A festival celebrating the 'clowns of the sea' returns to a town on the Northumberland Coast over half term after a two year break due to coronavirus.
Amble, known as the friendliest port, is expecting to welcome people from all over the UK for its annual puffin festival, celebrating the small and charismatic seabirds which breed on Coquet Island, just 500 metres off the coast. Though the main festival coincides with the Queen's Jubilee weekend of June 4 and 5, fringe events will be held from Saturday so that families visiting during the half-term holidays can get involved - with the majority free to attend.
And there's a lot going on, with a craft fair, guided nature walks, live music and arts and crafts, aiming to put a smile on the face of all ages. This year there'll also be a giant screen in the town square live streaming a webcam into a puffin burrow on Coquet Island, with a puffling (puffin chick) expected to hatch at some point before the festival is over - and the island's RSPB warden Paul Morrison giving talks on the birds.
