News

  • Northumberland Community Hub Investment Fund now open

    Posted 21st Mar 2022

    Grants of up to £10,000 are available now to organisations and community venues such as Village Halls, to help develop community led approaches to modernising or developing facilities. — Read more.

  • Latest briefing for Village Halls and Covid

    Posted 11th Mar 2022

    ACRE has produced its latest briefing for Village Halls on 'Living with Covid' following the government lifting of social distancing restrictions in February. — Read more.

  • New grant supports jobseekers at Employment Hub

    Posted 18th Feb 2022

    Jobseekers attending our Employment Hubs are set to benefit from a £3,000 Newcastle Building Society grant which will be covering clothing and transport costs for interviews, assisting with skills training, managing digital inclusion needs and paying for refreshments at each of its hubs. — Read more.

  • Solar-powered village halls feasibility project update

    Posted 26th Jan 2022

    CAN is working in partnership with the Rural Design Centre (RDC) and the National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) to support village halls and other community buildings in rural Northumberland on the journey towards net zero, saving on energy bills and becoming more energy resilient. — Read more.

  • Village Halls Week celebrations kick off in Northumberland

    Posted 24th Jan 2022

    Village Halls Week is taking place across the country from Monday 24 January – Sunday 30 January 2022 and will be the fifth incarnation of the popular annual campaign. — Read more.