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What's happening in your ward
Finding the credit crunch tough? 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 team 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 phone our specially trained advisors, Claire Toleman, Welfare Rights Officer on 07976 507 471 or Peter Scott, Revenues and Benefits Operational Support Officer on 07500 224 928 or email them on claire.toleman@newcastle.gov.uk or lisa.meadows@newcastle.gov.uk
Denton Ward Neighbourhood Charter Newsletter (pdf, 1.1Mb)
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.
Surplus school sites in the Outer West - Land use consultation feedback
In October 2008 we hand-delivered a short questionnaire to over 4,000 households in the Chapel House and Chapel Park areas in order to find out residents' views on the possible future use and development of three surplus school sites, comprising
Part of the former Chapel House Middle / Thomas Bewick Schools;
Former Chapel Park Middle School; and
Former Parkway Special School.
The questionnaire asked residents what they thought would be the best uses for these three sites. 1,638 responses were received. This excellent rate of return means that the results are a good representation of the views of the community as a whole. We would like to thank all those who took the time to fill in the questionnaire. Your comments will be very helpful in drawing up policies for these sites in the future. A newsletter has been distributed to inform residents of the main findings of the research and what we plan to do next.
View the newsletter (pdf, 188Kb).
Read the full consultation report (pdf, 3Mb).
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 details of the Neighbourhood Policing Team for Denton and Westerhope (pdf, 33Kb)
Sport at All Saints College
The Centre has an outdoor playing area, sports hall, multi- purpose studio, and fitness suite, and can accommodate a wide range of activities including childrens birthday parties, sports days, five-a-side tournaments, and fitness training plus a wide range of sports including badminton, basketball, football, fencing, gymnastics, karate, keep fit, racquet sports, rugby, trampolining and toning. For more information contact Amy McCulloch, Sports Centre Manager.
Phone: 267 2680 / 07834 700 535
E-mail: amy.mcculloch@allsaints.newcastle.sch.uk
Outer West Pool
Anyone over the age of 16 can go to Impulse Fitness and, for those aged 13-15 years there is Impulse Evolution, a youth gym project which is fully operational at six sites across the city, including Outer West. For more information contact the Outer West Impulse Suite.
Phone: 277 7980.
Sure Start Denton and Westerhope Children’s Centre
Across Newcastle all services for children under 5 are being brought together under the banner of ‘Sure Start Children’s Centres’. Sure Start Children’s Centres will offer additional services for pre birth to five years. Services will be planned in the area based upon:
High quality integrated child care with full day care provision for children
Qualified teacher input to lead the development of learning within the centre
Childminder networks
Information and advice available for parents
Effective links with job centre plus
Parenting support and outreach support
Family Health services including anti-natal services
The Children’s Centre building behind West Denton Primary School in Hillhead Road is now open.
For more information please contact Rebecca Budden, Children’s Centre Manager .
Phone: 0191 277 2033.
Email: rebecca.budden@newcastle.gov.uk
View the Weekly Activities Timetable September 2009 – July 2010 (pdf, 738Kb)
Music and Dance Group starts 8 January (pdf, 73Kb)
Stay and Play Toy Library sessions (pdf, 645Kb)
Parents and Carers Forum Friday 12 February (pdf, 76Kb)
Parents and Carers Participation in Children's Services - free course (pdf, 74Kb)
Westerhope Park
The Friends of Westerhope Park are looking at ways to improve the park. Contact Jackie Bartlett, Community Development Officer.
Phone: 277 2464
E-mail: jackie.bartlett@newcastle.gov.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 a bout 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 Denton ward is Edward Bulloch.
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, 58Kb)
- 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 wit h local residents and businesses, agencies and voluntary and community sector organisations.
The Ward Committee m eets every two months on the third Thursday and is open to all members of the public. The dates for meetings are:
Meetings are at the West Denton Association Hall, Hillhead Road.
5pm drop-in, 6pm formal meeting.
2010
4 February, West Denton Association, Hillhead Road.
4 March
The Ward Co-ordinator organises and publicises Ward Committee meetings and deals with any issues raised. T hey can help yo u with transport to and from the meeting, childcare and information in a range of community languages.
View the public papers for Denton 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 a pplication form are available on th e Ward Committee Funding webpage, or by contacting your Ward Co-ordinator.
Deadlines for the submission of application forms for Denton Ward Committee are:
17 December (for January 2010 meeting)
18 February (for March 2010 meeting)
Community Groups
Denton Mature Action Group
The Denton Ward Committee is seeking to engage with as wide a range of local residents over the age of 50 as possible in order to ensure that local priorities are reflected in the work of t he Committee and shape the development of the Denton Older People's Strategy. Meetings are held on the fourth Thursday in the month (except Aug ust and December) at 10.45am in the bar/lounge of the W est Denton Association, Hillhead Road.
Speakers attend the meetings to discuss issues of importance to older people. View programme of acti vities (pdf, 151Kb)
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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 think about the area you live in.
View the results for Denton ward (pdf, 45Kb).
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 Fenham.
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.