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Northumbria Police invite residents to virtual meeting
Sunday 11 July between 7 and 9pm
Residents in Gosforth and Great Park are invited to have their say on crime from the comfort of their own homes as Northumbria Police host virtual meetings. Gosforth and Great Park Neighbourhood Inspector Jan Harrison will log on to speak directly to local residents about crime and disorder in the sector. The meeting gives residents the chance to raise any concerns they may have about crime in their neighbourhood and ask questions. Inspector Jan Harrison will be able to provide information on ongoing initiatives, policing in your neighbourhood, the crime figures for the area and offer relevant crime prevention advice. Residents across the area are being urged to log on to join Inspector Harrison in an hour-long web chat. Visit the Gosforth and Great park web pages on the Northumbria Police website closer to the time to visit a link to the meeting and to read the transcript of the previous meeting.
Castle Neighbourhood Charter
A neighbourhood charter is and agreement between you, the community, and us with our partners such as the police and health service at a local level. The purpose of a charter is to help us give you the services you want at a local level to improve your quality of life. This includes giving you a bigger say over health, housing, employment, education, policing and local facilities. Find our more by reading the Castle Ward Neighbourhood Charter Newsletter (pdf, 510Kb)
Health Trainers – making healthy choices easier
HealthWorks Newcastle have a team of Community Health Trainers who can help you to make better health choices. They can provide people with information about local services, community groups and projects. They can support people to stop smoking, reduce stress and anxiety, get fit and make friends and make healthy and safe relationship choices. Community Health Trainers work with individuals and groups. If you would like their support phone 273 8889.
Night Watch
Night watch operates seven days a week. If you are having a problem with noisy neighbours then phone 0300 1000 101 between 8am-4am, 7 days a week.
Grass Roots Grants
If your group is looking for funding you may be eligible for a Grass Roots Grant from the Community Foundation. To find out more visit www.communityfoundation.org.uk
Fusion is a two-year, City Council-led scheme that aims to increase participation in physical activity amongst children, young people and family groups across Newcastle. The scheme offers free activities at council managed leisure centres and pools and at partner organisations.
View the latest newsletter (pdf, 595Kb).
Environmental Forum
There is an Environmental Forum for Kingston Park where we discuss environmental issues that affect where you live. These meetings take place every 3 months. If you are interested in being involved phone Steve Dargon on 277 3990 or Sue Wannop on 211 6263.
Advice and Information on Finance for Older People
Barclays and Help the Aged are working together on a UK wide programme to enable older people to better manage their finances, especially in times of change. The 'Your Money Matters' programme aims to improve the skills, confidence and financial situation of older people by providing basic money management and debt advice. Individual appointments and group awareness sessions can be arranged.
Contact Mike Smith, c/o Caring Hands Charity, 34 Wretham Place, Shieldfield, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1XU.
Phone: 261 6412
Mobile: 07977 010212
E-mail: michael.smith@helptheaged.org.uk
Anchor Staying Put Newcastle Trades Register
For many older people finding a trades person can be a worry. Not getting the right one can work out costly and be more stressful than necessary. The Newcastle Trades Register can help you to find trades people to carry out repairs and maintenance in your home.
http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/core.nsf/a/tradersregolderpeople
An Older Person Friendly City Centre
The Elders Council have recently produced a report on an Older Person Friendly City Centre. It looks at how user friendly Newcastle city centre is for older people. View the report on the http://www.elderscouncil.org.uk.
Newcastle Warm Zone are working in your area. 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 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 277 7373.
Click here for more information about Newcastle Warm Zone.
Tenants' and Residents' Associations
At Dinnington - Havanah Crescent, Brenkley Close and Horton Crescent Tenants and Residents Association. For more information phone Michael McQue on 01661 824 297
Local council services
Neighbourhood Services, one of the council's departments, is responsible for dealing with the cleanliness, safety and improvement of the local environment. The manager for Castle ward is Steve Dargon.
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, blocked 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, 20.1Kb)
- sets out the key environmental issues in the ward and what we are doing to tackle them - Service requests to Envirocall
- shows the number of requests for our cleansing services
Reporting problems
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.
Your ward committee and getting involved
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 third Thursday of each month (excluding August and December) and is open to all members of the public. The meetings venue rotates between Kingston Park, Dinnington, Brunswick and Hazlerigg. There is normally an informal meeting at 6.30pm followed by the formal meeting at 7pm. The dates for meetings are:
2010
15 July, 6.30-8.30pm - Dinnington First School
16 September, 6.30-8.30pm - Kingston Park Community Centre
18 November, 6.30-8.30pm - Hazlerigg Memorial Hall
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 Castle 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 Castle Ward Committee are:
2010
7 January (for 21 January meeting)
4 March (for 18 March meeting)
Parish Councils
The villages of Brunswick, Hazlerigg and Dinnington also have Parish Councils. These are made up of elected representatives from each Parish. For more information see our Parish Councils webpages.
Further Information
Residents Survey 2008-09
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 Castle ward (pdf, 49Kb).
Find out what consultations the council is carrying out in your ward a nd submit your views online. You can also see the re sults of previous consultations.
Cityeye gives details of events in your ward. You can also find information about societies and clubs in Castle.
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 monum ents.
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