Northumberland communities - Rothbury

Your Photos: Winter horse at Elsdon

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:47:56 +0000

Flickr user 'Venn Diagram' added this shot to our Northumberland group on the photo sharing website.

Join the Flickr group or send your photos to northumberland@ncjmedia.co.uk to share them on this site

Your Photos: Icicles at Coquetvale Hotel

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:46:56 +0000

Chris Greaves of the Coquetvale Hotel sent us this photo of huge icicles on a hanging basket outside the entrance. The hotel has stayed open during the period of snow.

Your Photos: Heavy snow around Rothbury

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:17:38 +0000

Rothbury County Councillor Steven Bridgett sent in these images taken around Rothbury, where a foot and a half of snow has fallen.

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Your Photos: Snowed In at Holystone

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:51:06 +0000

Stephen Waddington added photos to our Northumberland Flickr group of the thick snow at Holystone on New Year's Day.

Your Photos: Snowy lane at Whitton

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:00:30 +0000

James Tait uploaded this snowy scene to JournalLive. It was taken at Whitton, Rothbury, while out walking on the Saturday morning before Christmas.

Send your wintery photos to northumberland@ncjmedia.co.uk to share them on this site.

Video: Tracing Northumberland family history

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:59:46 +0000

Family history buffs in Northumberland are turning to the web.

Northumberland County Council produced a video (below) to raise awareness of the facilities available to people wanting to know more about their ancestors.

It was uploaded onto internet video sharing site YouTube and has got more than 12,000 hits.

Northumberland Christmas nostalgia gallery

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:42:56 +0000

We dip into the Journal's archives to get into the festive spirit with some Christmas images from Northumberland's recent past.

Send your seasonal images of the county to northumberland@ncjmedia.co.uk if you would like to share them on our community sites.

Your Photos: Lichen on a sign near Winter's Gibbet

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:00:11 +0000

This photo, added by Jim Milner to the Your Place Northumberland Flickr group, was taken at Winter's Gibbet near Elsdon.

Jim says "Northumberland is a fantastic county and the lichen on the footpath sign sums up great walking in fabulous landscapes breathing clean air... lichens dont grow like this unless the air is clean".

Your Photos: Rothbury from the Simonside Hills

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:20:51 +0000

This photo was uploaded to JournalLive by Andrew Tait, showing Rothbury in the distance viewed from the Simonside Hills.

Video: Recycling in Northumberland

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:03:30 +0000

A video has been launched by Northumberland County Council to help it meet demanding Government recycling targets.

The tutorial video (watch below) shows Northumberland County Council's new recycling centre in action and helps residents understand what can and can't be put into the recycling bin.

In Northumberland the council is responsible for collecting waste from more than 140,000 households as well as thousands of business premises.

Swarland and Longframlington nostalgia gallery

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:11:36 +0000

This week's dip into the Journal's photographic archive for Journal Extra shows some moments from the recent pasts of the villages of Swarland and Longframlington.

Nostalgia gallery: Harbottle, Heddon & Whitfield

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:21:53 +0000

As the summer draws to a close, the season of summer shows is also winding down, although this coming weekend has another three great ones to choose from.

Whitfield, Harbottle and Heddon are all looking forward to holding their shows, which gives YourNostalgia a chance to look back at some Journal archive pictures of the three villages from days gone by.

One picture is pre-war, with a view of Harbottle in November 1935. The description gave it as "the site of the 'House of Commans', and where the prison once overflowed".

Your Photos: 'Holystone hairdressers'

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:01:40 +0000

These ewes must have been grateful to lose their hot and heavy coats when Stephen Waddington found a pair of shepherds giving the sheep an annual trim at Holystone last week.

Your Photos: 'Mythic Goat of Simonside'

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:47:57 +0000

Flickr photographer 'Venn Diagram' took this amazing photograph on Simonside during a guided walk as part of the Rothbury & Coquetdale Midsummer Walking Festival, and added it to the Your Place Northumberland Flickr group.

Stories about a rarely-seen goat that lives on the mountain proved true when the group reached the summit...

Picture gallery: Northumberland Flickr group

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:41:35 +0000

A selection of some of the images added so far to our Your Place Northumberland group on the photo-sharing website Flickr.

If you've been out and about at events or scenic places in the county with a camera, why not join the group and add your own?

You can view the group, and more pictures by these photographers, at www.flickr.com/groups/northumberlandcommunities/.

Photos you would like to share on the Journal Extra pictures page can also be sent to northumberland@ncjmedia.co.uk.