Archive for the ‘Community’ Category

A partial seasonal dog ban on Newbiggin Bay came back into effect on May 1. In 2011 Northumberland County Council first put in place an exclusion order on dogs accessing parts of beaches at Newbiggin (and Blyth) over the summer months. Dogs are also not allowed in any enclosed children’s play areas all year round. […]

Newbiggin by the Sea has many wonderful Independent Businesses and last night two were celebrated as being best in Northumberland at the England Business Awards 2023. Ocean Bloom – Winner of the Best Florist in Northumberland 2023 The Front Traditional Fish and Chip Shop – Winner of the Best Fish and Chip Shop in Northumberland […]

Milburn Park Play Area will be officially opened tomorrow morning at 10am. All are welcome to attend. The Town Council have adjusted the plans for Milburn Park to no longer include the splash play that was consulted on in 2021. Members felt the maintenance costs of splash play would be too costly and due to […]

Works to the new Milburn Park Play Area are nearing completion and a safety inspection is required before we can open the play area to the public. The safety inspection will ensure that everything has been installed in line with industry standards and the safety precautions have been noted to be in place to mitigate […]

Northumberland County County is intending to install electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints across Northumberland, including in Newbiggin by the Sea. The Council has been awarded £222,510 from the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) and the Energy Saving Trust (EST) which will support the installation of 75 new 11 kW on-street charge points across the county, […]

Working with Northumberland County Council Sports Development we are able to once again offer the free Easter holiday programme to the young people of Newbiggin by the Sea. Activities include activity camps, Wildcats girls football and a football camp. and the outdoor Football camp will be held outside the Sports Centre held at Newbiggin Sports […]