A permanent memorial to Her Majesty the Queen is being considered in Northumberland.
The Queen visited the county a number of times during her 70-year reign. She opened Kielder Water in 1982 alongside her husband Prince Philip, while the Royal couple also opened Alnwick Youth Hostel in 2011. They then visited Alnwick Castle and Alnwick Garden for a special party alongside 8,000 guests and Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer.
Northumberland County Council was quick to open up condolence books following the Queen's death on Thursday, with residents able to sign them at libraries and leisure centres in Alnwick, Ashington, Bedlington, Berwick, Blyth, Hexham and Ponteland. Tributes flooded in from across prominent figures across Northumberland too, with messages of condolence coming from Councillor Scott Dickinson, leader of Northumberland Labour; Ian Levy, MP for Blyth Valley; Guy Opperman, MP for Hexham; and Anne Marie Trevelyan, Berwick MP.
