Newbiggin-by-the-sea
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea is a town as well as civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the North Sea coast. Once a crucial port for shipping grain and also a coal mining community, it is still a little fishing port making use of conventional coble watercrafts. Fishing has actually constantly been associated with Newbiggin, although later on several inhabitants were used in coal mining. By the Victorian age, Newbiggin was Northumberland's favourite seaside town, drawing in numerous site visitors everyday in the summertime. In 1869, there were 142 cobles (fishing watercrafts) in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. Newbiggin Colliery was sunk in 1908. The colliery closed in 1967, but at its top in 1940 1,400 men were used 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 Shepherd. To day, there are 72 energetic firms based in Newbiggin.