Good morning,

I hope everyone has had a great weekend?

Simon has provided an update for our works.  The trial pits are not complete in Castle Terrace, the excavations will be temporarily reinstated this week and the lights removed.  The team are investigating a slight different route along the grass verge for the rising main.  They be carrying out further trial pits this week within the verge and farm track.

This week they will also be carrying out the planned work on the pumping station shaft, this should be completed by the end of the week.

Thank you

Christine

Good afternoon,

Before we finish for the week, and enjoy the weekend, we wanted to provide an update

Local residents will have received a letter this week with regards to our work moving onto Castle Terrace.  The letter advises that we will have 3 way lights on Castle Terrace at the junction with Paxton Road for approximately 5 weeks. 

Simon and his team have constructed a new surface water manhole and diverted all exiting flows through it to enable construction of the new pumping station.  Next week, an extra gang will be on site to start the foul manhole which runs into the pumping station.  The other gang will be working on the construction of the manhole on Castle Terrace in the traffic management.

Have a lovely weekend.

Christine

Good morning,

Just a quick update, I have spoken to Simon on site.  He has confirmed they progressing with the drainage as planned and currently constructing the second surface water manhole.

I hear the sun isn't shining on site team in Berwick, so I do hope you share the North East sun tomorrow and over the weekend.

Have a lovely weekend.

Christine

Good morning,

I visited site on Friday afternoon and had a look around.  It was very quiet as the guys had left site when I got there.  Simon was on holiday last week, but I have caught up with him today and he explained to me that they have been carrying investigations on the existing drainage on site.  The work will be out of the way for now, but this will change next month.  I will have a catch up with Simon in a couple of weeks and we should be able to provide a detailed update.

Enjoy your week, I hope the sun returns for us all.

Christine

Good morning,

I hope everyone had a great weekend?

Simon and his team have been busy establishing the compound lastweek which is self-contained and now fully operational. This upcoming week the team will establish a working area in the field at the bottom of the track ready to install drainage diversions which are needed to build the new pumping station.

Please enjoy the rest of your week and lets all hope the sun joins us.

Christine

Good morning,

As you will have seen last week our team arrived to site and started to construct our compound area.  This week our cabins arrive, to provide shelter for our site team during our works.

As always, if you have any questions please do not hestitate to contact me via here or speak to Simon on site.

Have a lovely week and lets hope the sun returns.

Christine

Good morning,

With our team arriving on site on Monday to set up the compound I thought it would be great to introduce our project team.

As you will be aware, Ian Davison is the Project Manager from Northumbrian Water overseeing the scheme. Now let me introduce our Esh Stantec team, we are the contract partners who will be carrying out the works.

My name is Christine Taylor, the Customer Service Manager working for Esh Stantec, on behalf of Northumbrian Water.  I was on site the other week with Ian, and had the opportunity to meet some of our customers. I am here to help assist with any concerns or questions you may have.

Mark Nicholson, is the Contracts Manager for the scheme working for Esh Stantec. Mark will oversee the progress of works on site, working closely with Simon Bright.  Simon is our Project Manager for the project, he will be working on site throughout the duration of the work.  He will be overseeing the daily operation of the scheme.  Simon is always on hand to assist with quieries that require immediate attention.

Me and my team will monitor the portal for any comments or questions, but please feel free to jump on and ask us anything.  We will aim to respond within 24 hours.

As you know the works start on Monday 14 June, when our team will be on site to set up our compound area.  

Have a lovely weekend and I hope we all enjoy some sunshine.

Speak soon.

Christine

Hi

I hope you are well and have enjoyed the sunny weather over the Bank Holiday weekend.

I can confirm that our supply partner Esh-Stantec will commence onsite on the 14th June. The engineering project comprises the construction of new pumping station and rising main (pumped sewer) along with remedial works to an existing private drain which will subsequently be adopted as a public asset. The pumping station will be constructed in the location of the old laundry tank at the junction of the access road to Castle Hills House with the unmetalled access track serving the cottages. The new rising main will be routed in the grazing field to the north west of the cottages before connecting into the existing public sewer on Castle Terrace adjacent to Castle Hill Cottage. The temporary construction compound will be established in the field between Lillybrooke and Castle Terrace. Access will be maintained to all properties throughout the construction works.

We anticipate that our work will take up to 6 Months with completion anticipated in November 2021 however, as with all civil engineering construction, unexpected delays can sometimes occur. I would like to thank you for in advance for your cooperation while we complete this essential work

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Kind Regards,

Ian

Hi All

Hope you are all well.

Just a quick note to advise that a ground investigation contractor will be undertaking additional boreholes in the grazing field between Paxton Road and Castle Hill Farm Cottages. The work is planned to get underway week commencing the 10th May and should be completed within a couple of days.

This is a geotechnical investigation which will allow the engineering team to assess the ground conditions within which the rising main installation is proposed. Upon completion the land will be reinstated back to the original condition.

We will be back in touch soon confirming the construction start date, we are working towards the main works getting underway early in June

Many Thanks

Ian

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself.

I am Ian Davison a Northumbrian Water Project Manager and I will be looking after this scheme through to its completion. The scheme will be delivered by Northumbrian Water’s delivery partner Esh/Stantec. 

For up to 8 months commencing in the Spring of 2021 we will be carrying out construction works in the vicinity of Castle Hill Farm Cottages to improve the existing system and reduce the risk to the environment. Please note that access to properties will be maintained throughout.

As the project develops I will keep you informed about our plans and progress by sharing our proposals with you on this portal. I am very interested to understand your views. 

The team will post regular updates throughout the construction phase of the project and if you have any queries or want to make us aware of any additional assistance you require from us then please use the ‘Contact us’ button at the top of this page or post on this feed.

If you prefer a telephone conversation or require any further information or advice, please contact our Customer Centre on 0345 717 1100 or visit www.nwl.co.uk to request a call back from the project team.