Arts Council England champions, develops and invests in artistic and cultural experiences that enrich people's lives.

 

The Arts Council support a range of activities across the arts, museums and libraries - from theatre to digital art, reading to dance, music to literature, and crafts to collections.

 

Northumberland County Council is a unitary authority in North East England, which supports bait through Active Northumberland and Northumberland Public Health.

 

bait works across South East Northumberland in the old Wansbeck and Blyth Valley districts.

 

The Ballinger Charitable Trust was founded in 1994 and seeks to support charities, voluntary organisations and community groups in the north east through grants and funding.

The Garfield Weston Foundation are a family-founded, grant-making trust which has been supporting charities across the UK for over 50 years. From small community groups to large national institutions, their aim is to support organisations that have effective solutions to helping those most in need.

 

Museums Northumberland is the public name for Woodhorn Charitable Trust, an independent charity providing Northumberland’s museums service.  

 

Museums Northumberland are responsible for Woodhorn Museum, Berwick Museum and Art Gallery, Hexham Old Gaol, and Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum.

 

 

Northumberland County Council have lead responsibility for public health across Northumberland. Their priorities are:

 

- Improving health

- Protecting health

- Health of Northumberland population 

Northumberland College is the largest provider of further education training courses in Northumberland with centres in Ashington, Ponteland Newcastle, Hexham and Berwick.

 

Queen's Hall Arts (QHA) is the charitable company that manages the venue, Queen’s Hall Arts Centre, Hexham and provides an art service to a large part of rural Northumberland.

Established in 1987 to provide information, advice, training and support to volunteers and local voluntary and community groups , Wansbeck CVS has operated primarily in South East Northumberland, delivering a number of services to the voluntary and community sector