Tynedale Group updates
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
My Greenpeace Year
I joined the Northumberland Greenpeace group in January 2010, having lived in the area for the last 8 years I was not aware of the group until I looked for it...
February 03 at 11:35pm
Skill-share Weekend, November 19-21st in Kettlewell
The weekend was attended by about 30 Greenpeace activists, and gave everyone the chance to share experiences and get to know each other. We arrived at...
November 27 at 07:45pm
Beaver Lake Cree vs The Tar Sands
On Friday 17th of September I went to Edinburgh to hear how the Beaver Lake Cree with the help of the co-operative are trying to stop the Tar Sands Industry...
September 21 at 11:10pm
BP Garage Protest
On the 10th of July we the members of the Northumberland Greenpeace held a protest outside the BP garage in Henshaw, which is located on the A69. First of...
August 16 at 11:13pm
Tynedale Energy Fair
Tynedale Greenpeace members supported the Energy Fair in Hexham on the 15th May. Greenpeace had a stand covering many current campaigns including Tar Sands,...
June 07 at 02:40pm
Trident Street Polling/Cut Trident campaign
Two street polls were done in March and early April by Tynedale Greenpeace with members of Northumbrians for Peace. People in Hexham were asked if they want...
April 16 at 09:14pm
Street Collection
Our street collection recently in Hexham, Corbridge and Prudhoe for Greenpeace came to £221. A big thank you to our 8 volunteers who helped on the day...
October 10 at 06:06pm
EON put the brakes on
After months of amazing campaigning by Greenpeace and others, EON announced last night that they have put the brakes on plans for a new dirty coal fired...
October 10 at 06:04pm
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