Steven Legget

Meet the Team: Steven Legget

Steven is our Programme Manager, his creative problem solving skills help everyone at Urban Green collaborate and develop exciting new plans.

Malcolm McKenna

Meet the Team: Malcolm McKenna

Malcolm is our new Sports and Activities Officer who joined the team this month. He’s been sharing with us his love of cycling, dad-dancing and all things football!

Rachel - Paddy Freemans Photo

World Photo Day 2022

Today is #WorldPhotoDay, so we asked our team to share their favourite photos from Newcastle’s green spaces.

Meet the Team: Rachel Faichnie

Rachel is our Education Officer working for the Beelines North East project. She’s the person behind the amazing interactive family sessions taking place in our parks, and our programme of educational events for schools.

Meet the Team: Ali Brown

Ali is our Marketing and Communications Manager, her role is to spread the word about Urban Green Newcastle, and all of the work that we do, in lots of different ways.

Carol Pyrah - CEO

Urban Green Newcastle announces Carol Pyrah as new Chief Executive

Today we are thrilled to announce Carol Pyrah, Executive Director of Historic Coventry Trust, as our new Chief Executive. Carol brings a wealth of experience in the charity, heritage and conservation sectors having held senior positions at both English Heritage and Historic England.