Wansbeck Online UK Community Portal

Welcome to Wansbeck Online

Our website offers you news about your local community, local web sites, events and activities that are happening soon in the area.

Wansbeck Online in the community

Why not become a member of Wansbeck Online? You can discuss things in the online forum, as well as having a free community directory entry and even a free web page if you are a community or voluntary group in Wansbeck. We can help you through the process and meet with you at one of the ICT public access points in the area if you would like some help to register and get a directory entry. To date over 750 people have signed up to become a member.

To become a member and get a directory entry and a website is a totally free service- the only commitment is your time to register and enter your details. To find out more simply click below or contact us and we can help you through it.

Become a Member

What's New On Wansbeck Online

Ashington Swimming Club Open Days

Do you want to be the next Phelps or Adlington, or want to make a splash in 2012 Olympics? Then come along to Ashington Leisure Centre any Sunday at 6.45pm and ask for Kath Dickinson or contact her on 855413.

Wansbeck Walking Festival

From 31 August 31 to 5 September Wansbeck Sport Development team along with the Health Living Centre, Sustrans and members of the Neighbourhood and Community Services team are delivering a variety of walks across the district. These include Heritage, Health, Family, Nature and Bat walks. To find out more click on the link below:

Wansbeck Walking Festival

2008 North East Voluntary & Community Sector Awards - Nominate A Star!

30 October 2008 will see the first ever Voluntary & Community Sector Awards for the North East region. The awards are designed to recognise the work of individuals and voluntary and community sector organisations from across the region, in helping to develop our communities. To find out more click on the link below:

2008 North East Voluntary & Community Sector Awards

Claim It To Gain It Says Help The Aged As North East Pensioner Poverty Figures Rise

Older people in the North East who are struggling with the spiralling cost of living could be missing out on financial benefits that could help, according to leading older people's charity Help the Aged. An estimated 100,000 pensioners in the North East (20 per cent) are living in poverty and struggling to afford essential household items, yet tens of thousands of North East older people aren't claiming the benefits the're entitled to. To find out more click in the link below:

Claim It To Gain It

Do You Want A Local Radio Station In Wansbeck?

Here's your chance to win £50 for your group, club or organisation. The South Northumberland Radio Group hopes to establish a genuinely accessible community radio station to serve the area. The station will be available for you to promote your services and activities. To help them assess demand for the station, they need to find out if the community is interested in such a project. Just complete the short survey, by clicking on the link below and you will be automatically entered into the £50 prize winning draw.

The South Northumberland Radio Group

Wansbeck CVS Autumn 2008 Newsletter Now Available

The new edition of the Wansbeck CVS Newsletter is now available for download from the Wansbeck CVS website. To find out more click on the link below:

Wansbeck CVS Autumn 2008 Newsletter

Free Seminars Aim To Ease Work With Government

New research about how the voluntary and community sectors can work best with the Government is to be explored at a free seminar in Newcastle. The Commission for the Compact has organised five regional seminars in September and October to discuss the work, which identifies the key factors behind successful local compacts and positive partnership relationships. The Commission oversees the Compact, a framework that promotes partnership working between the Government, voluntary and community sector.

To find out more click on the link below:

Free Seminars

If you want to contact us our address is:

Kevin Wright, Project Co-Ordinator, Wansbeck Online, Wansbeck Initiative, Front Street West, Bedlington, Northumberland, NE22 5TU
E-mail: WansbeckOnline@wansbeck.gov.uk