Dovecote Street Arts Exhibition

Dovecote Street Arts exhibition is an open exhibition at the Dovecote Centre in Amble.

Entries for the exhibition must be submitted by noon on Friday 17th April and must be titled ‘Amble, Northumberland, England’.

We are inviting entries that respond to the following exhibition brief:

“We want the exhibition to offer a contemporary portrait of England today. Consider how the national presents itself through the local and how current issues are reflected in our communities. Whether it’s portrait photography or landscape painting, we want to see it. It’s up to you how you interpret this brief, surprise us! Challenge us! We’re keen to see as broad a range of submissions as possible.”

For more information, and a link to the entry portal, please see the ‘Dovecote Street Arts’ Facebook Page. The exhibition will be open 23rd May – 7th June.

Charity: Donations in aid of Christian Aid

For more details about the event, you can contact:

Sue Swanston
📧 Email: sue_pergirl2@hotmail.com
📞 Phone: 01665 711 177

Dovecote Street Arts Exhibition

Dovecote Street Arts exhibition is an open exhibition at the Dovecote Centre in Amble.

Entries for the exhibition must be submitted by noon on Friday 17th April and must be titled ‘Amble, Northumberland, England’.

We are inviting entries that respond to the following exhibition brief:

“We want the exhibition to offer a contemporary portrait of England today. Consider how the national presents itself through the local and how current issues are reflected in our communities. Whether it’s portrait photography or landscape painting, we want to see it. It’s up to you how you interpret this brief, surprise us! Challenge us! We’re keen to see as broad a range of submissions as possible.”

For more information, and a link to the entry portal, please see the ‘Dovecote Street Arts’ Facebook Page. The exhibition will be open 23rd May – 7th June.

Charity: Donations in aid of Christian Aid

For more details about the event, you can contact:

Sue Swanston
📧 Email: sue_pergirl2@hotmail.com
📞 Phone: 01665 711 177

Amble Sword Dancers Weekend of Dance

Saturday 6th June in Amble (See Facebook page for full details)

Amble Sword Dancers practise at the Warkworth Memorial Hall and Top Hoose, Amble Tuesdays 7.30pm – 9.30pm.

They are a friendly group who perform outside pubs during the warmer weather and appear at local events.They dance the style of traditional longsword and the much quicker speed of Rapper. They are also looking for musicians to support their current musician at both practice and events.

Telephone/WhatsApp Susan Urwin for more details: 07914965408 or check out their Facebook page ‘Amble Sword Dancers’, and if you like what you see, contact them on there.

Sunday 7th June in Alnwick (See Facebook page for full details)

Amble Sword Dancers practise at the Warkworth Memorial Hall and Top Hoose, Amble Tuesdays 7.30pm – 9.30pm.

They are a friendly group who perform outside pubs during the warmer weather and appear at local events.They dance the style of traditional longsword and the much quicker speed of Rapper. They are also looking for musicians to support their current musician at both practice and events.

Telephone/WhatsApp Susan Urwin for more details: 07914965408 or check out their Facebook page ‘Amble Sword Dancers’, and if you like what you see, contact them on there.

A celebration of why Amble is known as The Friendliest Port. Live music and entertainment, plus a display of Morgan cars at Amble Harbour Village.

The story: On Wednesday 3rd July 1935, when RMS Mauretania was heading on her final voyage to the docks at Rosyth to be broken up, she sailed past Amble.

At 10.25am, the clerk to Amble Urban Council sent the captain of the Mauretania a message of greeting:
“Amble to Mauretania. Greetings from Amble, last port in England, to still the finest ship on the seas”.

Back came the reply:
“Urban Council Amble, to the last and kindliest port in England, greetings and thanks. Mauretania.”

Decades of retelling this story means ‘kindliest’ has now turned into ‘friendliest’.