This is the County Council number to ring for all adult social care, children's services and community health enquiries. This is for anyone who needs assistance or help of any sort, or simply has questions they would like answered.
Northumberland County Council is launching a new initiative to support the phenomenal volunteering networks that have been rallying support across the county in response to COVID-19. 'Northumberland Communities Together' is a dedicated team which will help harness the power of local community volunteers while making sure the county's most vulnerable residents are protected.
If you want to volunteer to help your community there are lots of ways that you can help - if you’d like to assist:
Due to Covid-19 issues until further notice Parish Council meetings are not being held.
The Parish Council regrettably has taken the decision to postpone its meetings, as well as other projects and activities for the foreseeable future. The Annual Parish meeting due to be held in May is highly likely to be cancelled also (although we are awaiting confirmation on that, along with information on the audit process).
This will be reconsidered in time and in line with Government advice as it is issued.
Sadly at this time of national crisis there are people out there who will try to use this situation as a way to defraud others. Please continue to be vigilant when dealing with people online or by phone. Scams can take many forms and could be about insurance policies, pensions transfers, or high-return investment opportunities.
For more information see the section "Scams" on the Financial Conduct Authority website:
NHS Volunteer Responders has been set up to support the NHS during the COVID-19 outbreak. To find out more about what is involved, or to sign up then use this link: https://www.goodsamapp.org/NHS