About the Newbiggin by the Sea Heritage Partnership and Newbiggin Maritime Centre

The Newbiggin by the Sea Heritage Association commenced in 2000 when local people came together, with support from Wansbeck CVS, with the aim of developing a Heritage Centre to showcase the village’s long and interesting history. 

The Newbiggin by the Sea Heritage Centre was developed using the old beech hut on a prime site at the north end the promenade in Newbiggin bay.  The Centre has interesting artifacts and is open regularly during the summer months supported by a dedicated group of volunteers.

In 2004 the Mary Joicey Maritime Trust Project Team was set up to take custodianship of the Mary Joicey lifeboat from the RNLI, the last large offshore lifeboat to be stationed at Newbiggin by the Sea.  The Lifeboat, which left in 1981, was in need of extensive restoration after spending the last few years of her life as an outdoor visitor attraction in Berkshire.

A succession of feasibility studies which examined regeneration options for the village consistently highlighted the potential for heritage-based projects as a means to develop the local economy and re-establish Newbiggin by the Sea as a desirable venue for a day out at the seaside.

In 2006 discussions with the project team, the Association and the Newbiggin by the Sea History Group brought together the Newbiggin by the Sea Heritage Partnership to serve all interests.

The Partnership now propose to secure funding to build and operate the Newbiggin by the Sea Heritage & Maritime Centre which will be based around the Mary Joicey lifeboat and a Northumbrian Fishing Coble which has recently been donated.

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