News
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CAN office temporarily closed - contact details
Posted 17th Mar 2020
In response to government advice, the CAN office is temporarily closed with all staff working from home. We will re-open the office as soon as the advice changes. — Read more.
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National Village Hall survey launched
Posted 13th Feb 2020
Rural Charity Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) releases a comprehensive survey to 10,000 village halls once every ten years. — Read more.
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Northumberland Village Hall Heritage project gets the green light
Posted 11th Feb 2020
CAN has been awarded an £84,600 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to run a 2-year project celebrating the fascinating history of village halls in the County. — Read more.
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National slow cooker competition launched at Longframlington Warm Hub
Posted 11th Feb 2020
The village of Longframlington near Morpeth held its inaugural St Mary’s Church Warm Hub lunch in January and had the honour of hosting the launch of a national competition run by Northern Gas Networks to find the best slow cooker recipe. — Read more.
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Lottery windfall for Northumberland’s Village Halls
Posted 27th Jan 2020
Northumberland’s village halls are celebrating after receiving news of £300,000 of funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, announced at an event held yesterday to mark national Village Halls Week. Over 100 volunteers came together from 41 halls to the annual event held at Breamish Hall in Powburn, organised by Community Action Northumberland (CAN). — Read more.