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What's happening in your ward
Fusion is a two-year, City Council-led scheme that, through a mixed programme of free-use, coached activities, innovation and outreach work, aims to increase participation in physical activity amongst children, young people and family groups across Newcastle. FUSION is aimed at all children and young people aged 5-18 who live in Newcastle. The scheme offers free activities at council managed leisure centres and pools and at partner organisations. View the latest newsletter. (pdf, 595Kb)
Christmas Fayre
St Matthew’s Church, Big Lamp, Summerhill Street
6 December, 11am-1pm. Admission 20p.
Come along to the Church Hall and join in the fun. There will be a Christmas tombola, toy stall, grand prize draw, cakes, chocolate tombola and lots more to enjoy. Everyone welcome.
Night-Watch...
..is now operating seven nights a week. The number may have changed but Newcastle's night time noise service 'Night-Watch' is still here. If you are having problems with noisy neighbours then call 0300 1000 101. Night-Watch operates between 8pm and 4am 7 nights a week.
Free Training Course for West End Residents
A brand new course is offering West End residents the chance to learn new skills and kick start their career chances. The free four-week course - known as Ucan - is available now, with flexible course times and help with childcare also on offer. If you'd like to find out more, please contact Daniel Gibson.
Phone: 0191 286 3456
E-mail daniel.gibson@newcastle.gov.uk
West End Health Enabling Action and Response Group
A group of West End residents have been meeting monthly since last August to take action to improve health in the area. They have called themselves WEHEAR (West End Health – Enabling Action and Response). If you are interested in Health issues and would like to be involved please phone Barbara Cage or Rachel Parsons at West End Health Resource Centre for more information on 272 4244.
Meet Your Community Health Trainer Team
Community health trainers are helping people in areas of deprivation in Newcastle to get fitter and healthier. Trainers provide information and practical help on a range of issues. If you would like to know how to get in touch with your local Health Trainer then please phone 273 8889 or e-mail cht@wehrc.co.uk
Newcastle NDC Community Chest
The Newcastle New Deal for Communities Community Chest Grant Aid Budget is a responsive and flexible fund which provides funding for small scale, one-off community and voluntary sector projects. Projects seeking grant aid should be of direct benefit to the residents of the Newcastle New Deal for Communities area and must comply with the eligibility criteria. Further information is available at www.newcastlendc.co.uk/page/communitychest.cfm
Everyone’s Tomorrow… today!
Listen to an exciting radio programme broadcast by the Elders Council of Newcastle. Enjoy an hour of news, stories, discussion and music put together by older people for older people. Tune in to the monthly programme on the first Friday of every month from 2-4pm on NE1fm – 102.5.
Launch of New Jobs Club
Learning Links Europe is starting a new Jobs Club to help local people find work. The Job Club will be open every Friday from 9.30 to 3.30 at the Lynnwood Business Centre, on Lynnwood Terrace. For further information please contact Philip Hudson on 273 6520 or email philip.hudson@learninglinkseurope.com.
Westgate Older People's Network
Are you a group working with older people in Westgate Ward? Would you like to find out more about what's happening in Westgate Ward? If so why not join the Westgate Older People's Network to receive regular mailings and information on events and activities that may be of interest to your members. There also may be the opportunity to meet up with other groups in your local area. If you want to find out more contact the Westgate Ward Co-ordinator.
What's On In The West End Website
Take a look at the What’s On In The West End website to find out more about physical activities available to residents in the West End of Newcastle. There’s also information on the site about Wonder Walks – a series of 10 short and local health walks situated in and around the West End of Newcastle.
Newcastle Warm Zone are working in your area and we encourage you to talk to our assessor who will call to your door - an assessment to see if you are eligible for free cavity wall and loft insulation takes only five minutes and we don't even need to enter your property. All of our staff carry ID and wear the Warm Zone uniform. If you have any queries about the Newcastle Warm Zone project please call us on 0191 277 7373.
Click here for more information about Newcastle Warm Zone.
Knit and Natter Groups
1.30pm-3.30pm, Tuesdays at Cornerstone
1pm-3pm, Tuesdays at Fenham Association of Residents (FAR), Acanthus Avenue
2pm-4pm, Mondays in the community room in Holywell Close (off Barrack Road)
1.30pm-3.30pm, Fridays in Benwell Hall Drive community room
10am-12noon, Wednesdays at Condercum Court
All knitters welcome - no need to book just turn up! Search can provide knitting need les, wool and simple patterns for premature baby clothes and trauma teddies – or just bring along your own knitting. Any questions? Please contact Diana Hinns at Search Project, 74 Adelaide Terrace.
Phone: 273 7443.
Activities at Nunsmoor Centre
There are lots of activities and classes to take part in at the new Nunsmoor Centre on Studley Terrace. These include: how to use computers; healthy eating sessions; dads' sessions; baby social; baby peep; play sessions; support with literacy and numeracy and keeping fit. The community rooms and hall can also be booked for meetings and events. For further details please phone the centre on 0191 226 1006.
Help your local Community Centre
Murray House Community Recreation Centre is looking for volunteers to join their management committee. The Centre is on Diana Street and provides activities for all ages. The Committee meets every month and would welcome new members to help them progress the work of the Centre. If you are interested in hel ping out then please contact the Westgate Ward Co-ordinator for further information.
Newcastle Futures
Newcastle Futures is an organisation that is looking to help West End residents into jobs and training. Based in community venues, Newcastle Futures can listen, help f ind opportunities and even provide grants for the cost of interview clothes and travel costs. For further information phone 0800 587 0478.
Funding Opportunities for Community Groups in Westgate
Community Spaces Grant
Groundwork UK is managing the Community Spaces Grant on behalf of a consortium of env ironmental organisations. Community Spaces will fund a range of small, medium and large projects to improve green and open spaces, including play areas, community parks, wildlife areas, ponds and village gr eens. The majority of grants will be between £10,000 and £50,000. If you would like more information or would like to talk over an idea please contact Siobhan O'Brien at Groundwork on 0191 277 3498, or visit www.community-spaces.org.uk. Groundwork is also working with Business in the Community to identify volunteering projects for their members, usually a team for one day. This year they are looking for innovative ideas but will consider a range of projects. Contact Siobhan O'Brien on the number above with suggestions.
Could you use an individual funding advice session?
Are you a community organisation working in Newcastle? Do you need advice on improving a draft application or have you just had an application rejected and want to talk about why it happened? Are you looking for new funding opportunities? Perhaps you want advice on measuring outcomes or you just want to discuss whether your proposed project is likely to attract funding. You can come to NCVS and talk to a Funding Advice Officer about any aspects of fundraising. For an appointment phone Louise or Chris on 232 7445.
Football Foundation
The Football Foundation is the UK's largest sports charity funded by the Premier League, the FA, Sport England and the Government. The aim is to improve facilities, create opportunities and build communities throughout England. There are a number of grants available – for more information visit the website. www.footballfoundation.org.uk
David Dockray's West End Young People’s Fund – was established at the Community Foundation in 2007 following the sale of the West End Youth and Community Centre in Fenham. The fund aims to support children and young people aged 5-25 in the West End of Newcastle. The majority of grants will be between £250-£5,000 but grants of up to £20,000 will also be considered. Grants can be for core costs, project costs or capital costs.
For more information or to get an application form:
Phone: 0191 222 0945
Website www.communityfoundation.org.uk
Ringtons Fund - has added £250,000 to its charitable fund to celebrate its centenary year. The fund supports charitable organisations that work with families, women, elderly people and disabled people in Tyne and Wear and Northumberland. Grants of up to £5000 are available and applications can be made at any time and are considered by family members of the Ringtons every six months. For further information and application forms contact Community Foundation, Cale Cross, 156 Pilgrim Street
Phone: 0191 222 0945
E-mail: general@communityfoundation.org.uk
Website: www.communityfoundation.org.uk
Hedley Foundation – supports activities that benefit the following groups:
young people, particularly projects involving education, training and health and welfare
disabled people and terminally ill people, providing specialist equipment and support for carers
Grants of up to £5,000 are available for registered charities in the UK. Grants are for specific projects only and are awarded on a one off basis. They cannot fund individuals, core revenue, salaries, transport, large or national appeals. For further infor mation and applica tion forms contact the Hedley Foundation.
Phone: 020 7489 8076
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Neighbourhood Services, one of the council's departments, is responsible for deali ng with the clean liness, safety and improvement of the local environment. The manager for Westgate ward is Mark Lamb.
The managers are in charge of the Neighbourhood Response Teams, whose job it is to respond quickly to problems that soon make a place look untidy or make it feel unsafe. This team includes the Rapid Response staff who sweep the streets, pick up litter and empty litter bins; remove small scale graffiti; make minor repairs to the footpath or street furniture; and cut back shrubs. They also deal with problems such as dead animals, bloc ked street drains, potholes and fly-tipping.
The Neighbourhood Response Managers make sure these teams are doing the jobs that are a priority for the local community. They work with local councillors, ward co-ordinators, tenants' and residents' groups and local people to find out what their priorities are. They work closely with other Neighbourhood Services teams in the area such as grounds maintenance, and road and pavement work.
If you want to contact your Neighbourhood Response Manager you can contact them directly, e-mail them or go along to a ward committee meeting.
Key monitoring documents
Ward priority plan (pdf, 22Kb)
- sets out the key environmental issues in the ward and what we are doing to tackle them
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If you want to report environmental problems, such as overhanging trees or graffiti, or ask for a bulky rubbish collection, you should contact Envirocall.
Our streetlights are maintained by a PFI (Private Finance Initiative) project.
We work with the police on removing abandoned vehicles.
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Ward Committees
Your Ward Committee is made up of three local councillors. Its purpose is to identify and address local issues. The committee consults and works with local residents and businesses, agencies and voluntary and community sector organisations.
The Ward Committee meets on the fourth Monday of every month and is open to all members of the public. Meetings alternate between business meetings – which discuss issues of local concern and hear grant applications – and more informal themed meetings which offer residents a chance to look at a specific topic in more detail. All meetings take place on a Monday at 6pm. Meeting dates are as follows:
2008
24 November, Business meeting - Colby Court Fire Station
2009
26 January, Business meeting - Civic Centre
23 February, Themed meeting - Murray House
23 March, Business meeting - venue to be confirmed
27 April, Themed meeting - venue to be confirmed
18 May, Business meeting - venue to be confirmed
The Ward Co-ordinator organises and publicises Ward Committee meetings and deals with any issues raised. They can help you with transport to and from the meeting, childcare and information in a range of community languages.
View the public papers for Westgate Ward Committee meetings.
Grant Aid
The Ward Committee has a budget which community and voluntary sector groups can apply for by completing a grant aid application form. Further information about this budget and copies of the application form are available on the Ward Committee Funding webpage, or by contacting your Ward Co-ordinator.
Deadlines for the submission of application forms for Westgate Ward Committee are:
2008
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Community Groups
Are you a Community Organisation working in Westgate Ward? If so, we can give you the chance to publicise your work and events on this page. To find out more please phone the Westgate Ward Co-ordinator.
Westgate PAST
Would you like to help keep a record of the West End's past? Westgate PAST is now an established Local Heritage Initiative for the collection of oral history, photographs and artefacts in order to record the change that is taking place in the West End of Newcastle from days gone by to the present day. You can help the project in a number of ways
Contact us so we can interview you and record your memories.
Tell us if you have any photographs you’d like us to look at.
Come to our skills sessions on digital photography editing, interview skills, photography, sound editing, using the internet to send e-mails as a historical research tool, and computer skills.
Website: www.westgatepast.com
E-mail: admin@westgatepast.com
Phone: 242 1236
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Residents Survey 2007
Each year the Council undertakes a survey of residents in the city to find out what you think about the Council’s performance, the services we provide to you and what you think about the area you live in.
View the results for Westgate ward.
More information about the Residents Survey and Citywide results.
Find out what consultations the council is carrying out in your ward and submit your views online. You can also see the results of previous consultations.
Cityeye gives details of events in your ward. You can also find information about societies and clubs in Westgate.
Use our online map to find your nearest libraries and schools. You can also find out where your nearest recycling site is and find leisure services, such as swimming pools, and heritage information, such as listed buildings and ancient monuments.
See also the Related Pages panel at the right of the screen.