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Summer Holidays
I first remember staying for a holiday at Newton by the Sea when aged six. My aunt and uncle lived in the coastguard cottages for many years, and although I remember visitng them often at weekends, this was the first year I had been left to stay with them for a holiday. I remember walking every morning with my uncle to Dunstanburgh Castle and back along the dunes. What I distinctly remember was the smell of the sea and the lovely wooden huts that sat amongst the dunes. My uncle knew everybody and it always seemed to take hours to get there and back as he stopped to speak to so many people!! My aunt was Polish and made wonderful food!
Northumberland memories
The Fisherman of Beadnell
As a child we owned Rose Cottage and would visit often. Our neighbour was a fisherman, these were fishermen's cottages. Once, as a boy, I was taken to meet the catch as it came in, possibly as early as 5.00 am. Crabs, lobsters, herring, mackerel, cod ... The stench of the harbour mud, the frotting waves against the harbour wall, fishing for minnows and sometime diving from the pier, rock-pooling along the point ... and cousins, second-cousins, aunts, great uncles and friends from school. This was Gosforth by the Sea in the 1960s. Returning in 2005 I found it surprisingly quiet and unspoilt, though the fishing boats have gone and few yachts anchor off - but the Long Nanny is there and the same seaweed and gulls.
Tea Times at Beadnell
My name is Sean Sweet. I have many memories of Beadnell. My Grandparents owned a cottage near the harbour called Sandy Dell and later my parents had a static caravan on the links. Every summer seemed to be hot and sunny and we always had great adventures, and it always seemed as if we were the first people ever to set foot on the beach, and the first people to discover the long Nanny, and although tea times at home were boring, tea times at the caravan were fantastic - fish and chips from Seahouses. Although my family no longer have the cottage or the caravan I still return to Beadnell with my children and bore them with stories about the summers I had along that stretch of coast line. I will always have a place in my heart for that little fishing village.
LOW DOVER/DOROTHY'S CAFE
Used to live over the cafe, then downstairs when it was closed and made into a flat; the younger two of our four sons were born there (one upstairs and one downstairs!). our two eldest boys went to the village school, and used to play football with Rev. Eric Zachau in the paddock behind the school. I delivered Christmas mail one year around the village and along Harbour Road; we were there in the awful winter when the sea froze along Beadnell Bay. Remember the dear little Co-op shop at the top of Harbour road, and Charlie who was such a lovely chap, who managed it. Loved the place, loved the people, and only left when we migrated to Australia in 1967.
Beadnell Memories
In the 1950s and early 1960s I was very fortunate to be a regular guest at Beach Court; week-ends, and Easter and summer holidays. In those days Beadnell was indeed like a suburb of newcastle, somewhere between Gosforth and Jesmond, and practically all one's friends would be there. Dorothy's café (sometimes with piano accompaniment courtesy of Nigel), sailing, swimming off the pier, Yacht Club regattas, Saturday night hops in the WI hut and later at The Hall, and a very long list of etceteras. Great days, great memories.
West Fleetham
I lived at West Fleetham for some 6 years, my father had a small business there making fancy goods etc.I went to school in Seahouses by bus when the weather was OK. I spent may happy hours fishing in the Long Nanny burn, it was a great place to relax and forget things. I would like to hear from any of my school friends if they are still about. i live in Thailand now.
Boat Names.
Boat BK103 was named the 'Xmas Star'. I was skipper for 8 years between December 1957 and November 1965. The family had two new boats afterwards called Radiant Way BK210 and Radiant Way LH147.
