Newbiggin by the Sea, Northumberland

Activities in and around Newbiggin by the Sea

Newbiggin Art Trail Tour 1pm.

Discover some of the public art in Newbiggin with the help of a guide. There’s more than you might think.

Ends with light refreshments with artists at KEAP Creative at Woodhorn Church.

Advance booking required. Tel 01670 843493.

Where: Start at St Bartholomew’s Church, Church Point.

Lemington Male Voice Choir 3pm.

Tickets £5 from 01670 817220 or on the door.

Where: St Bartholomew’s Church, Church Point.

Sunday 17 August

Happy Birthday 12noon – 2pm.

Celebrate the first birthday of “Couple”, the unique off shore sculpture with book signing by artist Sean Henry.

Where: The Sailing Club.

Showcase of Couple Dance 2pm – 3pm.

Enjoy a dance performance alfresco.

Where: The Beach.

Saturday 23 – Monday 25 August

St Bartholmew’s Fayre

The Flower Festival

Saturday & Monday 10am – 4pm, Sunday 1pm – 4pm.

Enjoy the sights and smells of the beautiful floral arrangements in the Church.

Where: St Bartholomew’s Church.

NE64 Community Installation

Saturday, Sunday & Monday from 2pm.

See the finished product of this community art project.

Where: The Promenade.

The Village Show Saturday & Sunday 1pm – 4pm.

So who makes the best chocolate cake, sews the best quilts or grows the biggest veg? Come and find out and enjoy the atmosphere of this long established event.

Where: St Bartholomew’s Church Centre, Front Street.

The Pageant Sunday 2pm.

Medieval costumed fun “recalling” King John’s awarding of the charter to hold the annual fayre on the feast of St Bartholomew.

Where: The Promenade.

St Bartholomew’s Summer Fair Monday 11am – 2pm.

Stall, games and refreshments for all.

Where: St Bartholomew’s Church Centre, Front Street.

Sunday 31 August

Music for a late summer evening with

The Cobweb Orchestra 3pm – 5pm.

Where: St Bartholomew’s Church, Church Point.

Sunday 21 September

North Wind 3pm.

Tickets £5 from 01670 817220 or on the door.

Where: St Bartholomew’s Church, Church Point.

Places to Visit

The Heritage Visitor Centre on the Promenade

Contact 01670 856241.

Learn about the fishing community and local heritage.

Open Wednesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday

1pm – 4pm

KEAP Creative at Woodhorn Church

Visit an art workshop and meet an artist.

Open Sundays 2pm – 4pm

The Lifeboat Station

Contact 01670 817320.

The oldest working lifeboat house in the British Isles is usually open for weekend visits.

Newbiggin by the Sea Golf Course

Contact 01670 817344.

An 18 hole links course.

Newbiggin by the Sea Sailing Club

Contact 01670 853537.

For details on the sailing programme and social activities.

Newbiggin Sports & Community Centre

Contact 01670 532348.

The centre offers a wide range of sports and youth activities.

Download a leaflet for Newbiggin's Summer Programme of Activities here.

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With your help we hope to make a "Field For Newbiggin" in the manner of Antony Gormley's "Field For England". It will be made out of ceramic Cobles, Coalmines and Bays. You are invited to come along to the Piazza on August 3rd at the Summer Spectacular between 12.30pm and 2pm where we will provide you with all the materials and show you how to do it. It is hoped to install the finished piece during St. Bartholomew's Fayre on the weekend of August Bank Holiday (23rd, 24th, 25th August) on a piece of land behind the Coop adjoining the promenade.

St Bartholomew's Fayre - Bank Holiday Weekend August 23rd to 25th

Newbiggin Arts Forum meets the first Monday of every month, 7.00pm at Newbiggin Sports and Community Centre - all welcome. See www.newbigginartsforum.org for full details.

The Hidden Gallery is now open at

The Coble Inn

Entrance is free during normal business hours

Music at St. Bartholomew's

SUNDAY August 10th - Lemington Male Voice Choir

SUNDAY September 21st - North Wind

Tickets available at the door each Sunday at 3pm price £5. Or a season ticket for all concerts for £25 from Mrs. E. Underhill, 106 Wansbeck Road, Ashington, NE63 8JD. Telephone 01670 817220

sports

Find Your Voice in Newbiggin by the Sea
with Jane Harland
St Bartholomew’s Church Centre, Newbiggin by the Sea
Wednesday evenings, 7.30 – 9.30pm
3, 10, 17, 31 October; 7, 14 November
Fee: £35/£30 concessions (for the course)

20,000 Voices has encouraged hundreds of people to sing through this popular course for shy and inexperienced singers. Sessions are very informal, supportive, and great fun. So if you’ve always wanted to sing but have never had the opportunity, if you’ve been told you can’t sing or if you just feel shy or embarrassed about singing in public – come along and we’ll help you to ‘find your voice’.
For further information or to book your place please contact 20,000 Voices

mailto:info@20000voices.org or 01665 606280

Computing for Beginners is a course that will be held at Newbiggin by the Sea library on Thursdays 9.30 - 11.30. The library is usually closed on Thursdays but the staff have agreed to open especially for the course. The course leads to a qualification in computing and will also work on aspects of literacy. If you need further information please ring 01670 858869 and speak to Tina Abberline. This is also the number for enrolments.

Karen Gribbin
Skills for Life Development Worker and tutor.
Hirst High School Adult Learning.

Renalto Dance Club

Ballroom/Sequence Dancing

Every Saturday from 7.45pm until 9.45pm

at Newbiggin Sports & Community Centre.

Contact David Smith 01670 516476

All Welcome.

Live Music Night at The Coble Inn - Tuesdays from 8.00pm

Bring your acoustic guitar and have a go!!

(Triangles, digeridoos, mouth organs, accordians, spoons, penny whistles, etc also welcome. And if you want to sing, OK.)

Folk Music Ashington Folk Club
Meets Thursdays from 8pm.
Folk Bar, Ashington Leisure Centre

Northumbrian Pipers Sessions
Meets 3rd Wednesday of the month 8pm
Sun Inn, Morpeth

Jazz Ashington Jazz Club
Meets Wednesdays 8.30pm
Queens Head, Guide Post

Wansbeck Country Club Meets

2nd Friday each month
Bedlington Community Centre

Windsurfing QEII Country Park
Fee is payable.
Contact 01670 844246 for more information.

Coarse Fishing
QEII Country Park. Fee payable.
Game: River Wansbeck. Fee payable.
Contact 01670 844246 for more information.
Game: Earth Balance 2000. Fee payable.
Contact 01670 821000 for more information.

Jetskiing
Available on the River Wansbeck close to weir from March
to September. (Access via North Seaton Village).

Cycling
The C1 Cycle Route runs through the District joining up with
local paths. Leaflets containing more information on the local
pathways should be available from local outlets during the
summer.

Shopping
Weekly markets are held in Ashington on Tuesdays and in Bedlington on Thursdays.

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