Environmental Enhancements

The Town Council is pleased to announce that the safety surface at Paddock Wood Play Area has been refreshed with new bark chippings in preparation for the upcoming spring and half-term holidays. This was a great team effort involving Town Council staff (Alan, Stephen and Mark), Northumberland County Council (NCC), and contractors Scot Bark UK.

To allow the contractor’s large vehicle access to the play area, NCC staff helpfully provided a tractor to temporarily move a large boulder that had previously limited vehicle access. The contractor’s powerful 130m boom lorry, one of only a few in the country, was then able to reverse close to the play area and blast the new bark chippings into place.

Unfortunately, due to the recent wet weather, the lorry did churn up a small section of grass next to the pavement during the works. The County Council tractor will return tomorrow to replace the boulder which is again large wheels onto wet grass. Town Council staff will reseed the churned-up grass to fully reinstate the area as quickly as possible.

A project to improve Paddock Wood is now underway.

The seating area at Laburnum Terrace has undergone recent enhancement works to upgrade the amenities and appearance of this public space frequently used by Ashington residents.

Ashington will be aglow with colour next spring thanks to the planting of thousands of bulbs around town. 

The Enhanced Neighbourhood Services Partnership between Ashington Town Council and Northumberland County Council aims to make ongoing improvements to keep the town’s streets and estates clean and litter free, and to improve the environment by providing a pleasant and safe place to live. These are two of the four priorities of Ashington Town Council.

Overall, the collaborative approach is to ensure those resources being invested are towards activities that will visibly improve Ashington’s environment and appearance.

Ashington Town Council planed to redevelop the play areas within the Orchid Meadows Estate,

An amazing project to install twelve additional defibrillators in the town has been realised, and is now complete.

This 1 minute, 20 second video shows just how priceless this equipment is, and celebrates and thanks those who have helped Ashington Town Council achieve this fantastic result.

Work to refurbish the Alexandra Road Play Area has recently been completed with the installation of eight new pieces of equipment and a new wet-pour safety surface.

Hirst Park in Ashington has had a security device installed so people can enjoy the park without fear of crime or intimidation. 

Earlier in the year as part of the capital schemes agreed by Ashington Town Council, the redevelopment of the Alexandra Road Play Area was top of the list.