Deputy Mayor Lynn Burns, a regular volunteer at Wansbeck Valley Food Bank, presented the charity with a donation on behalf of the Town Council. Wansbeck Valley Food Bank was set up to prevent and/or relieve poverty or financial hardship by providing food parcels to those in need. Cllr Burns stated ‘the Food Bank is a […]
The Little Gem Arts and Crafts Gallery, a not-for-profit charity, were successful in obtaining grant support from the Town Council to the amount of £854. The monies will be used to buy retail shelving to establish an arts supplies shop within the existing gallery. The charity is hopeful that by selling arts supplies to their […]
7th January (6:15 pm) is ‘run with a club’ night at Ashington Hirst Running Club. It’s all free to attend. They will have all their usual sessions/groups on this includes; run/walk, run groups, effort sessions and “technical tuesday”. The running club have about 20 coaches/run leaders on hand. The night includes warm up, the run […]
A special New Years Day Parkrun at Newbiggin by the Sea saw 576 take part in the superb 5K route (100 up on last year). 174 were first timers and runners from 65 different running clubs took part. Parkrun tourists were welcomed from far and wide: Ackworth, Berwick, Cambridge, Glasgow, Hampsthwaite, Horsforth, Lancaster, London, Lake […]
Hundreds of competitors braved the chilly North Sea to enjoy the annual Newbiggin Boxing Day Dip despite poor weather conditions including strong winds and rough seas. The large crowds estimated to exceed 1000 on the beach and over 200 hardy souls who braved the sea were up on last year’s count thanks to this established tradition of Boxing […]
Some wires have been exposed and cut following some vandalism to the bus shelter at the turning circle on Sea Crest Road. These wires which are intended for roof lights are not live as they have never been connected to a mains source and pose no danger to the public. Repairs are due to be […]
Amounts of household waste increase dramatically over Christmas – as residents unwrap presents, consume lots of tasty festive food and then dispose of everything from wrappings to Christmas trees! After declaring a climate emergency this year, the County Council wants everyone to do their bit for a cleaner and greener world and is providing advice […]
The Town Council plan to replace the Front Street column banners in spring 2020. The original artwork for the existing banners could unfortunately not be obtained. The artwork features prominent structures and landscapes within Newbiggin (The Bay with Welcome signage, Café Bertorelli, Couple, RNLI boat, St. Bartholomew’s Church, Memorial Gates, Cobles, Golf and Children playing […]
Newbiggin Town Council awarded Newbiggin by the Sea Genealogy Project with a large grant of £2792.11 towards the cost of key capital items required for the new Family History Centre located on Front Street. Hilton commented ‘Newbiggin Family History Centre is a unique place & our database of more than 35,000 ‘people who have ever […]
Back in July the Town Council supported Pantomime by the Sea with £300 in grant funding towards the set up and materials required to create their new community Panto. Deputy Mayor Lynn Burns attended on Friday 13th December and thoroughly enjoyed herself. ‘On Friday December 13th myself and family members went to see Jack and […]
Our town centre office is located at 76 Front Street. The office will be open to the public between 9:00 am and 12:00 noon Monday to Friday.
