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Please see Notice of Election for the Casual Vacancy in the Haydon Ward.

Should NCC Elections Office receive more than one nomination, an election will take place on Thursday 12th October 2023. 

Nominations are open from today, until 4:00pm on Friday 15th September 2023. Nomination papers are available by clicking on the link below, or from the Elections Office, or Town Council office.

Nomination papers must be hand-delivered to the Returning Officer, County Hall, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 2EF on any day after the date of this notice (excluding weekends and bank holidays) but no later than 4:00pm on Friday 15th September 2023. Electronic service of documents is not acceptable.

Please be reminded that should an election take place, in-person voters will be required to show photo ID. 

We now have the wonderful Control & Move Fitness CIC coming along on Saturday. 

The summer holidays are almost over and we look forward to welcoming you to our first meeting back.

The Finance and General Services Committee Meeting (FGS) will be held on Tuesday 12th September, commencing at 6:15pm, in the Council Chamber.

We will also welcome Sarah Brannigan from the NCC Neighbourhood Planning Team, at 5:30pm, to make a presentation and answer questions on Neighbourhood Planning.

If you would like to take part in Second Hand September follow the link below. The Oxfam campaign starts today, so why not give it a go!

It is promising to be a fun packed event for the Pride Picnic on Saturday 9th September in Hirst Park.

The event was a huge success with approximately 400 people attending the fun packed day.  The weather was not too bad with only a few showers throughout the day.

The Trinity Church Summer Coffee Morning - Saturday 19th August 2023 10am - 12pm.

I visited Ashington Veterans and Elders Institute yesterday, Tuesday 8th August, along with the Civic Head, Cllr Victor Bridges and Cllr Marjorie Chambers.

The Civic Head was again delighted to be presenting cheques from Ashington Town Council Annual Grant Fund and Small Grant Fund, on Thursday 3rd August 2023.

Residents of the Haydon Ward may be asked to vote in a by-election, as a result of the Casual Vacancy declared on 20th July 2023.

Northumberland County Council Elections Office has received ten signatures requesting a poll. If there are more than two people nominated there will be a by-election on Thursday 12th October 2023. Please be aware that this is not the official notice of the election, which will not be posted until 7th September, after which time, nominations will be requested. However, in view that this will be the first election in Ashington under the new law that photo ID is required to vote at a polling station, it is worth making everyone aware at the earliest opportunity.