Youth and Young People

A community open day celebrating water sports and maritime activities will take place on Saturday, 12th July 2025, from 11:00am to 3:00pm at the riverside location featuring the Sea Cadets Building, Rowing Club House, and surrounding grassed areas with river frontage.

Ashington Town Council is proud to celebrate one of our own making waves on the world stage – literally at the bottom of it.

Dr Nina Purvis, daughter of Town Council Chair Cllr Mark Purvis, is currently living and working in one of the most extreme environments on Earth as the European Space Agency’s selected medical doctor at Concordia Station in Antarctica – a place so remote and challenging it’s nicknamed “White Mars.”

A successful pilot employability intervention from Mortal Fools  supported over 111 Northumberland young people

Record Turnout for Council-Funded Swimming Initiative.

Ashington Town Council’s Youth Advisory Committee is excited to announce the launch of our youth survey, designed to gather valuable insights from young people across Ashington. This initiative aims to ensure that the voices of our youth community are heard, and their needs are met through improved services and activities.

Ashington Town Council is delighted to announce an exciting line-up of events and activities for residents during the Easter half-term break,

The Ashington Cricket Club’s commemorative tree project to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day is entering its final stages, with the unveiling ceremony now just two months away.

Ashington Town Council’s Youth Advisory Committee is excited to announce the launch of our youth survey, designed to gather valuable insights from young people across Ashington.

Families are once again invited to join in on the much loved Easter Trail!

Returning and brand new shops are holding the stickers to your success, leading you to your prize of a FREE Easter egg at the end of the trail!

Ashington Town Council’s Youth Advisory Committee is launching a new collaborative initiative to complement and support the longstanding work of local water sports organisations at Wansbeck Riverside.

Building on the successful individual programs that Ashington Sea Cadets, Cambois Rowing Club, and Wansbeck Paddle Sports Club have run for many years, this initiative aims to bring these experienced groups together for a coordinated approach to increasing community participation in both on-water and shoreside activities.

Plans include a collaborative summer open day that will showcase the diverse range of existing opportunities, preceded by enhanced promotion of the individual open days and taster sessions these organisations have successfully delivered for years.