Environmental Groups
Friends of Ridley Park
Facebook page – click here
Email – forpblyth@gmail.com
Friends of Ridley Park organise the hire and management of the pavilion for the benefit of the local community. Activities include gardening, tree planting, nature projects, talks, a bird screen area and heritage projects. Throughout the year, we carry out clean ups and litter picks in addition to fundraising events for improvements within the park.
Friends of Crofton Field
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Email: johnfocf@gmail.com
On the site of the former Crofton Mill Pit Colliery which closed in July 1969, Crofton Field is a public access green space in the heart of Blyth in Northumberland. The Friends of Crofton Field are a community group set up in the Spring 2021 to improve the area for the benefit of local residents and users
Friends of Holywell Dene
Website: http://www.holywelldene.org.uk/
Email: friendsofholywelldene@gmail.com
Friends of Holywell Dene aim to make the Dene safe for visitors. This includes vegetation blocking paths, dangerous hanging trees plus hundreds of metres of barbed wire fencing was removed. Pedestrian bridges and stiles were erected and boardwalks repaired. Keeping the river was clear of years of abandoned equipment, rubbish, litter and fallen trees that were causing blockages.
Friends of Doddington Wood
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Email: doddingtonwood@gmail.com
The aim of the group is to preserve, enhance and promote Doddington Wood as a natural woodland for the benefit of local people and wildlife.The area of land, which is situated between Dudley Lane and Doddington Drive, has previously suffered from anti-social behaviour and been used as an illegal dumping ground.
Cramlington & District Red Squirrel Group
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Email:- cadredsquirrelgroup@gmail.com
A local voluntary group working hard to conserve our native red squirrel in Cramlington and surrounding district.
Blyth Community Volunteers
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Email: claire.bcv@yahoo.com
A good way to meet like minded people, raise awareness of our local environment and pick up rubbish at the same time.
Cramlington North Litter Pickers
Tel: 07870558828
Email: Martin.wright4cramlingtonnorth@outlook.com
We are a litter picking group that uses WhatsApp to identify where a litter problem is and to arrange when we can tidy it up.
Arranged as needed. No age limit – but all participants must be independent, aware of risk and are responsible for their own safety.
Contact Martin Wright by email and preferably then join the WhatsApp group.