Come and join us at a CRAG event
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Current Affairs – The Coquet River Story, Swarland Village Hall – 23rd October, 2025
Finally in October, the big extravaganza, CRAG annual meeting where we invite excellent speakers to talk about the environment in the Coquet River catchment. This year with have talks from Natural England about farming and the river, Environment Agency about flooding and Steve Lowe about river ecology. The CRAG posters and handouts will make another appearance.
Last year there was genuine excitment amongst the 100 people. Let’s make this year even bigger.
This is a free event, just turn up. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start.
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Enviroment Agency LIFE WADER Citizen Science workshop, Lowick Village Hall – 9th October 2025
Come and find out what water testing and related projects are happening in the north of Northumberland. At Lowick Hall, CRAG, Greener Berwick, Newcastle University and the Environment Agency will be talking and presenting posters. Come and hear about wetland creation, working with farmers and modelling water and nutrient flows in estuaries.
Lunch is provided so please pre-book. Go to the booking website (WADER Citizen Science Workshop Tickets, Thu, Oct 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite).
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Felton Climate & Nature ‘Wildlife Village Event, Felton Village Hall – 4th October, 2025
If you can’t get enough of CRAG this month, then here is another chance. On the Firday night is USELESS – Felton CAN’s version of POINTLESS. On Saturday there are a range of stalls in the Village Hall – build and take home a bird box or hedgehog house, join with the Felton CAN group playing environmental board games, or come and see the CRAG stall and posters. In the evening come and watch an environmental film with the Felton Film Club.
This is a free event, just turn up any time between 2pm and 5pm.
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Rothbury Green Day, Jubilee Hall, Rothbury – 20th September, 2025
Come and see the CRAG stall at the Rothbury CAN Green Day in the Jubilee Hall. Talk to us about what CRAG has been doing in the local area, where we test the water, and find out information about how to more cheaply manage your septic tank.
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Dry Water Arts free event – 7-8.30pm, 28th June, 2025
CRAG is joining with the Coquet Shorebased Trust and the Dry Water Arts Centre to support this event. Two fantanstic talks will help you learn how to read the water when you are bathing and how to keep yourself safe when undertaking water sports. Come to this event and show your support for the Amble Little Shore application for bathing water status.
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Amble Little Shore Bathing Water Status event – 7pm, 13th May, 2025
JOIN US ON THE 13TH MAY for the launch of the six week public consultation regarding our application for Bathing Water Status at Little Shore, Amble. Learn about how this could help to protect us and our environment. This event takes place 7pm-9pm at the Coquet Yacht Club, Amble.
RSVP: wariversgroup@gmail.com
You can also support us by filling in our online survey.
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Riverfly surveys – During May and June 2025
We will soon tell you about a series of riverfly surveying days in May. We will be counting the number of invertebrate larvae at 4-5 different sites along the Coquet on different days during May or early June. Come and join us for your local event or travel to join us at ant of the events. Riverfly surveys are the best measure of water biodiversity and river health.
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Invasive weeds survey and removal – During summer 2025
We will also soon let you know about our plans to survey invasive weeds. These plants shade out native plants (and thereby reduce biodiversity) and tend to enhance erosion (because they don’t bind the riverbank very well). CRAG will work in collaboration with the Northumberland Rivers Trust to survey and remove three key invasive weed species. The surveys and removal events will occur during July and August.
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Space for Nature – 7.30pm, March 6th, 2025
JOIN US ON THURSDAY for a unique opportunity hosted by Northumberland Green Hub and CRAG to learn about Biodiversity Net Gain and Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems. Find out how we can work together to protect and enhance nature. Tea / coffee from 7pm.
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