Contacts
What's happening in your ward
Local council services
Reporting problems
Your Ward Committee and getting involved
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What's happening in your ward
Over 50s Gym Session
Gosforth Pool Gym, Regent Farm Road, Gosforth
Over 50 and always wanted to use a public gym but feel apprehensive? This class is a great way of increasing your fitness in a safe, welcoming environment. There is an opportunity to socialize and meet new people. With support continually on hand from Ann, the fitness instructor, you will be able to increase your physical and mental wellbeing. You will be able to work at your own pace with guidance from Ann who will devise an individual training programme specific to your needs. Participants in the class are men and women aged over 50 with all levels of mobility and some having mild to moderate health conditions.
Free taster session - For information phone Ann on 07979 451798
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.
Newbiggin Hall Environmental Action Team
A dedicated team working to make the area a better place to live. We work with schools, community groups and residents, we improve green space, we remove litter, flytipping and graffiti, we tidy footpaths, and more.
If you see us, stop and tell us how the area can be improved, or phone: 277 3743 if you have a job for us to do.
Safer Stronger Community Fund Neighbourhood Element
For information on what the Safer Stronger Community Fund is doing in your area, contact Helen Warneford, Civic Centre. Phone: 211 6286
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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 Woolsington ward is Steve Dargon.
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, 35Kb)
- 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. The purpose of the Ward Committees is to identify and address local issues. They do this by consulting and working with local residents and businesses, agencies and voluntary and community sector organisations.
The Ward Committees meet at least once every two months and are open to all members of the public. The dates for meetings are:
2009
Tuesday 13 January - Farne Primary School. Informal drop in from 6.15pm, Business meeting starts 7pm.
Tuesday 10 March - Gala Field Play and Youth Centre. Informal drop in from 6.15pm, Business meeting starts 7pm.
Tuesday 12 May - venue to be confirmed. Informal drop in from 6.15pm, Business meeting starts 7pm.
The Ward Co-ordinator organises and publicises Ward Committee meetings and deals with any issues raised. They will be able to help you with transport to and from the meeting, childcare and information in a range of community languages.
View the public papers for Woolsington 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
Tuesday 22 December (for 13 January meeting)
2009
Tuesday 24 February ( for 10 March meeting)
Tuesday 28 April (for 12 May meeting)
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
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 Woolsington 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 Woolsington.
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.