Newbiggin-by-the-sea
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the North Sea coastline. Once an important port for shipping grain and a coal mining community, it is still a small fishing port making use of typical coble boats. Angling has actually always been connected with Newbiggin, although later several inhabitants were used in coal mining. By the Victorian period, Newbiggin was Northumberland's preferred seaside community, bring in hundreds of site visitors each day in the summer months. In 1869, there were 142 cobles (angling boats) in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. Newbiggin Colliery was sunk in 1908. The colliery closed in 1967, but at its height in 1940 1,400 guys were employed there. The previous Newbiggin Colliery Band is now the Jayess Newbiggin Brass Band, named for its president as well as former member, cornet legend James Guard. To date, there are 72 energetic firms based in Newbiggin.