KIELDER Salmon Centre will be reopening to the public after being closed for more than two years.

The visitor centre, which underwent a £100,000 refurbishment and was officially opened by the Prince of Wales in September 2018, closed for the winter in 2019 and hasn’t reopened since due to Coronavirus restrictions.

The centre is now officially reopening for the summer on Friday, May 27.

The interactive experience allows visitors to get up close with salmon and critically endangered freshwater pearl mussels and help people understand the world that lies below the surface of the river.

It includes a natural North East river environment aquarium showcasing salmon and other local river species, videos revealing the behind the scenes work at the centre to protect iconic species and a prehistoric salmon fossil dig.

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To support the centre reopening, an Environment Agency job opportunity has been created for a facilities management assistant.

Richard Bond, Salmon Centre manager for more than 17 years, said: “We’re really looking forward to welcoming people back to the visitor centre. It gives a fascinating insight into our work to protect this incredible, iconic fish, and explain the innovative work to hand rear the endangered freshwater pearl mussel, which is vital to our river systems.

“It’s rare that job opportunities at the Salmon Centre arise and we’re looking for a new member of our team to help us keep it a great and safe place to work. This role is a truly unique one, and we are looking for someone who is excellent at Facilities Management as well as relishing the opportunity to get stuck into lots of different activities.”

The facilities management assistant job advert is live until May 24. Find out more here.

The centre, which is free to visit, will be open daily between 10am-4pm until September 30.