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North East Nurdle Derby

Kicked-off 1st September

North East Nurdle Derby
Supported by Supported by Northumberland Wildlife Trust
Kick-off 1st September

Fierce rivals.
Saving one coastline.

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17 tonnes of plastic nurdles are washing up on the north-east coastline!

Support the volunteer effort cleaning up the beaches!

Clean the coast

Join in the volunteer effort to clean up the north-east coast from plastic nurdles!

Score goals

Score goals for your club and beat your regional rivals.

Win the trophy

Help your club win the North East Nurdle Trophy.

Sign up here
Powered by Planet League

How it works

  1. 1

    Sign up to the Planet League North East Nurdle Trophy

  2. 2

    Choose your club

  3. 3

    Check out the fixture list - see who you are playing each week

  4. 4

    Check out the actions you can take to score goals

  5. 5

    When you've taken the action, upload a photo to score

The tournament

Four rounds. Four randomly selected fixtures.

The tournament is played in a Champions League-style group format.

Each club plays three randomly selected fixtures.

After three fixtures, the club with the most points wins the North East Nurdle Trophy.

If clubs finish level on points, goal difference decides the winner.

Remember:

Every goal comes from a real action.

Every submitted action is checked by our Planet League VAR system.

Points system

Win 3 pts
Draw 1 pt
Loss 0 pts

How you can help the volunteer effort

Join a beach clean

Invite a friend to join up

Watch a video about the nurdle spillage

Donate some equipment

And plenty more…
Check out all the actions on our platform…

Important Information!

There are two WhatsApp communities for the beach clean.

It's important to read the general information.

Choose the one nearest where you live, and just join in. You'll see how it works once you're in the group.

North of the Tyne

Join group

South of the Tyne

Join group

Please - keep it friendly, polite and professional! You're representing your team.

Actions

Sign up to take actions

FAQ

17 tonnes of plastic nurdles are washing up on the north-east coastline. Seabirds are eating them and dying — that’s what this tournament is helping to clean up.

Get in contact

Got a question about the tournament, need a hand signing up your club, or just want to say hello? We'd love to hear from you.

Email us [email protected]