Contacts
What's happening in your ward
Local council services
Reporting problems
Your ward committee and getting involved
Further information
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Summer Play in Gosforth and Fawdon for 5-12 year olds
Shandon Way Community Centre, Fawdon. Wednesdays - 10am-noon; 12.30-2.30pm.
Kenton Sports Centre. Thursdays - 10am-noon; 12.30-2.30pm.
St. Charles RC School. Every weekday - 10am-noon; 12.30-2.30pm.
Elgy Green, Elgy Road. Fridays - 10am-noon; 12.30-2.30pm.
Gosforth Central Park. Mondays - 11am-1pm; 1.30-3.30pm.
Gosforth Residents' Association Hut, Christon Road. Tuesdays - 10am-noon; 12.30-2.30pm.
Further information from Ken McCormick, Playworker. Phone 271 3914.
Garden Village Association Activities
Visit the Garden Village Association website
Bowls – Daily from 1.30pm during the summer. Evenings from 6.30pm to dusk. The season runs from the end of April to September. Men's, Ladies and mixed play. Competitions and leagues. Membership required. Contact Phyllis Appleby. Phone: 284 5143
Tennis – All weather courts, open daily. Matches and Club Meetings are on Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm, week nights at 6.30pm (allocated for various sections). Membership required – seniors and juniors (up to 18 years). Contact Norma Moffet. Phone: 265 3170
Playgroup – For children aged 2 upwards. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings 9.30 - 11.45 am during school term only. Free places for children aged 3+. Contact Barbara Dobie. Phone: 285 4062
Toddlers – Wednesday mornings between 9.30 and 11.30am during school term only. Contact Sue Dingwall.
Phone: 285 4062
Women's Institute – Third Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm. Annual membership. Contact Joan Taylor. Phone: 285 6537
Line Dancing – Tuesday afternoons, 2-4pm from September until April. Self programming. Contact Lyn Maughan.
Phone: 285 3471
The Community Centre is available for hire for private functions. The Residents' Association is also keen to hear proposals for new activities.
Phone Lyn Maughan on 285 3471 or at the Post Office on Hollywood Avenue.
Gosforth Resident's Association Activities
Community Building, Christon Road
Monday
Carpet Bowls, 2-4pm ; Irish Dancing, 5-7pm; Neighbourhood Issues Group - 7.30-9pm.
Next meetings are 7 July, 1 September and 3 November.
Tuesday
Child minders Drop In, 9.30-11.30am; German Model Railway Group, 7-10pm
Wednesday
Line Dancing, 2-4pm; Bingo, 7.30-9pm
Thursday
M.S. Yoga, 10am-12noon; Craft Club Fortnightly, 12.30-3.30pm; Karate, 7.30-9pm
Friday
Mother and Toddler Group, 9.30-11.30am; Line Dancing, 2-4pm
Saturday
Available for hire for children's parties, phone June Grice on 284 9118 for details.
Sunday
DAN (Develop Autistic Now) Children's Group, 1.30-5.30pm fortnightly. Phone Lucy Lui on 284 9118 for details.
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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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 East 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, 41Kb)
- 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 is made up of the 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 is open to all members of the public. The dates for meetings are:
2008
8 September, 7pm - St. Nicholas Church Hall Annexe, South Gosforth
10 November, 7pm - St. Nicholas Church Hall Annexe, South Gosforth
2009
12 January, 7pm - St. Nicholas Church Hall Annexe, South Gosforth
9 March, 7pm - St. Nicholas Church Hall Annexe, South Gosforth
11 May, 7pm - St. Nicholas Church Hall Annexe, South Gosforth
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 East 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 (see related forms to right of screen). Deadlines for the submission of application forms are :
2008
26 August
28 October
24 December
2009
24 February
28 April
To find out more about grant aid please read the Guidance Notes (pdf, 35Kb) or speak to your ward co-ordinator.
Community Groups
South Gosforth Residents Association
Meet at the Brandling Villa Hotel, Haddricks Mill Road, South Gosforth on the first Monday of every month at 7pm.
The aim of the South Gosforth Residents Association is to promote the benefit of the residents of South Gosforth by the enhancement of the local environment, in particular, by the provision, maintenance and improvement of an area of open space for informal recreation, play and other leisure time pursuits with the object of improving their conditions of life.
For further information e-mail Jerry Ruddick at jerry@southgosforth.org
or visit http://www.southgosforth.org/
High West Jesmond Residents Association
Meet at the Brandling Arms Hotel, Gosforth High Street on the 1st Tuesday of alternative months from March at 7pm. The aims of the Association are to promote the benefit of residents by working to maintain and improve their quality of life, preserve the character of the area and ensure that development does not adversely affect the local environment and assist the residents in exercising their rights as members of the community including empowering them in dealing with statutory and other relevant authorities whether as individuals or as members of the Association. For further information contact Abigail MacDonald.
Phone: 285 8188
E-mail: pittyakker@btopenworld.com
Gosforth Garden Village Association
The association promotes the benefit of residents of Garden Village Estate by working to improve their quality of life, preserve the character of the area and ensure that development does not adversely affect the local environment. The association also assists residents in exercising their rights as members of the community including empowering them in dealing with statutory and other relevant authorities whether as individuals or members of the association. The association operates a community centre located at Rosewood Avenue which hosts a range of activities including bowls, tennis, W.I., line dancing and children's activities.
Please phone Ray Fender, the chair of the association on 285 3403 for more information.
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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 East Gosforth ward.
More information 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 result s of previous consultations.
Cityeye gives details of events in your ward. You can also find information about societies and c lubs in Denton.
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.