MIDDLETON ... EASTER SUNDAY 2014

HI......

MIDDLETON BEACH , HARTLEPOOL

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE ON THIS BEACH....

I USED TO FIND MANY COINS ON THIS BEACH AS A TEENAGER

A LONG TIME AGO....

NOT MANY COINS AROUND NOW

BUT PLENTY OF FLAT SEA GLASS

 BELOW THE TYPE OF SCATTERING WHERE COINS COULD BE FOUND.

ANOTHER COIN/GLASS CATCHMENT AREA


 

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BLUE LAGOON 19 04 2014

AN EVENING TRIP TO THE BLUE LAGOON LAST NIGHT
AT THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER TEES

THE TIDE WAS HIGH.

THE WIND TURBINES OFF RECAR

NO MESSAGE.....

 

NOT A GREAT DRIFTWOOD OR GLASS BEACH



 

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BEACHCOMBING BAG

I LOVE THE SEA

I LOVE THE SAND

SO MUCH MORE

THAN OTHER LAND

THE TIDE THE SWELL

THE WAVES RELEASE

AND GUIDE ME TO

AN INNER PEACE

YOU NEVER KNOW

WHAT YOU WILL FIND

HAPPINESS AND PEACE OF MIND?

 

 

BELOW IS A BEACHCOMBING BAG I HAVE JUST BOUGHT OFF EBAY

FROM ONE BAY TO ANOTHER

 



 

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ENGLISH COASTAL PATH

HELLO ALL,
ON A RECENT TRIP TO SEAHAM, I NOTICED SOME WORK HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT ON THE ECP..... THE ENGLISH COASTAL PATH.
SOME WORK HAS ALSO BEEN CARRIED OUT IN HARTLEPOOL.
THE LINK BELOW WILL GIVE DETAILS OF THE WORK TO DATE AND OF THE SCHEME ITSELF.



http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/access/coastalaccess/default.aspx

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Hartlepool Driftwood Seaham Seaglass,

 

 

 

 I made another driftwood , red glass piece.

Above a bag of Hartlepool driftwood from the best driftwood beach in town.
Below Seaham Seaglass collected the same day as the wood.

Below a few selected items....

 

 

Below the other glass and sea pottery found at Seaham.

 

 

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DRIFTWOOD

DUG OUT SOME OLD DRIFTWOOD AND ADDED SOME RED SEA GLASS

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ALDI

BEEN TO ALDI........
DAUGHTER BOUGHT ME THIS SHOPPING TROLLEY TOKEN
80p
ONE HAPPY CAMPER
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WALK TO WORK

I'm lucky enough to be able to walk to work when the mood takes me as it did the other day... it's around 4 miles. Some of my walk in by the sea...BELOW ... JUST AFTER 6 AM THE CLOCK TOWER TOILETS HAVE JUST BEEN OPENED!

 BELOW... I CHANGED TO A BLACK AND WHITE SETTING AS IT WAS SUCH A GREY DAY.....

 THE WIND TURBINES IN TEES BAY...

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BEACH FINDS

I TOOK SOME PHOTOGRAPHS OF VARIOUS BEACH FINDS.

IT'S HANDY WHEN THEY COME WITH READY MADE HOLES.

 

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Middleton Beach, Hartlepool

 

The top picture was taken looking across the sea to St. Hilda's Church,

Hartlepool

Below is Middleton Beach

 

The photo below is along Middleton Beach towards the Marina.

 

This Beach has lots of Flat sea glass.... see below.

I have boxes of the flat sea glass from Middleton.

Today I just collected a few pieces to show what can be found.

My companion for the day......

 

 

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9000

REACHED 9000 PAGE VIEWS TODAY.
BLOG BEEN QUIET FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
MORE ACTIVE FROM NOW ON..................
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SALTBURN BY THE SEA

I LIKE GOING TO SALTBURN, HERE IS A LINK TO A SALTBURN WEBSITE


http://www.saltburnbysea.com/index.htm

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MARITIME MEMORIALS

HEADSTONES CAN TELL A TALE OR TWO
HERE'S A LINK TO A LOCAL ONE.




http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/Memorialfe3a-2.html?Topic=29&MemorialPage=62&MemorialID=M5618

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Durham Coast

I AM LUCKY ENOUGH TO LIVE NEAR THE DURHAM COAST.
HERE IS A LINK TO A USEFUL SITE ABOUT THE DURHAM COAST.
.....


http://www.durhamheritagecoast.org

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hello all ....haven't blogged for ages.
haven't done Seaton Beach for a very very long time now .
Did manage a brief trip to Seaham last weekend and although it was almost high tide,i managed to find a couple of nice finds.
The day will come when the blog is back up and running .... but not just yet...

Waves Rule O.K.
:-)

NEW CAFE AT SEAHAM

HELLO ...WENT TO SEAHAM TODAY AT GRANDSON'S REQUEST...HE WANTED TO GO TO THE CAR BOOT SALE!
ON A SUNNY DAY THE COAST WAS FOGGY BUT PLEASANT.

 ABOVE... THE NEW CAFE
BELOW ...BACON BURGER AND CHIPS...

WE HAD HALF HOUR OR SO ON SEAHAM HALL BEACH, AFTER LUNCH IN THE NEW CAFE AT THE BEACH CAR PARK...THE CAFE WAS SMART AND CLEAN, THE FOOD AND COFFEE WERE TO MY LIKING,
FOUND A FEW BITS OF GLASS WHILST SITTING... BUT NOTHING TO WRITE HOME OR BLOG ABOUT REALLY.
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WELL DONE SEATON CAREW

I DON'T GO ON SEATON CAREW BEACH ANY MORE....BUT THE PLACE IS DOING WELL...
http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/local/seaton-beach-flies-the-flags-1-4546726

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Monty Halls' Blog

I love to watch tv shows by Monty Halls...He  seems to have one of the best jobs in the world.
I found his blog on blogspot.... http://montyhalls.blogspot.co.uk/
Its nice to see he has good taste in design choice of his blog...
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beach tomato

Here's a link to Beach Tomato
http://www.beachtomato.com/24063/favourite-beaches-for-beach-walks/

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Good for you.

There has been a few articles in the press of late, telling us  how good for you a beach walk is ...
http://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/health-and-fitness/201107075682/beach-walking-to-health/

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