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What's happening in your ward
Environmental Forums
There are Environmental Forums for Kingston Park and the Northern villages ( Dinnington, Hazlerigg and Brunswick) where we discuss environmental issues that affect where you live. These meetings take place every 3 months. If you are interested in being involved phone Steve Dargon on 277 3990 or Sue Wannop on 211 6263.
Dinnington Social Club 50+ Bingo Night
Dinnington Social Club, Thursdays 8 – 9.30pm
For more information ring Chris on 01661 871 777
Kingston Park Bowling Club
Tuesdays and Saturdays 2-4pm, Kinston Park Community Centre
If you are interested phone Bernard McCabe on 0191 286 2704
Northern Villages Environmental Panel
We are looking to form an Environmental Panel for the Northern Villages (Dinnington, Hazlerigg and Brunswick). It is proposed that these meetings will take place every three months. If you are interested in being involved in the Panel we would like to know if you prefer afternoon or evening meetings. Please let us know by phoning Steve Dargon on 277 3538 or Sue Wannop on 211 6263. We also have an Environmental Panel for Kingston Park. If you would like to find out more about either of the panels please contact Sue Wannop.
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.
Tenants and Residents Associations
At Dinnington - Havanah Crescent, Brenkley Close and Horton Crescent Tenants and Residents Association. For more information phone Michael McQue on 01661 824 297
Children and Young Peoples Engagement Strategy (pdf, 1.5Mb)
This details our commitment to ensure children and young people are able to voice their opinions in local issues through the establishment of forums for children and young people in every ward of Newcastle.
‘Every One's Tomorrow’ – The Strategy for Older People (pdf, 3.6Mb)
This sets out a vision of an age-friendly city where older people are valued and respected. The aim is to improve the quality of life for older people in Newcastle.
If you want to know more about either of these strategies and how they are being implemented in Castle please contact the ward co-ordinator.
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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 Castle 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. 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 Committee meets on the third Thursday of each month (excluding August and December) and is open to all members of the public. The meetings venue rotates between Kingston Park, Dinnington, Brunswick and Hazlerigg. There is normally an informal meeting at 6.30pm followed by the formal meeting at 7pm. The dates for meetings are:
2008
22 May - Brunswick Rest Centre
24 July - Dinnington Village Hall
25 September - St John's Church, Kingston Park
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 for Castle 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
8 May (for meeting 22 May)
10 July (for meeting 24 July)
11 September (for meeting 25 September)
To find out more about grant aid please read the Guidance Notes (pdf, 35Kb) or speak to your ward co-ordinator.
Parish Councils
The villages of Brunswick, Hazlerigg and Dinnington also have Parish Councils. These are made up of elected representatives from each Parish. For more information see our Parish Councils webpages.
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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 Castle.
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.