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Blackhall Colliery Blackhall A19 62 © Crown Copyright and database rights rights database and Copyright Crown © A167 A690 A1(M) Seaham 63 Peterlee Horden 64 28th May to 5th June 5th to May 28th [email protected] A19 Sunderland 03000 268 131 268 03000 A1231 A692 A194(M) A1018 Newcastle Easington International Airport International Newcastle Newcastle Outdoor festival 2016 festival Outdoor Hawthorn Dalton Park Dalton www.thisisdurham.com Visit: for the for for the for www.durhamheritagecoast.org Nose’s Point Nose’s E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: 03000 268 131 268 03000 Seaham DH1 5UQ DH1 Durham Durham A182 County Hall Hall County Green Street Green B1287 Princess Road Princess Malborough Street Malborough Sunderland Durham Hartlepool B1287 Seaham Harbour Marina Harbour Seaham Heritage Coast North Railway Street Railway North Terrace Green Terrace Ryhope Dene House Road House Dene Promenade North B1287 Vane Tempest Vane Lord Byron’s Walk Byron’s Lord Seaham Hall Seaham Hendon Sunderland Durham Hartlepool Heritage Coast Sunderland and it’s free! it’s and family fun fun family Half term term Half • Blackhall Community Centre • Breeze If you want to take your first steps in improving • Dalton Park your health and fitness and want to enjoy some • Donnison fantastic views and scenery, or if you just want Heritage Coast to stay healthy, come along and try a short, led Sunderland Durham Hartlepool George Elmy School, Old Lifeboat House health walk. East Durham Heritage Sunderland Our Heritage Coast comprises over 14 kilometres of the natural, Group will be opening • Durham Blackhall every Friday Peterlee every Tuesday undeveloped and restored sections of coastline of East Durham the doors of the George Constabulary 10.30–11.30am 10–11am and South Sunderland. The definition of Heritage Coast covers Elmy Lifeboat House Blackhall Community Centre, The Pavillion, Peterlee, some of the most beautiful coastline of England and Wales and and Heritage Centre • Durham County Hesleden Road, Blackhall, SR8 1ER forms part of the family of protected landscapes that includes throughout festival week. Council TS27 4LG National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. We The Heritage Centre tells • Durham Wildlife Peterlee every Thursday work to protect and enhance this magical coastline. the story of the tragedy of Boat trips from Seaham Easington Colliery every 10.30–11.30am the George Elmy lifeboat Trust Monday 10.30–11.30am Castle Eden Dene Nature The Heritage Coast Partnership consists of Durham County and how it was brought As part of festival week local • East Durham Former pit car park off Reserve, Dene Lodge, Stanhope Council, City of Sunderland, Natural England, Environment back to life by the fantastic work of the Heritage Group. Come along charter boatman Duncan will be Seaside Lane, SR8 3QH Chase, Peterlee, SR8 1NJ Agency, National Trust, Northumbrian Water, Durham Wildlife and find out how the story unfolds throughout the years and the taking small groups (only 9 places Creates Trust, Groundwork, Hartlepool Borough Council and Seaham fascinating story of how the boat was brought home. available per trip) in his boat • Friends Of Peterlee every Sunday Seaham every Monday Town Council, with community representation from Ryhope from Seaham along the coast 10–11am 1.30–2.30pm Community Association, and the Regeneration Partnerships of Tunstall Hills Sunderland Maritime Heritage Centre to Crimdon and back. This is a Castle Eden Dene, Dene Lodge, Nose’s Point car park Easington Colliery, Horden and Blackhall. Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday great opportunity to see the coast • George Elmy Lifeboat Stanhope Chase, SR8 1NJ 10am–4pm. from the sea and appreciate the House Volunteers Magnesian limestone cliffs in all • Hartlepool Borough Horden Heritage Centre and Vintage Tearooms their glory. Seals and porpoises Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday can be often seen at this time of Council 10.30am-3pm from March to October. year too! • Ken Bradshaw • Nicola Beldham and Sunderland History Fair, Quayside Exchange, Sunderland Trips will take place Tuesday 31 Pirates of Crimdon Dene! We want you to take some photographs of any May to Friday 3 June and tickets Seaham Beach Cleaning of the events throughout the week. We don’t 4 June, 10am–4pm The Heritage Coast Partnership will be attending the Sunderland will be on sale at the special price The Treasure of Happy Returns mind if the photographs are fun, thought- Crew Free History Fair with many other heritage groups from the area. So if you of £5 per person. Places must Friday 3 and Saturday 4 June provoking, scenic or a selfie! The photograph want to learn about your heritage and history of the area this is place be booked in advance and • Norman Conn 10am-4pm must be taken during the festival week at one of to be to meet likeminded people and perhaps become involved with money will be taken by Duncan • North East Sport our events listed in this leaflet. Ahoy there matey – have you heard the tall a local heritage group. on the day. tale about the pirates of Crimdon Dene? • RNLI We’ll judge our favourite snaps and announce the winners in There’s whispers over the waves they are Call 03000 268 131 to book your June! Results and a selection of the best photos will be posted • Ryhope Community coming back and looking for new recruits to Donnison School place, as it’s limited availability. on our Facebook page. The best one will be included in the Association help find their lost treasure! Follow the trail Open Day and Guided Walk Heritage Coast’s 2017 calendar. along the coastal pathway down into the Saturday 28, 10.30am–4pm Tuesday • Seaham Boat Charter The Donnison School was established in 1778 under church leafy dene to discover a pirate world full of Prizes include: A one night stay in a caravan at the Barn, Durham 10am, 11.30am and 1pm patronage in Sunderland parish, through a provision made by • Seaham Local History hands-on arts activities and entertainment. Wildlife Single Membership for 1 year, lunch for two at the Wednesday Elizabeth Donnison in her will. Come along during the day and Group (Fred Cooper) Come along in your best pirate costume! LookOut café (worth £25), picnic rucksack, Heritage Coast 9.30am, 11am, 12.30pm meet the staff and find out more about this Victorian way of life for Crimdon Dene, Coast Road, Hartlepool, goodies and books. and 2pm • Seaham Marina Cic the young girls of Sunderland. Tours of the building and refreshments TS27 4BL. Created and Presented by East Thursday • Sunderland City Council Durham Creates. To find out more visit: Rules: Email your photograph to are available. Guided walks of the surrounding area to take place at 10.30am, 12pm, 1.30pm www.eastdurhamcreates.co.uk/pirates [email protected] or send to 11am and 1pm. and 3pm • Tonia’s Café, Seaham Heritage Coast, County Hall, Durham, Open Days Friday 3 and Saturday 4 June, 10am–4pm Friday • Trevor Stephenson DH1 5UQ. Please state where the photo Come along during the day and meet the staff and find out more 11.30am, 1pm, 2.30pm was taken. It’s okay to use the camera on about this Victorian way of life for the young girls of Sunderland. and 4pm • National Trust a mobile phone as well as a conventional Tours of the building and refreshments are available. • Natural England camera. Good luck! Please note: • Visit County Durham Closing Date for receipt of entries is Adverse weather conditions - 13 June 2016. trips will be cancelled. • Walk 4 Life TueSday 31 May ThurSday 2 June Tunstall Hills Walk 2pm About 250 million years ago, Back on Your Bike! Gramble! 10-11.30am Seaton Carew Family Tunstall Hills was part of a 10am-1pm Fancy a Gramble along Beachcombing Walk barrier reef built up on the Seaham Marina drop in the coast? 10-11.30am shells and skeletal remains of sessions are designed for It’s a bit like being a Womble, Meet at the coachpark, to look small animals. These remains adults who cannot ride a bike we go for a nice ramble, learn for evidence of Seaton Carew’s also created a lime-rich mud or may not have done so for about the environment and past – people have been living which eventually became some time. Expert advice will collect bits of rubbish along the on the coast since prehistoric limestone and formed the base upwards from Leechmere Road be on hand to take you through way. Our first ever Gramble will times, we will be looking for of the Magnesian limestone (B1405) opposite its junction for the the basics, braking and gears take place around Easington the things they left behind on Grassland for which the Hills are with Helvellyn Road and meet Kayaking Taster Session etc. Who knows where it will Colliery Local Nature Reserve. the beach! Please wear sturdy famous. The walk will include at the car park beside the old Seaham Marina 9am–noon take you.