The Castle Morpeth Community Partnership is scheduled to meet on Monday 21 September 2026. The meeting agenda includes discussions on petitions, public questions, and an informal session covering the budget, library services, and the old Morpeth Leisure Centre.

Petitions

The partnership is scheduled to receive any new petitions submitted. The lead petitioner for any new petitions will have the opportunity to briefly introduce them, with responses to be organised for a future meeting. Two e-petitions have recently been opened on the council's website: one concerning improvements to the number 2 bus route from Morpeth to Kirkhill, titled Keep Kirkhill Connected, and another regarding Public Transport in Stannington Station. The agenda also includes consideration of reports on previously received petitions and updates on those for which a report was previously considered.

Public Question Time

The meeting is scheduled to include a session for public questions. Any questions received in writing in advance of the meeting, or asked at the meeting, will be addressed. Questions can be asked about issues for which the council has responsibility. The chair of the committee has discretion over the management of public question times. However, questions may be rejected if they require the disclosure of confidential or exempt information, are defamatory, frivolous, offensive, substantially the same as previous questions, or if the cost of providing an answer is disproportionate.

Informal Discussion Session

An informal discussion is scheduled to take place on several topics. These include a review of the Budget, the Library Service, and the Old Morpeth Leisure Centre.

The meeting is scheduled to be held at Morpeth Town AFC, Craik Park, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 2YX.

The following members are listed as attendees: Councillor Scott James Dickinson, Luke Dixon, Councillor David Gary FitzGerald, Councillor John Ace Beynon (Chairman of the Council), Councillor Richard Robert Dodd, Councillor Elizabeth Dunn, Councillor Richard Watson Wearmouth (Deputy Leader), Councillor Vicky Oakley, Councillor David Lee Bawn, Councillor Ed Dungait, Councillor Michaela Jane Horncastle, Councillor Lyle Robert Darwin, Councillor Martin Jackson, Councillor Veronica Jones, Councillor Hugh Glen Howard Sanderson (Leader of Council), Sarah Green, and Andrew Dawson.

The relevant documents for this meeting are the Public reports pack 21st-Sep-2026 18.00 Castle Morpeth Community Partnership and the Agenda frontsheet 21st-Sep-2026 18.00 Castle Morpeth Community Partnership.