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Ian Cloke
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A CELEBRATION of north Northumberland's fishing heritage takes place next week.
Dr Chris Burgess, Northumberland county archaeologist, and Dr Kristian Pedersen, of Archaeological Research Services Ltd, will lead a meeting in Seahouses and are looking for community ideas to include.
There are already plans to develop an exhibition, a publication and web pages, but the team need local input.
Dr Burgess said: "There are gaps in our understanding of the origins of sea fishing all along the North East coast of the UK, so we are planning to examine the remains and records of the medieval and post-medieval fisheries.
"The meeting is an opportunity for anyone with an interest in the local history, heritage or archaeology of the fishing industry to come along and contribute their ideas for how the project should work with the local community and create longer term benefits."
Professor Peter Davis, of Newcastle University, will be at the meeting to explain what is known as the Eco-Museum concept ? living museums without walls set in the natural landscape ? as well as explore possibilities for this area.
Dr Burgess added: "We very much want to include local opinions and perspectives and hope that anyone with something to contribute will feel able to come along, especially anyone with a family connection to the fishing industry."
The event forms part of the Sense of Place Project, a one-year action research and training project funded by the three Leader+ programmes across the north of England.
It seeks to identify potential community-based landscape, cultural and heritage features that could provide the basis for future development.
David Brettell, of north Northumberland LEADER+ team, said: "The Sense of Place Project aims to identify how best to support communities to develop and make the most of what is already at the core of their own landscape, traditions, culture and heritage.
"We recently held a similar event at Wooler focusing on the battlefields and their potential and that proved popular and very useful as well.
"We hope that local people in and around Seahouses will feel able to come along and take part."
To take part in the event, contact Dr Burgess by e-mail at cburgess@northumberland.gov.uk or ring 01670 534058.
The meeting will take place at the North Sunderland and Seahouses Development Trust's offices at 62-64 Main Street from 6 to 9pm on Wednesday.
Dr Chris Burgess, Northumberland county archaeologist, and Dr Kristian Pedersen, of Archaeological Research Services Ltd, will lead a meeting in Seahouses and are looking for community ideas to include.
There are already plans to develop an exhibition, a publication and web pages, but the team need local input.
Dr Burgess said: "There are gaps in our understanding of the origins of sea fishing all along the North East coast of the UK, so we are planning to examine the remains and records of the medieval and post-medieval fisheries.
"The meeting is an opportunity for anyone with an interest in the local history, heritage or archaeology of the fishing industry to come along and contribute their ideas for how the project should work with the local community and create longer term benefits."
Professor Peter Davis, of Newcastle University, will be at the meeting to explain what is known as the Eco-Museum concept ? living museums without walls set in the natural landscape ? as well as explore possibilities for this area.
Dr Burgess added: "We very much want to include local opinions and perspectives and hope that anyone with something to contribute will feel able to come along, especially anyone with a family connection to the fishing industry."
The event forms part of the Sense of Place Project, a one-year action research and training project funded by the three Leader+ programmes across the north of England.
It seeks to identify potential community-based landscape, cultural and heritage features that could provide the basis for future development.
David Brettell, of north Northumberland LEADER+ team, said: "The Sense of Place Project aims to identify how best to support communities to develop and make the most of what is already at the core of their own landscape, traditions, culture and heritage.
"We recently held a similar event at Wooler focusing on the battlefields and their potential and that proved popular and very useful as well.
"We hope that local people in and around Seahouses will feel able to come along and take part."
To take part in the event, contact Dr Burgess by e-mail at cburgess@northumberland.gov.uk or ring 01670 534058.
The meeting will take place at the North Sunderland and Seahouses Development Trust's offices at 62-64 Main Street from 6 to 9pm on Wednesday.