Contacts
What's happening in your ward
Local council services
Reporting problems
Your ward committee and getting involved
Further information
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What's happening in your ward
Wednesday Pick 'n' Mix Computer Classes
Age Concern are running a number of short classes about computers:
19 November - Internet Security
26 November - How to buy a computer and what you can do with it
3 December - File management
10 December - How to troubleshoot computer problems (note that this is not a practical class – don’t bring your laptop)
Classes run 2.30-4pm in the IT Suite on the ground floor of MEA House (Ellison Place, Newcastle, NE1 8XS www.meahouse.org.uk/map.htm). Each session costs £3.50. To find out more and to book a place please call into the Leisure and Learning Service office in the Healthy Living Centre on the ground floor of MEA House or phone Jennifer Taylor on 235 9914.
Elders Council ‘Keeping Warm’ Session
Monday 12 January 2009, 10.30am-12.30pm, St John the Baptist Church, Grainger Street
A presentation and exhibition of information and support which can help you stay warm this winter. Booking essential. Phone 255 1988 by Monday 5 January. Transport is available on request if you are unable to use public transport.
New Leaf New Life Active Ageing Programme
The New Leaf New Life Active Ageing Programme is funded by the Big Lottery and led by Michelle Mordue from the Quality of Life Partnership. It offers some exciting new programmes, tips on staying well, and activities to improve your health and social life. To register your interest in some of the potential new programmes for 2008/2009 (subject to sufficient interest) please phone Michelle on 255 1985 and tell her which activity you are interested in:City Centre Walking Group, Dance Classes, Gardening Programme, Novice Cycling, Ageing Well Courses, Nordic Walking, Beginners Cycling, Special Events.
Customer Services at Newcastle City Council
We want to hear what you have to say about our customer services. Newcastle City Council has a Community Focus Group that meets three times a year to discuss the way we deliver your council services. We want your ideas to help us shape these services in future. Come along to the Customer Services Community Focus Group meeting at 12 noon on Monday 9 February 2009 at the Community Meeting Room in the Kenton Customer Service Centre (Hillsview Avenue, Kenton). For more information phone Alison Dyson on 277 7590 or e-mail alison.dyson@newcastle.gov.uk
High Heaton Library
We’re back! The new High Heaton library in Newton Place opened on Monday 22 September. Your new look community library has state of the art technology, new books, DVDs, and new public access computers. The children's area has a bright fun look and is partitioned from the adult area by a glass screen upon which local artist Kathryn Hodgkinson has etched designs inspired by the memorial trees in the Spinney. The community room has adjoining kitchen facilities and will be available for hire by community groups. The library will be the first to incorporate a Customer Service Information Point where you can get any information on council services. There will be a video link giving face to face contact with a Customer Service Officer without having to travel to one of the Customer Service Centres. There is also a freephone facility to contact other Council departments and Your Homes Newcastle Community Housing Office.
Opening times:
Monday: 9am-8pm
Tuesday: 9am-5pm
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 9am-8pm
Friday: 9am-5pm
Saturday: 9am-5pm
Sunday: Closed
For further information contact Sue Harrison:
Phone: 0191 278 4218
E-Mail: sue.harrison@newcastle.gov.uk
Room Hire at Disability North
Looking for accessible, affordable hire spaces for seminars, workshops, committee meetings or conferences?Disability North is based at The Dene Centre, a modern and purpose built accessible environment offering a range of flexible conference facilities at low rates. To find out more contact Disability North Events on 0191 284 0480 or email events@disabilitynorth.org.uk.
Working It Out
Are you aged 16-24? Are you ready to do something different? Join us on Working It Out – a 16 week personal development course where you work in a team to complete challenging projects that help the local community. Interested? Call your local Working It Out team on 0191 261 6242.
How Can We Help?
The Working It Out team is a group of young people who would like to help to get things done. They would like to help community groups, schools, nurseries, pensioners clubs, etc. For more information please contact th rnumber above.
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
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 8pm - 4am 7 nights a week.
Could your community organisation 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.
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 277 7373.
Click here for more information about Newcastle Warm Zone.
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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 Dene ward is Stephen Green.
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, 28Kb)
- 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 every two months and is open to all members of the public. The dates for meetings are:
2008
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 Dene 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 (see related forms to right of screen). Deadlines for the submission of application forms are :
2008
To find out more about grant aid please read the Guidance Notes (pdf, 98Kb) or speak to your ward co-ordinator.
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Further Information
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 Dene ward.
More informatio
n 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 Dene.
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 servic es, 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.