17th June 2026 in Uncategorised
Dogger Bank Wind Farm has supported a further 124 community groups through its community fund, with grassroots football clubs among those benefiting from investment aimed at strengthening local communities across the North East and Yorkshire.
From improving access to sport to creating more inclusive environments for young people, the latest round of funding highlights the vital role community clubs play in bringing people together and supporting wellbeing.
Among the groups supported are Whiteleas Junior Football Club in South Tyneside and Saltburn Athletic Football Club in Redcar & Cleveland, two clubs using funding to make a meaningful difference both on and off the pitch.
Supporting inclusion at Whiteleas JFC
Whiteleas Junior Football Club used its grant to support girls across the club, helping to break down barriers to participation in sport.
Funding was used to provide WUKA period pants for female players, giving them added confidence and comfort during training and matches.
A club contact said:
“They were all very appreciative of the grant for the items they received.”
Whiteleas JFC
The initiative has helped ensure that all players can continue to enjoy football without disruption, reinforcing the club’s commitment to inclusion and equal access to sport.
Investing in facilities at Saltburn Athletic FC
Saltburn Athletic Football Club, a long-standing community organisation founded in 1998, has also benefited from Dogger Bank’s community fund.
Established by three local police officers, the club provides opportunities for children and young people aged four to 17, alongside adult teams competing in local leagues and the FA Disability Cup.
Funding has supported the club’s PlayZone project, a modern recreational facility designed to increase physical activity and make football more accessible year-round. The fully fenced and floodlit pitch allows for use in all weather conditions, with a smart access system enabling easy booking and secure entry.
A club coach said:
“The support we received from Dogger Bank Community Fund over the years has allowed us to grow not only our facilities but our team numbers. We now have 10 junior teams of all ages, including a girls team, and adult and open age group teams, all playing in the local North Riding leagues.”
Saltburn Athletic Football club
Strengthening communities through sport
Grassroots football clubs play a vital role in fostering teamwork, confidence, and community spirit, and Dogger Bank’s continued investment reflects its long-term commitment to supporting local priorities.
The community fund supports projects across South Tyneside, Redcar & Cleveland and East Riding of Yorkshire, the areas closest to the wind farm’s construction and operations.
Through small grants, the fund helps local organisations enhance quality of life, encourage participation, and bring people together through shared activities.
This latest milestone builds on Dogger Bank’s wider ambition to create a lasting positive impact in coastal communities, supporting initiatives that promote opportunity, wellbeing and a stronger sense of community.
See who benefitted in the latest round of Dogger Bank operator fund grants:
8th July 2025 in Uncategorised
Schoolchildren from West Yorkshire helped to improve marine ecosystems in the North Sea, by releasing juvenile lobsters during their school residential trip to Whitby.
After visiting the Marine Discovery Centre to learn about Whitby Lobster Hatchery’s work protecting lobster populations and supporting a healthy marine habitat, year 5 pupils from Brockholes C of E school in Huddersfield headed to the beach to release 700 tiny lobsters into the rock pools.
Hatchery experts were joined by representatives from Dogger Bank Wind Farm, who talked to the children about how they’re working collaboratively with other users of the North Sea, to help marine life to flourish.
Aiming to release 100,000 juvenile lobsters back into the sea, the team at Whitby Lobster Hatchery is committed to ensuring the seas are sustainable and rich in diversity for years to come.
Operating under the charity name of North Sea Conservation, the team has ambitions to provide the best opportunity for the coastline to remain healthy and productive. Working alongside its potting fleet which boasts the 3rd largest catches in Europe, the fishing community bring ‘berried’ egg bearing female lobsters into the hatchery.
When the eggs hatch the hatchery team then provides everything the tiny lobster larvae need to give them the best chance to survive. After around 8 weeks of care in the hatchery the juvenile lobsters are released back into the sea.
The Marine Discovery Centre (on Whitby’s Peir Road), aims to provide a unique visitor experience, showcasing native marine biodiversity and providing a great opportunity for young and old to learn about fisheries, marine wildlife and the work of the Whitby Lobster Hatchery.
Whitby Lobster Hatchery General Manager, Joe Redfern, said:
“It was a fantastic day, we really enjoyed giving these young people the chance to release juvenile lobsters. They really seemed to enjoy it and hopefully they made some lasting memories.”
“We are extremely grateful for the generous support we receive from Dogger Bank Farm, we really wouldn’t be able to do what we do without them.”
Pupils from Brockholes C of E school, said:
“ We had an amazing experience releasing our new friends into the sea.
“It was great to know that we have helped support a species for years to come!”
The wind farm has supported the lobster hatchery since its initial launch, and has continued its support for the charity with contributions to both the hatchery and the marine discovery centre.
Rachel Lawrence, Community Engagement Manager for Dogger Bank Wind Farm, said:
“It was a great privilege for us to be part of this release of juvenile lobsters, and wonderful for the children to be able to enhance the marine environment during their school residential.
“Working in harmony with nature and coastal communities is vital to the success of our world-leading renewable energy project, which is set to power 6 million UK homes by 2027.
“Dogger Bank Wind Farm is a proud supporter of Whitby Lobster Hatchery, and its vital conservation, education and research activities on the Yorkshire coast.”
Find out more about how Dogger Bank Wind Farm is supporting Whitby Lobster Hatchery here.
27th March 2025 in Uncategorised
Dogger Bank Wind Farm has submitted a request to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to amend the wording in its Development Consent Order, to allow for phases A and B of the project to progress separately through the OFTO sales process. As part of this application and in line with the Planning Act 2008, we have now opened a formal period of consultation with stakeholders on the proposed wording amendments.
Further details of this process are available in the Reg 6 notice below.
Doggerbank Offshore Wind Farm Project 1 Projco Limited and Doggerbank Offshore Wind Farm Project 2 Projco Limited at No. 1 Forbury Place 43 Forbury Road, Reading, United Kingdom, RG1 3JH.
- Email contact is possible by contacting:
DoggerBankConsentsConsultations@sse.com.
- The application documents and details of the changes proposed by this NMC Application are available for inspection, free of charge, at the “Documents” tab on the National Infrastructure Planning Portal’s Dogger Bank Creyke Beck page here:
https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010021
- For general enquiries on how to obtain any of the documents or on the information contained within them, please contact Dorothee Neun at the Applicant (neun@sse.com or 0141 224 7248).
- A free digital copy of the application documents can also be obtained from the Applicant using the contact details provided above. This will be available until the deadline for responses set out below closes. Alternatively, a paper copy can be obtained from the Applicant for a charge of £300.
- Please send any representations about the application by email to the Planning Inspectorate at:
dbcreykebeck@planninginspectorate.gov.uk
or in writing to:
Major Applications & Plans, The Planning Inspectorate, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6PN.
Please quote ‘Dogger Bank Creyke Beck’ on any correspondence. Any representations received by the Secretary of State in response to the consultation will be published on the Planning Inspectorate’s Infrastructure Planning Portal (https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/) with all personal information removed.
- The deadline for receipt of representations is 23:59 on 5 May 2025.
Doggerbank Offshore Wind Farm Project 1 Projco Limited and Doggerbank Offshore Wind Farm Project 2 Projco Limited
27th June 2023 in Community News, Press releases, Uncategorised
A fine art student from Northumberland will have her art displayed at our operation and maintenance base in Port of Tyne after winning the Dogger Bank Wind Farm purchase prize.
Britney Fraser, from Widdrington, in Northumberland, draws upon her family’s mining heritage and working class culture in her work. ‘Alreet’ and ‘Howay’ are part of her final year degree show and part of a series of pieces featuring regional words, also including ‘canny’ and ‘divvnt’ in her family’s handwriting on traditional ‘proggy’ mats made from recycled textiles. Her art highlights untold, overlooked, and undervalued stories from Northumberland’s working communities by transforming materials associated with manual labour into sculptural elevations of trade workers.
“My art is all about work,” says Britney.
“So I’m really happy that something so grounded in the North East and in its working-class communities will go on show at Dogger Bank Wind farm’s offices where people will see it every day.”
Felicity Wann, Operations Leader at Dogger Bank Wind Farm, said:
“We are delighted to present the Dogger Bank Purchase Prize Award to Britney for her inspiring artwork, which honours the North-East of England. We are excited to display Britney’s ‘Howay’ and ‘Alreet’ artworks in the entrance to our Operations and Maintenance base located at The Port of Tyne, giving employees and visitors the chance to view the pieces every time they enter the base. At Dogger Bank Wind Farm, it is our strategy to invest into the local community, so it is fantastic for the winning art pieces to have come from a student from Northumberland in the North-East of England.”
Dogger Bank Wind Farm is working with Newcastle art gallery Gallagher and Turner on the purchase prize for the next four years, with a yearly purchase prize for art students at Newcastle and Sunderland Universities. Selected works will be displayed at the Wind Farm’s Operations and Maintenance base.
You can see Britney’s artworks at the Fine Art Degree Show which reopens in Space Liverpool from 28 June to 1 July.
27th March 2023 in Project news, Supply Chain, Uncategorised
- Work involves mechanical and electrical activities for the pre-assembly of the towers and nacelles
- Award supports 90 local jobs associated with multi-year effort to install, test, and commission Dogger Bank Wind Farm
GE Renewable Energy has selected Eastgate Engineering, based in Billingham, Teesside, to provide mechanical and electrical activities for the pre-assembly of the towers and nacelles for the Haliade-X turbines to be used at Dogger Bank Wind Farm.
The contract is expected to support approximately 90 local jobs including electrical and mechanical technicians, supervision and project management.
The mechanical and electrical engineering work will be done at Able Seaton Port, the Dogger Bank Wind Farm marshalling harbour. The work began in January 2023 and is expected to continue throughout all three phases of the pre-assembly of the wind farm, which is set to conclude in 2026.
Dogger Bank Wind Farm Commercial Director Simon Bailey, said:
“Eastgate Engineering is a very welcome addition to our Dogger Bank Wind Farm supply chain, as they help us prepare for turbine installation later this year. The Billingham-based company is one of a number of firms in the north-east bringing expertise to our world-leading project, which is supporting more than 2,000 UK-based roles during construction and operation.”
Nathan Fahey, GE Project Director for the Dogger Bank Wind Farm, said:
“We are pleased to announce that we have selected Eastgate Engineering to provide mechanical and electrical engineering support for the Dogger Bank Offshore Wind farm. They have the expertise and strong local presence we are looking for in the companies we are engaging to support this project. This award is another in a series of contracts with companies in the Teesside area that will both support and create jobs today and well into the future.”
David Brennan, Managing Director of Eastgate Engineering, said:
“Eastgate Engineering is delighted to work in close partnership with GE to deliver the world’s largest offshore wind farm. Our highly skilled, locally based workforce is excited to support such a historic project with such an important role to play in bringing more clean, renewable offshore wind online in the UK.”
GE announced in December 2022 it had selected Mammoet UK, based in Thornaby Teesside, to supply onshore heavy lifting and transport for the staging and assembly of turbine components for Dogger Bank Wind Farm.
