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Groups benefit after sewage system works

by Teesdale Mercury
March 21, 2020
in News
Groups benefit after sewage system works

THANK YOU: Members of Butterknowle Sea Scouts with members of the Northumbrian Water project team

WALKERS, sea scouts and history fans are among those who will benefit after the team delivering a £9million upgrade to sewage treatment works in Teesdale decided to thank the community.

Northumbrian Water has just completed the work to futureproof the facilities in Cockfield, Ramshaw and Butterknowle, delivering improvements that will help them to meet future regulatory requirements.

It will also deliver improvements to the water quality in the River Gaunless.

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During the course of the 14-month project, the team asked customers in the area for ideas of things it could do to leave a lasting benefit for the community and for visitors to the area.

As a result, it worked with supply partners, including Interserve Construction, which carried out the upgrades on its behalf, to:

l Supply Butterknowle Sea Scouts with a range of equipment, including tents, sleeping bags, camping stoves and compasses

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l Supply drone footage of the local landscape to support the marketing of the area by the Gaunless Valley History Trust

l Provide new information boards to the trustees of Cockfield Fell

Earlier in the project, the company and its partners also worked to clean up the cenotaph at Butterknowle and engaged landscapers to carry out clean-up work on the sports field at Ramshaw Primary School.

Northumbrian Water project manager Dean Thompson said: “We have spent more than a year working in this part of Teesdale, carrying out important work that will ensure the area’s wastewater is treated to the highest possible standards, protecting the local environment, particularly the River Gaunless.

“The local community has been brilliant and we wanted to give something back, because we feel it’s important to support our local communities.

“It’s been fantastic that when we have talked with people and sent out requests for ideas, we’ve had such a variety of opportunities arise for us to support local groups in so many different ways.

“Our supply chain has also been fantastic in helping us to do all of these things, and I’d like to thank Interserve Construction, Aquazone, De Nora, Meldrums, FSE, Turner & Townsend, Huber and Peak42, for their support.”

Jenny Hodgson, group scout leader at Butterknowle Sea Scout Group, said: “We’d like to thank Northumbrian Water and its contractors for donating so much camping and expedition equipment to us. Everyone connected with the group is amazed by their generosity.

“The Beavers, Cubs and Scouts can’t wait to go on an adventure with it.”

She added: “It was good to hear Northumbrian Water is improving the quality of the water in the River Gaunless as we have many activities in and around the river.

“We like to teach the children to appreciate the area in which we live and to show them how much fun you can have outside in the fresh air and playing in the river is always a favourite activity.”

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