The North East Autism Society ran the annual Walk for Autism for the third year on April 12, 2019. It saw the largest turnout to date, with more than 500 people gathering at Herrington Country Park. Paralympic gold-medalist Lyndon Longhorne cut the gold ribbon to start the walk. See more […]
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New Music Festival Set To Boost Tourism In Sunderland
Sunderland is hosting the brand new Kubix Festival this August, which is set to boost tourism in the area. The Kubix festival takes place over two days at Herrington Country Park and includes headliners such as Ronan Keating, Peter Andre and Adam Ant. Festival director Alex Hutchinson believes the family event […]
Sunderland Scramble for autism charity
The ‘Sunderland Scramble’ event will be taking place in Herrington Country Park and will be a chance for families to get involved and have fun for a great cause. All money raised will go to the North East Autism Society as they plan to build four accessible respite lodges to […]
Orchestral rave concert heading to Sunderland
A concert of acid house hits played by a full orchestra – with a DJ mix thrown in – is making its way to Sunderland. On August 19, the city’s Herrington Country Park will play host to Hacienda Classical – a one night only tribute to dance music classics from the heyday of […]
Sunderland park’s fly Green Flags for fourth year running
Six of Sunderland’s award-winning parks are flying the prestigious Green Flags for the fourth year in a row. Herrington Country Park, Hetton Lyons Country Park, Mowbray, Barnes, Roker and Usworth have gained their Green Flag once again. Parks are judged on whether they are a welcoming park, healthy, safe and secure, clean and […]