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What's happening in your ward
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. View more information about the Register.
The Caring Café
16 March, 5 – 7pm, MEA House,
Age Concern café, Ellison Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8XS
Come along and join the Caring Café for a free cuppa and pie and pea social. The Caring Café is an opportunity for people with dementia and their carers to spend an informal and relaxing evening together, taking advantage of:
A range of information available relating to dementia
A range of professionals within the field of dementia on hand to talk too
Free tea/coffee refreshments and a pie and pea supper
A chance to take part in an Argentinean Tango Dance session!
For further information or to express your interest in attending the Caring Café, please contact Lisa Mollett at the Newcastle branch of the Alzheimer's Society by Tel: 0191 274 2727 or email: lisa.mollett@alzheimers.org.uk
Slatyford Play Sessions
The Play Service currently provides the following sessions at the Slatyford Youth Centre, Bowness Road, NE5 2TA.
Junior Sessions - 5 -11yr olds (Open access but children must be registered and under 8's need to signed in and out by a responsible adult) on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 4 - 6pm
Inters Session - 11 - 13yr olds (Open access but children must be registered) on Fridays 4.30 - 6.30pm.
For more information please contact Paul Moore by email at paul.m.moore@newcastle.gov.uk or by phone on 0191 277 2675.
Free Sports Activities
Friday Nights - Murray House, Diana Street 7.30-9.30pm
13-19 year olds. All welcome.
Activities: Football, Pool, table tennis and more.
For more information contact Gerard at Sports for Youth
Phone: 0787 572 9960
E-mail: info@sportsforyouth.co.uk
Web: www.sportsforyouth.co.uk
Atkinson Road Nursery School Centenary Celebrations 2010
From January to September 2010 our Nursery School together with Atkinson Road Primary School will be celebrating 100 years of the school being in Benwell. If you have any memories or memorabilia of your time in the school or artefacts from the last 100 years we would love to hear from you. There is an ‘Archive box’ in the Primary School to store these items. Phone Diane Morrison on 0191 273 0452 (Primary) for more information.
There will be lots of activities for the children to celebrate the Centenary during the year. Phone Pat Young in the Nursery School on 0191 2733368 for more information.
Art Club
Every Tuesday 12noon - 3pm, at The Chatshop, St Matthews Church, Big Lamp, Summerhill Street.
£2.50 per session, refreshments provided
Two professional artists and active members of the Time Exchange (Anne & Fetlework) have set up an Art Club in Arthur’s Hill. All abilities – drawing, painting, sculpture, photography etc. Two artists will be on hand for tuition and advice (if necessary). Develop your work in a supportive atmosphere of like-minded people, share your skills with others and gain feedback. Famous artists featured each week.
There will be basic equipment and materials but bring along anything you are working on.
Phone 0191 241 3015 for further information.
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.
Active Newcastle
This is new four year campaign to get more people who live and work in Newcastle doing more exercise more often. The Active Newcastle website gives you information about the wide range of activities taking place in the city from regular classes to one off and annual events.
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).
West End Customer Service Centre and Library
The West End Customer Service Centre and Library offers a range of services all under one roof. Read more about the centre.
Care Homes Project needs volunteers to act as friends and mentors to care home residents. We provide full support and training and pay out-of-pocket expenses. You will be working alongside older people to provide a listening ear and to help them to be physically and mentally active. There will be involvement in local community activities such as dancing, film and drama groups, local history classes, reminiscence sessions, arts and crafts, etc. For further details contact Nicole Dowley, West End Befrienders, St. John's House, Westgate Road, NE4 9PQ
Phone: 272 4414
E-mail: carehomesproject@yahoo.co.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 phone 277 7373.
Click here for more information about Newcastle Warm Zone.
Excelsior Academy
Information about the new Excelsior Academy in the West End of Newcastle is now available online at www.excelsiornewcastle.org.uk.
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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 Benwell and Scotswood ward is David Orr.
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, 47Kb)
- 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 at least once every two months and are open to all members of the public. The dates for meetings are:
2010
9 February, 6.30pm - Venue to be confirmed
09 March, 6.30pm - 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 Benwell and Scotswood 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 ab out 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 Benwell and Scotswood Ward Committee are:
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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 th
ink about the area you live in.
View the results for Benwell and Scotswood ward (pdf, 46Kb)
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 Benwell and Scotswood.
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.