As the Filey Bay 1779 Festival hoves into view. These beautiful posters will be displayed on railway stations from Scarborough to Hull. Designed by local artist Adrian Riley, the posters are available for £5 in A3 size, they are priced at £5 each and can be obtained by emailing fileybay1779@gmail.com Serious poster collectors can also order A1 […]

Once again Filey will commemorate the 243rd Anniversary of the Battle of Flamborough Head with a weekend of events. The battle that took place in our bay has resonated down the years. It was a battle that brought the American War of Independence into British waters. A battle that began the legend of John Paul […]

On Sunday, in a fitting conclusion to the commemorations of the 242nd anniversary of the Battle of Flamborough Head, Filey’s Sea Cadets made their way to the Memorial Gardens for a short service of remembrance for the 400 sailors, of all nations, who died in the battle. Sadly, due to the intervention of a Filey […]

The dinner to mark the 242nd anniversary of the Battle of Flamborough Head was a stunning success at the White Lodge Hotel on Thursday evening. The organising group, Filey Bay 1779, are committed to making it an annual event and it is hoped that next year will be even more spectacular. Due to the pandemic restrictions […]

Our friends at Filey Bay 1779 have recently posted a wonderful piece illustrating the heroic role of the Royal Navy in the Battle of Flamborough Head. The actions of the two Royal Navy ships, out-numbered two to one and out-gunned, in protecting the valuable convoy they were escorting has often been lost in all the […]

Dramatic depictions of naval battles and coastal scenes have often been used to attract visitors to the British seaside. Therefore, it is no surprise to learn that the Battle of Flamborough Head was used by the London and North Eastern Railway Company (LNER) on one of its travel posters during the 1930s. These posters would […]

Despite appalling weather the 241st anniversary of the Battle of Flamborough Head was marked by a short ceremony in the garden of the White Lodge Hotel. At 7pm a rocket was fired to mark the opening shots of the battle and to remember the four hundred sailors who died when an American-French force attempted to intercept a […]

The wreck of the Bonhomme Richard has been found. It lies beneath the waves of Filey Bay and its discovery could lead to a tourism boom for the Yorkshire coast. The Bonhomme Richard is one of the most famous shipwrecks in history, the story of which is taught to every American schoolchild. It is big […]