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St. Bartholomew's Fayre It was with great regret that for the first time the Pageant part of the Fayre had to be cancelled because of extremely high winds blowing chairs, sound equipment and other props away! The handing over of the Charter from King John was enacted in the Church at the Sunday Evening Service where the address was given by The Archdeacon of Lindisfarne, Dr. Peter Robinson. The Flower Festival and the Village Show were unaffected, the Sea Badge Workshop also went ahead (see below) and a Music Festival was held in The Old Ship on Saturday. |
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Film Crew arrives in Newbiggin for two days of filming
Filming for a series called Vera based on the books by Ann Cleeves and starring Brenda Blethyn, Hugo Speer and Gary Lewis started on Thursday 26th August. Traffic was held up for a few minutes outside the Cresswell Arms while a short stunt was filmed. Click here to watch the rehearsal Kayleigh Cruickshank, the unit manager, thanks all residents and members of the public for their help. |
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LIVE MUSIC FOR THE SUMMER Gypsy Moon performed live at Newbiggin Bandstand on Sunday 22nd August
watched by keen enthusiasts sheltering from the sun! |
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Keith Stephen's Hot Club Trio with Caroline Irwin performing at The Old Ship on Saturday 21st August |
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Lifeboat Day Success     Newbiggin's Ladies Lifeboat Guild along with the Lifeboat Crew have once again worked wonders to deliver a fantastic fundraising event for the lifeboat station and the community. Despite spells of heavy showers the loyal supporters of the event stood firm to see the afternoon to a conclusion. Fundraising was achieved thanks to an array of stalls including souvenirs, raffles, fresh produce, cakes, fancy goods, art, side shows and exhibitions. Entertainment was provided throughout the afternoon by rock and roll legend Frank Bertorelli who brought his own dynamic performance to his seaside village. Out at sea Newbiggin and Blyth RNLI Lifeboats carried out a number of training exercises and procedures. Late afternoon saw the arrival of an RAF Sea King helicopter from RAF Boulmer which provided an exciting air sea rescue demonstration. Richard Martin, spokesman for Newbiggin RNLI said 'on behalf of Newbiggin RNLI Lifeboat Station can I send out a big thank you to everybody for making this event such a great success. This is an established event in the community calender with many months of work by all of the volunteer team to make it happen. Many thanks also to the hundreds who came along and remained despite the weather to support us, it was greatly appreciated. The raffle was drawn and the list of prizes will be on display throughout Newbiggin'. With the event over for another year the organisers are already planning next summer's lifeboat day which will be late July 2011. |
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| More pieces for the Newbiggin Art Trail
This now brings the number of public art works in Newbiggin to over forty. The Art Trail leaflet can be obtained from various outlets in Newbiggin including the Endeavour, Dinky's, Trinkets Treats & Treasures, Fab Sweets, the Old Ship, the Mandarin Gift Shop and the Arts Centre. Or you can download a copy here. |
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NEWBIGGIN TRIATHLON Saturday 24th July A fantastic day beginning with a swim in the bay, a cycle ride to Amble and then a run up and down the promenade. Winners were presented with their awards in The Old Ship by Councillor Anderson and this was followed by a social evening. A great time was had by all! Some pictures of the event follow..... |
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The newly formed Newbiggin Traders' Association is hoping to arrange a fund raising event in aid of Newbiggin's Christmas Lights on Saturday 23rd October at Newbiggin Sports Centre. It is hoped to have a live Band, a Disco, a Raffle, an Auction and a Bar. Everybody will be welcome. Any ideas, suggestions, support will also be very welcome. Please contact the Secretary, Ms. A Bolton on newbigginchamberoftrade@yahoo.co.uk
Watch this space for further details! |
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