Northumberland Conservation he two years since Northumberland reorganised its local goverment systems from the two tiers of districts and county to a single unitary system have seen massive changes not only within the new authority (as a whole) but also for Northumberland Conservation.
will in coming months be finding a replacement for him.
The AONB Team’s arrival has also coincided with upheaval in central government and major cuts in many centrally funded grants. Much of the spring of 2011 has been taken up with securing the funding for the Northumberland Coast designation for the coming three It has been said that it takes five years to build an years both through negotiations with Natural England and organisation [such as the new Northumberland County DEFRA and also with the County Council for their Council] from scratch and two years in we are still refining what we started out with in April 2009. Now however things contribution (now amounting to around 30% of the costs). are starting to take a more definite shape for Northumberland Conservation, with the family of disciplines While more change may be on the cards for the coming months when the Council institutes a further and designations managed within the team reaching its reorganisation, the process of which started in the current postion during the summer of 2010 when we were joined by the members of the Northumberland Coast Area Autumn of 2010, we hope that the services of Northumberland Conservation have been secured for the of Outstanding Natural Beauty Team, Mel Nicholls, Tom Cadwallender, Iain Robson and Catherine Gray. While Tom coming years so we can provide the best and most has subsequently retired after nearly 30 years of service we efficient service possible with the resources available. CB/SR
Nick Best: Assistant County Archaeologist (Development Management) 01670 534095
Nick.best@northumberland.gov.uk
Chris Burgess: Team Manager and County Archaeologist (- 2.5 days) 01670 534058
Chris.burgess@northumberland.gov.uk
Claire Carey: European Karen Derham: Assistant Marine Site County Archaeologist Implementation Officer (Development 01670 533780 Management - 0.5 days) Claire.carey@northumberland.gov.uk 01670 534057
Catherine Gray: AONB Elaine Gray: Senior Colin Marlee: Ecologist Grants Administration Building Conservation (Development Officer (Thursdays Only) Officer (Listed Buildings Management) 01665 511213 and Conservation Areas) 01670 533907 Catherine.gray@northumberland.gov.uk Colin.marlee@northumberland.gov.uk 01670 533076 Elaine.gray@northumberland.gov.uk
Sara Rushton: Team Liz Williams: HER Officer Manager and County (and Historic Landscape Archaeologist ( - 2.5 days) Characterisation) 01670 534058 01670 534060
David Feige: County Ecologist (Development Management) 01670 533153
Karen.derham@northumberland.gov.uk David.feige@northumberland.gov.uk
Mel Nicholls: Annette Reeves: Berwick Northumberland Coast AP and THI Schemes AONB Officer Implementation Officer 01665 511207 01289 301884
Mel.nicholls@northumberland.gov.uk Annette.reeves@northumberland.gov.uk
Iain.robson@northumberland.gov.uk Sara.rushton@northumberland.gov.uk elizabeth.williams@northumberland.gov.uk
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Iain Robson:AONB Access and Projects Officer 01665 511206
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