Now it is organising a training course on water resource management at the Cheviot Centre in Wooler in Northumberland on June 26 with speakers including industry specialists from the UK Irrigation Association (UKIA) and Cranfield University on best practice for irrigation management and options and costs for irrigation systems and there will also be a field visit to Turvelaws Farm.

The partnership is talking to farmers, landowners and land managers to try to develop ideas of how to apply simple measures to adapt to predicted events such as increased flooding, drought, wildfires, erosion and extreme weather. They will be working with these stakeholders to develop new and innovative techniques and trial demonstration works that will adapt their land and businesses to the changing climate.

Earlier this month Cheviot Futures were the main supporters of the 2009 Children’s Educational Day organised by The Glendale Agricultural Society. This was particularly appropriate to their work as they demonstrated to the children the challenges and benefits of our changing climate.

Northern Area Manager for Northumberland National Park, a partner of Cheviot Futures, Andrew Miller said: “The future of the countryside depends upon many things but most importantly on how we collectively react to the challenges of climate change. It is our children who will have to deal with many of these challenges and the Glendale Children’s Day provided a great opportunity to involve young people from across the North East. I can think of no other event that so successfully brings together the people who manage the countryside and produce our food with young people from across the region.”

For details log on to www.cheviotfutures.co.uk

The action plan has started and includes tree planting and gravel management