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Contacts
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- West Gosforth Ward Surgeries
- Neighbourhood Response Manager: Darren Penaluna
Phone: 284 4728
E-mail: darren.penaluna@newcastle.gov.uk
What's happening in your ward
Summer Play Schemes in Gosforth
Gosforth Central Park Open Air Playscheme Monday 2 August - Friday 3 September (not 4 August) 11am-3pm
St Charles RC Primary School, Regent Farm Road Gosforth, Monday 26 July - Friday 3 September 2010 (not 4 August) 11am-3pm
Packed lunch and play clothes required!
Activities include: Arts and crafts, modelling, team challenges, sports, den building, games, adventurous activities, music, dance, freely chosen play and then some. All staff are experienced and qualified and hold current Enhanced CRB Disclosures, First Aid Certificates and have completed relevant Safeguarding Children Training.
Please note that the sessions are operated on a first-come, first-served basis.
All activities and premises are risk assessed against strict council procedures and policies.
All activities are free and are run by Newcastle Play Service with funding from the Big Lottery and East Gosforth, West Gosforth and Parklands Ward Committees.
For more information please phone Jay Stevenson (playworker) on 0191 271 3914.
Active Push - An exercise session for mums wanting to get back into shape after having a baby
Wednsdays 10-11am - Heaton Park, meet at the pavillion
Tuesdays 11am-12noon - Gosforth Park, meet at gates next to post office
£1.50 per session. First session is free.
Each exercise consists of power walking and resistance exercises to tone those troublesome areas. No childcare needed - bring your baby in your buggy.
For more information please contact Kerry Nesbitt. Phone: 0191 278 3331 / 07717 355 564 Email: kerry.nesbitt@newcastle.gov.uk
Home Safety Checks
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service is committed to achieving it's Vision of 'Creating the Safest Community' by reducing the risk of fire in domestic premises through Home Safety Checks. Firefighters can visit your home, where you may be at the greatest risk from fire, and offer simple advice on Fire Safety, tailored specifically to your needs. We can also, where necessary, fit free smoke detectors and in certain cases provide a deep fat fryer to replace a conventional chip pan. We are currently targeting our resources those households most at risk, but will attend to you as soon as possible if you request this service. Find out more at www.twfire.gov.uk/firesafety/your-home/hra/request
Newcastle Futures
James Malia is a Customer Co-ordinator from Newcastle Futures and is working in partnership with the Gosforth Customer Service Centre to help local residents with training and employment advice. If you are actively looking for work, James will be able to help you get started. This confidential and voluntary service is there to help you when you need it and will be tailored to your requirements. This can range from advice and guidance to potential financial assistance to help bridge the gap from benefits to employment.
Phone James for an informal chat to discuss all the options available to you on 07814 439 986 or email james.malia@newcastlefutures.co.uk. Alternatively you may contact our main office on free phone 0800 587 0478 or for more information visit www.newcastlefutures.co.uk.
Udecide - participatory Budgeting in Newcastle
Udecide gives people in Newcastle the power to decide how a pot of money should be spent so it can make the biggest difference. Udecide projects happen in different parts of the city with different groups of people and projects are based on a theme. At the moment residents are being invited to help decide how to spend £50,000+ to improve the quality of life for Newcastle Carers.
Do you provide care or look after an adult? If so we want to hear from you.
What would make your caring role easier?
How would you like to be involved in your community?
We are interested in peoples ideas and solutions and ideas on how to spend the money - the final decision will be made by a vote which you would be invited to take part in. You get involved at any stage of the process and do as much or as little as you like. For more information contact the Udecide Team on Freephone 0800 73 17 80 or email alison.lamb@newcastle.gov.uk or gail.forbes@newcastle gov.uk. View the Udecide webpages.
Need advice on benefits? We could help
If you feel you’re having to tighten your belt and money isn’t going as far as it used to, our new ‘Income Generator’ team might be able to help. We have joined up two parts of the council – the Benefits Section and Welfare Rights – to create recession-busting help for anyone in the city. The Income Generators attend Trinity Centre, Gosforth High Street every Thursday morning 10 to 12. They can help you by looking at what benefits you may not even realise you’re entitled to which could save you pounds on council tax, rent or other areas of your budget.
For more information please contact our specially trained advisors, Claire Toleman, Welfare Rights Officer on 0797 6507471 or Peter Scott, Revenues and Benefits Operational Support Officer on 0750 0224928 or email them at claire.toleman@newcastle.gov.uk or lisa.meadows@newcastle.gov.uk.
Women's Running Group (Beginners) - Gosforth Central Park
A brand new session for women who want to exercise in a fun and safe environment regardless of age or ability.
The session is run by a qualified trainer and advice will always be on hand. For more info and to register call Kerry Nesbitt or Helen Pearson on 0191 2773649 or 01912773644.
More than just running ...there is a social side too - there will be a warm down session every week after running in a local coffee shop where the group can catch up.
Volunteer for the Youth Offender Panel
Volunteers are needed to join youth offender panels in Newcastle. If you become a panel member you will be joining the thousands of volunteers who are already seeing their efforts pay off to tackle crime in their area.
You can do it
Being a panel member is a challenging yet rewarding role. If you want to see less crime in your community, this is the perfect opportunity to get actively involved. It makes no difference where you come from or what you do, as long you are over 18 years old and are willing to make a difference in your community. For more information please visit our Youth Offender Panel webpage.
E-mail Mark Johnson mark.w.johnson@newcastle.gov.uk or Kerry Turner kerry.turner@newcastle.gov.uk or phone 0191 277 7377 for an application pack.
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.
Gosforth Central Park User Group
This is an informal group who meet regularly to talk about the park. Contact Peter Scott, Parks and Countryside on 0191 277 3541 for more details or to be added to the mailing list. If you’d like to volunteer for a community project in the park, please contact Peter.
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)
Gosforth Pool and Impulse Fitness Suite offer a range of activities seven days a week. from early morning until mid evening Monday to Friday, 8am-4.30pm on Saturday, 8.30am - 12.45pm on Sunday. Some pool and sauna sessions are aimed at specific groups so please phone 284 3696 to check details. Swimming lessons are available every day, from babies to adult learners.
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 only takes 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 0191 277 7373.
Click here for more information about Newcastle Warm Zone.
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 West Gosforth ward is Darren Penaluna.
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, 24Kb)
- 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 t o 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) proje ct.
We work with the police on removing abandoned vehicles.
Your Ward Committee and getting involved
Ward Committees
Your Ward Committee 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 volunt ary and community sector organisations.
The Ward Committee meets at least once every two months and is open to all members of the public. The dates for meetings are:
2010
28 July
22 September
17 November
2011
19 January
16 March
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 West Gosforth 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 West Gosforth Ward Committee are:
2010
5 July (21 July meeting)
6 September (22 September meeting)
1 November (17 November meeting)
2011
3 January (19 January meeting)
28 February (16 March meeting)
Further Information
Residents Survey 2008
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 West Gosforth ward (pdf, 49Kb)
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 West Gosforth.
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.