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Here we have the 50th Anniversary photographic competition winning and commended photographs. The winner was `Evening` (a shot of horseriders on the beach at Bamburgh) by Paul Willows. Highly Commended was Peter Sutrcliffe with `Pilgrim's Way`, Lindisfarne and commended were Dot Tindal with `Church Hill Alnmouth`, Glynis Frith with `Lindisfarne Castle`, and Paul Wiilow with `Bracing`. 

 

 

 
 
`Seaside Rock Festival`
 
To mark the launch of the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Geodiversity Audit and Action Plan a discover geodiversity festival has been organised. The festival consists of Geology Walks along the Northumberland Coast AONB with Berwick Geologist Dr Ian Kille. The remaining walk is:
 
Giant tree ferns
Meeting Place:        Spittal. Meet at the end of Spittal Promenade. There is parking on the road above the end of the promenade and by the sea nearer the centre of town.
Grid reference:         NU 010 511
Date & Time:           Sunday 12th September 13:00 - 15:00  
Health and safety:    Quite a bit of scrambling on rocks at low tide which will be slippery. Circa 2km of walking. If wet/windy will need warm clothes
Just along from the promenade there is an addit leading from the Scremerston coal mine to allow water to drain from the tunnels. On this trip we will not only be able to see a coal seam, formed from the rotting plants in the soupy swamp within this ancient delta, but also the remains of branches and roots from the giant tree ferns which lived in these swamps. We will also be able to see a wide variety of rock types and structures as well as many other fossils from corals to algal mats.
For more information www.ourcoastoursea.org.uk
Or telephone Tom Cadwallender 01665 511203
 
 
 
 

 Local History Walk

Sun Sept 19th -- Seahouses - Harbours and Herring Girls?
Meet by the TIC at the main car park (parking charge) NU219318 at 2pm
Learn a little more about the historic environment of Seahouses by joining a walk led by Harry Beamish, National Trust Archaeologist, and Katrina Porteous, local historian and writer which will a look at the history of a larger settlement at Seahouses. Well known as a holiday centre and for boat trips to the Farnes, Seahouses has a rich history of herring fishing, curing and kippering, as well as lime and other industries.

Walk will last for 2-3 hours.