River Wansbeck

The River Wansbeck runs through the county of Northumberland, England. It rises above Sweethope Lough on the edge of Fourlaws Forest in the area known locally as The Wanneys (Great Wanney Crag, Little Wanney Crag; thus the "Wanneys Beck"); runs through the town of Ashington before discharging into the North Sea at Sandy Bay near Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. The River flows through the village of Kirkwhelpington, Hartburn, where the tributary Hart Burn joins, the village of Mitford, where the River Font joins, and the town of Morpeth. The River Wansbeck is nicknamed the River Wanney. The term 'The Wilds of Wanney' is used by people of Tyneside to refer to the rural areas of Northumberland where the Wansbeck rises. The River lent its name to the former Wansbeck district which was based in Ashington, and included Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Bedlington and Stakeford. Castle Island is an ait of the River Wansbeck.

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Blyth Cambois TMD

Blyth Cambois TMD was a traction maintenance depot located in Blyth, Northumberland, England. The depot was situated on the west side of the branch line from Bedlington Junction to Blyth Docks. The depot code, under TOPS, was BL.

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NCEA Duke's Secondary School

The NCEA Duke's Secondary School is an 11–19 academy in Ashington, Northumberland, England. It is part of the Northumberland Church of England Trust occupying the Josephine Butler Campus of its predecessor, The Northumberland Church of England Academy, which was an all-through school spread out across six campuses in southeastern Northumberland.

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Cambois

Cambois ( KAM-əs) is a village in south-east Northumberland, England. It is situated on the north side of the estuary of the River Blyth between Blyth and Ashington on the North Sea coast.

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Northumberland College

Northumberland College is a further education college based in Ashington, Northumberland, England. The present site opened in 1957, and became the County Technical College in 1961, transformed again in 1987, becoming the Northumberland College of Arts and Technology, and finally settled upon its current status in 1995. It has 2 main campuses, one in Ashington in the south east of the County and one in Ponteland at Kirkley Hall. It also has a number of satellite, or outreach delivery centres such as in Berwick. Northumberland College provides further and higher education programmes to school leavers and adult learners in a wide range of subjects, including Early Years and Education; Business and Administration; Housing and Construction Industries; Green Skills; Groundworks; Automotive, Manufacturing and Engineering; English and Maths; Foundation Learning;Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy; Health and Social Care; Hospitality and Catering; Information Technology; Sport and Leisure; Travel and Tourism; Veterinary Nursing; Animal Care and Management: Equine; Conservation; Horticulture; Agriculture; Rural Skills; Agricultural Engineering. Higher Education degrees are delivered at Ashington and Kirkley Hall campuses. A wide range of apprenticeships are available in Business Administration, IT, Engineering, Construction, Horticulture, Hospitality, Health and Social Care and Early Years. Northumberland College merged with Sunderland College and Hartlepool Sixth Form in 2019 to create Education Partnership North East. Judith Quinn is Campus Principal for Northumberland College Ashington. Lee Lister is the Campus Principal Northumberland College Kirkley Hall. The Deputy Chief Executive is Toni Rhodes. The Chief Finance Officer is David Howells. The Chief Executive is Ellen Thinnesen.

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