Northumberland Green Hub

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  • Food System – Get Involved!

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    Following the NGH event in September which focused on food issues, we would like to find out which of our members are interested in working together on changing the food system. As we discussed at the event, the food system is complex and there are many different aspects which may interest members. If you’d like…

  • The Future of Food

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    The next NGH Event takes place on Saturday September 13th in Alnwick and is focusing on Food. We’ve put together a programme covering different aspects of the food system – from farming and food production to sustainability and education. Attendees will be invited to focus on the aspects that they are most passionate about and…

  • NGH event highlights nature projects

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    The latest NGH Community Event took place on June 7th, marking the start of Great Big Green Week. The morning featured talks from Duncan Hutt, Director of Conservation, and Graham Holyoak, Nature Recovery Manager, from the Northumberland Wildlife Trust. Duncan, who is leading the project to purchase the Rothbury Estate, explained how the project will…

  • NGH members take the stage

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    The first Community Event of the year took place on Saturday March 22nd and the audience was treated to four talks from NH members covering a wide range of subjects. Local farmer Judy Fortescue talked about her plans to increase the biodiversity on her family’s organic farm, including the vital role that hedgerows, field margins…

  • Space for Nature

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    Space for Nature – a Developer’s Perspective NGH and CRAG combined to co-host an event where an audience of more than 50 heard two fascinating talks from David Abercrombie (Technical Director of Taylor Wimpey North East) and Vicki Mordue (Managing Director of Biodiverse Consulting). David’s talk about Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems explained what SUDs are…

  • Research Opportunity for Members

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    Fiona Campbell is an academic based within the Population Health Sciences Institute at  Newcastle University and a member of NGH. Fiona says that the NIHR (the research branch of the NHS) are funding research teams to look at ways to decarbonise the health and social care sector. The NHS has a target to achieve net zero…

  • Bus Keeps Going!

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    After campaigning for more than eighteen months, Swarland and Newton Action on Climate (SNAC) were finally successful in persuading NCC to commission a Saturday service for the village. After running for nearly a year, providing a service between Morpeth and Alnwick, the new service has been so successful that it’s been extended until March 2026.…