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Malcolm Robinson
The Music Box itself has a large digital memory with songs from many years ago right up to the present and a huge range of styles.
Whilst the team at Mind Active will be using the Music Box to deliver sing-a-long sessions at local care homes the Music Box is available to other local organisations who deal with elderly residents in Bedlington. Please get in touch with the Development Trust if you qualify and want to use it.


E-Mail bdt@bedlington.co.uk Tel/ 07564517735.

"Singing is an activity that accesses the long-term memory. This can also be especially helpful for those who are coming to terms with living with Dementia, or have had a stroke or have been diagnosed with Parkinson's. The Music Box, whose programmes are designed by the charity Sing For Your Life, has proved successful in a variety of placements - residential care homes, hospitals and community centres."
Malcolm Robinson
Having only recently been formed the committee are quite obviously keen to do whatever is necessary to make the improvements in Bedlington's appearance which will result in the town moving up the ranking in the Northumberland in Bloom competition.
With a huge variety of newly instigated initiatives coming through shortly and support from many local groups and individuals there can be no doubt what colour of award is being targeted!
This is one document well worth the read through!
FINAL SPRING PORTFOLIO.pdf
CJ Orr
Over the years the north-east has been used in many film and TV productions, notably 'Get Carter' and 'Vera'. The film industry in the north-east has never been particularly strong and a large amount of film makers move else where.

For 3 years Mrorrc film productions has been making short films and sketches in Bedlington and Cramlington due to their beautiful locations.
You may have seen the group of young film makers around Humford Woods. Despite the lead director (Chris Orr) and camera operator (Maccauley Cullen) having extremely limited resources they have managed to make 30+ videos for the YouTube channel all of which are filmed in Northumberland.

As of Wednesday the 2nd of April Mrorrc film productions is launching a patreon campaign. A Patron of the arts was typically a wealthy family or political member a few hundred years ago. People would become Patrons as a way to show off their status in society and to give artists the means to make a living with out creative restraints. In the modern era of small film productions in order to produce a short film or project a director must seek funding from grants and art funds, both of which involve a lot of hoop jumping to meet criteria, and can often suck the creative freedom out of a local film. However crowd funding has changed that, and now local people can support local artists. To learn about how Patreon works click
.Any one can become a patron of the local artists by visiting there page (www.patreon.com/mrorrc) and giving a little bit of money. By giving a bit of money you will allow the independent film makers to create films that showcase Northumberland and Bedlington as the beautiful places they are.
Malcolm Robinson
This work was coordinated by Arch, The Northumberland Development Company with funding from Heritage Lottery Fund and Northumberland County Council.
Overall 19 buildings were refurbished and restored helping to support 25 businesses. Grants were offered to local independent businesses for restoration and repair work to help restore the special character features such as timber shopfronts and box sash windows. The Market Place was also subject to significant improvements in 2009, helping to create a more attractive and enjoyable space and an area for the Thursday Market.
Throughout the THI a number of community activities have also taken place with local schools, residents and other local organisations which helped educate people about their local heritage and traditional building skills.
Malcolm Robinson
The site is crammed full of topical themes and matter of local interest so it not only provides a snapshot of the Trust and the work the Trust has been doing but also a glimpse into the history of Bedlington and the facilities a contemporary Bedlington has to offer. This will be on-going and updating will be carried out periodically. Also access to the Development Trust videos is now in one place.
A Trust spokesperson said "We are aware this could be one of the first ports of calls for anyone looking into and researching Bedlington on-line so we take what we put up very seriously."
Colin

BedRock 2014

By Colin, in News,

If you can help us in any way please get in touch. Each venue sponsors several live acts over the day with in-house fund-raising going to their own chosen charity. With 2 years already under our belts things can only get bigger & better. Please help us support your community.
Regards
Colin
Malcolm Robinson

Breaking News

By Malcolm Robinson, in News,

Ridge Terrace and North Ridge residents adjacent have been asked to vacate their houses as a precaution.

This will of course cause widespread traffic issues as we progress to the tea time rush hour not least because this is the exit road for many of the school buses!

jonnyhall200
Date: Thursday 5th December
Time: 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Venue: Bedlington Market Place
Leading Link are delighted to be involved with West Bedlington Town Council in organising the Christmas lights switch-on this year.
The event will take place on Thursday 5th December, and will include a local enterprise market (featuring stalls from local businesses and schools), a few small fun fair rides for the kids, an arts and crafts tent, a live entertainment stage, a hog roast and of course Santa's grotto!
The lights will be switched on just before 7:00pm by a nominated member of the community - you can vote for one of the final six here
http://www.leadinglink.co.uk/index.php/xmas-lights
So please spread the word and help make this a community Christmas celebration to remember!
Adam Hogg

Bedlington In Bloom

By Adam Hogg, in News,

If the answer to any or all of these questions are yes, West Bedlington Town Council would love to hear from you by you Joining the Bedlington In Bloom Working Group.
There are opportunities for residents to either join the planning group or offer gardening services and skills by contacting the Council directly.
To find out more about Bedlington In Bloom or to Join the group Contact West Bedlington Town Council, leaving your name and contact details.
For contact details look on the Councils Website: http://www.westbedlington.org.uk/
Latest poster.....
bedlington in bloom (a5).pdf
Malcolm Robinson

Bedlington AMT

By Malcolm Robinson, in News,

West Bedlington Town Council is currently working alongside Action for Market Towns (AMT) on a Bedlington Benchmarking Project.
Benchmarking has been conducted by AMT in over 120 towns across the country and involves capturing data on 12 Key Performance Indicators within town centres such as retail offering, footfall, car parking, business confidence, shopper origin and town centre user views. Once the town centre has been reviewed, AMT will provide West Bedlington Town Council with a comprehensive report highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of Bedlington Town Centre, how it could be improved, examples of good practice and how the town fares against other towns of a similar type from across England and Wales.
In the past, Benchmarking has been used to understand how town centres operate, plan and develop regeneration initiatives, measure the impact of developments and as an evidence base to attract funding.
Whether you are a frequent user or someone who rarely visits Bedlington, we would like to know your views - both positive and negative!
The Council would like to encourage as many users of the town centre to put forward their views by completing the online benchmarking survey which can be found on the West Bedlington Town Council website, Bedlington.co.uk web site or the hyperlink below.
www.markettownresources.co.uk/BEDLINGTON/bedlington_tcu.htm
Hard copies are available in the council office as well as locally.
This benchmarking exercise has been funded by Northumberland County Council.


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