Wansbeck-based community transport charity & social enterprise WATBus are pleased to announce that they will be running a series of organised cycle trips along the Northumberland Coast.
WATBike was launched in February and is aimed at opening up Northumberland for cyclists. By linking up a minibus with a bicycle trailer, WATBike will provide easier and affordable access to the National Park and Northumberland's Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
Local charity WATBus Community Transport are to benefit from funding to provide cycling in Northumberland.
Manager Lynn McIntosh explained: ''The funding will allow us to provide 3 free trips into Northumberland from Blyth, Ashington and Newbiggin areas for 36 customers who want to cycle the beautiful coastline.
Transport will be provided free of charge so all names will go into a hat and winning groups drawn from each area."
Sleekburn Renewable Woodfuel Initiative have won a ã5000 award from Newcastle University to develop ways of reducing energy costs by recycling waste heat.
Manager Neil Hedley explained;- ''We are part of Blyth Star enterprises, mental health charity and make logs and oven dried kindling for wood burning stoves and fires. Our waste wood products are used to produce heat for the factory and we realised that we may be able to put this to better use and cut our energy bills. We contacted Newcastle University and they were very enthusiastic to help and we are delighted that we have been awarded ã5000 to develop our energy saving ideas...
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