/09/2026

NEWS! Safer School Travel in Hexham:

HENCOTES - After a long campaign Cllr Suzanne Fairless-Aitken has had the school patrol crossing reinstated at Hencotes for the safety of families crossing to school there - twice a day. Patrol officer, John, will assist residents and stop cars for safer crossings to Sele and St Mary's First schools.

NO.10 BUS - after negotiations with NCC officers and Go North East she has also had the No10 bus re-routed twice a day to connect families in Hexham East with the schools in West...to make it drier and safer, as well as hoping to ease traffic around the school sites.

"The extended Tyne Valley 10 bus services arrive at Queen Elizabeth High School at 08:37 in the morning and depart from the school at 15:31 in the afternoon."

Minor timetable and route changes. - Go North East https://share.google/YWyulBLGrSKTbcxrz

22/08/2026

Another great morning cleaning up our beautiful town..thanks Hexham Wombles and Suzanne Fairless-Aitken Tynedale Lions Club and TORCH Centre

11/08/2026

Amazing entries into our new Annual Hexham Summer Scarecrow Competition - including this one from Gateway into the Community ...following the yellow brick road into Hexham! Fabulous!

Keep them coming..you have until the end of August yo submit them online.

Hexham Wombles

Well from Turner Classic Movies to Turner Classic Gateway into the Community 🤩 WOW 🤩

The members at gateway have been working really hard and been extremely busy as a team making their scarecrow this year themed on the Wizzard of Oz including scarecrow, tin man, Dorothy, toto and the cowardly lion!

Gateway are very proud of their efforts and so are we here at the Hexham Wombles!

05/08/2026

Sci Fi Cosmic Frequencies returns to Hexham on Friday 7 August until Sunday 9 August

https://www.cosmicfrequencies.org/

31/07/2026

NEXT SUMMER LITTER PICK - HEXHAM TOWN CENTRE 22nd August - all welcome. Kit provided.

Hexham Wombles
Tynedale Lions Club
Hexham Rotary
TORCH Centre
Wecan

24/07/2026

23/07/2026

Picture: Councillors Penny Grennan, Derek Kennedy, Stephen Ball and Suzanne Fairless-Aitken

Hexham Town Councils St Andrews Cemetery has been awarded the Green Flag award for 2026/27.

The international organisation recognises the quality of green spaces and assesses the area.

Mayor Derek Kennedy said “Hexham Town Council is delighted to receive the Green Flag as recognition of the high quality nature of our St Andrews Cemetery on the West Road. We have introduced new wildlife to the cemetery including bee hives and more meadows and wild flowers to encourage sustainability into the green area. It provides a place of peaceful reflection for many people coming to visit their loved ones. Our thanks to the excellent staff who work at the cemetery and deliver an oustanding service.”

19/07/2026

🐟🧀 Hexham Shambles Market and Market Place Car Park Update 💐

💐Hexham market will be OPEN and operating temporarily outside Hexham Abbey on the Abbey Flags from Monday 20th July to Friday 25 July.

🚘 The Market Place Car Park will be CLOSED between 20-25 July

🏛️ This is so we can safely undertake the final infrastructure work on the car parking area. This is one the last jobs to complete the careful restoration of this historic building with a few essential jobs that could not be undertaken during the winter months. 🌨️

Local businesses remain OPEN and there is lots of parking throughout the town.

🙏 Thank you for your support while we finish these works ❤️

16/07/2026

SUMMER HOLIDAYS CHALLENGE - On Yer Marks, Get Set ...Scarecrooooooooooo!


Hexham Town Council
Hexham Wombles
Suzanne Fairless-Aitken