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Hexham Fish Pass
The Trust is planning to use funding made available by the construction of the second Tyne Tunnel to carry out an exceptional project to improve fish passage over the weir at Hexham.
Opportunities to add value to such a project will be explored and may include a viewing/education area (providing an ideal central point in the Tyne Catchment for disseminating wildlife, recreation and educational information, as well as giving people of all ages the opportunity to experience the life of the river first-hand) and links to the redevelopment of the Tyne Green Country Park.
Any construction work will require careful planning and consent from landowners, statutory agencies and the local authority. The Trust realises how important it is to engage with all the relevant people. The first steps are to commission a pre-feasibility study and environmental impact assessment.
To read the pre-feasibility study please click on the link below. As you may expect this is a large document.
Hexham Fish Passage Pre-feasibility Study 10MB
To read comments on the progress so far from our Director, Malcolm Newson and to find out how you can take a pro-active role please click on the link below.
The Hexham Fish Passage project: the Director's views
On Thursday 24th June Tyne Rivers Trust hosted a meeting for Hexham Fish Passage stakeholders. It was attended by people representing a diverse group of river users and interested people. To view the presentation given by our Director, Malcolm Newson, please click on the link below.
Hexham Fish Passage: Director's Presentation 5MB
Step 2: Feasibility Study
Elliott Environment Surveyors Ltd have been contracted to carry out the feasibility study. Please click on the link below to read the notes from the first Stakeholder Open Meeting which was held on Wednesday 5th January 2011.
If you would like to be involved in future meetings or consultation please contact Charles Cooper at Elliott Environmental Surveyors on 01434 609345 and leave your contact details.
On 19th April 2011 Tim Elliott and Charles Cooper presented their progress with the Feasibility Study to Tyne Rivers Trust's board of trustees.
