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Update by Julie Oakley
Good afternoon,
As you all know JNB have been working hard to install eel screens at the pumping station on the River Tyne at Ovingham.
As work progresses on our £14m project to support the recovery of the River Tyne’s European Eel population, members of the team have been out helping reshape and enhance recreational space for the area’s human population.
After discussions with Ovingham Parish Council on how the team can support the community during the work, the site agent and a couple of his team gave up their own time on a weekend to visit the local playing field to prepare the ground for improvements.
By flattening and reducing the overall size of a mound that sits in the field by removing large pipes and boulders, the team have made space for the installation of a new slide (see photo below) that has been donated by Ovingham Parish Council, and created a raised area that can be further developed for use.
Well done team
Julie
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