From the September 2025 newsletter. For over six decades, a distinctive voice with a pronounced Staithes accent was a familiar part of village life. It belonged not to a fisherman or a shopkeeper in the traditional sense, but to Polly, an Amazon green parrot who became one of the village's best-known characters. Polly's story is one of an unexpected journey, a long life spent at the heart of the community, and a quirky personality that left a lasting impression on residents a