Sent in by Norma McKellar
In The Point cafe of the newly launched Newbiggin Maritime Centre in Newbiggin bay- and running from now until October- is a photographic display of North East coastal views by the "A Ramble with Amble" collective.
The display is a high quality treatment of NE maritime themes offered to celebrate the venture of the Centre and the aims of the Seachange NE Educational project. The individual pieces are for sale by prints and or originals via aramblewithamble.weebly.com.
The display has received excellent feedback by visitors. Any interest in the work or the group please contact media and exhibition organiser Norma McKellar via SheerlightPhotography@gmail.com
Newbiggin Sprint Triathlon is traditionally the North East Regions final open water triathlon of the season set in the lovely Northumbria coastal town, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, approximately 14 miles North of Newcastle uponTyne. This year, British Triathlon awarded the race a prestigious major event, an ETU European Championship Qualifying for Eilat, Israel in April 2012. Hopeful athletes from all over the UK will arrive on the weekend attempting to grab one of those precious slots on offer.
Sent in by Caroline Ball
On August 16th from 11am-4pm Bad Apples North East have a day of free of charge workshops planned at Newbiggin Sports Centre including DJ sessions with Clubland and Ultrabeat DJ Ian Redman.
There will be zumba and street dance sessions, singing and songwriting workshops with talented singer song writer Sarah Holmes, the army recruitment team are bringing a range of activities and Positive Futures and BVAL are offering sporting activities.
All workshops are free of charge but we are requesting people book places for the music workshops by either emailing info@badapplesne.co.uk or ringing 01670 528414.
The hunt is on to name Newbiggin's latest couple.
The Sea Explorers - an animated boy and girl - will welcome children to the Newbiggin Maritime Centre, which opens on 21 July, and help tell the story of a community's life by the sea.
They are the creation of local illustrator and Centre volunteer Amy Telford and it is hoped they will become as well known as Newbiggin's other couple Ebb and Flo - the UK's first offshore sculpture.
The countdown has started to the opening of the North East's newest attraction, the Newbiggin Maritime Centre.
The Centre has confirmed that it will open its doors on Thursday 21 July - the culmination of seven years hard work from a group of dedicated volunteers - the Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Heritage Partnership - who have raised £3m.
Partnership chairman Richard Martin said: "Even before our first visitors arrive the building has become a welcome and distinctive landmark on the North East coast."
Sent in by Karon Cook
The Wansbeck Disability Forum and Youth Team are going out and about.
The Wansbeck Disability Forum will be holding outreach sessions. The first one will be at the Newbiggin Arts Forum, 56 Melton Terrace, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea between 10am and 12 noon on 7th July.
Come and meet the team, we will be there to help with any disability problems you may have, also the Youth Team Chair will be on hand to give advice. You will be able to join the youth panel and get involved with what we are doing.
Please bring any ideas you have that the WDF or the Youth Team can use to make things easier for the disabled and their carers.
Families in South East Northumberland have been set the challenge of completing a short distance run along Newbiggin Promenade as part of the London 2012 Open Weekend supported by BP - a series of sporting and cultural events taking place across the UK which will see hundreds of thousands of people participating in events to celebrate the 'One Year to Go' countdown to the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Newbiggin Maritime Centre is extending an invitation for anyone interested in becoming a volunteer to come along to a recruitment event this week.
This major tourist attraction for Newbiggin by the Sea opens this summer and needs volunteers to assist in the day to day operation. There are many volunteering opportunities available and even a few hours of volunteering will assist in the operation of this new coastal attraction.
Local photographer, Jason Thompson, 42, is holding an exhibition of his work at the New Ship pub on Front Street, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea.
The collection, which depicts local landmarks such as Church Point, the RNLI Lifeboat Station, the Coble, Bertorelli's, Warkworth Castle, Hadstone beach and The Angel of The North, as well as a series of beautiful black and white street and café scenes taken whilst working on a project in Florence recently, runs until the end of March.
It is part of an ongoing residency organised by the Newbiggin Arts Forum, for which Jason is chairman, where local artists working in various mediums can showcase their work to the public in a warm and friendly atmosphere.
Cyclists are gearing up for the Great North Bike Ride.
It starts from Seahouses at 9am on August 29 and follows an estimated 50 miles along the scenic coastline down to Tynemouth Priory.
The entry fee is ã10 to cover costs and includes a Nike T-shirt, a medal and refreshments. It is a sponsored event for The Chris Lucas Trust and so participants are asked to get sponsorship. Visit www.greatnorthbikeride.com
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