It is the first time kippers have been smoked on the site for a century. Mike will be giving a talk at 2pm on Sunday 14 May and will be selling kippers. There will also be an exhibition of the herring industry within the distillery building.

The talk is a free event and there will be a pop-up bar operated by the site’s current occupiers, Filey Distillery. The story appeared in the Yorkshire Post this week.

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A harbinger of summer has to be the signing on day at Southdene Bowling Club, pop along to the green (behind the Sea Cadets Building) on Wednesday 15 March between 2pm and 4pm to join or find out about the club. The greens themselves open on Saturday 1 April (weather permitting).

The food festival with a sea view returns on the weekend of Saturday-Sunday 8-9 April. Filey Folk Festival is hard on its coat tails, with the town pulsating to the sound of live acts from Friday 28 April until Monday 1 May.

Filey Literature Festival promises everything from Knickers to Kippers on Friday 12 May to Sunday 14 May. We can’t wait to bring you their line up, those that have leaked out thus far are amazing!

The merry month of May ends with a Sailing Regatta and the Steampunk Weekend on the same dates: Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 May.

Quite a start to the new season! We will bring you more dates later.

Southdene Bowling Club

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Our friends at the award-winning Filey Distillery have announced extended opening times, and weekend shopping, in the run up to Christmas. Their fabulous gins would be a perfect present for your Filey loving friends out there!

The chaps at the distillery are even offering a free gin hot toddy for every visitor.

The distillery is situated a few minutes walk from the town centre, just off the Scarborough Road mini-roundabout at 12c West Road.

Sat Nav YO14 9LP. Or you can give them a ring on 01723 671615.

Additional opening hours:

Saturday 26th November 10am – 5pm

Friday 2nd December 4pm – 8pm

Saturday 3rd December 10am – 5pm

Friday 9th December 4pm – 8pm

Saturday 10th December 10am – 5pm

Friday 16th December 4pm – 8pm

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The fishtive tree on Coble Landing

The inspiration for the tree came from Ullapool in Scotland. A Filey resident saw Ullapool’s creel tree and proposed the idea to Filey’s Tourism and Trade Association. Local fisherman were asked whether they could supply the pots and the tree made its first appearance on the Coble Landing in 2017. The name fishtive tree came from one of the pupils of Filey Junior School when they were designing a poster for the event.

The tree will remain lit during the hours of darkness until early January. Visitors are invited to make donations, which, along with generous sponsorship, will help ensure that the tree will return next year. Any surplus funds will be donated to projects involving young people in the town. You can read more about the wonderful work the monies raised has enabled at the Fishtive Tree’s Facebook page.

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Thankfully this year 5th November falls on a Saturday, so gather all at 6pm on the West Avenue car park for a free bonfire courtesy of the Filey Lions. The lovely Lions will be there with their caravan, so bob along to say hello and make a donation towards the Lions who direct all their efforts and monies to good causes locally.

Filey Lions Bonfire

As ever, it is expected to be a very busy event, so please consider walking to the bonfire if at all possible. Parking will be severely restricted and obviously the West Avenue car park will be closed to facilitate the bonfire itself.

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Over fifty stalls will pack the Crescent Gardens for the Food Festival with a Sea View! Now established as one of the highlights of the year, the food festival will once again see a vast range of delights to eat and drink on sale.

One of the highlights for October’s Food Festival will be Chef Rob Green. He will be on the Evron Centre Patio – his Michelin starred skills on display – free to watch , and to taste , the best seafood available from the local seas.

Finger’s crossed that the clerk of the weather is kind to Filey this weekend.

Filey Distillery’s Pop-up shop will once again be centre stage at the festival

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The Royal Navy Parade held in connection with the Filey Bay 1779 Festival

The Trackrod Rally took place over the entire weekend, with a parade and ceremonial departure towards the challenging roads of Dalby Forest. The commemoration of the Battle of Flamborough Head also covered the weekend, with the annual dinner held at a packed Sea Cadets building on Southdene and a parade on the Sunday.

Both events will be back next year over the weekend of 22-24 September 2023.

The Sea Cadets Hall resplendent for the Filey Bay 1779 dinner

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Serious poster collectors can also order A1 size versions, but these will be printed to order. The Filey Bay 1779 Group wish to thank TransPennine Express, Northern Rail and the Yorkshire Coast Rail Partnership for their support.

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FRIDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER 19.00
There will be a Single Rocket Launch – to mark the approximate time the Battle commenced.
Dinner with Guest Speaker Dr David Pendleton discussing the British tactics in the Battle, Andrew Clay from Scarborough Museums Trust and musical entertainment by The SALTS singing sea shanties “with attitude” and special guest, poet Ian Duhig.
Filey Sea Cadet Pavilion, Southdene.
£20 per person – for Tickets – get in touch by email – Fileybay1779@gmail.com

SATURDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER 13.00 – 16.00
Filey Bay 1779 Mobile Heritage Centre. Crescent Gardens.
Come and see the fabulous Mobile Heritage Centre to find out more about the Battle and what life was like in 1779 and on board a warship via the group’s amazing virtual reality galleon.

The Filey Bay 1779 mobile heritage centre

SUNDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER 13.00- 16.00
Filey Bay 1779 Mobile Heritage Centre. Filey Seafront, Below Northcliffe Gardens, Cargate Hill.
A second  chance to visit the heritage centre and virtual reality galleon.
Sea Cadets Parade and Remembrance Service – 13.00 – 14.30 (approx)
Remembering the 400 men & boys who were injured and lost their lives during the Battle. The Parade Route will start at St Oswald’s and end at the Filey Sea Cadet Pavilion, with a short service taking place on the sea front, at the bottom of Cargate Hill.
Sea Cadets from Scarborough and Bridlington as well as Bridlington Air Cadets marching will be joining Filey Sea Cadets for this event!

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The event is expected to attract dozens of the UK’s best Kite flyers, displaying a wide variety of weird and wonderful kites over the Yorkshire coast skies. The weekends’ events will be hosted and commentated by the NKG (Northern Kite Group).

There will also be a children’s fairground rides, refreshments will be available from the some traders and the Country Park Café. So grab your picnic blanket and head over to Filey Brigg Country Park for two days of spectacular kite displays!
09.45 Pilots Safety Meeting at PA Box
10.00 Skytracks- Sue and Ken perform kite ballet to music
10.30 Pallas family flyers- two-line kite display to music
11.00 Nasaman -Keith with his quad line kite
11.30 Team Orion- John Whymark and Johnny Savage
12.00 Teddy Bear Drop (12-13,) (14-16)
12.00 Graham Lockwood-one man three kites
12.30 Skytracks- Sue and Ken perform kite ballet to music
13.00 Rainbow Deltas-chance for children to fly a kite
13.30 Chinese Dragon- owned by Vanessa Potts
14:00 Teddy Bear Drop (14-16)
14:00 Nasaman -Keith with his quad line kite
14.30 Team Orion- John Whymark and Johnny Savage
15.00 Graham Lockwood-one man three kites
15.30 Pallas Family Flyers- kite display to music
16.00 Close

This programme is subject to having suitable wind and weather conditions and may be subject to change.

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