On 22nd August, needing to take Jet for a walk and also wanting to go and find the new Time and Tide Bell Sculpture north of Mablethorpe we headed down the coast. It wasn't long before we parked up on a quiet car park at Theddlethorpe. It was warm and sunny as we made our way through the dunes, wide at this point, and out onto the wide expanse of beach.
We turned south and before long could see Mablethorpe in the distance. All around were piles of razor shells, which we collected to make plant labels for the garden - much better than plastic. We also had excellent views of a wheatear already making its way south to Africa, its summer over. Other early migrants, terns, could be heard calling as they fished just beyond the tide line. After about a mile we reached the time and tide bell.
The Time and Tide Bell is a sculpture by artist Marcus Vergette’s placed on the shoreline to the north of Mablethorpe in June 2019. It is the seventh such bell to installed around the country since the start of the project in 2009 and the only one in Lincolnshire. At high tide the waves ring the bell adding an extra dimension to the artwork. The beach to the North of Mablethorpe is vast and entirely unspoiled. The tidal bell adds an unexpected piece of art to be discovered whilst fitting in with the natural surroundings.
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