Eildon Hills © Ian Cameron
Children on Tyneside have helped launch a new marine conservation project aboard a DFDS ferry. Students at Greenfields Community Primary School in Wideopen, North Tyneside, were on the the DFDS King Seaways Tyne-Amsterdam ferry at North Shields. There, they found out about the array of marine wildlife. They also learned how they can have a role in helping ensure marine life in the future.
A North East England lifestyle shop is going to be featured in a top London department store. RE, which is based in Corbridge, Northumberland, is taking up a permanent place in Liberty London. The permanent residency comes after the successful concession stand that RE ran for months in 2011 in the Regent Street emporium which is a favourite of the rich and famous.
Edward and John Grimes, better known as Jedward, have been filming at Hadrian’s Wall. The project is for their new children’s TV show. Jedward visited Chesters and Housesteads Roman Forts along the World Heritage Site. The show is the CBBC programme, Jedward’s Tour of Britain.
What could be the biggest community archaeology project to ever take place in the North East of England will see more than 500 people getting involved in excavations at Wallsend in North Tyneside. They will then be heading as far west as Hexham and Corbridge. The volunteers will be encouraged to dig deep to find out more about the history of Hadrian’s Wall.
Fashion flashback – Tudor fineries and 40s make-do at Belsay
The catwalk of the past is on show at Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens in Northumberland, with a month-long Fashion from the Past event, running from May 5 – 27. Read more
Perfect character cottage with breathtaking views
This month’s Cottage of the Month is charming Hilltop Cottage, Thorpton, near Rothbury, Northumberland. This lovely old cottage has all you need for an exceptionally comfortable holiday and is perfect for a couple or small family. It offers unforgettable views across the hills of Northumberland and has a lovely garden. Well-behaved pets are welcome, too!
Stunning holiday cottage in Northumberland
This 15th Century Bastle House has been sympathetically renovated to provide a stunning place for couples to stay. Bastles were two-storey stone farmhouses where families would hide behind the metre thick walls during times of trouble. Livestock were housed downstairs. The property is one of the very few remaining complete Bastle Houses in Northumberland. [...]
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