The Nadir of Newbiggin by the Sea
When I returned to live in Newbiggin by the Sea in 1975, after a fifteen year absence, I had fond memories of the beach and the promenade that stretched across the bay from the Church Point promontory at the North end and Spital Point promontory to the South. In 1976 we enjoyed one of […]
‘Camino de Santiago’ The Road to St James’ Project.
The Road to St James’ Project. The ‘Camino de Santiago’ Foreword by Alan Thompson. I was asked to provide a greeting to our German ‘Twin Town’ Remscheid. This is my response: A close acquaintance of mine walked the ‘Camino de Santiago’ a few years ago. He explained that the impact on his life was exhilarating […]
The Not-So-Convenient Conveniences in Newbiggin by the Sea
Facilities for prosperity The plan is to convert the Toilets situated at the bus terminus adjacent to the Church Point Car Park, into an enviable facility. The intention is to have four cubicles with wide doors to cater for all types of mobility vehicles for people with severe disablement. The cubicles would provide the usual […]
The Newbiggin 2010 to 2015 Town Plan
Newbiggin by the Sea Town Council in Northumberland produced this Town Plan in 2010. Newbiggin by the Sea has exceptional natural assets and we have the potential to become a prosperous community. All we have to do is provide first class facilities for residents and visitors. This way we will address the housing imbalance, have […]
The Methodist Church in Newbiggin by the Sea
The Methodist Church in Newbiggin by the Sea A brief history of the Methodist Church and church buildings in Newbiggin by the Sea. Wesleyanism, or Wesleyan theology, is a movement of Protestant Christians who seek to follow the “methods” or theology of the eighteenth-century evangelical reformers John Wesley and his brother Charles Wesley. Wesleyan, later became ‘Methodism’ and it started to take root in […]
The Cresswell Toilets in Newbiggin by the Sea
The rationale behind the upgrading of the toilets adjacent to the Cresswell Arms in Newbiggin by the Sea. Newbiggin by the Sea is one of the few places, and possibly the only place in Europe, with a population of over six thousand people that has virtually no commerce or industry. When Newbiggin by the Sea […]
Mr Bill Kaillofer and the Newbiggin by the Sea Urban District Council.
Mr Bill Kaillofer and the Newbiggin by the Sea Urban District Council. About 110 years ago our community was administered by Newbiggin by the Sea Urban District Council. Newbiggin Colliery opened in 1908 causing a surge in the population. Fishing too, at that time was a major occupation. The Urban District Council hatched a plan […]
Environmental pursuits in Newbiggin by the Sea
Environmental pursuits in Newbiggin by the Sea make it into an environmental ‘gem’. Bird Watching The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and Northumbria University environmentalists, claim that up to 276 species of birds can be seen in and around Newbiggin by the Sea over the course of a year. They say that is […]
Fight Back
Newbiggin by the Sea “The fight back” What has happened! The Fight Back. In the early 1990’s after twenty years under the control of Wansbeck District Council Newbiggin by the Sea was a dying community. People were moving out, businesses were declining and the environment was an ecological disaster; raw sewage was pumped on to […]