Jerry Harrison's picture shows the sea crashing against the Seaton Sluice harbour entrance, taken on the last day of January. The photo was added to our Northumberland group on the photo-sharing website Flickr.

Send your images to northumberland@ncjmedia.co.uk or join the Flickr group to share them on this site.

A free talk on how to attract more birds, insects and small animals to your garden will be given at Seaton Sluice library on January 27.

Heather O'Neill from the Northumberland Wildlife Trust will speak and give a demonstration on how to make ladybird hibernators and lacewing chambers.

She will talk about how to create a wildlife garden, including what habitats are needed, explain how to attract birds, insects and small animals and avoid the use of chemicals.

The event will be held in the library, located in the Albert Road community centre, between 5.30pm and 7pm. Places are free and can be booked by calling 0191 237 0210.

Family history buffs in Northumberland are turning to the web.

Northumberland County Council produced a video (below) to raise awareness of the facilities available to people wanting to know more about their ancestors.

It was uploaded onto internet video sharing site YouTube and has got more than 12,000 hits.

Guests gather at Seaton Delaval Hall to witness the handing over of the keys from Lord Hastings to the National Trust, marking the end of a successful campaign to save it. Read related story »

Pupils from Seaton Delaval First School help the National Trust begin to move into Seaton Delaval Hall, after the campaign to save it ended in success. Also pictured is Catherine Atkinson, the Hall's new property manager.

Related story: Seaton Delaval Hall is saved »

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We dip into the Journal's archives to get into the festive spirit with some Christmas images from Northumberland's recent past.

Send your seasonal images of the county to northumberland@ncjmedia.co.uk if you would like to share them on our community sites.

Jerry Harrison added this photo of the Seaton Burn in full flow at Holywell Dene to our Northumberland Flickr group.

Flickr user K.Arran took this interesting shot of shadows on the water in Seaton Sluice near Rocky Island breakwater, just before being soaked by a sudden storm. The photo was added to our Northumberland Flickr group.

A video has been launched by Northumberland County Council to help it meet demanding Government recycling targets.

The tutorial video (watch below) shows Northumberland County Council's new recycling centre in action and helps residents understand what can and can't be put into the recycling bin.

In Northumberland the council is responsible for collecting waste from more than 140,000 households as well as thousands of business premises.

Jerry Harrison added this shot of a large bale of straw at a farm at Old Hartley to our Northumberland Flickr group.

If you would like to submit any photos for the Journal Extra Your View page or for display on this website you can send them to northumberland@ncjmedia.co.uk