About Us
What we care about
The urban environment: We are active on the Newcastle Conservation Advisory Panel and work with local civic socities on issues such as the recent supermarket proposals for Morpeth.
The countryside and rural life: We campaign for sustainable management and recreational access in the countryside.
Major developments in the countryside: We monitor all proposals for the construction of windfarms and open-cast mineral extraction in Northumberland. We opposed the original application to extend open-cast mining at Whittonstall
Design quality: We promote the highest quality design in public and private buildings alike, ensuring sensitive siting, choice of materials and fitness for purpose. We press for conservation of good buildings from the past and their appropriate use in the future.
Notable past achievements
- Saving Newcastle's All Saints Church, Blackfriars Monastery, Armstrong Bridge, Alderman Fenwick's House, Jesmond Cemetery's John Dobson gates, the east side of Eldon Square, and the iconic Art Deco Wills Building on the coast road
- Heading the appeal to restore St Nicholas' Cathedral lantern in Newcastle upon Tyne
- Fighting plans for Druridge Bay nuclear power station
- Coordinating the case against nuclear waste disposal in the Cheviot Hills
- Presenting to the Public Inquiry into the MoD's plans for the Otterburn Training Area
- Purchasing and helpling to restore Kielder Viaduct which we now hold in trust
- Successfully persuading British Rail to improve the design of prominent electrification gantries on listed bridges such as Berwick's Royal Border Bridge and Newcastle's High Levek Bridge as well as viaducts at Durham and Chester-le-Street.
