THIS WEEKEND! First Light Festival returns to Lowestoft for a free solstice beach celebration, featuring music, performance, science, workshops, arts and experience under the shimmering midsummer sun 🌞 Find out all the details at firstlightlowestoft.com #FirstLightFestival

🌊 Calling all water enthusiasts! 🏊‍♀️🏊‍♂️ Looking for the best wild swimming spots along England's captivating coastline? Look no further! We've teamed up with esteemed blogger Sian Lewis to curate a list of her favorite coastal swimming spots. 🔗 Link: buff.ly/3Phw9Ds

If you are putting the finishing touches to your entry into this year's tourism awards, make sure you press submit before the deadline tonight as the awards shut at midnight 18 June, good luck 🤞

Sand dunes are important biodiversity hotspots for rare species of orchids, birds, lizards and toads. 🐸 To celebrate #WorldSandDuneDay this Saturday, we're hosting free events at dunes across the country. Find out what’s happening near you ➡️ dynamicdunescapes.co.uk/world-sand-dun…

Fantastic to see the Dr Kathryn Ferry article about our #BucketandSpadeList in the new Coast Magazine UK 😊 With so many stellar #seaside places & experiences to choose from, which way will your vote go? Make your choice at bit.ly/bucket-spade-v…

We were excited to host an international press trip this weekend, with media from our key visitor markets, to discover the hidden gems of #Northumberland & #Durham County along the captivating North East Coast of England. Unveiling the region’s finest attractions and experiences!

We were delighted to support VisitBritain 🇬🇧 with an international media trip linked to the #YearofTheCoast. Seven journalists spent three days exploring the #Durham Heritage Coast and Durham City, as well as attending a preview of Kynren. NCTA @visitbritainbiz

Congratulations to England's Coast who won the “Outstanding Contribution to Tourism Award” at the recent VisitEngland Awards for their Year of the Coast campaign, which we're proud to be supporting. Read more about Year of the Coast ow.ly/or6650OXU5j #Coast2023

🏄‍♂️ From sea kayaking to yacht cruising, SUP's to surfboards, water sports are booming in the UK. Whether it’s swimming or bodyboarding, not much beats a stress-busting plunge in the sea. But what can you do where? Find out in our latest blog 👉 buff.ly/3NCId16

🎉 We're excited to hear that Seaside Heritage Network are launching #nationalseasideday on Saturday 1 July! Use the hashtag to join in with sharing your favourite places, experiences and memories of the #GreatBritishSeaside England's Coast 💙

👇👇👇 Let's all join in this Saturday and make #nationalseasideday one to remember! 🌊

Our next event will be in #Blackpool! On 11 September we'll be announcing the Top Ten #bucketandspadelist with special guest Wayne Hemingway. It's FREE to attend and you get to meet other #seasideheritage enthusiasts too! eventbrite.co.uk/e/seaside-heri…

It's not long now until we announce the final Top Ten of our #seasideheritage #BucketandSpadeList! We had 20 brilliant candidates and we want to say a big thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for their favourite. We'll let you know who came top on Monday...

In Blackpool for Seaside Heritage Network announcement of top 10 Bucket and Spade list #YearoftheCoast England's Coast

Well done 👏 Saltburn Cliff Railway and all the winners on the #bucketandspadelist #YearoftheCoast

🌊 Plan your perfect autumnal getaway to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on the south coast buff.ly/3LkL7pA

Fantastic news to hear that The Blackpool Tower and Morecambe Winter Gardens have made the top three in the Seaside Heritage Network's Bucket and spade list, as voted for by the public! 👏 Proud of our Lancashire coast! Find out more >> marketinglancashire.com/news/lancashir…

This morning we've been continuing our mission to raise awareness of #seasideheritage talking to Sally-Ann Hart and the APPG for Coastal Communities. Recognising what seaside heritage is and the value it brings is a crucial 1st step to unlocking opportunities for seaside resorts

🚨 It's Survey Time and we need your help! 🚨 Are you a tourism business near the coast? Let us know about performance over summer 2023, future bookings and challenges, we use the data (anonymously) to evaluate & lobby for support. Have your say here: surveymonkey.co.uk/r/NCTA_Autumn23

Our Chair is delighted to be representing us as part of #OneCoastCoalition at today's launch of the #CoastalPledge at Portculis House with the Chair of the #CoastalCommunitiesAPPG More details to follow on how to get involved! Official South Tyneside Council NCTA Coastal Communities The Coastal Partnerships Network (CPN)