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JUNE 2021 Doctors Surgeries Seahouses Medical group 01665 720294 Belford Practice 01665 720917

Dentist The Dental Room, Belford 01668 213744

Citizens Advice Advice Line 03444111444

Age Concern Northumberland 01670 784800

Seahouses Tourist Information 01670 625593

Oil Can 01670 500812

Northumberland County Council 0345 600 6400

Seahouses Development Trust 01665 721868

Churches St Aidan’s , St Paul’s and St Ebba’s Rev'd Canon Tony Macpherson 01665720202 Methodist Church Deacon Jackie Wright 01665 721185 St Aidans RC Deacon David Smith 01665 720427

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Memorial stones arranged T: 01665 720031 It is difficult for me to describe the sadness that I feel for the 5 James Street people of India. A decade ago, I had the most wonderful time, M: 07793 114178 Seahouses, NE68 7XZ visiting both the north and the south of the country. Email: [email protected] For years, I had saved money to embark on the usual ‘tourist trail’ of the Golden Triangle in northern India – Delhi, Jaipur, Agra – and Herbie To advertise in this space lots of other places in between. Memories include staying in a please contact crumbling former palace (a little like the Marigold Hotel!), riding on Alan Herbertson a bullock cart, gazing in awe at the Taj Mahal, being ‘blessed’ by an 07981 849542 Seahouses Development elephant at a Hindu Temple but, most of all, the warmth shown by [email protected] Trust ordinary Indian people as I wandered through markets and got lost The Hub in narrow streets. Property Maintenance Stone Close Seahouses. My adventures in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, in the south, were very Clearing Gutters, Fencing, Tel: 01665 721868 different. Staying in the ordinary homes of young professionals who I had hosted in the North East and who had been accommodated Pressure Washing, Paving Email: by Rotarians in Seahouses. More memories for another time. & Painting [email protected]

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From 24th May Opening time’s for the library are: Tuesday –Thursday 10am– 12pm. We look forward to seeing you soon.

Seahouses Development Trust The Hub Stone Close Seahouses. Tel: 01665 721868 Email: [email protected] Seahouses Volunteer Group Seahouses Luxury Linen Hire The first of the new bunting, which was made by some Seahouses Volunteers and friends and has been in storage during 2020 due to Do you own a holiday let or B&B? lockdowns, is now on display in Main Street adding a real cheery welcome. Thinking of having to buy new bed linen & towels? Thanks must be given to Seahouses Festive Our service can provide you with crisp white quality bed Lights Committee, who despite their many job commitments, arrived very early one linen & fluffy towels to hire at very competitive prices morning to secure the bunting. and laundered to a very high standard, only pay for what Other lengths of bunting will be put up as you use AND with No Capital Outlay. soon as possible. The Volunteers have been hard at work producing more lovely planters and distributed them around the village. They are now replacing the daffodils with other colourful plants. Please take a look at the many photos on our website. Would you like to find out how the service works? This one is located at the corner of Southfield Avenue and Main Street. View samples and discuss your requirements? Please contact: Tel:01665 721868 We would like to thank so many residents who have given donations, made replica fish Email: [email protected] boxes, made replica crab creeves and given plants and bulbs. It’s been a real village effort. Thanks to you all. Save money and support the community Seahouses Luxury Linen Hire Limited is a social enterprise wholly owned by Seahouses Development Trust, all the profits will be

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All linen is washed in commercial washers that hold higher temperatures longer unlike domestic washers that only hold a 60 Near the memorial roundabout deg temp for a moment two and that combined with more complex chemistry correctly dosed will kill 99.99% of potential hazards. Contacts: Jill Hall 01665 721023 and Louise Trotter 07539 758421

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1000’s of Products Tel: 01289 302757 Off the A1 Near Morrison’s TD151TU Here's a group link for a lovely local gifting site that's started in Open our community. Just follow the link and answer the questions to join Mon-Sat 9am-6pm https://www.facebook.com/groups/825370768043600/?ref=share Sun 10am -4pm Seahouses Youth club is back up and running!

We have had 4 fun packed weeks back already. We invited Mark crowley in to run some wood work sessions with us. Mark has ran workshops with the youth project for over 10 years and always has fab ideas for the children, they can get stuck in safely learning how to use the tools needed to make their wonderful creations. The children got to help make THE LAUNDRY LODGE our wonderful new planter which is situated at the entrance to The Hub 158A Main Street, , car park. We will be filling it with some pretty flowers this week. The children helped design and make fairy gardens, garden decorations Seahouses, NE68 7UA. Tel: 07808065800 in the shape of bee’s, caterpillars, dragon flies and a hedgehog. They took some of them home but we plan to put some in our garden next to Professional Laundry open to the Public the tennis courts. The weather hasn't been too kind to us yet but Walk in Service washes & pay per use Tumble hopefully in the coming weeks it warms up and we can get outside more Dryers and get on with planting some herbs , making a small wildlife pond and a bug hotel in the coming weeks. Please feel free to take a look in garden Contract and one-off linen, holiday homes and at any time to see what we have been up to advice and help is always B&Bs catered for. welcome. [email protected]

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Fresh local meat from our on farm butchery Including, when available Beef from our own Dexter herd Pork from our native rare breed pigs Castle - We have all been absolutely over the moon to Lamb from our extensive grass-fed sheep flock be able to re-open from 29th March, even though it has just been Everything from BBQ packs to Sunday joints the grounds and other outdoor areas its still been a great feeling Slow cooked Hog Roast sandwiches every lunchtime and Friday welcoming visitors and staff back through the gates at Bamburgh evenings Castle. Sausage and Bacon Breakfast Sandwiches We’re still celebrating Bamburgh winning Best Seaside Destination Homemade pies, pastries and cakes in the Uk by Which. Along with a wide variety of other quality local produce After just over 30 years Gary & Nicola Topham decided they would 67 Main Street, Seahouses, NE68 7TN step away from running the tearoom and enjoy having weekends off, so Bamburgh Castle are now running the tearoom in house, the Tel: 07814 471639 www.therollingpig.co.uk new team is led by Sarah Hepple and is currently serving delicious [email protected] homemade food and beverages from the Tack Room and will be Follow us on Facebook @TheRollingPig th and Instagram @therollingpig re-opening the Tearoom indoor area from 17 May. Sarah has some great opportunities available to work within the catering tea if you know anybody that would like to work within the walls of the castle. For enquiries please email Sarah, [email protected]. In other news we will be opening the doors of our Staterooms and Armstrong & Aviation Museum from 17th May which will mean for the first time in 2021 the castle will be fully open once again.

We have some really special events coming up this season so please keep an eye on our website and social media for more information. Some interesting facts about the Summer Solstice

What exactly is the summer solstice? The summer solstice is the longest day of the year. Solstices are opposite on either side of the equator, so the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere is the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, and vice versa. What is the meaning of summer solstice? summer solstice. the time at which the sun is at its northernmost point in the sky (southernmost point in the S hemisphere ), appearing at noon at its highest altitude above the horizon. What date does the summer solstice start? In this system, summer begins on June 1 and ends on August 31. Therefore, the summer solstice is not considered to be the first day of summer, meteorologically speaking. ... Astronomically, however, the first day of summer is said to be when the Sun reaches its highest point in the sky, which occurs on the summer solstice (June 20–22). The word “solstice” comes from the Latin words “sol” (sun) and “stitium” (still or stopped). The ancients noticed that as summer progressed, the sun stopped moving northward in the sky, then begin tracking southward again as summer turned to autumn. (During the winter solstice, the sun does the opposite, and begins moving northward as winter slowly turns to spring.) Neolithic humans may initially have started to observe the summer solstice as a marker to figure out when to plant and harvest crops. In Ancient Egypt, the summer solstice corresponded with the rise of the Nile River. Its observance may have helped to predict annual flooding. Different cultures and religious traditions have different names for the summer solstice. In Northern Europe, it’s often referred to as Midsummer. Wiccans and other Neopagan groups call it Litha, while some Christian churches recognize the summer solstice as St. John’s Day to commemorate the birth of John the Baptist. To encourage dogs to be good boys and girls on the beach, we are

Space for Shorebirds asking them to join our team of Dog Rangers by taking the pledge to help us protect coastal wildlife. Please see The is a truly special place, with long, sandy our website for more information if you are beaches, dynamic rocky shore and soaring sea cliffs drawing people interested in joining. from far and wide. Our wildlife shares the same opinion. Space for Shorebirds is the name for Northumberland County Spring sees a change at the coast. Many of Council’s Coastal Mitigation Service. We are responsible for our shorebirds leave to travel inland or conserving shorebirds along the whole of the coastline from Seaton north to their breeding grounds. However Sluice to Berwick upon Tweed, with our main objective being to many birds arrive to call Northumberland Dog Ranger Rosie reduce the impact of recreation upon our nationally and their home for the summer, such as Arctic internationally important bird populations. and little terns. But there is one species which nests on our beaches which really need our help, and that is the ringed plover. There are currently two Wildlife Rangers They are territorial nesters, meaning that their nests (also known as employed through the service, who are here to scrapes) could appear at any location along the coast. Scrapes look talk to residents, visitors and of course dogs to exactly how they sound – a small hollow in the sand dug by the A redshank feeding in a share information and stories about the birds rockpool birds just big enough to hold up to four perfectly camouflaged eggs.

Nesting season is an incredibly sensitive time for these birds, and It is vital that shorebirds eat as much food as they can to gain eggs and young chicks face a number of threats such as predation, precious energy to help them survive. If they are constantly being getting trampled and becoming chilled by the elements. disturbed, they are using up their energy by walking, or worse, To give these birds a fighting chance of having a successful nesting flying away from danger. This reduces their time spent feeding and season, we have created several nest protection areas along the can significantly reduce their chances of survival. coast in suitable nesting habitat, including at , When on the coast, there are small things you can do to help Newton-by-the-Sea and Spittal. If you come across one of our protect shorebirds and ensure they can feed and rest undisturbed. protected areas, please keep well back from the fence and keep Watch out for the birds as you enjoy dogs close to avoid causing disturbance to the birds. your visit to the coast. When you do For more information about Space for Shorebirds, please visit our see the birds, please give them space. website: http://spaceforshorebirds.co.uk/. You can also follow us on Dogs can help us to protect our shore- social media for regular updates and photos of our stunning coastal birds too! Just like us humans, it’s very wildlife: Facebook and Instagram @Spaceforshorebirds, and Twitter important that dogs give shorebirds @ForShorebirds space, and never chase the birds. If you see our Wildlife Rangers out and about, please say hello! We Our guidance to help protect shore- really hope you enjoy your visit to the coast, but please always birds on your visit to the coast remember to give Space for Shorebirds!