Engagement Support Officer Vacancy
2nd October 2023Help us continue our work inspiring communities, children, young people and other individuals to safeguard the River Tyne and its tributaries for the benefit of people, wildlife and our natural world. Tyne Rivers Trust are hiring an Engagement Support Officer to work alongside our My Tyne Project Officer on a part time basis. Working with […]
Protecting the Tyne rivers: a dive into data
14th September 2023All of our projects at Tyne Rivers Trust have been carefully designed and achieved to help us deliver them on time, budget and crucially, deliver the results the river needs. Some of the data will be new and some of it could be centuries old.
Tyne For Change
7th September 2023Tyne Rivers Trust will celebrate 20 years of protecting the Tyne rivers in 2024. Much has changed in 20 years – for better and for worse it could be said. As the spotlight remains strongly on UK river health, and rightly so, we wanted to shed some light on our own practises and policies as a contribution to the conversation around water quality, pollution, flooding and our catchment based approach.
Improving Metal Mining’s Toxic Legacy
3rd August 2023Tyne Rivers Trust have delivered work as part of the Water and Abandoned Metal Mines (WAMM) Programme which tackles water pollution caused by historical metal mining across England.
Work Experience with Tyne Rivers Trust 2023
We’re delighted to be able to support a small number of work experience applicants within our own small team, and this year we’ve been delighted to meet new students looking to find out whether a career in conservation and environmental causes is for them. We invited Adam, Luke and Jack to share their story.
Take Action: How to report something not right
11th July 2023A lot has been published in the media lately – and rightly so – about the health of our rivers. This is a conversation we are delighted to have as it is an opportunity to raise awareness about river health, but also share some useful guidance about who the best person is to alert, when […]
Tyne Rivers Trust 2024 Calendar – Entries Now Open!
3rd July 2023It seems like no time at all has passed since we opened submissions for this years’ calendar and we can’t wait to do it all again! Our 2024 photo competition is now open for entries and we’re inviting you to send us your river images from the Tyne catchment to be in with a chance […]
Natural flood defences installed in Acomb child’s play?
5th June 2023MP for Hexham, Tynedale and Ponteland, Guy Opperman visited Acomb to find out how the game Kerplunk is providing inspiration for flood defences dedicated to reducing flood risk to the community after devastating storm damage by Storm Desmond in 2015. Tyne Rivers Trust have been delivering natural flood management interventions for over 10 years throughout the Tyne catchment […]
