Cash in pipeline for community Cafe

Gas engineers have said a thousand thanks to community workers who kept them topped up with grub during a massive pipeline project.

Lynne Murray and her colleagues at Scotswood’s community café became such firm favourites with men on the Northern Gas Networks project that they made a special last visit to see her – and brought a cheque for £1,000.

The money will be used to buy a chiller cabinet to extend the range of fresh food available at the charitably-funded café on Armstrong Road.

Scores of workmen from United Utilities and Murphy Pipelines spent the whole winter building a new £2.5 million gas pipeline from Scotswood to Elswick.

The huge pipe – measuring 500mm in diameter and stretching 5km – is vital to meet the booming demand for gas in Newcastle.

John O’Grady from Northern Gas Networks said engineers were regulars at Scotswood’s Community Café and, although the project has now finished, wanted to come back and say thanks.

Photograph 

Café manager Lynne Murray gets a lift from (l to R) Northern Gas Networks’ communications director John O’Grady, Murphy Pipelines’ project manager Chris Mills, and engineers Barry Stewart and Anthony Corcoran of United Utilities.

“Lynne and her colleagues Janice Oliver and Gwen Milburn great girls and they cook a mean breakfast. The café relies on charitable funding so we clubbed together with our main contractor Murphy Pipelines and donated £500 each so they can do even more for local people. It’s a great resource,” he said.

“Lynne and her colleagues Janice Oliver and Gwen Milburn great girls and they cook a mean breakfast. The café relies on charitable funding so we clubbed together with our main contractor Murphy Pipelines and donated £500 each so they can do even more for local people. It’s a great resource,” he said.

Added Lynne: “The lads were regulars in here and ate huge breakfasts. Getting this money is really, really good.”