News

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • CAN Community Appeal – ‘Spread the Warmth’ and donate your Winter Fuel Payment

    Posted 14th Nov 2019

    CAN have launched a new appeal asking people to ‘Spread the Warmth’ and donate their Winter Fuel Payment to us to help others in fuel poverty. You’ll be joining a growing number of contributors who already donate some or all of their Winter Fuel Payment to CAN each year to support our fuel poverty and energy efficiency work targeted at helping local people struggling to heat their homes through Winter. — Read more.

  • Are you off-grid for electricity?

    Posted 11th Nov 2019

    Ofgem is carrying out a call for evidence for households who are not connected to the electricity distribution network, which we know at CAN is an issue for a significant number of Northumberland residents. — Read more.

  • Warm Hubs showcased at event

    Posted 12th Dec 2019

    CAN’s award-winning Warm Hubs programme was showcased at a conference held in Newcastle on 17th October. Delegates from as far afield as Surrey came to find out about Warm Hubs and to discuss how other parts of the UK might start to benefit from the Warm Hub approach. — Read more.