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See Green Matters Calendar for details of forthcoming events including AGM (21st February), Lent Lunch (25th February) and Repair Cafe meetings (11th April and 13th June).Warkworth Green Matters is at an impasse. We have an AGM coming up soon and our Treasurer is stepping down. The Committee need new people in order to continue. I’m asking all of you reading this to step up. There are positive things we can do to help our environment. Whatever your interests be it Water, Litter, Plastics, Repair, Transport, Warm Homes, Biodiversity, Renewable Energy you can help. It won’t lead to you not having time to live your life. All of us need balance. WGM needs meetings, Hall events, education, planters, excitement, ideas, chat, and you are an essential part of that. In order to have organised litter picks, or indeed any activity at all, we need WGM. It’s set up with a constitution, bank account and safe guarding. But it needs you to step up and help run it. Please RSVP your interest and come to the Annual General Meeting on Saturday the 21st February upstairs in Warkworth Memorial Hall from 10am for a 10:30am start. Get involved, have fun and help make the world a better place, bit by bit.
** Some Good News **
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs has formally assessed the proposal for Little Shore in Amble to be designated Bathing Water and passed it on to the final part of the process – Public Consultation. Bathing Water Status gives Public Health Protection through monitoring, investigation and investment all bound by Legal Protection. This is the very best way to protect any river now and into the future. We therefore urge everyone to support Little Shore's application by completing the short DEFRA survey. If you would like any extra guidance on the consultation See Surfers Against Sewage campaign update.This site provides a one stop shop for various groups/activities in Warkworth that are helping to look after the local environment. Warkworth is a large village in Northumberland, UK. It lies on the banks of the River Coquet, a short walk from the North Sea.
Various community groups have been established, details below. New group members are always welcome.
- Warkworth Green Matters: An over-arching group that initiates environmental actions in and around Warkworth. Membership is open to anyone interested in helping the group achieve its aims.
- Warkworth and Amble Rivers Group: A local subsidiary of Coquet River Action Group (CRAG), a group looking at the quality of the River Coquet throughout its length.
- Litter Picking: Planning for organised litter picks in and around Warkworth. Now coming under the auspices of Green Matters.
- The Bloomers: Volunteers who maintain the various beds & planters located around the village.
- Eco Church: Developments at St Lawrence’s Church to encourage wildlife and plant diversity.