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BBC Radio 2 Discussion on Artificial Grass in Newcastle
Artificial turf is a surface of synthetic fibres made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commercial applications as well. The main reason is maintenance - artificial turf stands up to heavy use, such as in sports, and requires no irrigation or trimming. Domed, covered, and partially covered stadiums may require artificial turf because of the difficulty of getting grass enough sunlight to stay healthy. Artificial turf does have its downside, however: limited life, periodic cleaning requirements, petroleum use, toxic chemicals from infill, and heightened health and safety concerns.
Artificial turf first gained substantial attention in 1966, when it was installed in the year-old Astrodome. The specific product used was "ChemGrass", developed by Monsanto and rebranded as AstroTurf; this term since then became a generic trademark for any artificial turf throughout the late 20th century. AstroTurf remains a registered trademark but is no longer owned by Monsanto.
The first generation turf systems (i.e., short-pile fibres without infill) of the 1960s have been largely replaced by the second generation and third generation turf systems. Second-generation synthetic turf systems feature longer fibres and sand infills, and third-generation systems, which are most widely used today, offer infills that are mixtures of sand and granules of recycled rubber, or "rubber crumb".
FIFA originally launched its FIFA Quality Concept in February 2001. UEFA announced that starting from the 2005-06 season, approved artificial surfaces were to be permitted in their competitions.
A full international fixture for the 2008 European Championships was played on 17 October 2007 between England and Russia on an artificial surface, which was installed to counteract adverse weather conditions, at the Luzhniki in Moscow. It was one of the first full international games to be played on such a surface approved by both FIFA and UEFA. However, UEFA ordered that the 2008 European Champions League final hosted in the same stadium in May 2008 must take place on grass, so a temporary natural grass field was installed just for the final.
UEFA stressed that artificial turf should only be considered an option where climatic conditions necessitate. One Desso "hybrid grass" product incorporates both natural grass and artificial elements.
The rubber crumb that makes up the infill of most artificial turf is derived from old tires. These crumbs are known to contain heavy metals, some cancer causing compounds, and many chemicals whose effects are unknown. What is not clear is how much gets ingested, by what route - abrasions, swallowing crumbs, or inhalation - and the health effect of this exposure. An epidemiological study was started in 2016 and is ongoing. While this data is being gathered, different groups have tried to estimate exposure and its effects. Although most of the debate has centred on whether these exposures cause cancer, there is growing evidence that exposure to these endocrine disrupting chemicals can affect early puberty, obesity, and children's attention spans.
Different experts have come to different conclusions. Some say we should take no chances and crumb infill should not be used: "Caution would argue against use of these materials where human exposure is likely, and this is especially true for playgrounds and athletic playing fields where young people may be affected.” Others believe that since the overall cancer risk for adolescents is low, but the health problems from inactivity are high, that the health benefits of the additional sports that can be played on artificial fields outweighs the possible cancer risk. "Regular physical activity during adolescence and early adulthood helps prevent cancer later in life. Restricting the use or availability of all-weather year-round synthetic fields and thereby potentially reducing exercise could, in the long run, actually increase cancer incidence, as well as cardiovascular disease and other chronic illnesses."
However, the latter argument ignores the scientific studies of the impact of these chemicals on obesity and children’s healthy emotional and cognitive development.
For example, a study for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection analysed lead and other metals in dust kicked into the air by physical activity on 5 artificial turf fields. The results suggest that even low levels of activity on the field can cause particulate matter containing these chemicals to get into the air where it can be inhaled and be harmful. The authors state that since no level of lead exposure is considered safe for children, “only a comprehensive mandated testing of fields can provide assurance that no health hazard on these fields exists from lead or other metals used in their construction and maintenance.”
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New owners and changes at Gateshead Metrocentre (part 2)
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Metrocentre operator to 'inject life' into shopping complex www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-54709328 and netimesmagazine.co.uk/news/sovereign-centros-vows-to-inject-new-life-into-metrocentre/ #gateshead #metrocentre #retail Metrocentre, (stylised as intu Metrocentre) is a shopping centre and entertainment complex in Gateshead. It is located on the former site of Dunston Power Station, near t...
New owners and changes at Gateshead Metrocentre (part 1)
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Metrocentre operator to 'inject life' into shopping complex www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-54709328 and netimesmagazine.co.uk/news/sovereign-centros-vows-to-inject-new-life-into-metrocentre/ #gateshead #metrocentre #shopping Metrocentre, (stylised as intu Metrocentre) is a shopping centre and entertainment complex in Gateshead. It is located on the former site of Dunston Power Station, near...
Britain's Tree Felling Capital (BBC Look North) #newcastle
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#tree #chopping #cutting BBC Look North is a name used by the BBC for its local regional news programme in three regions in the North of England: BBC Look North for the BBC North East and Cumbria region (from Newcastle upon Tyne) BBC Look North for the BBC Yorkshire region BBC Look North for the BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire region For BBC Look North Programmes in Newcastle see www.bbc.co.uk/p...
Learn from the experience of Newcastle's Byker incinerator
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Byker Incinerator (East Newcastle): Campaign against energy from waste Washington residents need to learn from Newcastle's Byker incinerator. Yes You Can Cancel The Contract No Monster Incinerator Washington No Gasification Plant UK see ua-cam.com/video/nrjtSpZcR6M/v-deo.html Washington incinerator plume 2016 14km x 14km see ua-cam.com/video/w_LiUrd7bsg/v-deo.html Boris Johnson vows to look int...
Public Inquiry Needed on Newcastle's Big Wheel (The Whey Aye)
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The latest information on the Whey Aye. Whey Aye wheel opening pushed back to 2024 as new designs unveiled see www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/whey-aye-wheel-opening-date-19031444 Newcastle City Council passed plans to erect a giant observation wheel on the quayside at Spiller's Wharf as part of a wider ‘Giants on the Quayside’ development. The "Whey Aye" wheel, at 460 feet (140m) ...
Newcastle: Out of its Depth on Climate Change
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#climate #change #emergency From Holy Island to the Quayside - the areas which could be lost to the sea due to climate change Huge parts of the North East are set to be lost to the sea should temperatures keep rising www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/holy-island-quayside-areas-could-16818270?fbclid=IwAR22p4sxW7aZF9LXeqXn3w758O5xMfCJuNlDQ7iG8wn_qNjYdRlj6 nIRY Newcastle upon Tyne - Cli...
Newcastle's Parks: Time to Take Back Control
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#park #green #space 'Never again!' - Jesmond residents slam 'diabolical' noise from This is Tomorrow festival www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/never-again-jesmond-residents-slam-16356521 Newcastle parks boss responds to 'diabolical' This is Tomorrow festival noise - and says MORE big events are coming www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/newcastle-parks-boss-responds-diaboli...
Problem Drinking in Jesmond (Lessons from Whitley Bay)
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#jesmond #osborne #road Fury as Jesmond hotels bid to extend booze licences www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/marauding-drinkers-hideous-stag-parties-16270257 Man suffered fractured cheekbone after being attacked outside Jesmond bar www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/man-attacked-spy-bar-jesmond-16696185 Up to 35% of A&E visits in north-east are alcohol related, says report...
Why is Newcastle the tree felling capital of Britain? #chopping #cutting
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#tree #chopping #cutting Newcastle: Tree Felling Capital of Britain South Tyneside Tree Action see STyneTreeAction m. groups/997688837050672 There are links to the tree cutting issue in Newcastle below - see www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/newcastle-council-trees-green-party-15626941 www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-44363084 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/201...
People's Vote Needed in Newcastle on Opencast Mining
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#peoplesvote #election #referendum SAVE NEWCASTLE FROM OPENCAST COAL MINING see defenddewleyhill.org.uk/ Ideas for a letter to an MP - I wish to object to the opencast coalmine. My opposition is grounded in three main concerns. 1 The effect on our community This development will bring little or no sustainable benefit to our village. Jobs will be few and temporary.in contrast to employment in th...
Opencast Coal Mining in Newcastle will Damage the City and the Planet
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#opencast #coal #mine SAVE NEWCASTLE FROM OPENCAST COAL MINING see defenddewleyhill.org.uk/ Ideas for a letter to an MP - I wish to object to the opencast coalmine. My opposition is grounded in three main concerns. 1 The effect on our community This development will bring little or no sustainable benefit to our village. Jobs will be few and temporary.in contrast to employment in the sustainable...
Burning rubbish (incineration) led to food contamination in #Newcastle
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#burn #rubbish #incinerator See sites.google.com/site/foodsafetypolicy/byker-ash to find out more. Video on the former Byker incinerator also known as an Energy from Waste plant. A presentation on the contamination of allotments in Newcastle upon Tyne, in Northern England. The dioxin and heavy metal contamination was caused by the deposition of toxic ash, from the city's Byker incinerator, in t...
Risk from Mobile Phones, Wi-Fi and 5G (Write to your MP)
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Risk from Mobile Phones, Wi-Fi and 5G (Write to your MP)
Newcastle Needs to Learn from Gateshead on Consultation
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Newcastle Needs to Learn from Gateshead on Consultation
Gateshead Quays Regeneration: Partly Successful
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Gateshead Quays Regeneration: Partly Successful
5,000 houses put an end to North Tyneside's Green Space (flooding), (inner-city demolitions)
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5,000 houses put an end to North Tyneside's Green Space (flooding), (inner-city demolitions)
North Tyneside Has Lost Its Way (desktop version)
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North Tyneside Has Lost Its Way (desktop version)
Whitley Bay's Lost Its Way (tablet version)
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Whitley Bay's Lost Its Way (tablet version)
Newcastle upon Tyne Needs a Blue-Green Flooding Strategy
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Newcastle upon Tyne Needs a Blue-Green Flooding Strategy
Better Public Spending is Needed in Newcastle
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Better Public Spending is Needed in Newcastle
Weep, Geordie, Weep, at The Murder of Your City
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Weep, Geordie, Weep, at The Murder of Your City
Whatever Happened to Whitley Bay? (Before Redevelopment)
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Whatever Happened to Whitley Bay? (Before Redevelopment)
Northumbria Video 2
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Northumbria Video 2
Northumbria Video 1
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Northumbria Video 1
Northumbria Video 3
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Northumbria Video 4
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Northumbria Video 4

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  • @nickraw4348
    @nickraw4348 5 днів тому

    great work here & thanks for it, agree with a lot, & disagree with some. I work in construction and have worked with NCC. We don't always get it right, cause we can only do our best at the time, but videos like this/ interest like this (your work/efforts) is the only way we'll get it right next time! Please keep going - it's the only way you'll hold us to task!

  • @Stevenhamer82
    @Stevenhamer82 2 місяці тому

    I moved up Newcastle in 2009 with my wife from Hertfordshire, and never looked back. Newcastle is a wonderful place to live in. The history is brilliant.

  • @prpwnage9296
    @prpwnage9296 2 місяці тому

    she was so much in shock after her drive with Alan, that she walked away leaving the car door open!

  • @jimmyoconnell6167
    @jimmyoconnell6167 2 місяці тому

    Newcastle fired up the industrial revolution

  • @Questioneverythingg730
    @Questioneverythingg730 2 місяці тому

    It’s amazing to see how with progression, all we have managed to do is construction buildings that’s are not only vulgar but poorly constructed compared to ones from the 1800. Nothing is built to last now

  • @conordixon6915
    @conordixon6915 2 місяці тому

    From there, Do not miss it. Will never return.

  • @Michael43713
    @Michael43713 3 місяці тому

    The guest house looked like it was in Tynemouth.

  • @janwong9437
    @janwong9437 3 місяці тому

    Fantastic thank you, though the music is too loud. Is John Grundy narrating it?

  • @robertlamb1962
    @robertlamb1962 3 місяці тому

    One of the pictures shown is taken from Eldon Square looking down to Percy Street and it was in this location that Farage ( of Farage Hall) deported himself and his toad like face on a visit during which a quick thinking local Geordie lad took the opportunity to introduce ‘Toadface’ to a milkshake. - (dead accurate). I saw it coming, you saw it coming, we all saw it coming - except Farage. To this day I can still see a crestfallen and irate Farage beating a muttering retreat along Percy Street followed by his minders. I lived in Newcastle for five years and have many happy memories of this time not the least of which is this ‘Farage’ episode. (Howay the lads)

  • @garethlloyd7103
    @garethlloyd7103 4 місяці тому

    3:44/

  • @garethlloyd7103
    @garethlloyd7103 4 місяці тому

    1:59/

  • @garethlloyd7103
    @garethlloyd7103 4 місяці тому

    2. True Steppers, Dane Bowers - Out of Your Mind ft. Victoria Beckham

  • @garethlloyd7103
    @garethlloyd7103 4 місяці тому

    0:57/

  • @garethlloyd7103
    @garethlloyd7103 4 місяці тому

    1) History of Markets and Shops in Newcastle upon Tyne

  • @garethlloyd7103
    @garethlloyd7103 4 місяці тому

    0:34/

  • @garethlloyd7103
    @garethlloyd7103 4 місяці тому

    A History of Newcastle upon Tyne in the 1960s and 1970's

  • @grahammcevoy810
    @grahammcevoy810 5 місяців тому

    It's still a shithole today

  • @philw4625
    @philw4625 6 місяців тому

    Agree with some of this - T Dan Smith era was pretty devastating, and the failure to include the west end on the metro was bad (but probably too expensive, despite it being the area that would have most benefitted). I lived in Cradlewell when the bypass was built - yes, some trees were lost but the road had been a pretty bad bottle neck for years, and the bypass effectively 'lifted' the road out of the Dene, so it wasn't all bad and made sense with the existing traffic flow from central motorway to coast road. I do miss the toon.

  • @MrTrevglyon
    @MrTrevglyon 6 місяців тому

    I remember the Civic Centre opening, my mam and me went to hear the Blaydon Races playing on the hour. i was 8

    • @iTsRidIey
      @iTsRidIey 4 місяці тому

      Scumderland worse

  • @DJI-SI
    @DJI-SI 7 місяців тому

    Came here for a holiday in 2023 , 1 thing i did notice about this place was , How clean the streets where , zero garbage on the streets , such a clean tidy place , me and my kids thought the place was lovely , Though there could be more things going on , its a very nice place 👍👍👍

  • @davidoneill9244
    @davidoneill9244 7 місяців тому

    T Dan Smith ended up where he belonged - PRISON!!!!!!

  • @isitreallydavid1695
    @isitreallydavid1695 7 місяців тому

    Its dreamers on the council, Lefty's who have never run a business.. people who don't have a clue telling people who do, you get the demise of what was good into charity shop meca

  • @jonathansimmonds5784
    @jonathansimmonds5784 7 місяців тому

    Late 60's, teenager, brilliant memories, the beach, the girls, the Spanish City rides Mark Knopfler mentions in Tunnel of Love..... However, if there's one lesson I've learned the hard way, never go back, keep your memories intact.

  • @JET_60
    @JET_60 8 місяців тому

    Wasn't he a teacher at Highfield Comprehensive School in the horrible Felling in Gateshead? The most nastiest troublemaking twisted people you could come across in Felling.

  • @mrdrifter3925
    @mrdrifter3925 9 місяців тому

    Don’t know who Ronny Gill is but there’s blokes looking for him all over the city centre.

  • @KathleenConnor-xg9nd
    @KathleenConnor-xg9nd 10 місяців тому

    Love whitley bay

  • @Geordiboy666
    @Geordiboy666 10 місяців тому

    No foreigners better days

  • @alanhargreaves-thevoiceofr2361
    @alanhargreaves-thevoiceofr2361 10 місяців тому

    The MP chi omwoorah made a brilliant job ...of multi culturalising the place . ...allah wakbar Bonny Lad .

  • @paulthomas3841
    @paulthomas3841 10 місяців тому

    Men worked Hard then

  • @lindamcharie1264
    @lindamcharie1264 11 місяців тому

    Absolutely marvelous.. thankyou for sharing

  • @pulsereading
    @pulsereading 11 місяців тому

    Well done - and great message with great images!!! Thank you for making it!!

  • @NewcastleLocalInterest
    @NewcastleLocalInterest Рік тому

    TOP TEN Allotment Conflicts! ua-cam.com/video/0rQZj9yNyRY/v-deo.html&ab_channel=AllotmentGardener

  • @johnhiscott-walsh5198
    @johnhiscott-walsh5198 Рік тому

    The Eldon Pub Grey Street/Blackett Street , great times mid 70s

  • @jamesdecross1035
    @jamesdecross1035 Рік тому

    "Oh what happened to you? What ever happened to me?"

  • @GloriaL28
    @GloriaL28 Рік тому

    The streets of Newcastle seem run down and dirty now the pavements are like a chewing gum carpet

  • @Mrc172
    @Mrc172 Рік тому

    Those tower blocks are depressingly ugly.

  • @pandapaws70
    @pandapaws70 Рік тому

    My Mam n dad were the first registered marriage at the Civic Centre before it was officially opened n Tyne Tees filmed they're wedding

  • @ianhawdon3680
    @ianhawdon3680 Рік тому

    Window shopping grwat term

  • @uttaradit2
    @uttaradit2 Рік тому

    Get Carter

    • @christinehales4222
      @christinehales4222 Рік тому

      The opening scene was filmed at the crem on the West Rd.I remember my dad & younger brother going to watch it bring filmed 😆

    • @uttaradit2
      @uttaradit2 Рік тому

      @@christinehales4222 well at least gimme a thumbs up !!

    • @hthharrison7764
      @hthharrison7764 Рік тому

      My dad worked for the guys the film was loosely based on. Michael Stafford, John Lovaglio and Angus Sibbet.

  • @colinmccarthy7921
    @colinmccarthy7921 Рік тому

    I was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1950.My parents always took us to Whitley Bay(Spanish City) and Blyth,Etc.I am one of six children.I am proud to be a Geordie.Howay my Lads and Lasses.❤️🌹❤️.

  • @jojackson1573
    @jojackson1573 Рік тому

    Are these on dvd ?

  • @sicks6six
    @sicks6six Рік тому

    some great shops gone, Wengers, Farnons, the American pant house, Peters stores in the haymarket dressed every skinhead in Newcastle for 20 years, Crombies £10, Harringtons £5, 501s £8, Adidas Tshits £4, Marden Saddlery next to the Mayfair for best brogues in town £10 & astronaughts £10 segs 50p

  • @ronnieparkerscott6223
    @ronnieparkerscott6223 Рік тому

    I haven't lived there in more than 50 years...thank god!

    • @JD-lp5rw
      @JD-lp5rw Рік тому

      What you on about, it's an amazing place. My favourite place in the UK

    • @user-nt2wy5uy8e
      @user-nt2wy5uy8e 11 місяців тому

      Where do you live then pal

  • @weatherstationlytovchenko4794

    The whole council is an abomination, from the CEO to the care of the elderly, rotten.

  • @jean2740
    @jean2740 Рік тому

    Loved the films so much 😊

  • @jean2740
    @jean2740 Рік тому

    I used to go to the old town hall with me mam when I was just a little bairn I wasn't even old enough for school but I still remember

  • @TheWacoKid1963
    @TheWacoKid1963 Рік тому

    The modern generation would instantly surrender if another Hitler was to come along

  • @djsiimz
    @djsiimz Рік тому

    The council destroyed Whitley on purpose a lot of back handers

  • @shahsheikh541
    @shahsheikh541 Рік тому

    I hope Whitley bay is the place to go today…10 years on!

  • @Jeffybonbon
    @Jeffybonbon 2 роки тому

    Newcastle has had its day its now what I call Newcastle City Campus Very few geordies live in the center now

    • @hanifleylabi8628
      @hanifleylabi8628 2 місяці тому

      Half the businesses in the Grinager market would close if it wasn't for students

    • @Jeffybonbon
      @Jeffybonbon 2 місяці тому

      @@hanifleylabi8628 your right but students dont have a lot of cash to spend they have borrowed a lot of money to become students

    • @hanifleylabi8628
      @hanifleylabi8628 2 місяці тому

      @@Jeffybonbon True, most don't although some do, including some of the international ones who pay a lot of fees to be here. I think some of the fish mongers even had some Chinese signs at one point! And they're helping to keep the tradition of the butchers selling pigs heads haha

    • @Jeffybonbon
      @Jeffybonbon 2 місяці тому

      @@hanifleylabi8628 I think newcastel is a Campus now I dont have an issue with that its a differant Newcastle but i am sure my mam and dad said the same in the 1970s 80s when i worked in town