Malcolm Robinson

BIG EVENT PROMISES TO BRING COMMUNITY TOGETHER: Big Event Poster (1).pdf Thousands are set to flock to the site of the Miner's Picnic as locals gear up to celebrate Bedlington. "˜The Big Event 2' is a family fun day taking placing on Saturday 25th May, from 10:30am - 3:30pm, at Attlee Park in Bedlington - which is at the bottom of Bedlington bank. The event is being organised by local charity Leading Link, in partnership with the Bedlingtonshire Development Trust, and will feature: "¢ Sizzling summer BBQ "¢ Ice-cream and candyfloss "¢ Fun Fair rides "¢ An enterprise market "¢ A health and wellbeing tent "¢ An entertainment stage around the old band stand "¢ FREE caged football "¢ Pony rides "¢ Art and Crafts activities and much more. The day will also see the highly anticipated final of Northumberland's Got Talent "“ now in its sixth year "“ and a special enterprise market of local products by young people. The enterprise market is part of a competition being running in local schools in which groups of young people have each been given a start-up grant to design, produce and market their own local products, which will be on sale to the general public on the day. The final is being judged by a specially collated panel of judges, and the winners will be awarded £250 as well as further enterprise coaching from the Bedlingtonshire Development Trust to take their product to a wider market. Malcolm Robinson, Chief Executive of the Trust says "We are proud to be associated with this initiative. It's exactly what we need to further an enterprise culture amongst our young people within Northumberland." The Big Event is part of a wider heritage project for the community of Bedlington has been made possible thanks to grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and The Heritage Initiative - Bedlington. Lyn Horton, manager of Leading Link, said: "As always - when we say big, we mean big!" "With so much going on with our HLF project, it seems the perfect opportunity to invite everyone to celebrate this fantastic area "“ and there promises to be something for everyone at The Big Event. We want absolutely everyone, even those with no affiliation to Bedlington, to come along and celebrate the wonderful community spirit that still exists around these parts. Hopefully the sun will be shining and we can give people a Bank Holiday weekend to remember!" Parking at Attlee Park on the day will be disabled parking only, and MUST be pre-booked with Leading Link by calling 01670 820 088 or emailing info@leadinglink.co.uk. There will be a FREE shuttle bus running all day from the car park behind Tesco for anyone wishing to park and ride. If any groups would still like to be involved in the Enterprise Challenge, please do get in touch by the end of this week. If you require any more information, please contact the Leading Link team on 01670 820088.