Tynedale Group updates
Tynedale #FreeTheArctic Stall
On Saturday seven members of the Tynedale Greenpeace group staffed a stall in the centre of Hexham at the busiest shopping time. They invited members of the...
October 07 at 01:14am
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Chasing Ice in Hexham
Sixty four people watched a screening of James Balog's film, Chasing Ice. If any were unconvinced before about climate change they weren't by the end of...
June 15 at 09:44pm
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Polar Bear Action April 2013
Polar bear's visit to Hexham was a busy one. This was the bear's most northerly English venue so far on his attention raising tour of the UK. It...
April 14 at 05:07pm
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October Get Active newsletter
Let’s sort out our Energy Future
by Richard George, Energy Campaigner
We are standing at an energy crossroads and a new law, the Energy Bill, will set out the...
October 11 at 02:24pm
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September Get Active newsletter
Your chance to #TellShell to stop Arctic drilling
by Vicky Wyatt, Climate Campaigner
Over two weekends in July Greenpeace supporters took action to shut down...
September 19 at 04:53pm
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August Get Active newsletter
Shell-Day 2 Saturday 22nd September
by Sara Ayech, climate campaigner
Last month saw two huge days of action against Shell in the UK in support of our...
August 15 at 11:30am
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July Get Active Newsletter
Shell-Day Saturday 21st July
by Vicky Wyatt, climate campaigner
At 6.30 this morning 70 + Dutch Greenpeace volunteers, including their executive director...
July 13 at 02:01pm
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Bringing the rain down on Shell
Friday 8th June. We visited the Shell Garage in Corbridge, West Northumberland. Never in the history of our Greenpeace Group has so much rain fallen in...
June 10 at 08:50pm
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Richard's training!
Inspirational. 10 people here from Tynedale and Newcastle Gp groups learning how to do this. Wow. This is our 1st communal blog. Rakesh has reminded us that it...
May 04 at 09:24pm
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Shell Arctic Action at Dale Garage, Hexham
Friday 24 February and three members of Tynedale Greenpeace were courteously received at the local, very busy Shell station in Hexham. Shell do not own...
February 24 at 05:00pm
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Newcastle Skillshare
Tynedale Greenpeace was active in its support for the Newcastle Skillshare on Saturday 24th January. Our aim was to have a fun day and to help our...
February 05 at 07:08pm
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February Get Active newsletter
Save The Arctic by Vicky Wyatt, climate campaigner
As the fossil-fuelled rise in global temperatures causes the Arctic’s summer sea ice to shrink to the...
February 02 at 06:03pm
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VW film night and social event 27th Jan - Newcastle
Volkswagen is the largest car company in the EU, and a major influence on the German government. VW markets its cars as being more efficient than its...
January 24 at 04:00pm
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VW filmnight Friday 27th Jan, Newcastle
Film night!
VW filmnight for the North East + the latest documentary on Greenpeace
celebrating 40 years of making waves. And a once-in-a-lifetime...
January 23 at 01:15pm
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Newcastle Community Green Festival
On a distinctly chilly Saturday, 4 June, Rakesh and I manned a Greenpeace table at the Newcastle Community Green Festival in Leazes Park, Newcastle. Various...
June 06 at 06:26pm
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Tuna Campaign a success.
This year Greenpeace has campaigned and taken action against the companies responsible for selling us tinned Tuna. In conjunction with Hugh Fearnley...
May 18 at 01:05am
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MEP confirms concerns about Tar Sands oil
It is a pleasant change to have a politician reply confirming our concerns about the impacts of certain actions. I received the following email from...
March 27 at 07:58pm
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Dumfries & Galloway Environment Fair
On the 4th and 5th of March four intrepid volunteers represented Greenpeace at the Environment Fair held in Dumfries, The focus of our stall was to raise...
March 19 at 08:10pm
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