A winter barbecue held at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea lifeboat station in Northumberland raised more than £400 for the RNLI's national SOS Day appeal.
Last week's Sizzling of the Sausages event at the boathouse, organised by crew member Gary Oliver, included fundraising stalls run by the local Ladies' Lifeboat Guild.
A new scheme aiming to help people in Northumberland detect cancer early urgently needs volunteers.
The community-based initiative, the Healthy Communities Collaborative (HCC), has been set up to help people living mainly in the Blyth, Wansbeck and Morpeth areas.
It aims to raise awareness of the disease so people can spot the early signs of breast, bowel and lung cancer.
Intrepid fundraisers are being sought for a charity plunge into the icy cold North Sea on Boxing Day.
Lions Club officials in Ashington are hoping for another bumper turn-out for their annual festive dip in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, at 11am on Saturday December 26.
Over the years the fancy dress event has raised many thousands of pounds for local good causes and community projects.
A new brass band has been formed in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea.
The band has brought together players from the local and wider community who have connections with the rich musical heritage of the former fishing and mining community.
The band has received strong support from the community as well as local groups and organisations.
Voluntary and community groups in Northumberland have been warned they are facing a reduction in funding for their work - because of the recession and tough budget savings required by the county council.
However, County Hall bosses have reassured the sector that a funding package of £1.3m will still be available next year. Budget proposals recommend more money for charities directly supporting those people worst affected by the recession.
These will include services such as credit unions and the Citizens' Advice Bureau.
Newbiggin Ladies' Lifeboat Guild is staging a Christmas fair in the village's lifeboat station on Friday.
The fundraising event starts at 6pm, with a cake stall, raffle, and tombola.
Talented writers and artists have pooled their creative talents to produce a fascinating new book showcasing memories of Northumberland's rich social and industrial heritage.
Wansbeck Writers and the Wansbeck Art Group - which both meet weekly at the Parkhead Centre in Ashington - joined forces on the year-long project which combines the written word with work created on canvas.
The 48-page full-colour book, A Picture Paints A Thousand Words, features about 50 paintings by 18 members of the amateur art group. Each is accompanied and complemented by a piece of poetry or prose written by 16 members of the writers' group.
Older people are being asked to volunteer their time to help their peers stay active and independent.
Northumberland Care Trust, in partnership with Age Concern, is looking for volunteers to become "senior health mentors" to other older people in their community.
Ann Kirkup, project co-ordinator for the health mentor scheme in Northumberland, with Jean Sanders in Newbiggin, who has volunteered as a senior peer mentor.
The volunteers will be trained to help, support and encourage those they are mentoring on the benefits of healthy eating and exercise, as well as offering social interaction.
Old posters which were printed more than 60 years ago to promote community events in a seaside village are to be put on display in a planned £3.4m visitor attraction.
The black and white posters were put up in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland in the mid-1940s to advertise a Remembrance Sunday parade, a concert in the Co-Op Hall and a youth convention.
Local historian Mike Kirkup with one of the posters
Three of the originals were kept by printers Davison's at their Ashington premises, and lay gathering dust for decades until they were found by members of the town's Lions Club about nine years ago.
Volunteers behind plans to launch a community radio station in Northumberland remain determined to make their dream a reality - despite the recession hitting vital fundraising efforts.
A five-strong team behind the proposed Synergy station - which would broadcast to about 130,000 people on the FM frequency - need to raise up to £60,000 to get it on the air.
Now hopes of launching the first of two trial broadcasts this summer are fading fast because of difficulties in securing grants, donations and sponsorship during the economic downturn.
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