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What's happening in your ward
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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
A 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.
Feedback on draft urgent care strategy
In 2008 NHS North of Tyne asked for views on their draft urgent care strategy. The revised strategy and the consultation feedback report can be found at www.northoftyne.nhs.uk. If you have any queries about this work, contact NHS North of Tyne.
Phone: 217 2599. Email: getinvolved@northoftyne.nhs.uk
Grassroots Grants
If you can answer ‘yes’ to the following questions then you may be eligible for a Grassroots Grant.
Have you been in existence for a year or more?
Do you have an average income over three years of less than £20,000 per year?
Are you working for the benefit of your local community?
Are volunteers vital to your group’s activities?
Do you have a constitution?
Do you have a bank account in your own right
To find out more visit www.communityfoundation.org.uk
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)
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 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.
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.
Advice and Information on Finance for Older People
Barclays and Help the Aged are working together on a UK wide programme to enable older people to better manage their finances, especially in times of change. The 'Your Money Matters' programme aims to improve the skills, confidence and financial situation of older people by providing basic money management and debt advice. Individual appointments and group awareness sessions can be arranged.
Contact Mike Smith, c/o Caring Hands Charity, 34 Wretham Place, Shieldfield, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1XU.
Phone: 261 6412
Mobile: 07977 010212
E-mail: michael.smith@helptheaged.org.uk
Night-Watch is now operating seven nights a week.
Newcastle's night time noise service 'Night-Watch' is here if you are having problems with noisy neighbours. Phone 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.
Heaton Older People's Information Network
The ward co-ordinator has established an information exchange network for groups consisting of or working with older people. The network acts as a hub, bringing groups together to share good practice and allow them to bring their concerns to the Council and receive advice in return. It is free to join the network.
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 call us on 277 7373.
Click here for more information about Newcastle Warm Zone.
Iris Brickfield Needs You!
We want to work with residents to improve Iris Brickfield Park. Iris Brickfield is home to lots of wildlife and is enjoyed by many residents, and we would like it to be enjoyed by many more. If you are interested in getting involved in some way, no matter how small, we are really keen to hear your ideas. Contact Stephen Green. Phone: 278 3007
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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 North Heaton 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, 15.3Kb)
- 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 bu sinesses, agencies and voluntary and community sector organisations.
The Ward Committee m eets at least once every two months and is open to all members of the public. The dates for meetings are:
For more information about the meeting, or to book transport or childcare, please contact the Ward Co-ordinator.
2009
7 July, 7pm – St. Gabriel's Church, 2 St Gabriel’s Avenue
1 September - High Heaton Library, Newton Place
3 November - Ravenswood Youth Club, Ravenswood Road
2010
5 January - St. Gabriel's Church, 2 St Gabriel’s Avenue
2 March 2010 - High Heaton Library, Newton Place, High Heaton
All meetings start at 7pm.
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 f or North Heaton Ward Committee meetings.
Grant Aid
The Ward Committee has a budget which community and voluntary sector groups can apply fo r by completing a grant aid application form. Further information about this budget and copies of the application form are available on the Ward Committee Funding webpage, or by contacting your Ward Co-ordinator.
Deadl ines for the submission of applicatio n forms for North Heaton Ward Committee are:
2009
17 June (for 7 July meeting)
12 August (for 1 September meeting)
14 October (for 3 November meeting)14 December (for 5 January 2010 meeting)
2010
10 February (for 2 March meeting)
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Residents Survey 2008-09
Each year the Council undertakes a survey of residents in the c ity 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 North Heaton ward (pdf, 49Kb).
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 North Heaton.
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.