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What's happening in your ward
Surplus school sites in the Outer West - 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 represents an excellent rate of return and 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 the latest newsletter. (pdf, 595Kb)
The Heritage Wheel Project
Members of the Westerhope Village Residents Association have worked with Councillors and Officers from Westerhope, Woolsington and Denton, to restore and reclaim a miners' wheel originally from Ellington Colliery in Northumberland. The wheel, inscribed with 'Westerhope' around it, has been installed on the roundabout at the junction of Stamfordham Road and West Denton Way, and was presented last August as part of the Our Heritage Festival (pdf, 448Kb). Alongside the renovation of the wheel an arts heritage project is being developed that brings the three Westerhope Primary Schools and the Local History Society together with an artist to produce a modern day ‘Westerhope Miners Banner’. For more information contact your Ward Co-ordinator.
A new Children's Centre for Denton
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, Hillhead Road, West Denton is now open. View programme of activities (pdf, 8Kb). The Children Centre has also funded refurbishment work at Westerhope Community Association. Activities are also run from this venue and from other satellite sites in the future. For more information please contact Rebecca Budden, Children’s Centre Manager
Phone: 0191 277 2033.
Email: rebecca.budden@newcastle.gov.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.
View the Summer Programme for 2009. (pdf, 433Kb)
Holy Nativity Church, Chapel House
'Outside In' aims to upgrade and refurbish the church to make it a versatile, accessible, welcoming and sustainable community resource for the next 30–40 years. The building of additional meeting space, kitchen, office, drop-in and other facilities will ensure the community has new space for a range of social, spiritual, recreational, creative and educational activities. The Church is working alongside Newcastle Primary Care (NHS) Trust, the local GP and Dental Practices, the Local Authority planning department and other potential partners towards the regeneration of the central amenities site in Chapel House. 'Outside In' is Holy Nativity Parish's contribution to the development plans and has the support of CHADCA, Knoplaw and Milecastle Primary Schools, the Councils of Denton, Newburn and Westerhope Wards, local Scout and Guide groups and a variety of other local residents groups.
Latest Update (pdf, 26Kb)
Neighbourhood Policing Team
Denton and Westerhope Wards
Inspector: Jan Harrison 7156
E-mail: jan.harrison.7156@northumbria.pnn.police.uk
Sergeant: Paul Booth
E-mail: paul.booth.0716@northumbria.pnn.police.uk
Sergeant: Niall Mackel 911
E-mail: niall.mackel.0911@northumbria.pnn.police.uk
Neighbourhood Beat Managers:
Les Mitchell 1188
Keith Roberts 1310
Community Support Officers:
Michelle Clark 9814
Stuart Baird 6838
Andrew Christian 9900
Kevin Downey 5678
Paul Mood 5710
Contact phone number:
03456 043 043 ext. 69191
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 only takes 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.
Read more about Newcastle Warm Zone.
You may find other useful information on the Denton Ward webpage.
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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 Westerhope 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, 21Kb)
- 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 environment al 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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Your ward committee and getting involved
Ward Committees
Your Ward Committee 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 Committees meet once every two months on the second Thursday of the month and are open to all members of the public. The dates for meet ings are:
Meetings are at the Westerhope Community Association, Hillhead Road. 5.30pm drop-in, 6.30pm formal meeting.
2009
14 May
9 July
10 September
12 November
2010
14 January
11 March
The Ward Co-ordinator organises and publicises Ward Committee m eetings and deals with iss ues raised both at the meetings and elsewhere in the ward. They can help you with trans port to and from the meeting, childca re and information in a range of community languages.
View the public papers for Westerhope 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 application form are available on the Ward Committee Funding webpage, or by contacting your Ward Co-ordinator.
Deadlines for the submission of application forms for Westerhope Ward Committee are 5pm on the following dates:
25 June (for 9 July meeting)
27 August (for 10 September meeting)
29 October (for 12 November meeting)
31 December (for 4 January 2010 meeting)
25 February (for 1 March meeting)
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Community Groups
Westerhope Community Partnership
An umbrella group with representatives from most of the groups in the ward. Their aim is to improve the quality of life and wellbeing for those living and working in Westerhope. For more information please contact your Ward Co-rdinator.
Westerhope Local History Society
Westerhope Local History Society is a corporate member of the Association of Northumberland Local History Societies and meets in Westerhope Methodist Church, Stamfordham Road at 7pm on the third Monday of each month, between September and May. Annual subscription £5, visitors £1. For more information contact Tom Peacock, Chair - phone: 267 0937.
Westerhope Village Residents Association
This group celebrated its 20th anniversary in August 2008. The group aims to improve the appearance of Westerhope Village and was responsible for the installation of the millennium clock outside the Methodist Church on Stamfordham Road. The group has also worked hard to increase the floral displays in the ward. It was involved in the Westerhope Wheel project to mark the 20th anniversary. For more information about the Association, please contact your Ward Co-ordinator.
Westerhope Community Association
The management committee, workers and volunteers invest a lot of time in keeping this, the only community facility in the ward, available for use by local people. Currently the centre is enjoying a refurbishment funded by the Children's Centre and the Westerhope Ward Committee. For more information phone: 267 3757.
Chapel Park Residents' Association
A community group that is meets monthly to consider issues affecting the Chapel Park area of the ward. For more information about the group and their meetings please contact the Ward Co-ordinator.
St. John’s (Whorlton) Cemetery Group
Another new group has formed to look at making improvements to the Graveyard. The group are looking for help to identify people who are buried in the cemetery. If you have any information please contact Reverend Andy Bowden through the Church Office. Phone: 271 2992.
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 Westerhope 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 results of previous consultations.
Cityeye gives details of events in your ward. You can also find information about societies and clubs in Westerhope.
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.