Newbiggin-by-the-sea
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea is a village and also civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the North Sea shore. Once a crucial port for shipping grain and also a coal mining community, it is still a little fishing port using typical coble boats. Angling has constantly been associated with Newbiggin, although later many occupants were used in coal mining. By the Victorian period, Newbiggin was Northumberland's preferred seaside town, drawing in thousands of site visitors each day in the summer season. In 1869, there were 142 cobles (fishing boats) in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. Newbiggin Colliery was sunk in 1908. The colliery closed in 1967, however at its top in 1940 1,400 males were employed there. The former Newbiggin Colliery Band is currently the Jayess Newbiggin Brass Band, named for its president and former participant, cornet legend James Shepherd. To date, there are 72 active firms based in Newbiggin.