North Shields Fishermen’s Heritage Project

A monumental effort to get a memorial to lost fishermen in North Shields
9th October 2017
Hundreds of people turned out at North Shields on Sunday, 24 September, to witness the unveiling of a lasting memorial to lost fishermen. Above: An appropriately dramatic sunrise on unveiling day. The completed sculpture, named Fiddler’s Green, was finally revealed to…
North Shields Fishermen’s Heritage Project reaches £75,000 target
22nd May 2017
Just 10 months on from the start of its fundraising, the North Shields Fishermen’s Heritage Project (NSFHP) has now raised the full £75,000 needed for the memorial to fishermen lost at sea from the port of North Shields. Above: Local fishermen…