Contacts
What's happening in your ward
Local council services
Reporting problems
Your ward committees and getting involved
Further information
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Christmas Fayre
St Matthew’s Church, Big Lamp, Summerhill Street
6 December, 11am-1pm. Admission 20p.
Come along to the Church Hall and join in the fun. There will be a Christmas tombola, toy stall, grand prize draw, cakes, chocolate tombola and lots more to enjoy. Everyone welcome.
On Yer Bike - Beginners and Refresher Cycle classes for people 50+
Cafe in the Park, Exhibition Park. Every Friday, 10-11.20am.
Cost: £2.50 per session (this covers bike hire, all safety equipment and a fully qualified instructor)
These classes are for people who want to learn to cycle or refresh their skills. Classes are small and bikes are provided. They take place in Exhibition Park. To reserve your place phone Michelle Mordue on 255 1985
If you are interested in improving your cycling skills but are not aged over 50 contact Recyke-y-Bike who offer cycle training for adults. Children’s cycling proficiency training takes place in many primary schools and at events in National Bike Week. For more information contact Gail Simmons on 211 5962 or email gail.simmons@newcastle.gov.uk
Night-Watch
... is now operating seven nights a week. The number may have changed but Newcastle's night time noise service 'Night-Watch' is still here. If you are having problems with noisy neighbours call 0300 1000 101. Night-Watch operates 8pm-4am 7 nights a week.
Health Trainers – making healthy choices easier
Health Networks 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.
An Older Person Friendly City Centre
The Elders Council has produced a report on an Older Person Friendly City Centre. View the report on the Elders Council of Newcastle website.
Newcastle Futures
Newcastle Futures is an organisation that is looking to help West End residents into jobs and training. Based in community venues, Newcastle Futures can listen, help find opportunities and even provide grants for the cost of interview clothes and travel costs. For further information phone 0800 587 0478.
Launch of New Jobs Club
Learning Links Europe starting a new Jobs Club to help local people find work. Anyone looking for work is welcome. The Job Club will offer support with all aspects of getting a job. The Job Club is open every Friday from 9.30 to 3.30 at the Lynnwood Business Centre, on Lynnwood Terrace. If you require any further information please phone Philip Hudson on 273 6520 or email philip.hudson@learninglinkseurope.com
Do you want to be involved with Leazes Park?
The Friends of Leazes Park meet on the 3rd Sunday of every month at 10.30am for gardening and litter picking. If you are interested in this or anything else to do with Leazes Park, please e-mail Adam Greenwood, Leazes Park Manager: adam.greenwold@newcastle.gov.uk
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 277 7373.
Click here for more information about Newcastle Warm Zone.
Fusion - free sports sessions
Newcastle City Council is launching a new FUSION initiative to get "More People, More Active, More of the Time." FUSION is aimed at all children and young people aged 5-18yrs who live in Newcastle. The scheme will offer free activities at council managed leisure centers and pools and at partner organisations. All Newcastle schools are being sent applications. A roadshow will visit schools to publicise FUSION. Leisure centres and pools will distribute FUSION cards. Free FUSION sessions are available all over Newcastle. In Wingrove the nearest sessions will be held at Westgate Centre for Sport and Fenham Pool. For more information contact:
Neil Ramshaw, phone: 278 3098
Ged Nearney, phone: 278 2652.
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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 Wingrove ward is Sue Shaw.
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 Managers you can contact them directly, e-mail them or go along to a ward committee meeting.
Key monitoring documents
Ward priority plan (pdf, 18Kb)
- 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 has a 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.
Wingrove Ward Committee meets on the third Tuesday of every month and is open to all members of the public. The dates for meetings are:
2008
Tuesday 18 November, 7.15pm - Spital Tongues Community Building, Morpeth Street.
The Ward Co-ordinator organises and publicises Ward Committee meetings and deals with any issues raised. They can help you wit h transport to and from the meeting, childcare and information in a range of community languages.
View the public papers for Wingrove 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
To find out more about grant aid please read the Guidance Notes (pdf, 98Kb) or speak to your ward co-ordinator.
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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 Wingrove 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 Wingrove.
Use our online map to find your nearest libraries and s chools. You can also find out whe re your nearest recycling site is and find leisure services, such as swimming po ols, and heritag e inf ormation, such as listed buildings and ancient m onuments.
See also the Related Pages panel at the right of the screen.