Northumberland communities - Ashington

Your Photos: Woodhorn Colliery Museum

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:19:15 +0000

Woodhorn is lit up with an inviting glow in this photo sent in by Ron Dobson of Blyth.

Sent your photos of the area to northumberland@ncjmedia.co.uk

Your Photos: Snowy Wansbeck woodland

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:01:30 +0000

Robert Mercel from Ashington uploaded this wintery photo of the River Wansbeck near Bothal to our Northumberland group on the photo-sharing website Flickr.

Join the group and add photos or send them to northumberland@ncjmedia.co.uk for publication on this site.

Video: Tracking down Northumberland family history at Woodhorn

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:35:14 +0000

Family history buffs in Northumberland are turning to the web.

Northumberland County Council produced a video (below) to raise awareness of the facilities available to people wanting to know more about their ancestors.

It was uploaded onto internet video sharing site YouTube and has got more than 12,000 hits.

Northumberland Christmas nostalgia

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:14:07 +0000

We dip into the Journal's archives to get into the festive spirit with some Christmas images from Northumberland's recent past.

Send your seasonal images of the county to northumberland@ncjmedia.co.uk if you would like to share them on our community sites.

Picture gallery: Soldiers' homecoming parade through Ashington

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:27:35 +0000

Hundreds of people gathered in Ashington on Tuesday to welcome home the Second Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, from their tour of Afghanistan. The Duchess of Northumberland and Alan Shearer, in his official capacity as Deputy Lord Lieutenant, were in attendance for the parade through Ashington town centre.

Your Photos: Bothal stepping stones

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:23:56 +0000

Peter Troughear from Ashington sent in this photo of the stepping stones across the River Wansbeck at Bothal Village.

Send any photos you would like to share on this site to northumberland@ncjmedia.co.uk

Video: Recycling in Northumberland

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:54 +0000

A video has been launched by Northumberland County Council to help it meet demanding Government recycling targets.

The tutorial video (watch below) shows Northumberland County Council's new recycling centre in action and helps residents understand what can and can't be put into the recycling bin.

In Northumberland the council is responsible for collecting waste from more than 140,000 households as well as thousands of business premises.

Your Photos: Entrance to Bothal Castle

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:42:44 +0000

The leaves were still on the trees when Steve Bell took this photo of the entrance to Bothal Castle earlier this year, which he added to our Northumberland Flickr group.

If you don't have an account on Flickr you can send any photos for the Journal Extra Your View page or for this site to northumberland@ncjmedia.co.uk

Portland Park nostalgia gallery

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:00:29 +0000

These nostalgia photos from the 1950s to the 1990s focus on the Journal's archive focus on Portland Park, the club's former home.

Recently, school children and Ashington fans buried a time capsule at the club's old ground. Read related story »

It included memorabilia from the football team's illustrious history and poems written by the children about how Ashington might look in the future. It will be opened in 100 year's time.

Picture gallery: The last match at Portland Park

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:34:31 +0000

People in Ashington have this week been remembering Portland Park, the home of Ashington AFC for over a century, by burying a time capsule of club memorabilia at the site, where a new Asda supermarket is to open. (Read related story »)

These are a few pictures from the last game Ashington played there, on a chilly February evening last year, against fellow Northern League outfit Seaham Red Star.

Origami at Wansbeck Business Park

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:56:34 +0000

Steve Bell added this capture of origami sculptures at Wansbeck Business Park to the Your Place Northumberland Flickr group.

Action from Ashington Twenty20 tournament

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:27:58 +0000

Ashington Cricket Club hosted a Twenty20 tournament on Sunday which also featured Bedlington, Northern Social and Bomarsund. Ashington defeated Bedlington in the competition's final.

All pictures by Steve Miller.

A Bedlington batsman plays and misses

Children get creative with creatures at Woodhorn

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:27:57 +0000

Children got their paints out and their hands dirty creating animal-based art at a free workshop during the weekend.

Artist Paul Merrick was on hand at Woodhorn Colliery museum to help the children create an art installation inspired by the fascinating historic posters in the Woodhorn's Davison collection.

Harry Gibbons, 9, from Ashington with his crocodile made at Woodhorn Colliery Museum

The museum near Ashington houses a range of exhibitions connected to Northumberland .

It is currently showing a collection of paintings by the Ashington Group - the 'Pitmen Painters' immortalised in a play by Lee Hall, which is taking the North East and now London by storm.

Your Photos: Bothal Castle in the sun

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:48:08 +0000

Peter Arris from Ashington sent in this photo of Bothal Castle lit up by the sunshine at the beginning of June.

Your Photos: Sunshine in Wansbeck Riverside Park

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:35:50 +0000

Mavis Reade sent in these photos of Wansbeck Riverside Park (left) and The Dene in Ashington in full bloom.