Community and City News - updated 17/10/2025
RESIDENTS MEETING
Come along and meet your local Housing Officer, Estate Services Coordinator, and Neighbourhood Wardens and discuss your concerns that may include:
- Fly-tipping
- Street cleaning
- Parking on pavements
- Grounds maintenance
- Anti-social behaviour
The meeting will take place at English Martyrs Church Hall on Thursday 13th November at 1-2.30pm with a focus on updating residents on progress and continuing the conversation about how we can work together to improve the area.
BE PART OF THE DECISION MAKING - NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL'S PEOPLE'S BUDGET
We’re excited to launch our People’s Budget, a new way for residents to help shape how Newcastle City Council spends its money. Like many councils across the UK, Newcastle faces tough financial decisions due to inflation, rising demand for social care and years of Government cuts. Since 2010, we’ve saved over £400 million, and we’re expected to save another £22 million in the next financial year.
The People’s Budget highlights just how challenging it is to find tens of millions of pounds in savings and that’s why we’re inviting residents to step into the shoes of council decision-makers and help us balance the budget using our Budget Simulator, a quick online tool that takes just a few minutes to complete and helps us to understand your priorities for the future of Newcastle.
Please click on the link to take part: Newcastle City Council People’s Budget
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Or scan and share this QR code to get involved:
Newcastle City Council will be sharing information about the People’s Budget on social media, our website and at in-person events across the city throughout the next month.
Why not take the challenge and help shape Newcastle’s future.
📞 Adult Social CarePoint has moved to a new phone system!
You can now contact us by phoning Newcastle City Council on 0191 278 7878 and ask for “Adult Social Care Point”
You’ll be asked to confirm “Is that Adult Social Care Point?” Please answer “Yes” to then speak to the next available person.
If the system doesn’t catch what you say, it will ask you to repeat which department you would like to speak to. If it still can’t understand, you will be put through to our Customer Contact Centre.
Adult Social CarePoint at Newcastle City Council
Phone: 0191 278 7878 ask for Adult Social CarePoint
Open: Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm
Email: ASCP@newcastle.gov.uk
Website: www.newcastle.gov.uk/AdultSocialCare
Newcastle City Council Update - Newcastle Plan
A4-FLYER-NEWCASTLE-PLAN-FEEDBACK.pdf
Leisure United - Updates
Energy Affordability Helpline
- Problems with your energy supplier?
- Worried about fuel bills?
- Need an emergency fuel voucher support?
- Want to save money?
- Need help to get on the Priority Services Register, to pay your bills or save energy?
Citizens Advice Newcastle (CAN) give free, confidential and independent home energy advice to people who live, work or study in Newcastle. You can speak to an advisor by phone, webchat or email. For urgent matters you can drop in for advice (subject to availability) from Monday to Friday, 10am to 12pm.
Telephone: 0800 448 0721
Email: citycab@newcastlecab.org.uk
Read more on InformationNOW about energy saving tips
Community Transport Lets Chat Hubs
Community Transport are applying for funding to set up three Let’s Chat Hubs for disabled people who experience loneliness and isolation in Newcastle, Gateshead and North Tyneside/South Northumberland. The Hubs are intended to provide a safe, welcoming place for people to drop in and simply be with others, socialise, enjoy mutual interests and make new friends. The project aims to:
- Use existing community or local resources for a hub that is warm, inviting, accessible all day and friendly.
- Provide a co-ordinator to manage the hub, co-ordinate activities and signpost to other services
- Recruit local volunteers to help welcome people to the hub, provide refreshments and simply talk with others.
- Provide accessible transport for those who cannot access the Hubs by other means.
Community Transport want to gather the views of local organisations and stakeholders on the proposed funded project including where it is most needed, what community resources are available and how best they can work together with other organisations.
You can give your views using their short survey found here
Read more on InformationNOW about Community transport or minibus services
New Dementia Care Group
New Dementia Group starting next Monday 26th February 2024
This will be a monthly meeting running the last Monday of every month, it will be a lovely session offering refreshments, activities and music and is completely free.
It is open to anyone living with Dementia, carers and family members.
Could you please to any contacts you think would be interested in this.
If anyone expresses interest please ask them to contact the centre on 0191 261 6027 to confirm attendance
Dementia group Final poster.pdf
The Newcastle Pantry is coming soon! We are a small social supermarket set up to help people on a low income save money on food shopping bills. We are part of the Newcastle West End Foodbank charity, but we have a separate brand and identity. Unlike a foodbank our members pay a subscription of £5 when they visit one of our pop-up pantries. In return they can choose a minimum of 10 items from a choice of fresh fruit and vegetables, dairy items, tinned items plus other essential household items. Our pantry will accept Healthy Start vouchers allowing eligible households to pay for half of their membership (£2.50) this way. The remainder of their membership needs to be paid in the usual way.
Our first pop-up pantry will be launching at Blakelaw Community Centre in April. To help us celebrate and meet members of the community we’ve arranged a coffee morning on Tuesday 21 March between 10am and 21 noon. If you live in Blakelaw why not come and say hello, see how our pantry will look and find out how you can save money on your shopping.
If you support people living in Blakelaw who could benefit from the pantry please could you help us to promote this offer? I’ve attached a poster and some information on frequently asked questions about the pantry.
If you’re unable to make the coffee morning but would like to know more about the pantry and how it develops email: clare.fish@newcastle.gov.uk and we will add you to our pantry mailing list.
FAQ's - Newcastle Community Pantry
Newcastle Community Pantry FAQ's.docx
The return of the Community Defibrillator
Following the sad news that our original defibrillator had been stolen in April 2022, Blakelaw and North Fenham Community have successfully obtained a replacement life saving Defibrillator to help support the community and all the residents in the area of Blakelaw and North Fenham. With the support of the The Red Sky Foundation and the continued support from Your Homes Newcastle, the defibrillator has been placed on the outside of Moorland House.
Alcohol Awareness Leaflet
Alcohol Causes Cancer 2022 PARTNER TOOLKIT FINAL LA7[4552].docx
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Tik Tok Awareness Leaflet
Thomas Walling Primary School - Queen's Green Canopy
Mr Serfontein, Deputy Lieutenant, attended Thomas Walling Primary Academy on Monday 11th October, 2021. He addressed an assembly of pupils, explaining the significance of the Queen's Green Canopy and included some very interesting facts about trees. The children thoroughly enjoyed joining in with his 'wow' moments and felt very excited and privileged to be the recipient of one of only 70 birch trees as part of this important initiative. Following the assembly, Mr Serfontein planted the birch tree (betula ermanii) with members of the School Council. It now has pride of place on 'the hill' outside of the school's dining hall, where it can be viewed every day.
More information about the Queen’s Green Canopy, ‘Plant a tree for the Jubilee’, can be found at this website:
Useful Links
Newcastle City Council, Civic Centre, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8QH
Telephone No. 0191 278 7878