The Amble Puffin Festival is set to go ahead with an especially "serious side" to the festival this year.
An important event for the town since the inaugural festival took place in 2013, The Puffin Festival began as a way to encourage visitors to the town and to find out more about Amble. However, a decade later, it is a popular destination for holidaymakers and staycationers, while many people have moved to the area due to new housing.
As well as showcasing the town and its independent retail and hospitality businesses, the festival will aim to shine a light on the plight of puffins and other seabirds. Last year the Northumberland coast in particular was hit hard by an avian flu epidemic, with thousands of birds washing up on the county's shores.
