Volunteer Newsletter 28th July 2017
28th July 2017Dear Volunteers, Thank you everyone for a lovely couple of volunteer tasks this week, we have had two great days with lots of volunteers and cleared massive amounts of Balsam up at Mohope at the top of the West Allen. There is still more to do and we have arranged with the landowners to return […]
Wind in the Willows inspiration for Tyne photo competition
Mole, Ratty, Badger and Toad have been out and about on the riverbank looking for good images to enter Tyne Rivers Trust photo competition. The competition was launched last month but these well-known characters have just arrived in Hexham to appear in a hilarious new adaptation by David Nixon of the classic Kenneth Grahame novel […]
Tyne Rivers Trust joins forces with Flood Expo
20th July 2017Tyne RiversTrust is partnering with the Flood Expo 2017 Tyne Rivers Trust has joined forces with the Flood Expo 2017 as an official partner ahead of the events highly anticipated return on the 27th & 28th of September at ExCeL London. The Flood Expo is simply unique; it’s the world’s largest exhibition and conference designed […]
Volunteers Newsletter 19th July 2017
Dear Volunteers, Just a quick reminder of tasks this week, we need as many hands as possible for our last Balsam bash at Wharmley tomorrow!! Thanks everyone for your efforts today at Warden, the weather wasn’t a problem after all! Not a drop of rain in sight! Tomorrow– Meet at The Boatside Inn, Warden 10.30am- […]
Volunteer Newsletter 4th July
4th July 2017Dear Volunteers, Well, its fair to say that today was a little bit wet! After having to cancel a task last week due to the rain I didn’t want to have to do it again this week and I knew our volunteers wouldn’t let us down! Thanks so much to those who joined us today […]
Volunteer Newsletter 30th June
3rd July 2017Dear Volunteers, We finally got out today after the wet weather to do some Balsam bashing and had a lovely few hours on the banks at Warden. There is still lots to do there so I will arrange some more dates. Also, please bear with me in replying to email, I am often out of […]
Volunteer Newsletter 27th June
27th June 2017Dear Volunteers, Well we seem to be experiencing a slight change in the weather today! We had a lovely bright day yesterday for our Riverfly training course, thank you to all those who attended, I hope you have lots of fun with your new kits and I look forward to speaking to you all regarding […]
Ratty Restored to Kielder
15th June 2017The Kielder Water Vole Partnership is releasing 700 water voles in Kielder Forest – a vast area of 650 square kilometres after a 30-year absence. It is the largest water vole reintroduction to one place ever undertaken in the UK. The release of 325 water voles is taking place this week with a further 350 […]