30 October 2026
400 Red Riding Hood tulips planted by families, young people and community champions alongside Ashington Town Council.
Ashington’s Memorial Garden was alive with colour, laughter and plenty of busy hands this morning as families, young people and community volunteers joined Ashington Town Council for a morning of joyful community planting.
Together, everyone planted 400 Red Riding Hood tulip bulbs – chosen for their striking red blooms, a fitting tribute in the garden that honours the town’s fallen – along with a scattering of hyacinths, all ready to burst into colour next spring.
Those planting were supported by Ryan, the Town Council’s Neighbourhood Services Officer, Tim and Sean from Northumberland County Council, and Cllr Louis Brown, who all rolled up their sleeves and got stuck in.
Speed Monitoring
The Town Council purchased movable Speed Indicator Devices (SID) in 2018 with two aims; firstly, to educate drivers of speed limits and remind them not to speed, and secondly to be able to collect reliable speed data to quantify speeding issues. SIDs have been proven to be effective at enforcing speed limits as many drivers don’t realise, they are going too fast.
The SID displays the speed a driver is driving (up to a limit to discourage people trying to see how high they can go) and a message to slow down. It is mounted on lamp columns or street signs, and we work with Northumberland County Councils Highways to determine suitable locations.
30 October 2026
400 Red Riding Hood tulips planted by families, young people and community champions alongside Ashington Town Council.
Ashington’s Memorial Garden was alive with colour, laughter and plenty of busy hands this morning as families, young people and community volunteers joined Ashington Town Council for a morning of joyful community planting.
Together, everyone planted 400 Red Riding Hood tulip bulbs – chosen for their striking red blooms, a fitting tribute in the garden that honours the town’s fallen – along with a scattering of hyacinths, all ready to burst into colour next spring.
Those planting were supported by Ryan, the Town Council’s Neighbourhood Services Officer, Tim and Sean from Northumberland County Council, and Cllr Louis Brown, who all rolled up their sleeves and got stuck in.
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