Blanchland Parish Council is the first tier of local government and is the first point of contact for anyone concerned with a community issue. The Council consists of five councillors who meet four times a year at the Village Hall in Blanchland. Meetings are not public meetings but members of the public have a statutory right to attend as observers. The public can only speak at the meetings with the permission of the Parish Council Chairman.
The Blanchland Annual Parish Meeting occurs in May each year when the press and general public are invited to attend. Speakers from Savills, the Blanchland Community Development Organisation and Colin Horncastle, County Councillor for South Tynedale, deliver their annual report to the community. The agenda is posted seven days in advance of the meeting, on the noticeboard in the archway in the centre of Blanchland, and the minutes are displayed shortly after each meeting.
