A Northumberland charity is holding a series of activities until December 2021 to mark its 50th anniversary. Launched in 1971 from a Portakabin behind Newcastle’s Hancock Museum, the Northumberland Wildlife Trust is now one of the largest conservation charities in the region and has logged over one million volunteering hours. The first event to mark the anniversary is on Thursday May 6. Northumberland Wildlife Trust – 50 and Fabulous will be held online and attendees able to find out more about wildlife in the region, how the trust is engaging with young people, and the Catch my Drift project. The one-and-a-half hour event will close with a question and answer session with Mike Pratt and Duncan Hutt, the Trust Director of Conservation.
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Sam and Red Kellie from First and Last Brewery enjoying ‘Ratty’ in the snow A PROJECT to reintroduce the water vole to a North-East forest has been given a cash boost from a microbrewery. As part of its ongoing support for the Restoring Ratty project, donations from sales of a very special ale brewed by The First and Last Brewery in Eldson, in Northumberland, have passed the £1,000 milestone. The friendship between the brewery and the Restoring Ratty project began in 2018 when owners Sam and Red Kellie created a beer called Ratty on behalf of Northumberland Wildlife Trust and offered to donate 20p to the project from each bottle sold.
The story behind the Northumberland ale protecting endangered water voles
First and Last Brewery in Eldson has been supporting the Northumberland Wildlife Trust s Restoring Ratty project with a new beer
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A gesture to help keep endangered water voles released in Northumberland ale and hearty has passed a funding milestone.