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What's happening in your ward
Udecide programme
Newcastle Libraries Modernisation Programme
Local Democracy Week
Denton Park Shopping Centre
Westerhope Park Fitness Trail
Warm Zone
New Children's Centre
Thomas Bewick School
Sport at All Saints College
Outer West Pool Impulse Fitness Suite and Outer West Pool Easter Events Programme
Fusion
Safer and Stronger Communities Fund, Neighbourhood Element (SSCFNE)
Udecide programme
Denton ward will introduce the participatory budgeting programme this year and this is a fantastic opportunity for local people to have their say and decide how pots of public money should be spent in their area by coming up with ideas for the money, to voting for the ideas and to managing the process. Udecide puts local people in the driving seat at every stage. So look out for further information coming through your doors in the near future. For further information phone the Participatory Budgeting team on 0191 277 7807.
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Newcastle Libraries Modernisation Programme
Newcastle Library service are conducting a city wide consultation exercise to establish local peoples views in how local people would like to see their modern library service develop. You can participate in the consultation via the Community Engagement webpages or you can phone Angela Forster, Senior Library and Information Manager on 0191 277 4148.
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Local Democracy Week
13 - 19 October
Newcastle City Council will hold its Local Democracy Week in October. This is an annual campaign aimed at getting young people interested and involved in democracy in their local area. If you would further information or would like to get involved please phone Vicky Hartley, Participation Officer on 0191 277 1247.
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Denton Park Shopping Centre
Newsletter (pdf, 1Mb)
Fortnightly meetings are held between the College, Council officers and Morrisons representatives where any problems or issues are raised and addressed. Whilst it is inevitable that some disruption to normal services is only to be expected, all parties are striving to keep this to a minimum. The old Presto store, Kwik Save, the Whin Dyke public house, and the former petrol filling station have all been demolished. This has enabled site preparation works to proceed for the new development. Work has also commenced to prepare the land to the south of the Customer Service Centre (CSS) for the new hot food takeaway units. A draft timeline demonstrating some of the critical aspects of the development includes:
2008
May
- Complete highway works associated with Western access road following completion of NEDL works
July
- Complete refurbishment of existing Northern shopping mall
September
- Complete hot food takeaway units
- Complete health centre / new retail block; demolish old health centre
October
- Start Morrisons superstore
2009
Summer
- Complete Morrisons superstore
Contact Officer - Geoff Scott, Senior Planning Officer, phone 0191 211 5636.
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Westerhope Park Fitness Trail
The Friends of Westerhope Park have now secured the funding to build a fitness trail. Members of the group and local children were involved in developing the bid and choosing the equipment. Installation work will begin in early 2008, to be followed by a launch event into March. The Friends of Westerhope Park are now looking at other ways to improve the park. For further details about the Friends of Westerhope Park or the fitness trail, contact:
Jackie Bartlett, Community Development Officer
Phone: 277 2464
E-mail: jackie.bartlett@newcastle.gov.uk
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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 0191 277 7373.
Click here for more information about Newcastle Warm Zone.
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A new Children's Centre for Denton
A Children's Centre is being developed within the Denton area, where services from Health, City Council and the Voluntary and Community Sector are working together to improve support and information for children and families, with particular emphasis on families with children from pre-birth to five years of age.
Children's Centres include:
Childcare and early education support for pre-school, and before and after school childcare
Information and support for parents and families, including training and jobs advice and information
Child and family health services including baby massage, breast feeding support and general parenting support.
The Children's Centre services will not be available in one single building but will be delivered from a number of existing facilities within the Denton area. However, a new facility, that will form part of the Children's Centre, is to be built on the site between West Denton Primary School and the West Denton Community Association. The building work has already started and is expected to be finished in mid 2008. If you would like more information about the Children's Centre developments please contact Paddy Docherty, Extended Services Co-ordinator
Phone: 277 4494
E-mail: patrick.docherty@newcastle.gov.uk
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Thomas Bewick School
The building work on the new Thomas Bewick School on Linhope Road, for pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, is progressing well with much of the new steel erected. It is scheduled for opening in June 2008. School Travel Plans are being developed for the new school, and for Beech Hill Primary and the Linhope Pupil Referral Unit. For more information contact Jean Quinn, Building Schools For the Future.
Phone: 211 5347/8
E-mail: bsf@newcastle.gov.uk
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Sport at All Saints College
A newly built multi-million pound state-of-the-art Sports Centre at All Saints College is now available for both public and private use. 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. See 'Related Files' at right of screen for Spring activities. For more information contact Amy McCulloch, Sports Centre Manager.
Phone: 267 2680 / 07834 700 535
E-mail: amy.mcculloch@allsaints.newcastle.sch.uk
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Outer West Pool Impulse Fitness Suite
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.
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Fusion is a two-year, City Council-led scheme that, through a mixed programme of free-use, coached activities, innovation and outreach work, aims to increase participation in physical activity amongst children, young people and family groups across Newcastle.
The citywide project aims to achieve:
Increased physical activity participation in Newcastle.
A significant increase in young people participating in physical activity.
Development of programmes with the input from a young people's forum.
Better links between Newcastle City Council’s Leisure Services and sporting and voluntary organisations.
This will be achieved by:
A programme of free use alongside 'paid for' sessions in the City Council's activity centres, in parks and open spaces and in community centres.
Offering outreach programmes of activity in wards where there are no managed facilities.
Working more closely with schools and offering them opportunities to use activity centres for PE lessons.
How do I get a Fusion Card?
Pop into Outer West Pool, fill in a registration form and get your parent or guardian to sign it. You will then be issued with a free City leisure card. When you want to attend one of the advertised sessions, bring the card with you for free entry. For more information contact the Outer West Pool
Phone: 277 7980.
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Safer and St ronger Communities Fund, Neighbourhood Element (SSCFNE)
If you live in the SSCFNE area you should have received a newsletter through your letter box. This gives you all the latest news on what has happened so far and lets you know what is planned for the coming months. Please tell us what you think by filling in the sheet on the back of the newsletter and send it to the freepost address; your views are really important to us. We have recently reviewed the programme and the representatives are currently making decisions about how the money will be spent next year, based on your views. The Government's Safer and Stronger Communities Fund (SSCFNE) is targeted at the East Denton neighbourhood of the Denton Ward, Newbiggin Hall and part of Lemington. This means £1.6 million over 4 years. The project is now in to its second year. A group of local people decided the priorities for the SSCFNE area based on the Life in Denton research carried out last year. They meet every two months to develop solut ions and agree actions to address these priorities. Each area has two representatives, a deputy and a local councillor who get together to help make these decisions.
A number of projects have already been funded by SSCFNE in East Denton:
You may have noticed your new Neighbourhood Environmental Team, a dedicated team of two who not only keep the area clea n, but who are directed by local priorities. If you see them, chat to them, especially if you have a suggestion for environmental improvements.
- Watch out for a new play area inthe CD and E roads area. The Residents Association have been working hard to see this project come to life. SSCFNE have provided some fundin g to kickstart the project and U Decide has provided funding for equipment. The project is due to start in February.
A CCTV camera has been funded for t he area. This can be moved to different locations where it is most ne
eded.
The Denton Young People's Project (DYPP) has been funded to work in the ward. They are currently running a gardening project where young people volunteer to tidy the gardens of those that can’t manage garden maintenance themselves.
A mini motorbike campaign was funded from January – March 07 and again in the summer. This provided education and enforcement by additional Police at weekends.
Drugs 'n' Alcohol (DnA Project). This was funded up to April 2007, and parts of the work are continuing through other funding sources. T he project concentrated on education around drug, alcohol and sexual health issues.
A Co-ordinator, Helen Warneford, has been employed to work on SSCFNE to organise work involving residents to help develop solutions to the issues and to offer support to the community reps.
If you would like to know more about SSCFNE, or you would like to tell us about your priorities for the area, please get in touch with:
Steve Andrew, Regeneration Directorate, room 314D, Civic Centre, Barras Bridge, NE1 8PR.
Phone: 277 7851 E-mail: steve.andrew@newcastle.gov.uk
Helen Warneford, Neighbourhood Services Directorate, Atkinson House, Cypress Avenue, Fenham, NE4 9JJ
Phone: 277 3570 E-mail: helen.warneford@newcastle.gov.uk
Latest SSCFNE Newsletter (pdf, 1.4Mb)
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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 Denton ward is Edward Bulloch.
The managers are in charge of the Neighbourhood Response Teams, whose job i t is to respond quickly to problems th at soon make a place look untidy or mak e it feel unsafe. This team includes t he Rapid Response staff who sweep the stre ets, pick up lit ter 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, 45Kb)
- 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 on the third Thursday and is open to all members of the public. The dates for meetings are:
2008
15 May - West Denton Association, Hillhead Road, West Denton
17 July - venue to be confirmed
18 September - venue to be confirmed
20 November - venue to be confirmed
Drop-in sessions are held immediately prior to these meetings from 5-5.45pm.
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 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 (see related forms to right of screen). Deadlines for the submission of application forms are :
To find out more about grant aid please read the Guidance Notes (pdf, 35Kb) or speak to your ward co-ordinator.
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 the Committee and shape the development of the Denton Older People's Strategy.
Meetings are held on the fourth Thursday in the month (except August and December) at 10.45am in the bar/lounge of the West Denton Association, Hillhead Road.
Speakers attend the meetings to discuss issues of importance to older people.
View programme of activities (pdf, 151Kb)
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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.