24 June 2025
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.”
We invite young people's groups and organisations to share news about upcoming activities, classes, and events on this site, this is the place to get the word out.
Getting more visibility for your group reinforces our shared community mission of nurturing the residents and young people of Ashington.
Please use the web form below to submit your group's announcements. Let us help spread the word so you can focus on delivering quality programming that will benefit the community.
From our website, you can visit other websites by following links to such external sites. While we strive to provide only quality links to useful and ethical websites, we have no control over the content and nature of these 3rd party websites. The links to other websites do not imply a recommendation for all the content found on these sites. Site owners and content may change without notice and may occur before we have the opportunity to remove a link which may have gone 'bad'. To report an issue with any of the links below contact 01670 624520 or email clerk@ashingtontowncouncil.gov.uk
Discover Ashington Library's Fun Activities for Kids
Ashington Library has an incredible selection of books to spark every child's imagination. From picture books to chapter books, you'll find the perfect read to nurture a love of reading.
Join us every Saturday from 10am-12pm for Lego Club! Children can let their creativity run wild building amazing Lego creations. No booking required, just drop in. Please note that adult supervision is needed for children under 8 years old.
Little ones will love our Diddy Duplo Club on Wednesdays from 10:30-11:30am during term time. It's a great way for younger kids to enjoy building and playing with a variety of Duplo bricks. All are welcome at this free, interactive session.
Ashington Library offers far more than just books. With regular activities to engage children and nurture early learning, it's the perfect place for family fun. We look forward to seeing you there!
We are children’s charity Mortal Fools - we are based in Ashington (head office) and Tyne Valley but we work across Northumberland, the North East and wider North – we work with children and young people ages 7-19years old.
At Mortal Fools, we believe access to creative interventions and equitable youth spaces are fundamental to unlocking and enabling happy lives, fruitful futures and dynamic employability. Everyone who works with children and young people has a part to play and it’s an urgent and collective responsibility. Together, we can engage, enable and empower young people and join forces in scaffolding a better world to grow up in – one in which they feel safe, empowered, seen and heard.
Click here to see highlights our digital creative work and resources that are available to folks to use and enjoy in their settings.
YMCA Northumberland
We provide grassroots youth programmes that support and empower young people to help them reach their true potential.
We are based in Ashington (North View, Ashington, NE63 9QX)
01670 857 167
admin@ymcanorthumberland.org.uk
ymcanorthumberland.org.uk
Youth Programme Schedule:
Monday: Sing With Us - Age 13-18, 4-8pm
Tuesday: Y-Music - Age 13-18, 4-8pm
Wednesday:
Thursday: Y-Creative - Age 13-18, 4-8pm
Friday: Youth Cafe - Age 10-13, 4-7pm
Our free youth programme supports young people to express themselves, build safe and trusting relationships and increase their confidence through activities, games, and discussion.
Most of our evening sessions run from 4pm until 8pm, with structured activities between 5 and 7pm. Either side of our main activities for that evening, we give young people the space to relax and make use of the resources in our youth lounge including console games, board games, a pool table, a retro arcade machine and a range of arts and crafts supplies.
All of our sessions require sign up prior to attendance, to ensure we can cater for the number who wish to attend and have the right ratio of staff and volunteers to young people.
Young people can sign up by clicking here:
ymcanorthumberland.civicrm.org/civicrm/yp-registration-form
24 June 2025
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.”
