A residents association working to improve the environment in a small ex-colliery village in Castle Morpeth. The grant is to purchase tools, equipment and storage facilities and to install security lighting.

This project will provide an increased range of educational activities for children under school age. The one year grant will be used to refurbish premises, purchase office equipment, secure storage and children's play equipment.

This is the only facility in area and is used by other community groups. The grant will be used towards the renewal of the heating system and roof insulation of the hall.

The Association has over 600 members and helps them by providing information about contacts, benefits, welfare facilities and sources of support. A computer purchased with the grant will be used to establish a sophisticated database for more effective com

This village hall is located in a remote rural area in Northumberland. The grant will be used to replace worn out tables and chairs and pay for the installation of an inside gents toilet.

The village is located in a rural area of Northumberland, with a small local population. The grant will pay for rewiring and upgrading the electrical system and fittings in the hall which needs doing for safety reasons.

The hall is used by a number of local groups including the Women's Institute. The grant will be used to purchase folding tables and chairs for the hall.

The playgroup is located in a small, rural village school in Northumberland. The grant will pay for carpets and furniture for a newly acquired mobile classroom situated in the grounds of the school.

To provide an accessible alcohol-free meeting place for young people. The grant is for furniture, soft furnishings, carpeting and music system.

Purchase of new instruments and equipment

The team rescues over 30 missing people every year who have got lost in hazardous conditions. The grant will purchase 13 handportable radio sets to improve response time during operations by coordinating team members searching over a wide area.

This new group established in June 1996 aim to provide a dispute resolution service. It is led by Victim Support. The grant will provide accredited training of community mediators meet the costs of the launch and publicity of project and enable three vol

The group works with people experiencing health problems in the Wansbeck, Alnwick and Blyth Valley area and provides educational meetings and mutual support. The group will purchase a photocopier and electronic typewriter to help with their administration

The hall is the centre of a small rural community in Northumberland. The grant will enable the villagers to refurbish their old kitchen bringing it up to a satisfactory standard so the hall can retain its Entertainment Licence.

Folk to Folk

Chorus Development Project

Paper Potential

Blyth Town Band Residential Training Weekend

Quadro Adriano:Home and Away

In Tune With Youth

This self help group was established by families to provide challenging leisure and recreational facilities for visually impaired young people. The grant will provide a computer with a 'text to speech' facility to improve information dissemination to memb

The group provides a radio broadcasting service for hospitals in Northumberland, training/work experience for students, and facilities and support for the local talking newspaper. The grant will provide a training resource for volunteers through the addit

Upper Coquetdale Past and Present: For the Future