Yve Martin
7th September 2023Yve’s role includes the development and delivery of projects with a species-specific focus in and around the North and South Tyne. The role supports the recovery of White-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) and Freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) by actively seeking to improve the habitats they are reliant on and by reducing threats and pressures they […]
Jo Wilkes
27th July 2023Simone Saville
14th August 2018Simone leads Tyne Rivers Trust’s engagement work, inspiring communities, children, and individuals to safeguard the River Tyne and its tributaries for the benefit of people, wildlife, and our natural world. She manages and coordinates community engagement efforts, oversees the delivery of the Trust’s education program, and serves as an accredited Riverfly Tutor and the Riverfly […]
Kim Storey
9th March 2017Kim is a Certified Accountant and a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants – she handles all of the Trust’s finances.
Jenny Dowden
Jenny is one of our Volunteer Coordinators and has been with the Trust as an employee since 2018, following a year of volunteering for us. She organises and helps our team of volunteers to carry out practical conservation tasks to improve the river, throughout the catchment and across our projects. Jenny also works on our […]
Aidan Pollard
Aidan works for the Trust as Fisheries Manager. He has lived and fished in the North-East all his life and has an unsurpassed knowledge of the Tyne’s fishery. He advises the Trust on any work that might affect fish, including how to make in-stream barriers passable for fish. Aidan provides a vital link between the […]
Jack Bloomer
Jack Bloomer is Chief Scientist and Technical Director at the Trust. He works on large-scale projects to improve river habitat including fish passes. He also leads our project to reduce the impact of pollution from historic metal mines in the North Pennines. Jack has a degree in Marine Biology, a Masters in Aquatic Resource Management […]
Danielle Anderson-Hire
Danielle works with the farmers in the Tyne catchment to reduce the amount of diffuse pollution that goes into the river. She runs our two facilitation funds on behalf on Natural England which help farmers in the Ouseburn and South Tyne areas to increase their efficiency and reduce waste that goes into the river. Danielle […]
