Jack Wootton Forth Rivers Trust will give a talk on the eel, in Haddington Townhouse Wednesday 12th June 7:00 pm. discussing the life history of the eel, current conservation issues, including illegal trafficking that are contributing to the decline in eel stocks. All welcome!

Who gets excited about eels. Friends of the River Tyne do after a fascinating talk on these animals from Jack Wootton Forth Rivers Trust. The enthusiasm was infectious. The audience receptive and now educated. Thanks Jack!

The Latest River Level for Nungate gaugemap.co.uk/#!Map/Summary/…

“There were no obvious signs of injury and so the body has been passed to the police, who will arrange a wildlife post mortem to try to assess the cause of death." eastlothiancourier.com/news/17704876.…

Friends of the River Tyne will have a stall at Haddington Show - East Lothian's farm & rural show on Saturday 29th June. We're in the Countryside tent. Look forward to seeing you there.

#DYK - #GiantHogweed only flowers after it is mature (2-3 yrs old) & only when it has sufficient energy reserves. It may just exist as a rosette of leaves for 3-5 years before flowering. After flowering it releases 30-50,000 seeds and then dies. #InvasiveSpecies #InvasivePlants

The benches are back! Thanks to @Tesco_Scotland , greenspace scotland East Lothian Council - news and information and the people of Haddington and surrounding areas for their support. (Photo by Isabél Combé )

A reminder that our next meeting and reconvened AGM will be held in the town house Haddington at 7:00 pm tomorrow 10th July.

We hope this will be cleaned up this week edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/dramatic-…

The more the merrier 👍😁

Many thanks to East Lothian Council - news and information and all the volunteers at our river clean up yesterday. We couldn't do it without you!!

It's here! The first #Haddington Wheelbarrow Trail. The trail officially starts on 1st August but some barrows are already on display. Leaflets & map available in shops in town and the library. Overwhelmed by support-54 barrows #communityspirit Visit East Lothian VisitScotland

Friends of the river Tyne,Fund raiser. Summer fayre. Saturday 3rd August. 10am till 3pm Townhouse Haddington. We have our calendar for 2020. Lovely crochet gifts.Crafts,gifts , Stalls,tea and coffee, raffle, dvd of river Tyne fly over. Come along,bring a friend.

The planters are blooming The hanging baskets too We've watered and weeded Now there's nothing more we can do The sun might not shine, there may be some rain but..... Britain in Bloom judges we can't wait to show you to the place we call hame 🌺

This is an important time of year to monitor for mink, we do this by using mink rafts, looked after by volunteers. Read more about mink dispersal and how you can help 👉invasivespecies.scot/mink-are-on-th… #ActionOnInvasives #AmericanMink #MinkRafts

Next meeting of the Friends of the River Tyne will be in the Town House on Wednesday 11th September at 7:00 p.m. All welcome.

And we won the best town! Yippee! Thanks to all our volunteers and supporters! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

Do you have your Friends of the River Tyne 2020 Calendar yet? Available in Haddington at Erica's, Gibsons, J S Main, Joe Forte, Short Cuts, Betty's, Falko, Headlengths and the Community Kitchen. Or contact us on Facebook or [email protected]

Next meeting of the Friends of the River Tyne will be in the Town House on Wednesday 13th November at 7:00 p.m. All welcome.

We will be at Haddington care home on Saturday,2020 calendar available,£5. Other lovely gifts for Christmas. Come along and visit us.