Rivers of Hope Talk and Workshop
A workshop on rights for the Tyne Catchment We had a successful event in Haltwhistle on 17 June attended by 30 people from across the catchment. Josh Levine from River Rights Network gave an interesting talk, followed by workshop activities. Ceri Gibson, ex CEO of Tyne Rivers Trust then led a fascinating and engaging walk along Haltwhistle Burn and the River South Tyne. We shall be utilising our experiences from organising this event to develop an interactive approach to gather thoughts from the communities of the Tyne on how we could develop a charter of rights for the River and […]
The Future Is Now 2026
Love our Tyne was one of a number of environmental groups and organisations that joined The Future is Now event at the Queens Hall in Hexham, 9th May 2026 Malcolm engaged children and their parents with wonderfully told stories about rivers. John and Abby invited children, aged from about 5 years to 11 years, to draw what they thought the perfect river would look like while the parents talked about Rights of Rivers and completed our survey / questionnaire. The unsolicited comments made by children were illuminating, and we were blown over by the enthusiasm of some of the adults […]