Online communities & social media

Our social media channels

X ( formaly known as Twitter)

X is a free micro-blogging and social media service that allows users to send and read other users' updates (known as tweets), which are text-based posts of up to 140 characters. We 'tweet' important alerts, public consultations, news headlines and local events.

Our channels:

• Northumberland County Council news and jobs
• Northumberland alerts - service disruption and closures
• Discover Northumberland - Discover our land, discover Northumberland
• Great Northumberland  - Events in Northumberland 
• My Northumberland Wedding -  Plan you dream wedding with our Ceremony Co-ordination team
• Northumberland Libraries   - News and events and from Northumberland Libraries.
• Northumberland Fire and Rescue   - Northumberland Fire & Rescue Service
• Produced in Northumberland - Experience Northumberland's food and drink.
• Northumberland Communities Together -  Our volunteering community
• Northumberland Gear Change - change to sustainable transport
• Northumberland Youth Service - Northumberland youth team
• Northumberland Skills - Education and Skills information
• iNorthumberland - bringing broadband to Northumberland

 

Facebook

Facebook is a free social networking website. Users can join networks organised by city, workplace, school and region to connect and interact with people. We use Facebook to raise awareness of campaigns and consultations.

Our channels:
Click here and like our pages for:

• Northumberland County Council news
• Northumberland alerts - service disruption and closures
• Discover Northumberland - promote Northumberland as a place to live, work, visit a & do business. 
• Great Northumberland - events and things to do
• Northumberland Fire and Resuce Service  - Northumberland Fire & Rescue Service
• Produced in Northumberland   - Experience Northumberland's food and drink.
• My Northumberland Wedding -  Plan you dream wedding with our Ceremony Co-ordination team
• Northumberland Communities together
• The Big Northumberland Gear Change
• Central Northumberland Family Hubs
• South East Northumberland Family Hubs
• North Northumberland Family Hubs
• West Northumberland Family Hubs
• Ashington & Blyth Local News 
• Cramlington, Bedlington & Seaton Valley Local Area News
• Tynedale Local News
• Castle Morpeth Local Area News
• North Northumberland News
• Northumberland Skills
• Hepscott Park Garden Cafe
• Hepscott Park Horticultural Skills Unit 
• Sleekburn Horticultural Skills Unit 
• CORE furniture Shop  
• Mowbray Day Centre
• North Star Day Centre
• Pottergate Centre 

Groups 

• Northumberland County Council Jobs

 

LinkedIn

LinkedIn is an online professional network which links you with colleagues past and present. Users can post their CVs online and network with individuals and organisations to find out about job opportunities.

Our channels:

• For news and jobs in Northumberland, visit our page
• Produced in Northumberland
• Northumberland Skills
• My Northumberland Wedding 

 

NextDoor

  
Nextdoor is a hyperlocal social networking service for neighborhoods

• Visit our public sector news feed

 

YouTube

YouTube is a free online video sharing application.
We use YouTube to share videos about the work we do and events.

Our channels:

• Northumberland County Council YouTube channel

Instagram

Instagram is an online photo and video sharing social network that is mainly based on mobile devices. It takes photos and videos and adds them to photo maps, organised by ‘hashtags’. We use the service to display pictures and videos from the county.

• Northumberland County Council
• Discover our Land
• Northumberland Weddings
• Produced in Northumberland
• Great Northumberland

Partner organisations 

Advance Northumberland 

• Advance Northumberland (@AdvanceNland) / Twitter
• Advance Northumberland | Facebook
• Advance Northumberland | LinkedIn

 

Places Leisure

• Ashington Leisure Centre
• Berwick Sports & Leisure Centre
• Blyth Sports Centre
• Concordia Leisure Centre
• Newbiggin Sports Community Hub 
• Ponteland Leisure Centre
• Morpeth Sports and Leisure Centre