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The Rotary Club of Amble and Warkworth with assistance from Inner Wheel Club of Amble and Warkworth will be starting their Christmas collection from 5.30.p.m. to 8.00.p.m. on:-Mon 7th Felton Tues 8th Widdrington West
Wed 9th Widdrington East Thur 10th Red Row and Hadston (North)
Fri 11th Hadston (South) Mon. 14th Amble (West)
Tues 15th Acklington and Broomhill Wed 16th Amble Middle
Thurs 17th Amble East Fri 18th Warkworth
Sat 19th Amble Queen Street Mon 21st Hauxley and Amble South.

Warkworth Panto

Warkworth Drama Group presents 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears’, a traditional pantomime which will be full of fun and laughter for all the family. Can Goldilocks, Auntie Septic and their friends save the world from the wicked plans of the evil Queen Bee??? Find out....

At: Warkworth Memorial Hall
Date: 10th 11th 12th December
Time: 7:30pm / Saturday Matinee 2:30pm
Tickets: £4.00 children / £6.00 adults
Available from: Warkworth Post Office / N&F Young or order direct from our website. http://www.warkworthdrama.org.uk/
(10% discount for groups of 8 people or more, postal applications only - see web site for details.)

Amble Community Forum

The date for the next Community Forum meeting is Wed 9th Dec 6.30pm, at Fourways2. Anyone wishing to come along will be welcome, or items for discussion can be forwarded to julia@ambledevelopmenttrust.org.uk or The Ambler.

Have your say on County budget

Northumberland County Council is consulting with the public on a new budget report that will set out spending proposals for the next financial year.

Local residents are being invited to The Dovecote Centre in Amble at 6pm on Thursday 14th January to listen to proposals and give their views on where they think the council’s spending priorities should lie.

The council are facing an extremely challenging financial situation and are looking to minimise the impact on frontline services and residents by making reductions in staff and back office functions. The majority of the council’s core spending will remain strong with commitments of £159m on schools, £139m on adult care, £70m on housing, £18m on Fire and Rescue and £35m on transport.

Planning for the budget is still at an early stage and no final decisions have been made. The opinions of residents are important, so if you have time to spare, please come along and give your views.

Copies of the council’s budget report can be downloaded from www.northumberland.gov.uk

WEA - Events programme 2010

Maritime Northumberland
A course of 8 lectures presented by Tony Barrow
Stretching for more than 60 miles from the Tyne to the Scottish border, the coast of Northumberland has a rich maritime heritage which is still reflected in its ports and communities for those prepared to look for it.
Thursdays, starting January 14th 2010
10am – 12 noon
Fees graded, everyone welcome

Christmas Services

St Cuthbert’s church
December 12th 10-noon Carol Singalong with coffee
December 13th 4pm Crib service
December 20th 6pm Lessons and carols
December 24th 6pm Christingle
December 25th Christmas day service 9.30am

The Church of the Sacred Heart
1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month a coffee morning and sale of home made cakes are held at Sacred heart Church hall (10.30am) in aid of the Burma child refugees. All are welcome. The previous twelve months your support sent £2500 to the Mary’s Meals charity feeding children in third world. This is a project of the Justice and Peace group at Sacred Heart Church
Christmas Services at Church of Sacred Heart
Thurs. 24th Dec. 6pm. Carol singing
6.30pm. Christmas vigil mass
Friday 25th Dec 10am Christmas Day Mass
Week-end Masses as usual

Hauxley Chapel

Sing carols with us at our carol service at Hauxley Chapel, Low Hauxley,
Sunday Dec 13th at 4pm. Followed by mince pies and mulled wine or a cup of tea

Candlelit Midnight Mass, Thursday 24th December 11.30pm

We are an inter-denominational congregation. ALL WELCOME!

Western Front Association

North Northumberland Branch 2010 Speaker Programme
25 January ‘Estaires: A soldier’s account’ Harry Bagley
22 February ‘Sinking of the Lusitania, its contribution to bringing America into the war Brian Teasdale
22 March ‘The Northumberland Fusiliers & the
Somme: A case study in unit
deployment’ Tony Ball

Amble Photographic Group

Mario Soave, BA (Hons) BPIPP Photographer.
will show and talk about his images taken during his recent travels in South America.
Entitled “Across the Andes to the Fin Del Mundo” this highly entertaining event has become a December tradition.
Taking place at the Dovecote Centre, Amble. NE65 0DX it will start at 7.30pm on Thursday 10th December. Tickets are £3.50 from members or 01665 710177.
Refreshments available.

Personal best

Are you interested in:
Volunteering for the Olympics or Paralympics?
Gaining some useful work based skills
Volunteering for local sports based events?

Then Northumberland Community Development Network is running a programme that could be just up your street!
The course covers:
–Volunteering and the Olympics
–Developing team and interpersonal skills
–Emergency, fire and public safety awareness
–Customer relations
–Introduction to conflict resolution in a public environment
Ring 01670 517176 or email info@ncdn.org to book your place.

The next course starts in Alnwick in December

If you are working part time or are out of work, the course is free, and your benefits won’t be affected

Women’s workshop

Community build project, Coquet Enterprise Park
New volunteers needed
Work for winter: Larch cladding and minerit boards to exterior and finishings for window and door surrounds inside.
Fri 11th & Sat 12th December: 9-4pm
Fri 15th & Sat 16th January 2010: 9-4pm
Fri 29th & Sat 30th January 2010: 9-4pm
Fourth action/ Phone 01668 219879 or email hala@nnwn.org

Public Lecture “Why Football?”

Centre of Urban and Rural Development Studies (CURDS) at Newcastle University 13th Jan 2010
“Why Football? The role of a Game in the Making of North-East Culture.” Prof Gavin Kitching

Swine flu

If you qualify for a Seasonal Flu vaccination you will also be eligible to receive a free Swine Flu vaccination. We are receiving our vaccines in staged deliveries and are therefore sending letters of invitations to our patients in the following priority order:-

Group 1 Pregnant women, Asthmatic Children Immuno suppressed

Group 2 Chronic Diseases

Group 3 Carers

If you think you should have received a letter and haven’t, please contact your usual Health Centre

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