Ashington has again been chosen to host the GB age group qualifying triathlon event.

At the end of March, Ashington Town Council invited applications for Annual Grant Funding and are delighted to have now pledged £64,250. This followed a change in how awards to outside bodies are made. The Council moved to an open invitation creating more opportunity for new and emerging groups and allowing us to direct funding where we feel it would be most beneficial.

The Council recognised that in some instances funding had become routine, rather than considered, and following a thorough process, due diligence is clear.

Funding in 2022/23 represents a 50% increase on awards made in 2021/22 with several new applicants attracted.

Ashington Veterans and Elders Institute held their Queens Jubilee Celebration on Sunday 12th June 2022. 

Ashington commemorated the 40th Anniversary of the Falklands Conflict as well as bringing to mind those who currently serve in the Armed Forces at a Service in the Ashington Memorial Garden yesterday.

A poll for the election of a Town Councillor for Ashington (Seaton Ward) will be held on Thursday 7th July 2022, between the hours of 7:00am and 10:00pm. Those persons nominated are:

Glyn Thomas Davies (Labour Party)

Andy McGregor (Liberal Democrats)

The Polling Station is North Seaton Community Centre, Oakville, Ashington.

Between 1959 and 2009, reporters working in Ashington, Morpeth and Bedlington on two newspapers kept copies of every story they wrote in a collection of cuttings books.

The 2022 Competition is now launched with all entries to be submitted to the Town Council by the closing date of Friday 1st July 2022.

It is with regret that Ashington Fair Day will not be held at the end of June as in previous years. The decision was taken on notice of planned preparatory work for the Northumberland Line taking place within the car park that would have been used for the fair. With uncertainty around the availability of the site, plans could not be put in place.

Ashington Town Council will look for a suitable alternative for ‘Fair Day’ in 2023 and would welcome ideas from members of the public. You can email or call the office, or click on the contact us link on the website.

To contact us:

clerk@ashingtontowncouncil.gov.uk (01670) 624520

Michael Brodie, has been awarded a CBE for services to health, particularly during the pandemic, in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list 2022.

Plans to install a raft of new on-street electric vehicle (EV) chargers in Northumberland over the coming years have been given the green light.