News
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Northumberland Village Halls heritage book launched
Posted 28th Jun 2024
A book celebrating the heritage of village halls in Northumberland was launched this week at two events in Powburn and Humshaugh. The book was the culmination of a joint project between CAN and Northumberland Archives, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. They worked with 30 Village Halls to explore their heritage through memories and archive materials. — Read more.
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10 years of Northumberland Warm Hubs celebrated
Posted 28th Jun 2024
On Wednesday 26th June we celebrated 10 years of Warm Hubs at Seahouses Development Trust, bringing together volunteers and Hub users at our annual get-together. — Read more.
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Time to Talk - Community Foundation & CAN event
Posted 19th Jun 2024
CAN is hosting a Community Foundation ‘Time to Talk event’ which will focus on opportunities for funding applications with digital inclusion elements. — Read more.
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CAN welcomes familiar face Marc Johnson
Posted 10th Jun 2024
A familiar face has rejoined CAN, welcome back to Marc Johnson. — Read more.
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Opportunity to Tender– Installation of Solar Panels and Battery Storage
Posted 7th Jun 2024
An opportunity has arisen to tender for the installation of solar panels and battery storage, along with all associated works to connect the installation to the building’s electrical system and to the grid, across a number of community buildings in Northumberland. The work is part of our ongoing plan to install renewable energy generation on over 100 community buildings across the county through Northumberland Community Energy Ltd. We have previously contracted for the delivery of an outline assessment of the potential for solar panels and battery storage for each building and information from this work is available on request. Whilst we are not wedded to any specific supplier or configuration, this information should be used as a guide. Any significant changes to this configuration must be justified and compliant with planning requirements. Any options available to us of different levels of generation or storage should be described with details of cost implications. We anticipate funding the following installations: — Read more.