Thanks to everyone who came to our Easter Egg Hunt on 12th April. We had over 60 kids in the Dene, all searching for wooden eggs in the hope of finding a Golden egg to win a special prize. Thanks also to all our volunteers who helped on the day, and everyone who donated tombola items, raffle prizes and cakes. We couldn't do it without you!

We had another wonderful Christmas event in the Scout hut with Santa's Grotto and family wreath making. Huge thanks to all our volunteers and everyone who attended the event. We all had a lot of fun!

Thanks to North Tyneside Council, we now have four brand new bridges in the Dene. The bridges are much safer and more sturdy. The Council laid a brand new path for us too!

It is with great sadness that we learned that Hugh passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday 22nd October, aged 84 years. Hugh was a founding member of Friends of Brierdene and worked tirelessly over the years to maintain the Dene for the enjoyment of the whole community. He was very proud to have built the 'Turtle bridge' below the Scout Hut, using stones removed from the Dene. The Friends were the first organisation north of the Tees to win the Royal Hor

On Saturday 16th September we were joined by the Ukranian community to plant more Guelder roses in the Dene. The Guelder rose is one of the national flowers of Ukraine so they will grow into a beautiful tribute to the Ukranian people.

A huge thank you to everyone who attended/supported our first Teddy Bears' Picnic event . It was great to see so many families and friends coming together, and lots of happy children having fun. Briar the Brierdene Bear enjoyed himself very much, and so did our star guest, The Gruffalo! We'd like to say a special thank you to our sponsors, Robinsons Optometrists in Monkseaton, and also to Bay Uke for providing their wonderful music. We're looking forward to seeing you all aga