What is a PlayZone – A Football Foundation PlayZone is an outdoor space for sport and physical activity. They are floodlit and usually the size of a tennis court of 5-a-side kick around area. Where will the Newbiggin PlayZone Be – The proposed site of the new PlayZone is the skate park area adjacent […]
At a meeting of the Town Council held 15th February, it was unanimously agreed to sign the Civility & Respect Pledge. Newbiggin by the Sea Town Council is the 992th Council in the UK to take this pledge which is being promoted by Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC), National Association of Local Councils (NALC) […]
On Wednesday 18th January, Newbiggin by the Sea Town Council agreed its budget for 2023-2024 and the amount of precept it would be levying on the County Council. The Town Council precept is the portion the town council receives from the council tax you pay each year and plays an important role in maintaining and […]
Northumberland County Council is seeking views on a proposed neighbourhood development plan for Newbiggin. The Plan has been prepared by Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Town Council with the help of the local community and it seeks to address issues local people have identified as important in their area. The Plan has been submitted to Northumberland County Council’s planning department. In future, […]
A brilliant new Walking Netball session which has launched in Newbiggin, there is very little walking netball in the County at the moment and the development of this group has already generated a good amount of interest. Thursdays at Newbiggin Sports and Community Hub
On the evening of Thursday 12th January, Councillor Louise Spratt, Mayor of Newbiggin by the Sea, accompanied by Councillor Alison Sutherland, Deputy Mayor, visited Newbiggin Community Choir by the Sea to present them with a donation of £300. Gillian Storey, Chairman of the Choir, had applied for a small grant to fund the cost of […]
Last night Councillor Alison Sutherland, Deputy Mayor of Newbiggin by the Sea Town Council, visited Newbiggin Colliery Residents Association and presented them with a donation of £300. The Residents Association had applied to the Council for a small donation towards transport costs for their social activities. Despite being called the ‘Newbiggin Colliery Residents Association’, members […]
Newbiggin by the Sea Town Council has appointed Wicksteed Leisure to deliver the new play area at Milburn Park. This exciting £150,000 project includes a contribution of £50,000 from Northumberland County Council, and £30,000 generously donated by a local landowner. Wicksteed Leisure is due to commence works in the new year with the play area […]
A regular complaint to the Town Council is the anti-social behaviour, noise, and mess left by off road motorbikes and quads in Newbiggin by the Sea. These motorbikes and quads are illegally driving across public open space in our town, are a danger to other open space users, and are causing a lot of damage […]
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