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Finding the 'Farm on the Low'

Finding the 'Farm on the Low'

· By Catherine Gray

Lowick Heritage Group received a grant from our Sustainable Development Fund for a geophysical survey to establish the origins of Lowick (known as the farm on the low in Anglo Saxon times).

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New Sightseeing Tour on the Arriva Coast & Castles Bus

New Sightseeing Tour on the Arriva Coast & Castles Bus

· By Iain Robson

We’ve joined forced with Arriva North East to create a new Northumberland Coast and Castles sightseeing tour on their X18 bus.

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Time for tea ... or maybe a coffee?

Time for tea ... or maybe a coffee?

· By Janet Applegarth

One of the projects helped by our Sustainable Development Fund is Mandell’s Coffee Pot. In a letter displayed in the Parish Rooms at Embleton, Janet Applegarth, the project team leader, explains how the project has grown from its small beginnings …

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Northumbrian seabirds to become web film stars

Northumbrian seabirds to become web film stars

· By Wesley Davies

Coquet Island’s rare breeding roseate terns and their comical puffin friends are set to become stars with their own live camera feed, streamed worldwide on the internet.

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Local Tourism Association is ‘celebrating the patch’!

Local Tourism Association is ‘celebrating the patch’!

· By Catherine Gray

The North Northumberland Tourism Association (NNTA) has released a series of short films celebrating the beauty of the wildlife and landscapes of north Northumberland. The project has been supported by our Sustainable Development Fund.

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Welcoming Inn the cyclists

Welcoming Inn the cyclists

· By Martin Marshall

The Lindisfarne Inn at Beal is wheeling out a new project to welcome cyclists which has been funded by the AONB Sustainable Development Fund

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Sustainable Development Funds Available

Sustainable Development Funds Available

· By Catherine Gray

Did you know that our Sustainable Development Fund has been running for ten years? It provides funding for projects that bring social, environmental and economic benefits to the AONB.

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