Thirty five members of Morpeth Footpaths Society and four guests recently enjoyed the second walk of their 2010 programme.
Members gathered at Morpeth Rugby Club car park before setting off to cross the River Wansbeck and skirt the remains of the Cistercian Newminster Abbey.
After around three-and-a-half hours of walking members arrived back at the Rugby Club in sunshine. The next walk is on March 21 at Hulne Park in Alnwick.
Equestrian enthusiasts keen to try a new sport are invited to try out Horseball.
The sport is a rough-and-tumble horse-back mix of rugby and basketball played at the gallop on a tiny pitch.
New players can have a go by joining in a training session at The Pegasus RDA Centre, Morpeth, on Saturday, March 27.
Places cost £5 per person and are available by contacting Emma Lowther on 07515 286 026 or emmalowther22@hotmail.co.uk, or at www.durhamhorseballclub.btik.com.
Dan Thompson took this photo of a chaffinch having a feed in a garden at Pegswood, and added it to the pool of our Northumberland group on the photo-sharing website Flickr .
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Morpeth Town appear marooned at the bottom of the Skilltrainingltd Northern League after losing at Billingham Town, who eased their relegation fears with a brace from Jonathan French.
Leaders Spennymoor Town returned to form with a bang, with Esh Winning the unlucky visitors to The Brewery field. The goals flowed from Gavin Cogden (2), Lewis Dodds (2), Keith Graydon and Matthew Tymon.
Elsewhere, Ashington are down to fifth after losing to Billingham Synthonia and Bedlington Terriers held Newcastle Benfield to a goalless draw.
A North East equine school team Combined training event at Northumberland College's Kirkley Hall Equine Unit has been praised by organisers and competitors.
The event brings together school and college riders.
Northumberland College Kirkley Hall Equine Unit team members from left: Emily Rawnsley, Hayley Ogle, Nicola Wilson and Leanne MacBeth
Three four-member teams from Ponteland High School, King Edward VI, Morpeth and Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham joined a fourth Kirkley Hall team to compete in a friendly two-member split show jumping/dressage event under affiliated rules and on penalties.
A grant of £62,700 was awarded to Northumberland yesterday to help protect homes from flooding.
The grant scheme is part of the Government's response to Sir Michael Pitt's review of the 2007 floods.
Nationally, £2.6m was allocated to 34 schemes in areas at high risk of flooding, enabling 532 households to benefit from practical flood protection solutions, such as air bricks covers, storm porches, door guards and flood boards.
Berwick MP Sir Alan Beith has secured a ministerial pledge to look at funding for school transport in Northumberland.
He raised concerns the size of the county was not being accounted for in the current grant amid predicted public spending cuts.
Local Government Minister Barbara Follett said: "We will consider the point that the Right Honourable Gentleman has raised."
An award-winning apprentice is walking in his father's footsteps by building his own house from scratch.
Gareth Moor, 26, helped his father build their family home on Hepscott Road, Morpeth, when he was just 12.
Now, 14 years on, he is coming to the end of construction on his new £250,000 bungalow in Elsdon which he and his dad started almost two years ago.
Gateshead Harriers repeated their 2009 North Eastern Counties Six-Stage Road Relay victory after a last stage surge saw them overtake Morpeth.
On a new course, hosted by Houghton Harriers at Hetton Lyons Park, Durham City led on stage one thanks to Shaun Moralee, whose 10min 36secs turned out to be the joint fastest time of the day.
He was followed to the first changeover by Ross Floyd (Morpeth) and Gateshead's Adam Carmichael.
Whitley Bay A's 4-2 victory at Morpeth Sporting Club in the Pin Point Recruitment Northern Alliance Division One was impressive.
Ross White's two goals for Morpeth were outweighed by the efforts of Whitley's marksmen Dean Porter (two), Jack Walker and Ian Lee.
Wallington looked decidedly ring-rusty and were soundly beaten 5-0 at Scots Gap by Cullercoats, whose scorers were Robert Watson (2), Stewart Wright (2) and Craig Deighton.
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