Shop local!

Northumberland County Council’s scheme to promote food and drink produced in our county- Produced in Northumberland- has reached a fantastic milestone after gaining its 100^th member. Grannies Tearoom and Delicatessen in Alnwick has become the 100^th business to sign up to the scheme, thanks to its brilliant range of locally produced products. The scheme was launched in 2015 to verify that food and drink products have been produced locally, and has proved to be a great boost to our local economy.

There is such a variety of food and drink produced in Northumberland and I am a great admirer of the Produced in Northumberland scheme which celebrates our local food and drink industry. As always I would encourage you to support your local businesses by shopping locally.

You can find out more about Produced in Northumberland by visiting its website: https://producedin.northumberland.gov.uk/Home.aspx

Help Northumberland win gold!

Northumberland is nominated in the 'Best UK Holiday Destination/County' category at the 2019 British Travel Awards, having won the award last year, and needs your help to retain the title for another year. 

There is not long left now to cast your vote (voting ends on 30^th September). You can vote for Northumberland by following the link below- make sure to ask all your family, friends and colleagues to vote as well!

Northumberland is a fantastic place to live and visit so please do help Northumberland win gold for the second year in a row.

https://www.visitnorthumberland.com/sharenland/vote

10 years of the Kielder Marathon- book your place now!

There is not much time left to enter the 10^th Anniversary Active Northumberland Kielder Marathon Weekend! The event takes place from 12^th - 13^{t h} October, with entries closing on 11^th October, but with the Half Marathon already sold out and the 10K run nearly full, now is the time to make sure you don’t miss out! Known as Britain’s most beautiful marathon, the Kielder Marathon follows an almost completely off-road track and is celebrating its tenth year this year.

To enter please visit here: https://kieldermarathon.com