Editing Catchgate (section)

==Facilities==
Catchgate is home to the Annfield Plain library, on the boundary with Annfield Plain, and also the Crown and Thistle pub, known locally as Bob Bell's after a former owner who is rumoured to haunt the pub. A small police station is situated at the north end of the village, though it is only partially staffed. Another pub, the Smiths Arms, now derelict, is situated on Catchgate crossroads.   A number of working men's clubs used to exist, notably the Excelsior, the RAOB and the Buffs.  The last of these has now been converted and split into three premises, a retail shop, a boxing club and a currently vacant premises.

A fish shop is located just to the east of Catchgate crossroads. Opposite this is the former Bethany Chapel, which was temporarily home to an employment agency after closure. A second retail shop and two hair dressers complete the more permanent businesses in Catchgate.