Coastline Coffee trailer launching at Seahouses Harbour with mission to support RNLI
A new coffee trailer in a seaside village aims to give volunteer lifeboat crews a caffeine boost between rescues.
Amber Whelan has launched her new business venture – Coastline Coffee – at the Top Car Park at Seahouses Harbour, offering a place for locals and tourists to grab coffee, tea and snacks while they are on the go.
She aims to support the lifeboat community by introducing a ‘pay it forward’ scheme – giving customers the option of purchasing a drink for £2 which will then be available for any lifeboat, RNLI, Coastguard or mountain rescue team member to redeem.
She said: "A lot of people do pay it forward for people who don't have the money however I am doing it for the people who support our coastal and country community.
"There are so many volunteers around so it is nice little thing to give back to them.”
Amber moved to Northumberland three years ago after falling in love with the area as a child.
A passionate baker she previously ran Seahouses Cafe and makes the majority of her produce from scratch.
She said: “My grandpa was from here so I used to visit the area as a child.
"I loved it and thought it would be a really nice place to raise my children.
“My husband works on the lifeboats so we have a tie with the harbour and I now have young kids so I really wanted a family-run business that we could integrate into the community.”
Amber hopes to keep the trailer as a permanent fixture on the harbour and open all year round.