A Moment of Reflection on the Eve of the Funeral of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

On Saturday 10th September, at 10:00am, The Accession Council commenced the official and very historical undertaking of declaring our new King, His Majesty King Charles III, following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, only days before.

Ashington Town Council did raise the Union Flag to full mast at 11:00am on Saturday to mark the National Proclamation, where it remained until after the Local Proclamation by the High Sheriff of Northumberland at 1:00pm on Sunday. The flag will remain at half-mast until the day after the funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II.

The High Sheriff of Northumberland read out the official proclamation of the new sovereign, HM King Charles III, moments ago (Sunday 11th September at 1:00pm). The Proclamation was made by James Royds, accompanied by the Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland.

“”Although we continue to mourn the sad death of HM Queen Elizabeth II, it is important that we welcome the accession of King Charles III to the throne. On behalf of the people of Ashington, we are proud to confirm HM King Charles III as our new monarch and we embrace this exceptionally significant time in our nation’s history. The people of Ashington join those of Northumberland and beyond in celebrating the accession of our new King and send him Ashington’s best wishes for a long and successful reign.”

Councillor Mark Purvis Chair of Ashington Town Council

CANCELLED

Finance & General Services Committee on Tuesday 13th September 2022, Town Hall, 65 Station Road, Ashington, NE63 8RX, commencing at 6:00pm.

CANCELLED Ashington Hirst Celebratory Cup 2022, Sunday 11th September.

Contractors working on behalf of Northumberland County Council will be reconfiguring the Wansbeck Square Car Park in mid September, in preparation for works starting on the new Ashington station, part of the Northumberland Line. T

A Northumberland College-led initiative has secured significant government funding to reshape technical skills training in the low carbon energy generation and electric and hybrid vehicle sectors.

The second round of small grant funding for 2022/23 is now open for Community Groups, Community Organisations and Sports Clubs in Ashington.

Banks Group want to share initial plans for a development of up to 190 new family homes on a site on the south western edge of Ashington, as well as giving residents the opportunity to provide feedback and ask any questions. The site is Wansbeck Road and a pre-planning consultation has commenced.

Banks Group has created a dedicated Wansbeck Road webpage containing the key plans and information, from which you can access all of the information available at this stage. These are early plans, so the finer details may not be available just yet.

The South East Northumberland Rail User Group (SENRUG) that campaigns for better rail services in South East and East Northumberland – has recently scooped 4 separate Rail User Group Awards.

Best known for their the campaign for the Northumberland Line – the new passenger railway that will connect Newcastle to Ashington, the group is delighted to have received the awards from Railfuture, the national voluntary campaign group calling for a bigger and better railway. First up was Joint Gold for Best Newsletter which has been given to SENRUG Newsletter Editor Dave Shaw. Additionally, the group also won Joint Silver for Best Website and another Joint Silver for Best Campaign. On top of this, SENRUG Chair Dennis Fancett, who last year won the Rail Campaigner of the Year Award, has this year been awarded Joint Silver for Best Campaigner.

This September, people across the country will come together to take positive action with their communities; hosting events and activities to inspire others to step up for climate, nature and people, and call on decision makers to create a safer, greener future.

As part of Great Big Green Week, we will be hosting an event on Tuesday 27th September when we will take a pitch at the Ashington Market on Station Road. We will be joined by representatives from the NCC Climate Change Team, Groundwork NE & Cumbria, and Citizens Advice Northumberland.