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Tweed Forum

The Tweed Forum comprises a broad membership of organisations and individuals representing a spectrum of interests throughout the Tweed catchment.   Incorporating all those with an interest in the sustainable management of the Tweed catchment, our membership is cross-border, including both statutory and non-statutory bodies, local stakeholder groups, the private sector and environmental NGOs.

The Tweed Forum Board of Directors are drawn from the Executive Committee and are directly responsible for the operation and management of the Tweed Forum.

Board of Directors
Chairman - Bob Kay CBE
Director - Christopher Badenoch
Director - Willie McGhee
Secretary – To be confirmed

The Tweed Forum Executive Committee meets four times a year, comprises a representative group chosen from the main Tweed Forum Membership and holds delegated authority over key decision making powers.

Tweed Forum Executive Committee
Borders Forest Trust – Willie McGhee
Environment Agency – John Hogger
Northumberland National Park Authority – To be confirmed
River Tweed Commissioners/Tweed Foundation – Nick Yonge
Scottish Borders Council – Ian Lindley
Scottish Environment Protection Agency – Angela Foss
Scottish Natural Heritage – Andrew Panter
Tweed Forum Chairman – Bob Kay
Tweed Forum Director – Chris Badenoch

Tweed Forum Members
The full Tweed Forum membership meets twice a year with the Annual General Meeting held in June where the annual accounts and minutes and actions of the previous AGM are ratified. Sub-groups of the full membership are formed as necessary to address specific issues e.g. River Works.

Our current members are:
Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council 
Borders Angling Federation 
Borders Forest Trust
DEFRA
Environment Agency
Forestry Commission Scotland
Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group Scotland
Natural England 
Northumberland County Council
National Park Authority
Northumbrian Water
Northumberland Wildlife Trust
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
River Tweed Commission
Scottish Agricultural College
Scottish Borders Council
Scottish Borders Rural Partnership
Scottish Enterprise Borders
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Scottish Government 
Scottish National Farmers Union
Scottish Natural Heritage
Scottish Rural Property & Business Association
Scottish Water
Southern Upland Partnership
Tweed Foundation 
Visit Scotland Borders