Contacts
What's happening in your ward
Local council services
Reporting problems
Your ward committee and getting involved
Further information
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What's happening in your ward
Building Futures East
We offer a wide range of courses from First aid and Food Hygiene to Plastering and Brickwork. For more information and to check if you are eligible to train for free please contact Building Futures East.
Phone: 0191 263 2752
or speak to one of our Community Connectors, Tony or Andrea on 07825 963 699
The Sedov, the worlds largest tall ship will be arriving at Spillers Quay, Byker at 12 noon on Friday 16 May. You can visit the ship on Friday 16 from 2-6pm, Saturday 17, Sunday 18 and Monday 19 from 10 - 6pm and Tuesday 20 10am - 1pm. The ship will be leaving at 2pm on Tuesday 20 May.
Byker Friendly Club
- is a network for older people in the Byker area. The group meets every 2 months, on a Thursday and transport can be arranged for anyone who is unable to use public transport. Please contact the Ward Co-ordinator for more information.
Ouseburn Carnival Day
This year's Carnival will be held on Sunday 20 July.
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 Byker ward is Jim Forster.
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, 34Kb)
- 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 businesses, agencies and voluntary and community sector organisations.
Transport can be arranged for anyone needing it, as can large print copies and translation/interpreting if required. Please contact the ward co-ordinator. Creche provision can be made but must be booked well in advance so we can book an appropriate venue. All local residents and workers are welcome to attend. All meetings take place at 6.30pm on the 3rd Tuesday every second month.
2008
Tuesday 20 May - venue to be arranged
Tuesday 15 July - venue to be arranged
Tuesday 16 September - venue to be arranged
Tuesday 18 November - venue to be arranged
View the public papers for Byker 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 :
to be confirmed.
To find out more about grant aid please read the Guidance Notes (pdf, 35Kb) or speak to your ward co-ordinator.
Community Groups
Byker Community Forum
Byker Community Forum brings residents together to discuss issues of concern to them. All residents and community group representatives welcome.
Contact Christine Earl on 275 5608.
- Byker Village Tenants’ Association (Rabygate, Byker Wall East of Raby Street and Byker Village area)
Byker Play and Youth Forum
Brings together all people working with children and young people in Byker, whether volunteers or paid staff.
Tuesday 13 May, 1pm
Tuesday 8 July, 1pm
Tuesday 7 October, 1pm
Tuesday 9 December, 1pm
Contact the Ward Co-ordinator for details of venues.
- Byker Estate Maintenance Group
This group brings local residents together with Council officers to identify environmental concerns in Byker and to come up with ways of resolving these issues. All residents are welcome to attend. - Dunn Terrace Tenants Association
- East End Community Health Project
- Janet Street Resident's Group
- Scarborough Road Tenants’ Association (includes Byker Old Town area)
- Shipley Walk Tenants Association
- St Peter’s Basin Residents' Group
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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 Byker.
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.