As part of the series of nationwide events marking the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, Urban Green Newcastle is delighted to be delivering a very special event in Hodgkin Park, Benwell, on Thursday 02 June with members of the west end community.

As part of the series of nationwide events marking the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, Urban Green Newcastle is delighted to be delivering a very special event in Hodgkin Park, Benwell, on Thursday 02 June with members of the west end community.
Our Queen’s Platinum Jubilee beacon event on June 2nd will feature the official lighting of the Beacon, a carnival finale plus community stalls, food, and activities at Hodgkin Park, Benwell.
We’re inviting you to join us on Saturday 26 March between 10am and 2pm to help us plant some of the new trees in Havannah and Three Hills Nature Reserve and carry out other conservation tasks on site.
We’re thrilled to be working in partnership with Hay & Kilner Law Firm, who are celebrating their roots by planting a long-term legacy in our parks on their 75th anniversary.
Today (22nd April) we marked Earth Day by planting the first tree in Traidcraft Exchange’s new Plant an Acre initiative, a projects which aims to see many thousands of trees planted across the UK and Tanzania.
Urban Green Newcastle has formed a new partnership with social enterprise, The Skill Mill, to provide work experience and training opportunities to young people aged 16-18 and support them into employment.