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Inside this issue Mayor’s message

Shop Smart, Shop Local

Investment in learning

Better care for adults

Garden waste

Area Forums

Guide to councillors

Summer events

Free play

Better roads and pavements

Elected Mayor, Linda Arkley highlights the borough’s successes. Find out what your local town centre has to offer. Borough schools secure funding to improve buildings. A spotlight on how the service is changing to give more choice in care. Residents are invited to subscribe to the collection service. Check out what is happening in your local area. Know your councillors and how to get in touch. Have the information at your fingertips – a pull-out guide to events. Play rangers boost Saturday activities for children and young people. Your chance to help us deliver better highways by having your say. For other queries in relation to Widening Horizons please email: Widening.Horizons@northtyneside.gov.uk or ring 0345 2000 101 and you will be directed to the correct department. The next issue of Widening Horizons will be published on Monday, September 10. NTC GRAPHICS 07/11 4072JWI

Mayor’s message community-led and allow residents to determine priorities for investment.

Dear Resident, Welcome to your summer edition of Widening Horizons. It comes as the Cabinet and myself are focusing on delivering the efficiencies we have to achieve, implementing the priorities that matter to the public and ensuring we allow the borough to grow in the future. One of these areas that we know is important to the public is our roads and pavements. Enclosed in this edition is a postcard survey where we want your views on areas that require improvements. In recent months the Enterprise Zone has begun at the former Swan Hunter site and we are working with partners to maximise the potential of the site and bring jobs, investment and growth to North Tyneside. Growing Places Funding has been agreed which will give us nearly £7m of funding for Swans and we have been successful in the first stage of matching this with European funding monies. We are also actively looking to work with a partner on the Swan Hunter site, to bring between £30-£50m of investment to the site to fulfil its potential and deliver jobs and growth to the North Bank of the Tyne. Residents in Whitley Bay have been actively involved in the early stages of allocating up to £1m of Big Local funding, available through the Big Lottery. This will be

Mayor’s message

Four schools in the borough were recently made priorities by national government to receive funding for their buildings. John Spence Community High, Longbenton Community College, Marden High School and Whitehouse Primary School will all benefit from funding designed to improve their buildings. This will both improve the opportunities for our young people and again bring jobs and investment to North Tyneside. Recently, I was pleased that national government announced that the Silverlink roundabout had been prioritised as one of six schemes to be progressed nationally over the next three years for investment. Again, this scheme could be worth millions to the area through the supply chain, providing further jobs and opportunities for our economy. This demonstrates that there is a lot happening in North Tyneside at a time we have frozen council tax for the second year running. Some of the changes we are making are the result of national policy changes. For example the new way of managing council housing debt. This is not new debt. It is simply money that the council borrowed over many, many years is now being shown on the council’s accounts. It will have no impact on the services the council will continue to provide, either in housing or elsewhere. The council has also recently signed a Community Covenant with the armed forces, to support these exceptional service men and women and their families The covenant is a commitment between

the serving and former members of the armed forces and their families living and working in North Tyneside and the civilian community of the borough. It shows that we recognise the work they do and have done. The armed forces make an outstanding contribution to our country and we need to recognise their value in the work they are doing and the benefits they can bring to society and the community when they leave the armed forces. I am delighted that again our beaches have been internationally recognised for their high quality. Four received the prestigious Blue Flag award in May for their facilities, cleanliness and water quality. It is important to recognise however, that we will only be able to maintain this high quality by looking after our own environment and removing our litter. Widening Horizons contains a special focus on summer activities in the borough for us all to enjoy. The showcase event takes place in July when the ever-popular Mouth of the Tyne Festival returns. This brings thousands of visitors to the area as well as hundreds of thousands of pounds of income, providing a much needed boost to our businesses. As the magazine goes to press we are looking forward to a fantastic opportunity to showcase North Tyneside when the Olympic torch travels through the borough. It will be an opportunity for the rest of the UK and the world to see why North Tyneside is a place of which residents and businesses rightfully can be proud. Enjoy your summer.

Linda Arkley

Take the family to town this weekend

Shop Smart Shop Local North Shields Wallsend Whitley Bay

shoppers can relax, watch the world go

by or even enjoy a picnic lunch.

Children can play at Alexander Scott Park

(Wilson Street West), or Northumberland

Park (Tynemouth Road). There’s also a

great little playsite right in the heart of

the town, on Pearson Place.

Tired of spending your Saturday

sitting in traffic? Or battling through

Wallsend Wallsend offers everything from great

value groceries to home improvement

stores, and its fine parks really enhance

crowds with a buggy?

the shopping experience.

Then why not spend this weekend relaxing

Richardson Dees Park is home to North

and shopping in and around your local town centre, instead.

The family friendly town centres of North

Shields, Wallsend and Whitley Bay offer a

superb mix of parks and open spaces

alongside excellent shops and services. Leave the kids at the park while you pick

Tyneside’s biggest playsite, where children

of all ages can let off steam on some of the

most up-to-the-minute and popular play

tranquil walk or bike ride through the park’s leafy denes, on your way home

from the shops?

The possibilities are endless!

Whitley Bay

Do something different this weekend, and

with shops, from independent butchers

see what you can discover in your local

town centre. Free weekend parking is available at all council-run car parks.

North Shields Enjoy a great mix of high street names

alongside a wealth of small and specialist shops and businesses.

Northumberland Square offers a green

oasis in the centre of North Shields, where

It’s fun all the way in the borough’s town centres this summer, with a programme of weekend events that are perfect for families and children. Throughout July and August, North Shields, Wallsend and Whitley Bay town centres will host special activities that are ideal for the whole family. Play giant Jenga, meet Peppa Pig or have a close encounter with a big hairy spider! To find out what’s going on in your local town centre, visit www.northtyneside.gov.uk/towncentres

equipment around. Or why not enjoy a

up something for Sunday lunch, or combine

a trip to the beach with a trip to the shops.

Free events for all the family

This timeless seaside town is bursting

and greengrocers to children’s clothes and crafts, and everything in between - plus a

huge range of family friendly cafes and

restaurants.

During the summer, Whitley Water Park

is a magnet for water babies of all ages,

and the award-winning Whitley Park, with

its distinctive pirate ship and fantastic sand

play, is always great fun. Pick up some drinks

and snacks in the town centre, and make

a day of it!

Love your local shops Show your love for your local shops and businesses on Wednesday 4 July by supporting national ‘Independents’ Day’. Independents’ Day is a chance for shoppers and businesses alike to celebrate all that’s valuable and different about our sole traders and independent shops and businesses. North Tyneside’s town centres are packed with unique shops and suppliers, but they need your trade to stay in business. If you love your local shops, show them by shopping with them this Independents’ Day!

Shop Smart, Shop Local

Young volunteers to help out at Olympic Games A team of North Tyneside youngsters are set to join the world’s elite athletes during the 2012 Olympic Games.

Eight young people from North Tyneside

Council’s Widening Horizons 4 Sport

volunteer programme have a key role within the landmark event.

Ryan Laws and Rebecca Napier from

Churchill Community College will spend

a month at the Games in London from Wednesday, July 18, joining the official

Coca-Cola Olympic volunteer team.

The pair have been volunteering for over

12 months as part of the council scheme, which runs in partnership with the

Co-operative StreetGames volunteer programme.

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Rebecca said: “I volunteer to gain new

Six other members of the Widening

having fun and gaining new friends though it.

will be ‘Game Makers’ during the Olympic

experiences and knowledge as well as

“I can’t wait to be part of the Olympic

Games in London; it will be a great buzz.” Ryan added: “Volunteering will hopefully

Horizons 4 Sport volunteer programme

football tournament at St. James’ Park.

From July 26 to August 4, Kay Brannon,

Karl Barry, Tom Hill, Sam Mossman, Connor Williams and Andrew Cartner will provide

help me stride forward and achieve my

technical support during matches involving

PE teacher.

They will travel down to London for

ambition of being a police officer or a

“I am looking forward to meeting new

people and getting the experience of full

time work in London, this summer.”

Brazil, Mexico and world champions Spain.

training in early July.

The six currently run doorstep sports

sessions in Burradon, Longbenton and

Westmoor, which help to reduce youth

The 18-year-olds have given over 1,000

anti-social behaviour in the borough.

communities and across the borough.

Olympic volunteers: (L to R) Kay Brannan,

coaching awards including tennis, football,

Andrew Cartner, Ryan Laws, Carl Barry,

voluntary hours within their local

They have also gained a variety of sports

cricket, golf, dodgeball and handball.

Michael Scrafton, Connor Williams,

Rebecca Napier.

Schools in line for new or refurbished buildings

Four North Tyneside schools will be rebuilt or improved under the government’s Priority School Building Programme (PSBP). John Spence Community High School,

Longbenton Community College, Marden

High School and Whitehouse Primary

School have all been included in the

Department for Education’s national

£1.1 billion programme announced in

May, which will replace or repair school

buildings that are in the worst condition. Elected Mayor for North Tyneside

Mrs Linda Arkley has welcomed the

announcement, saying: “I am absolutely

thrilled that four North Tyneside schools

have been included in this programme.

“We have very high aspirations for our

High School. The school has achieved great

why I have been talking regularly to

spite of a totally inadequate building in

young learners and our schools, which is

government ministers to highlight the

needs we have here in our borough.

“It is also why I established a Task Group in

2010 to undertake a thorough assessment

of our whole school estate, so we were

ready to take advantage of any funding

opportunities as and when they arose.

“This preparation work and dialogue with

things over the years, but this has been in

which key facilities are divided across the

site. Now we know that we can begin

preparations for providing a state of the

art, 21st century environment for our

learners - a truly thrilling prospect."

North Tyneside Council must now wait to

find out details of the funding allocation,

and will then start to develop proposals to

rebuild or address the condition needs of

ministers has clearly paid off.”

the four schools.

Jonathan Morris, head teacher at Marden

The procurement exercise for the schools

High School added: “To receive the news

of our successful inclusion in the Priority

Schools Building Programme was a

will be completed within the next five

years.

landmark moment for everyone at Marden

A £3.1m programme of school improvements will also start this summer, which will see improvements to the condition of at least 33 schools in the borough, including repairs to windows and doors, heating systems, staff and teaching areas, roofing and electrical systems. The work is part of the council’s priority school maintenance programme.

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Changing care for adults for the better

Working with doctors, nurses, carers, the community and the voluntary sector, the team at North Tyneside Council works hard to support adults who need additional help and support to have the most fulfilling life possible. Like every council in the country, North

Tyneside Council is changing and improving

the way it delivers social care services.

Each year the council directly supports

4,500 people and helps 9,500 more with

one-off support and intervention.

It is among the biggest areas of spend for

the council - a total of ÂŁ83m is spent on

meeting the health and wellbeing of adults

for an increasing population, who will live

for longer but who will increasingly need

more support from social care services.

We also need to consider changes in the

way health services are provided. For

example in the future the council will have

responsibility for public health services. To do that the council is developing

and ÂŁ49m of that is allocated through the

different ways of helping people get the

How that money is spent makes a significant

That has meant that in some instances the

adult social care service.

difference to the lives of individuals.

For some people, an additional aid or

adaption to their home will help them to

support they need.

council has had to make some difficult

choices about ending some of the services

it provides to support adults.

continue to live independently . For others

It has to target the money available to

a wider package of help is needed to keep

making sure it gets the best value it can

- with dementia or other specific needs them safe and well.

The task for the council is to make sure

that it works with partners to identify what services are needed and how these can be

delivered to meet the changing needs of

an adult population of 131,000 people

aged between 15 and 64 - and a further 35,000 people aged over 65.

In North Tyneside that means preparing

Adult social care

support those who most need it, while

from the existing services it commissions.

1. Prevention The first thing the council can do is make sure everyone in North Tyneside is as healthy as possible. It does this by encouraging people to make the most of the open spaces in North Tyneside; using the beaches and parks to exercise and enjoy the outdoors. A range of cultural services also help people maintain their physical and mental well being. The council also works with the NHS to help people who want to give up smoking or improve their diet.

The council can also make its services more effective by providing earlier support to people whose ability to live independently may be reducing and to try to avert a crisis situation developing. In North Tyneside we are leading the way in the development of reablement. This is a service dedicated to helping people live independently and with more confidence. It aims to reduce peoplesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; reliance on long term support and prevent hospital admissions.

Now we are working with our health partners to widen this service to other groups - for example people with long term mental health needs and those with a learning disability.

Intensive support is provided over a short period of time so we can look at

2. Personalisation what a person’s needs are and what support they need to live safely and independently. This support is usually delivered in a person’s own home, but we have access to a range of other services, away from the home, if needed.

This new approach has meant the council looking hard at some of its own facilities and concluding they needed to change or close. It has also meant working with the independent sector to develop new, high quality services; for example those at Linskill Park in North Shields and Rowan Croft in Killingworth.

New technology is improving the support available by making new equipment available to customers in their own homes.

The facts are:

• Over 2,000 customers have used

the reablement service in the last year

• Over 90 per cent of our customers

who have used our reablement service are still enjoying independence at home three months later

• 64 per cent of our customers who

have used the service do not need any further social care support.

should make a contribution to the cost

of their care.

The government is expecting all councils

to increase the number of people

benefitting from personal budgets.

By 2013 everyone in North Tyneside

who is eligible for social care support

will have a personal budget.

Everyone then has the choice to either

One of the major changes in adult

social care services is personalisation -

a national government policy based on

continue to receive their services in the

traditional way - with adult social care

services managing your budget on your

behalf - or receive a direct payment.

giving people more choice and control

A direct payment means that the

To make sure individuals are guided to

personal budget is paid directly to either

a new Gateway Service has been

delegate to manage their care for them,

over the support they need.

the right service as quickly as possible,

introduced. A skilled team talk to

individuals and their carers to understand

amount of money allocated as a

the individual - or someone else they

such as a suitable family member, a trust

or a support organisation.

what support each person needs to

How someone chooses to spend their

Like most councils North Tyneside

support plan that sets out how their

live their life.

provides support to those people whose

needs are judged to be critical or

substantial. For those with a lower level

of need the council provides advice on what other support might be available. For those who do qualify for direct

support the team use a personal budget. This is the total amount of money that

we have worked out it will cost to meet care and support needs over the year.

This allows individuals to make choices

and have control over the services they

receive – for example what time of the

day support is provided and what kind of support is given.

personal budget will be written into a

social care needs are going to be met

and the outcomes they want to achieve.

People use their personal budget in

many different ways.

• Nearly three quarters of our

customers now have a personal

budget for their social care support

• We have over 500 customers using a direct payment to manage the money themselves - we aim to

increase that in the next year

• We provide almost three quarters of a million hours of homecare support each year.

At this stage a financial assessment is

carried out to work out whether that support should be funded by the

council or whether each individual

3. Protection

4. Positive experience • “My social worker has been very kind and helpful.”

• “Over the last six months since she

had a stroke I have been impressed by the level of care, help and

information we have received from

the NHS, social worker and support

teams and now with her residential The council works with its partners

to ensure everyone enjoys physical

safety and feels secure. That work is

particularly important when it comes to protecting vulnerable adults who

can be more susceptible to physical,

financial and emotional abuse,

harassment, neglect and self-harm. Adult social care has a dedicated

safeguarding team to help protect

vulnerable adults who may be at risk

of harm or abuse. Last year they received over 800 safeguarding

concerns - a nine per cent increase

on the previous year thanks to our continued awareness raising. The

majority of concerns related to

physical abuse, neglect and financial

abuse. Of these 68 per cent of

concerns related to older people. Over the last year we have improved fire safety and reduced burglaries for older people, have provided a new refuge for victims of domestic

violence and their families and

worked with all of our frontline

teams to enlist everyone’s help to

look out for vulnerable people in North Tyneside.

Adult social care

As a council we are committed to

making adult social care services a

positive experience for all those who

use them. We regularly gather

feedback from customers, including

through a recent user survey that was

completed during the year.

Some of the things they told us were good:

• “I think the support I receive is

excellent and supports my needs.”

• “I am delighted with the services I

receive. The staff are very nice and

willing to help and co-operate.”

care.”

Where we could improve:

• “Better training required.” • “People sitting in offices shouldn’t make changes regarding people’s

care and funding without

experiencing the difficulties we have.”

• “Waiting lists are too long to be assessed.”

• “There should be better advice and information available.”

Local account

They can offer an experienced and

skilled service, including information and

happening in adult social care in North

Direct payment in action

enquiries about adult social care or

When a North Tyneside mum was

Customer feedback is a key part of that

assessment. They also have skills in social

A local account is an overview of what is

Tyneside.

in helping us to show where services have

been delivered to a high standard and

where there is room for improvement. It provides information about how the health and wellbeing needs of the

residents of North Tyneside have been

met over the last 12 months and plans for next year.

North Tyneside has produced its first local

signposting to help responses to general

support to anyone requiring a social care

work, occupational therapy - and are

also joined by safeguarding and welfare

benefit specialists.

Find out more about adult social care

what the focus should be for the future. The local account is available on the council’s website at

www.northtyneside.gov.uk.

Getting in touch North Tyneside is making it easier to

access adult social care services.

A new Gateway Team has been set up

for people over 18 in North Tyneside

or their representatives.

muscular dystrophy direct payments

provided new choices.

She was wheelchair bound and

struggling with her mobility. Her

regular falls meant she was unable to

services by contacting the Gateway

go out alone. That made it difficult to

• Telephone (0191) 643 2777

life deteriorated.

team on:

(9am - 5pm Monday to Thursday and

9am - 4.30pm Fridays). If you need to

account. Moving forward this will help us

understand more about local priorities and

diagnosed with a rare form of

speak to someone urgently out of

•

continue working and her quality of

“It was clear that something had to

change and I thought that giving up

work was the only answer, but then a

hours ring (0191) 200 6800.

friend informed me of direct

Email -

have to use an agency and I could

ASCcontact@northtyneside.gov.uk

• Check out information on our website - www.northtyneside.gov.uk

• Write to us at Adult Social Care, Quadrant West, 3rd Floor, The

Silverlink North, Cobalt Business Park,

North Tyneside NE27 0BY.

payments. She explained I would not

employ my own carer to fit around

my lifestyle and this is exactly what I

needed.”

The social worker talked through her

specific daily needs and how direct

payments could help.

Mum was able to become an

employer of her own carer - and she could allocate the time so it met her

personal care, shopping and laundry

but also to enable social activities to

continue.

The paperwork was one of the

downsides and choosing her carer -

but there was help available

throughout.

“My advice to anyone considering

direct payment is just do it! It can

make such a difference to your

quality of life. I am enjoying doing all

the things I thought I would not be

able to do. My condition has

deteriorated, but thanks to direct

payments and my fantastic carers my

quality of life remains great.”

Age Takes Centre Stage is on the way Put a note in your diary for the Age Takes Centre Stage Festival in October, which will feature a month of activities, events and special offers for the over-50s. It will be launched at the PLAYHOUSE

Why not nominate an individual or group

who has made a positive contribution to

info@agetakescentrestage.org.uk or visit

Stage Awards 2012?

Alternatively, pick up an Age Takes Centre

their community in the Age Takes Centre

Categories include ‘Older People Together’

and ‘Individual Achievement in Volunteering’.

Nominations close on Friday, August 31.

Whitley Bay on Monday, October 1, at

The awards ceremony takes place on

to find out about this year’s programme

UK North Tyneside and will be hosted by

11am, where there will be an opportunity

and enjoy some free entertainment.

For a nomination form, email

www.agetakescentrestage.org.uk.

Stage Awards leaflet from your local library

or Age UK North Tyneside, Bradbury

Centre, 13 Saville Street West, North

Shields, NE29 6QP.

Thursday, October 18, sponsored by Age

DFDS Seaways.

Visit Utrecht with Age Takes to the Sea

Coach trips

Bookings are now been taken for

Utrecht is one Holland’s oldest and cities and you can visit from just £76 per person thanks to Age Takes to the Sea 2012.

Single cabin deals are available from £90 per person based on an outside twin en-suite cabin.

Sailing from North Shields to Holland on Monday, October 8, the price of this two night mini cruise is based on two people sharing a two berth, outside, twin en-suite cabin.

Utrecht has many attractions, including relaxing canal tours, the Oudaen steam brewery and world famous Miffy museum. There is also an attractive network of cellar shops and restaurants along its wharfs.

Thursday, October 4 – Grasmere and

To book, visit www.dfds.co.uk/age or phone 0871 882 0887 and quote Age Takes Centre Stage.

Thursday, October 18 - Helmsley and

It includes one free onboard buffet breakfast per person on the outward journey, coach transfers to and from Utrecht and on-board live entertainment.

Friendly Day Outings organised by the Amongst Friends Friendship Centre. These coach trips will run on the

following days: Keswick

Thursday, October 11 – Ripon and Leyburn

Pickering

Thursday, October 25 - Penrith and Carlisle

The cost is £12.50 per person per trip.

For further details contact Chris Cooper

Travel on (0191) 421 1894.

Campaign makes a big difference

A big thank you to everyone who got involved in this year’s Big Spring Clean environment campaign.

Residents, community groups, schools and

businesses from across the borough gave

up their time by organising litter picks or

getting involved in one of those led by

the council.

One of the new features of this year’s

campaign was Operation Hotspot, which

tackled fly-tipping, anti-social behaviour

and home fire safety in areas where some

of these problems were identified as issues. Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service

gave hundreds of home safety checks, which

included giving out free smoke alarms where appropriate, while police officers joined

council wardens on high profile patrols.

B I G SPRIN G C LEAN

The council’s fly-tipping enforcement team

also removed any fly-tipped materials.

A selection of photos taken during this

year’s initiative can be seen on this page. For more visit the Big Spring Clean

page of the council website at www.northtyneside.gov.uk

Top: Pupils from Burradon Primary School carried out a litter pick and planted bulbs. Right: A grotspot at the rear of Waterville Road in North Shields was tackled by council staff. Below: Pupils from schools in Longbenton, including Balliol Primary School, and the local community collected 37 bags of rubbish. Young people also attended a 12 week programme of activities run by the council’s sport development team in partnership with youth groups in the area.

Environment

Less waste will go to landfill

More of the waste produced in

North Tyneside will be recycled or

used to generate electricity instead

of going to landfill.

It’s thanks to a revised contract between

the council and SITA UK, a recycling and

resource management company that disposes of the borough’s waste.

The new arrangement will divert at least

60,000 tonnes from landfill each year up to

a maximum of 75,000 tonnes from 2013.

This waste will be converted into electricity

at SITA UK’s energy-from-waste facility at Tees

Valley (see small photo), recycled or composted. Together with recycling that residents do at

the kerbside – around 16,000 tonnes each

year – it means that only 12 per cent of

the waste in the borough will be landfilled.

Previously up to 77 per cent of the waste went to landfill though in recent years,

through the council working closely with

SITA UK, this was reduced to around 50

per cent.

There will always be a small amount of waste that will have to be landfilled

because some waste cannot be recycled

This has been taken up, saving the local

authority around £10million through not

having to pay the market rate for waste

disposal and reduced procurement costs. SITA UK will continue to work the council

on following the waste hierarchy – Reduce,

Reuse, Recycle, Recover – which places a priority on preventing waste in the first

place through educational environmental

campaigns.

or converted to electricity. Based on the

current levels of waste, this will be around

10,000 tonnes.

The council entered into a 20-year waste

disposal contract with SITA UK in 1997 with an optional five year extension.

Let’s get sorted: Kerbside recycling being sorted at the Material Reprocessing Facility in Wallsend

Environment

Chris carves a niche He‘s one of the council team that keeps North Tyneside’s waggonways clean and safe.

hours carving the sculpture.

is also improving their appearance - by

really pleasing is the reaction I’ve had from

But waggonway warden Chris Dominiczak

creating wooden sculptures for users of

the routes to enjoy.

And rather than use a hammer and chisel, the tool of Chris’s trade is a heavy-duty

chainsaw.

His first creation shows the lifecycle of a

butterfly and is situated on a waggonway

off Killingworth Lane. Chris’s next sculpture

will show a dragonfly, which will be situated

at the opposite end of the track.

Chris learned his chainsaw carving skills

from a forester in Germany and initially

put his talent to use making garden

furniture.

For his butterfly creation, Chris spent a

week sketching it out and then spent nine

He said: “I’m happy with it but what’s

members of the public.

“I created it on site and it was nice when

people walking by talked to me about it and said they liked what I was doing.

“It’s a nice track and the idea is to have a sculpture at either end of it with maybe

some smaller ones around a grassed area in the middle.

“I enjoy making the sculptures. I’m quite

good at working with wood, but it’s a

learning experience and the more you practise, the better you get.”

Garden waste collections are changing Letters are being delivered in July and August to all North Tyneside residents who currently receive the garden waste collection service.

Local authorities are not obliged to collect garden waste and unfortunately many councils are no longer able to maintain the service for free.

North Tyneside residents will need to pay a £20 annual subscription to continue receiving the service from next year onwards.

The service offers convenient fortnightly garden waste collections between March and the end of November. The letter explains how to subscribe and gives alternative options if a resident chooses not to continue with it. These include: free disposal at the Household Waste Recycling Centre at Wallsend Road, North Shields; buying a home composter at a subsidised price starting from £14 at www.getcomposting.com or by phoning: 0844 571 4444; using the council’s special collection service up to six bags of garden waste can be collected for £10.

People are encouraged not to put garden waste in their rubbish bin. Rotting garden waste in landfill produces methane, a greenhouse gas that is considerably more harmful than CO2. That’s why the contents of garden waste bins are composted on a farm in the open air.

Chainsaw carving: Waggonway warden Chris Dominiczak with his sculpture

Residents who currently don’t receive the garden waste collection service but would like to be part of it should contact Envirolink on 0345 2000 103. New requests will be subject to the household’s location and there being sufficient space in the collection vehicle.

Area Forums North West

North Tyneside’s Elected Mayor,

Officers are taking action against the

which the local community are keen to

having their bikes seized under the Police

Mrs Linda Arkley said: “This is a scheme

illegal bikers and reminding them they face

see progressed.

Reform Act.

A North Tyneside community is to be

“I am pleased that we are able to support

Officers are warning riders they can be

way for the growth of the otter population

Wildlife Trust to aim to support a thriving

Community to help return of otters invited to come together to help clear the

in a local wildlife reserve.

local people to work with Northumberland

otter population in the area.”

Little Waters - on the edge of Seaton Burn

- is a Site of Nature Conservation

Tackling nuisance bikers

A1(M) to Big Waters within the Newcastle

tackling the problem of nuisance mini

A joint police and council operation is

City Council boundary.

moto riders in the Killingworth area.

Otters, which are protected by the Wildlife

Neighbourhood officers have been joining

and Countryside Act 1981, are known to

be present both in Little Waters and

Seaton Burn.

It is proposed that an otter holt could be

an ideal addition to the site.

forces with North Tyneside Council

and gloves.

Killingworth Neighbourhood Policing

Team have been working with council

waggonway rangers carrying out extra patrols to deter nuisance riders and

reassure the public. As a result of their

16-year-old youths.

public footpaths.

with the Northumberland Wildlife Trust

through the overgrown vegetation through the channel to increase the flow of water. North Tyneside Council has agreed that £4,000 from the Weetslade ward

environmental budget should be allocated to the project.

It is proposed that the overall project will be delivered and supported by various

groups in the community, including North Tyneside Council, the Wideopen Forum,

Wildlife Trust.

correct documents and protective

public safety issues on mini moto bikes on

riders who cause noise, nuisance and

Living Waterways Project to clear a section

Community College and Northumberland

breaking the law by riding without the

speedy intervention in separate incidents

community groups are invited to work

young people from Seaton Burn

using the Waggonways. They may also be

waggonway wardens to tackle anti-social

As a first step it is proposed that local

Seaton Burn Community Partnership,

risking their safety and that of other people

equipment such as crash helmets, boots

Importance (now known as a Local Wildlife

Site) and is linked by a stream under the

Com e alon g have your and say

Pictured: CSO John Ellis with a seized mini moto.

two mini motos have been seized from

Discu ss yo ur local area

Talk t o coun your cillor s

People often use sheds to store equipment

Com e to th and talk e pol ice

community meeting took place on

Wallsend and

which may be worth hundreds of pounds

May, 15 at Age UK in Whitley Bay.

North Shields

a cheap padlock.

The meeting focused very much on

Community First

Community First is a government-funded

programme to help communities come

together to identify local priorities, plan for

their future and become more resilient.

In North Tyneside, three wards have each

been allocated £33,000 through

Community First, they are Chirton,

Wallsend and Collingwood. A panel of local

and which are sometimes only secured by

Inspector Kevin Benson, from Wallsend

Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: "Most

people don't realise the value of property

stored in sheds and garages until it is stolen.

capturing people’s ideas, and how they

could be used as a basis for future planning. The meeting was attended by over 70

people, who were very enthusiastic about

improving the centre of Whitley Bay for all,

"Please remember if you do see or hear

residents and visitors alike.

when most offences occur, call the police

Fifty-six people volunteered to join an interim

any suspicious activity, especially overnight

straightaway."

steering group, to take on some responsibility

for this new development, and VODA was

However, shed burglaries can be prevented

selected as a local trusted organisation,

of funding priorities. Funding is available to

using quality padlocks and replacing

from the Big Local so work can begin

carrying out work within the wards.

by coach bolts or non-return screws.

volunteers has now been recruited in each

ward and they have identified an initial list potential and existing groups based in or

Projects that meet at least one of the

wards' priorities can apply for grants

between £250 and £2,500. However, groups must find match funding for 50 per cent

of the project cost, but this can be raised

through volunteer time, gifts in kind or

cash donations. Please visit the Voluntary

Organisation Development Agency website at www.voda.co.uk/communityfirst to learn more about how to apply for funding, the

funding application form, ward priorities

and links to each panel’s Facebook pages.

by taking simple security measures such as

standard hinges with strap hinges secured

Bikes in particular need additional security

North Tyneside residents urged to secure sheds

Police in North Tyneside are reminding

residents to take some simple steps to stop thieves breaking into their sheds and outbuildings.

in the very near future. For more

information about the Big Local, contact

Linda Clark (Big Local representative)

locks and chains within the garage or shed,

on 07908332842 or email her

for thieves. All property should also be

the website www.localtrust.org and follow

as they are increasingly becoming the target

security marked.

Whitley Bay Community decides town’s future

Whitley Bay has been allocated £1million over the next 10 years from the

Big Lottery fund to improve the town.

Wallsend

who will be able to draw down monies

This is part of the government’s Big Local

initiative. The boundaries of the area in line

for improvement as part of the initiative are the seafront to the east, the Metro

line to the west, Marine Park First School to the north and Egremont Place to the

south.The Big Local has begun to engage with local residents, and the first

lclarkbosun1@btinternet.com or go to

the link to the Whitley Bay page.

September Area Forum dates

North West – Wednesday, September 26

North Shields – Tuesday, September 4

Wallsend – Wednesday, September 26

Whitley Bay – Wednesday, September 12

For more information visit www.northtyneside.gov.uk/areaforums

GUIDE to councillors 2012/13

Battle Hill

Dave McGarr Quadrant 643 5348

Lesley Spillard Quadrant 07854 520 520

Labour

Stuart Hill 14, Park Drive Forest Hall NE12 9JP 266 2988 07974 960 027

Cullercoats

Carl Johnson Quadrant 07581 368 223

Kenneth Barrie 8, Campville North Shields NE29 0NR 259 5309 07855 506 221

George Westwater Quadrant 217 1664 07581 471 923

Labour

Conservative

Janet Hunter 6, The Grove Benton NE12 9PE 07581 158 207

Pat Oliver 3, Manor Grove Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7XQ 07581 368 194

Maureen Madden 103, Park Rd Wallsend NE28 7LP 263 5317 0785 546 1676

John Harrison Quadrant 200 8004 07581 158 152

John Hunter 98, Tynemouth Rd Wallsend NE28 0LQ 263 6169 07968 799 641

Labour

Killingworth

Labour

Anne Arkle 68, Kirkwood Burradon NE23 7PQ 268 9787

Ray Glindon 2, Allendale Ave Wallsend NE28 9NA 263 7517 07946 124 229

Jim Allan Quadrant 0845 200 8462 07909 234 752

Linda Darke 152, West Farm Ave Longbenton NE12 8RX 270 9279

Alison Waggott-Fairley Quadrant 200 7420 07581 360 455

Gary Bell 63, Goathland Ave Benton NE12 8HD 07581 400 017

Labour

Longbenton

Labour

Amanda Normand Quadrant 07855 461 677

David Corkey Quadrant 07714 099 668

John Stirling 39, Lansdowne Tce West North Shields NE29 0RZ 257 6188 07968 250 896

Joan Walker 28, Greenhaugh West Moor NE12 7WA 07967 246 540

Kevin Conroy 21, Tenbury Cres Longbenton NE12 8BY 200 7411 0796 826 4525

Eddie Darke 152, West Farm Ave Longbenton NE12 8RX 270 9279 07968 798 389

Labour

Collingwood

Labour

Steve Cox 21, Burwood Rd North Shields NE29 8BX 258 5843

Martin Rankin Quadrant 07581 158 169

Jeanette Pickard Quadrant 643 5353

Labour

Benton

Camperdown

Chirton

Howdon

Shirley Mortimer 46, Kirkstone Ave Cullercoats NE30 3BD 253 3071 07973 135 762

Monkseaton North Labour

Labour

Les Miller Quadrant 259 2790 07968 093 760

Paul Mason 2, Briar Vale Whitley Bay NE25 9AZ 253 2439

Alison Austin 3, Ventnor Gardens Whitley Bay NE26 1QB 07581 368 213

Conservative

Monkseaton South

Tynemouth

The Mayor Linda Arkley Deputy Mayor Cllr Judith Wallace

Ian Grayson 6, Ivanhoe Whitley Bay NE25 9AW 291 4087

Labour

Bill Caithness 26, Hillheads Rd Whitley Bay NE25 8HS 200 1415 07564 978 733

Joan Munby 61, Paignton Ave Whitley Bay NE25 8SZ 07581 400 013

Northumberland Labour

Marian Huscroft 104, Kings Rd North Wallsend NE28 9JQ 262 0634 07966 486 652

David Ord Quadrant 200 7082 0796 850 7767

Liberal Democrat

Preston

Labour

Nigel Huscroft Quadrant 07581 368 241

Liberal Democrat

Sarah Day Quadrant 07854 469 895

Jean McLaughlin 4, Milldene Ave Tynemouth NE30 2PS 200 5005 07581 491 741

Labour

Conservative

Brian Burdis Quadrant 07966 906 748

Labour

Valley

Carole Gambling Quadrant 07967 141 047

Wallsend

Labour

David Lilly 158, The Broadway Tynemouth NE30 3RX 289 5015 07974 569 838

Conservative

Chair of the Council Cllr Frank Lott Deputy Chair Cllr Janet Hunter

Tommy Mulvenna 53, Benton Rd West Allotment NE27 0EP 266 6212 07890 261 895

Labour

Leader of the Conservative group Cllr Judith Wallace Deputy Leader Cllr David Lilly Leader of the Labour group Cllr Jim Allan

Kate Osborne Quadrant 07854 537 672

David Sarin 12, Hawthorn Grds North Shields NE29 9BY 257 5155 07891 522 991

Labour

Conservative

Riverside

Cath Davis Quadrant 07808 210 572

Margaret Finlay 69, Laburnum Ave Wallsend NE28 8HG 200 6543

Jules Rutherford Quadrant 07581 158 135

Labour

Liberal Democrat

Labour

Weetslade

Gary Madden Quadrant 07850 446 385

Labour

Deputy Leader Cllr Norma Redfearn Leader of the Liberal Democrat group Cllr Nigel Huscroft Deputy Leader Cllr David Ord

Bruce Pickard Quadrant 643 5352

Norma Redfearn Quadrant 0781 366 7769

St. Mary’s

Frank Lott 112, Dolphin Quay North Shields NE29 6HJ 200 5349 07974 568 197

Alex Cowie Quadrant 236 6821

Muriel Green Quadrant 253 3761 0796 715 9056

Anthony McMullen Quadrant 07581 368 207

Labour

Whitley Bay

Labour

Pam McIntyre 58, Holywell Ave Whitley Bay NE26 3AD 253 7672 07854 537 686

Ed Hodson 76, Monkseaton Drive Whitley Bay NE26 3DG 252 4513

Judith Wallace 91, Village Court Whitley Bay NE26 3QB 253 7169

Pamela Brooks Quadrant 07974 391 134

John O’Shea Quadrant 07581 491 727

Sandra Graham Quadrant 07581 394 951

Conservative

Labour

North Tyneside Council Quadrant Silverlink North Cobalt Business Park North Tyneside NE27 0BY

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Welcome to our pull-out guide to whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening across North Tyneside this summer. Events range from big set-piece events like the Mouth of the Tyne Festival to smaller activities at places like our museums, sports centres, parks and libraries. To subscribe to a regular e-newsletter containing information about whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening in North Tyneside, email events@northtyneside.gov.uk

Have a great summer!

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Stars come out for festival

profile and attracts visitors from far afield, all of which supports the local economy.”

Jon Vincent, Principal at TyneMet College,

said: “The continued success of this event

has established the festival as an important

date in our community calendar, attracting thousands of people and offering

something for all of the family to enjoy.”

Thursday, July 12 Punk rock band The Undertones kick-start

McFly Two of Britain’s biggest pop bands, McFly and The Wanted, are among the performers at this year’s Mouth of the Tyne Festival. Now in its eighth year, the festival is a

four-day celebration of live music,

world-class street theatre and special

one-off performances.

Tynemouth Front Street will feature street

theatre on Saturday, July 14, and Sunday, July

15. American MC extraordinaire Lee Hayes will be hosting an international line-up of

circus and comedy performers, while top

UK street theatre companies will unveil

their new shows. There will be a touch of

the spectacular on Sunday when the

fabulous Heliosphere perform.

The Mouth of the Tyne Festival will also

be part of Big Dance 2012 with a dance stage at Tynemouth Station throughout the weekend.

Summer What’s On Guide

Saturday sees dance performances from

Bad Taste Cru, Dora Frankel Dance and Company Decalage presenting some of

the UK’s leading street and urban

contemporary dance. Sunday will include

Charleston, Lindy Hop and Jive from Joo

Lee Stock and a Latin vibe with DJ Coco

Vega, The London Lucumi Choir and

Flamenco from Paco Bethencourt and his Quartet – part of the ¡VAMOS! Festival.

The Mouth of the Tyne Festival is

supported by Kier, Port of Tyne and TyneMet College.

Mike Furze, Kier Regional Director for

Maintenance, said: “At Kier, we are actively involved with local communities in the

areas in which we work and it is a great

honour to be able to play a part in the

Mouth of the Tyne Festival for a second year running.”

Andrew Moffat, Port of Tyne Chief

Executive, said: “The festival has a national

the festival at the PLAYHOUSE Whitley

Bay. For more details see page 26.

Friday, July 13 The multi award-winning McFly perform at

Tynemouth Priory after their Keep Calm

and Play Louder UK tour. Dougie, Harry,

Danny and Tom will select their favourite

hits from over 15 Top Ten singles and five

Top 20 albums. They will be supported by

The Struts – a four-piece indie pop band

The South

from Derby who are signed to Mercury

Records and due to release an album later

in the summer.

Tickets cost £25 (plus a booking fee) and

are available at www.ticketmaster.co.uk or

0844 847 2335.

A performance by singer-songwriter

Richard Hawley at PLAYHOUSE Whitley

Bay is sold-out.

Saturday, July 14

Sunday, July 15

The Wanted are one of Britain’s biggest

Eighties synth-pop band Heaven 17 will

including two Number Ones. The band - Jay,

Tynemouth Priory. The band originated

pop bands with four Top Five singles

Max, Nathan, Siva and Tom - have been

viewed 30 million times on YouTube and sold over 400,000 copies of their debut

album.

Tickets for their performance at Tynemouth Priory cost £25 (plus a booking fee) and

are available at www.ticketmaster.co.uk or

0844 847 2335.

headline the afternoon concert at

from Sheffield in the early 1980s and have

continued to have hits three decades on. In

1983 they had their highest charted single

with ‘Temptation’.

Other acts performing throughout the

afternoon include The South - formerly The Beautiful South who boasted ten

studio albums, five greatest hits

compilations, 34 chart singles and 15

The Wanted

Heav en 1 7

For more information about the Mouth of

the Tyne Festival call (0191) 643 7409,

email events@northtyneside.gov.uk or visit www.mouthofthetynefestival.com

million record sales worldwide; North East

band The Caffreys; six-piece reggae band

Yes Sir Boss from Bristol; and local band

Rossi Noise.

Tickets cost £10 (adults) and £5 (children)

– available from North Shields, Whitley Bay,

A warm welcome For the second year running, a

temporary Tourist Information Centre will open for the summer in a vacant

Wallsend, Tynemouth, Killingworth and

shop next door to Tynemouth Library

Information Centre, call (0191) 200 5895.

It will provide a range of information

Dudley libraries or North Shields Tourist

Spectators can watch a colourful pageant in the morning along Front Street involving

on Front Street.

for tourists and residents as well as

offer local souvenirs for sale.The centre

hundreds of local school children with

will open from Friday, July 13, and will

Details were to be confirmed at time of

every, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

professional percussionists and dancers. going to press.

be open between 10am and 4pm

Plenty to enjoy this summer Wallsend Festival

Saturday, July 7

Thursday, July 12 – Sunday, July 15

include live music and choirs, dance displays,

Tynemouth Longsands hosts tag rugby,

See pages 22-23 for further information.

Held in Wallsend town centre, highlights

Newcastle Falcons Family Fun Day

judo performances, zumba demonstrations,

volleyball, mascot races, Nordic walking,

Saturday, July 7

fairground rides and lots more.

bouncy castles and much more.

For more information, contact John Fleet

on (0191) 643 6419.

Young Mayor's Music Festival (The Event @ Segedunum) Saturday, July 7

A music event exclusively for 11 to 19-year

-olds at Segedunum Roman Fort and

Museum. Featuring performances from the

borough’s best young bands and artists.

Wristbands £3 each, available from North

Tyneside sports and leisure centres. Visit

www.northtyneside.gov.uk/youngmayor for further information.

Newcastle Falcons Touch Rugby Tournament Sunday, July 8

A fun touch rugby tournament on

Tynemouth Longsands with the Newcastle

Falcons Rugby Union stars.

For further information about this event or

the family fun day, contact Melanie Magee

on (0191) 214 2810 or email

melanie.magee@newcastle-falcons.co.uk

Mouth of the Tyne Festival

Saturday, July 14 – Sunday, July 15

Tynemouth Beach Volleyball Tournament

An exciting opportunity to take part in this year’s tournament on Tynemouth Longsands.

To find out more, visit www.tynemouthbeachvolleyball.co.uk or email askk@sky.com for an application form.

Fire Station Open Day Sunday, July 15

A free community fun day from 11am to 3pm at North Tyneside East Community Fire Station, Preston North Road, North Shields. Includes children’s rides, face paintings, climbing wall, demonstrations, stalls and refreshments. No on-site parking. For more details, contact station manager Scott Carruthers (0191) 444 1770.

RNLI Day

Sunday, July 22 Tynemouth RNLI Lifeboat Station will be holding its 150th Harbour Day on North Shields Fish Quay between 11am and 3pm. Includes stalls, children’s rides, music, refreshments and a classic motorcycle rally and exhibition hosted by the Quay Motorcycle Club.

For further information, call (0191) 257 0913.

Summer What’s On Guide

Book Fair

Sunday, July 22 – Saturday, August 4

Friday, August 3 – Sunday, August 19

Sunday, August 19

Top players from around the country

Whitley Bay’s Spanish City Dome hosts the world premiere of a large-scale video installation which digitally recreates the surface of Mars 200 years into the future. Commissioned by Tyneside Cinema’s Pixel Palace new media arts project. Free admission. Monday-Thursday, noon-8pm, Friday-Sunday, 10am-6pm.

all genres and subject matters at

British Chess Championships compete at The Parks Sports Centre in

North Shields. Free coaching will be

available to juniors. Spectators are

welcome.

For more information, visit

www.britishchesschampionships.co.uk or email britishchesschamps@yahoo.co.uk

Whitley Bay Sandcastle Competition

Kelly Richardson “Mariner 9”

For further information, contact Whitley Bay Tourist Information Centre on (0191) 200 8535.

Sunday, July 22

A fun event for all of the family to enjoy on Whitley Bay beach, outside of the

Boardwalk Café.

For further information, call (0191) 643

7409 or email events@northtyneside.gov.uk

Tynemouth Classic Volkswagen Rally Saturday, July 28

Friday, August 17 – Sunday, September 2

Whitley Bay Film Festival

Celebrating great film in great locations, including classic features, independent short films, children’s screenings, and artists’ films and video. A selection of ticketed and free events available.

Further information is available at www.whitleybayfilmfestival.co.uk

Cullercoats Harbour Day

For more information, contact (0191) 253 2658.

park. Around 150 vehicles expected to take part. Vote for your favourite vehicle and

enter a competition to win a weekend’s

classic camper van hire. Ends with a convoy

from Tynemouth to Whitley Bay. For more details, visit

www.tynemouthclassicvwrally.co.uk

To find out more, contact Ylana First on

(0191) 257 2180.

Saturday, August 25 – Sunday, August 26

Railex North East Model Railway Show

Featuring up to 40 layouts, numerous

and tombola.

For further information, call (0191) 258

3628 or visit www.railexne.com

Thursday, September 6 – Sunday, September 9

Heritage Open Days

Dozens of North Tyneside venues will once

again open their doors to the public for

free, including St Mary’s Lighthouse,

Join Whitley Bay and Cullercoats Lifeboat Guild at their free annual harbour day in Cullercoats harbour starting at 11am. There will be a variety of stalls, tombola, live music, refreshments, games and activities.

Beetles in the region at Priors Haven car

Tynemouth Station.

demonstrations, trade stands, refreshments

Saturday, 18 August

Enjoy some of the finest surf buses and

Browse through fact and fiction books on

Saturday, August 18 – Sunday, August 19

Health and Horticulture Show

A chance to see some of the region’s best fruit, vegetable and homecraft exhibits and pick up lots of health improvement advice. For further details, contact (0191) 643 7449.

Stephenson Railway Museum and

Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths and

Museum.

A full programme will be published at the

beginning of August and will be available

from www.twhods.org.uk

Tunnel 2K Wheelchair Race Friday, September 14

An international wheelchair race, which

starts at the south end of the Tyne Tunnel. For more information visit

www.tunnel2k.com

Please note: Details may change at short notice.

Music and mirth at

the PLAYHOUSE

The PLAYHOUSE Whitley Bay Sunday, July 8, 2pm & 6pm Disney’s The Jungle Book is serving up a fun-packed Disney magic at its very best - the story of programme this summer. From shows by legendary comic Ken Dodd

to performances by the very best local

talent, you’re sure to find something you’ll

like. Highlights include:

Thursday, July 5, 7.30pm Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown

Roy Chubby Brown is back in town!...

Get ready for a barn-storming night

of jokes, banter and hilarious mickey-taking

from Britain’s most outrageous comedian, bar none.

Over 18s only.

(Tickets, £20)

Mowgli the Man-cub, who is raised by

wolves. All is well until Shere Kahn the tiger

decides that Mowgli is no longer welcome

in the jungle. Saturday Stage School's

annual production brings this spectacular

show to the PLAYHOUSE. (Tickets £10, £9

conc)

Thursday, July 12, 7.30pm The Undertones plus support The Undertones was formed by five

friends in Derry in 1975, releasing 13

singles and four studio albums before

disbanding in 1983. The band have since

reformed, replacing lead singer Feargal

Sharkey with Paul McLoone. Presented

by the council as part of the Mouth of

the Tyne Festival. (Tickets £20)

Friday, July 27, 1pm, and Saturday, July 28, 1pm & 4pm Seussical The mischievous Cat in the Hat comes alive in this fantastical, magical, musical

extravaganza. Seussical brings to life all of your favourite Dr. Seuss characters,

including Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Lazy Mayzie and all of the Whos of Whoville. This amateur production is presented by Day8 Productions. (Tickets £10, £30 family)

Wednesday, August 29, and Thursday, August 30, 7.30pm The Ken Dodd Happiness Show Back by popular demand

after two sell out shows in 2010 and 2011,

The Ken Dodd Happiness Show returns to the North East complete with brand new material and even more laughs. (Tickets £20, £19 conc)

Booking information In person: Monday to Friday (10am to 4pm) and Saturday (10.30am to 2.30pm) Online: www.playhousewhitleybay.co.uk

Booking hotline: 0844 277 2771

Enquiries: 0844 493 4567

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Summer What’s On Guide

All information correct at time of going to print.

A day out with a difference

From the military might of the Romans to the birth of the Industrial Revolution – North Tyneside’s museums offer an insight into the past and some great summer events.

Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths & Museum, Buddle Street, Wallsend

For more details, call (0191) 236 9347 or visit www.segedunumromanfort.org.uk

Witches and Wizards Day – Sunday, August 5 (11am to 3pm)

Fossil Frolics – Friday, August 3 (10.30am to 12.30pm)

and then enjoy an enchanted steam engine

Mary’s and learn more about the area’s

Dress as your favourite witch or wizard

ride. A magician will provide entertainment.

Model Railway Day – Sunday, August 12 (11am to 3pm)

Christopher Vine, author of ‘Peter’s Railway’

will be signing your books plus a model railway enthusiast will give live

demonstrations.

(until September 9)

Let Off Steam! – Wednesday, August 15 (11am to 3pm)

major coal mining disasters on Tyneside,

or musical instrument.

Into the Mouth of Hell

Between 1812 and 1862 there were four

revealing the tragic shortcomings of the

technology and safety measures employed in the pits. Coal provided energy, comfort

and prosperity to society, but pitmen risked

their lives deep underground mining it and

bringing it to the surface. This exhibition

invites visitors to explore how new

technology can take communities to the edge.

Transform your junk into a model engine

Journey Back to the Forties – Sunday, August 19 (11am to 3pm) Learn about life on the home front and

take part in an army drill.

Bank Holiday Special – Monday, August 27 (11am to 3pm) An extra special family fun day out.

Part of the programme to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Hartley Pit Disaster.

Stephenson Railway Museum, Middle Engine Lane, North Shields

For more details, call (0191) 200 7146 or

visit www.stephensonrailwaymuseum.org.uk

St Mary’s Lighthouse, St Mary’s Island, Whitley Bay

For more details call (0191) 200 8650 or

stmaryslighthouse@northtyneside.gov.uk

Crime Scene St Mary’s – Thursday, July 26 (1.30pm to 4.30pm)

Hunt for fossils on the beaches of St

prehistoric past. Suitable for five to 12-yearolds, £3.50 per child. Booking essential.

The Great British Seaside Event – Sunday, August 5 (10.30am to 3pm) Take in a Punch and Judy show, build a

giant sandcastle with the wardens, play

some traditional games or simply relax in a deck chair. Booking not required.

Lighthouse O-limpets – Tuesday, August 7 (1.30pm to 3.30pm)

Wacky competitions based on a lighthouse or seashore theme including crab racing,

welly wanging and tug of war. Suitable for five to 12-year-olds, £3.50 per child. Booking essential.

Kite making – Saturday, August 11 (1.30pm to 4.30pm) and Sunday, August 12 (2pm to 4.30pm)

Build you own kite and watch it soar in the winds around the island. Suitable for five to 12-year-olds, £2 per child. Booking not required.

International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend – Saturday, August 18 (10.30am to 2pm) and Sunday, August 19 (10.30am to 4pm) Guided tours, exhibitions, crafts and activities. Booking not required.

There has been a gruesome crime at

Land Art – Wednesday, August 22 (2pm to 4pm)

Today’s the day to bring your favourite bear,

forensic investigator and solve the mystery.

only objects found lying on the beach.

day of stories, face painting and crafts.

Booking essential.

Teddy Bears Picnic – Sunday, July 22, (11am to 3pm)

pack your sandwiches and get ready for a

St Mary’s Island. Take on the role of Suitable for over 10s, £5 per child.

Help create a gigantic piece of art using Suitable for all ages, £1.50 per child. Booking essential.

Summer sporting fun If you’re looking to enjoy some activities with a sporting theme, check out what’s happening below.

For more information about any of these events, unless otherwise stated, contact Sport North Tyneside on (0191) 643 7447, e-mail yearofthegames@northtyneside.gov.uk or follow @sportNT on twitter.

Go for Gold – Family Fun Days

Sports tasters, fun games, music, face painting, arts and crafts, storytellers, bouncy castles and much more. These are free events and run on Fridays from 11am to 2pm. All ages welcome, children must be supervised at all times. No need to book, just turn up on the day. The fun days will be held at the following locations - Howdon Community Centre (July 27), Oxford Centre (August 3), Killingworth Park (August 10), Churchill Playing Fields (August 17), Springfield Park (August 24) and Northumberland Park (August 31)

Urban Series - skate, scooter and BMX competitions

A series of urban skate, scooter and BMX competitions every Saturday during the

school holidays. There will be music, DJs

and prizes too.

They will be held from 1pm to 3pm at the following locations - Panama Skatepark (July 28), Howdon Skatepark (August 5), The Parks Sports Centre Skatepark (August 12), Dudley Skatepark (August 19), Burradon Skatepark (August 26), and Panama Skatepark (September 1, note this event is from noon to 4pm).

Summer What’s On Guide

Summer of Cycling

There will be ‘Summer of Cycling’ events across the borough until September. This includes organised rides, bike doctor sessions and bikeability cycle lessons.

For further information, Sport North Tyneside on (0191) 643 7439, e-mail yearofthegames@northtyneside.gov.uk or follow @sportNT on twitter.

Friendship Games 2012

North Tyneside is hosting a special Friendship Games to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games with their European counterparts.

The teams invited to attend are: OerErkenschwick, Monchengladbach, Lubbenau (all Germany); Pniewy (Poland); Kocevje (Slovenia), Rab (Croatia) and Halluin (France). Spectators are welcome to cheer on the competitors at The Parks Sport Centre, North Shields, on Sunday, July 15, from 2pm.

StreetGames North East Regional Festival

Taster street sports and competitive street tournaments, which will include Street Soccer, Street Dance and Basketball. To enter a team call (0191) 643 7439. The event is held on Tuesday, August 21, at The Parks Sports Centre, North Shields.

5K Family Fun Run

Enjoy a scenic 5km run, music and entertainment and a family friendly atmosphere at this fun event for all abilities.

This Year of the Games event is held on Saturday, September 8 at 11am, starting at The Rising Sun Country Park, Benton. Costs £3 per entry or £10 for a family of four. Application forms will be available soon.

And there’s more…

To find out about even more events happening in North Tyneside this summer, there are two guides that are well worth checking out. The ‘Go for Gold’ summer holiday programme is jam packed with things for young people to do. It includes

details of the KidZONE programme, Widening Horizons 4 Sport activities, fun swimming pool sessions, and what’s happening at the borough’s playsites. The guide also features details of our libraries’ Summer Reading Challenge. This year’s theme is Story Lab – a celebration of story and the imagination.

Children are invited to read six books over the summer and for each book they read they will receive rewards such as wristbands, key rings, medals and lanyards.

There will also be lots of events in the libraries as part of the initiative, including Discovery Zoo, where children can encounter exotic animals first hand, and drama workshops delivered by the Bigfoot Theatre Company.

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Both guides can be downloaded from the council’s website at www.northtyneside.gov.uk and they are also available from libraries, sports centres and tourist information centres.

Funding boost for Wallsend club

A Wallsend rugby club looks set to kick its homeless status into touch thanks to Sport England’s Olympic legacy funding and the council. For years Wallsend Rugby Football Club

(RFC) has trained and played across two

sites but is now closer to getting a

permanent home.

Sport England has awarded £50,000 of

Lottery funding to help convert the land

next to St Peter’s Road into two high

quality pitches. The funding is from its

Protecting Playing Fields Olympic legacy fund.

Meanwhile, the council is providing £86,000 towards the project as well as leasing land

to the club. This funding is part of a Section

106 agreement between the local authority

and Bellway Homes for a housing development on Kings Road called ‘The Covers’.

Jumping for joy: Young rugby players help celebrate the funding award.

The agreement stipulated the funding had

to be used for rugby provision as it was

demonstrated there was a lack of rugby facilities in Wallsend.

With their ambitious plans for the future

including building a clubhouse and changing

facilities at the site, the club is now working

hard to raise the remaining funds needed

to complete the playing fields work at St

Peter’s Road.

Ryan Thirlaway, Chairman of Wallsend

RFC, said: “As a club we have always been

known as a magpie, having had to use

other pitches and facilities, so this

development is a major one for us and will

make a huge difference to the lives of local

children for many years to come.”

Learn the ropes at Hadrian

The climbing wall at Hadrian Leisure Centre in Wallsend is available to adults on a drop-in basis every Monday night from 6.30pm to 9.30pm.

Climbers simply need to book in an assessment and are then free to climb. If you would like to become a climber you can book in some training with an instructor.

Children aged over eight can climb during the school holidays every Tuesday, 10am to noon - booking is essential. Junior and adult courses also run throughout the year.

For more information or to book an assessment, contact Brandy Riches by email: brandy.riches@norhtyneside.gov.uk or phone reception on (0191) 643 2025 and leave your details.

Get into shape for less this summer

Fancy getting fit but don’t want to commit to a long-term gym membership?

Contours, North Tyneside Council’s fitness and well-being package, is offering short term memberships, which are ideal for students back home this summer.

A six-week membership costs £60 or you can get a 12-week membership for £120.

Contours membership gives you unlimited access to all the council’s gyms, health suites, exercise classes and swimming pools. For further information contact Bernie Wall on (0191) 643 7458.

It’s free to play on a Saturday!

North Tyneside’s popular play rangers will be out and about in the borough’s parks until the end of September.

The play rangers offer completely free Saturday activities for children and young people aged between eight and 13. Their sessions feature a huge range of fun activities, including arts and crafts such as badge making and junk modelling; sports and team games like football, cricket, volleyball, tennis and skipping, as well as imaginative outdoor play. Sessions are open and flexible, which means that children can drop-in whenever they like, and come and go as they please. The play rangers aim to hold sessions in all weather, except in extreme circumstances, so children should wear suitable clothing and footwear for outdoor play.

Under eights are also welcome at the sessions, but should be supervised by a responsible person over the age of 16.

If you need any further information, please contact: Dawn Murray or Steve Thompson on (0191) 643 8382 or (0191) 643 8383.

Otherwise, just drop in to any of the following Saturday sessions which run from 2pm - 6pm. Saturday 30 June - Holy Cross Playsite, Wallsend

Saturday 7 July - Alexander Scott Park, North Shields

Saturday 14 July - Springfield Park, Forest Hall

Saturday 21 July - Churchill Playing Fields, Monkseaton Saturday 28 July - Howdon Park, Howdon

Saturday 4 August - Northumberland Park, North Shields

Saturday 11 August - Lockey Park, Wideopen

Saturday 18 August - Whitley Park, Whitley Bay

Saturday 25 August - Station Road Park, Wallsend

Saturday 1 September - Tynemouth Park

Saturday 8 September - Killingworth Lake Park

Saturday 15 September - Holy Cross Playsite, Wallsend Saturday 22 September - Alexander Scott Park, North Shields

Saturday 29 September - Whitley Park, Whitley Bay

Play rangers: (L-R) Shaunna Tweddle, Les Dent and Natasha Killeen

Beaches are award winners

Every beach in North Tyneside has been awarded a prestigious Blue Flag, the international award for quality.

It means the borough continues its proud tradition of having more awards for each beaches than any other area of the North East.

The Blue Flag recognises clean water, litter-free sands and top-notch facilities. It is flying over beaches at Whitley Bay (south), Tynemouth Longsands (south) King Edward’s Bay and Cullercoats Bay, which narrowly missed the water quality standard last year. The return of the four Blue Flags is the result of work by the council to cap off an old culvert, which was considered to be the source of potential contamination at Cullercoats Bay.

Frequent water quality testing since the completion of the works and during last summer’s bathing season has shown an increase in the water quality standard resulting in Cullercoats Bay receiving the Blue Flag again.

All four beaches have also earned Quality Coast Awards, which commend beaches that are clean and where visitors can enjoy a range of activities. Both awards are administered in England by Keep Britain Tidy.

North Tyneside Elected Mayor, Mrs Linda Arkley said: “Tourism is worth over £240million to the local economy and we know that our coastline is the main reason people come here. “That’s why we’re so delighted to have a full complement of beach awards.

“The council’s team deserve credit for their continued hard work to keep our beaches clean and attractive.

“And I would also like to thank the many

beach users, as well as the businesses based

on or around our beaches, for their help to keep them looking their best.”

A beach-raking tractor is used to remove

items of rubbish from the borough’s

coastline while the council’s seafront team

clean proms and collect litter.

The RNLI operates a lifeguard service on

behalf of North Tyneside Council.

Beach dog ban

A dog ban is in force from May 1 to September 30 on Cullercoats Bay, King Edwards Bay, Whitley Bay (south) and Tynemouth Longsands (south). This means dogs are only allowed on a section of Whitley Bay beach north of Panama Gardens and at the northern end of Tynemouth Longsands.

Code of conduct • Don’t take glass bottles onto the beach

• Take heed of dog bans • Keep dogs on a lead on the promenades

• Put nappies and plastic containers in the bin

Flying high: Elected Mayor Linda Arkley with some of the team that looks after our beaches

• Don’t take cars or motorcycles onto the beach

The Dome is where the art is

Whitley Bay seafront is becoming recognised as one of the best places in the region to experience innovative and accessible arts events.

“Shimmer” was a finalist in the ‘Best Event – Tyneside’ category in the Journal Culture Awards – coming runner-up to the Turner Prize exhibition at BALTIC. Organised by the council’s arts development team, Shimmer took place in November and featured a programme of free outdoor art installations by the coast at Whitley Bay.

These included “Diversión”, the stunning animated projection onto the exterior of the Spanish City Dome, and a range of specially-commissioned new works, supported by a grant from Arts Council England. Planning for this year’s “Shimmer” event is already underway.

Also honoured at the Culture Awards was Whitley Bay-based artist Kelly Richardson, who was a finalist in the ‘Visual Artist of the Year’ category.

Kelly (see small photo) now presents the world première of her latest groundbreaking work, “Mariner 9” in the Dome in August. The giant video projection, nearly 50 feet wide, depicts the landscape of Mars hundreds of years into the future. “Mariner 9” will be showing from August 3 to 19, see page 25.

Kelly was born in Canada and has presented her work all over the world including at the Sundance Film Festival. Last year she was artist-in-residence at Tyneside Cinema as part of their new media arts programme, Pixel Palace.

People travelled to Whitley Bay to see the source of the rainbow from across the country and the work could be seen 60 miles away in North Yorkshire. There was an incredible public response, not least from photographers, with hundreds of images being uploaded to internet sites.

North Tyneside Elected Mayor, Mrs Linda Arkley, selected her favourite, which was by Whitley Bay resident Paul Daniels. As a thank-you, Paul will be the council’s guest at a Mouth of the Tyne Festival concert in July.

For more information about arts events in North Tyneside visit www.northtyneside.gov.uk/arts

Meanwhile,Yvette Mattern’s “Global Rainbow”, which was projected from St Mary’s headland for five nights earlier in the year, created a huge stir locally and worldwide.

Picture perfect: Paul Daniels’ winning photograph.

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Improving our roads and pavements

To meet the challenge of keeping the borough’s 850km of roads and 1,700km of footpaths in a good state of repair, the council’s highways team has developed new ways of working to get maximum benefit from the highway repair budget. The council’s new Highway Asset Management Plan (HAMP) is a key tool in maintaining North Tyneside’s highways in the most efficient way.

Every road in North Tyneside has been surveyed to assess its condition. This allows the council to identify at a glance those roads that are in greatest need of repair. Work can be planned over a number of years rather than reacting to problems as they occur, which can be more costly.

Early intervention and the move from reactive to preventative maintenance saves

money and allows budgets to stretch further.

There are other things that the council is

doing to improve highway maintenance.

This includes:

• Use of new money-saving surfacing treatments such as micro asphalt

resulting in more streets being

improved for the same money

• Investment in highway asset

management computer systems to

provide the best possible data about

the highway network

• Improved efficiencies in the use of machinery, materials and labour

• Working with our private sector

partners to introduce more innovative

and cost-effective ways of working.

We need your help

Although it will take a number of years before we see the full benefits of our new ways of working we have already seen an improvement in the overall condition of roads in the borough compared to this time last year. We now want to find out what type

of improvements are most important

to residents and where they think the

council should be targeting its highway

maintenance resources.

Distributed with this edition of

Widening Horizons you will find a

simple questionnaire to tell us what

you think. It is a freepost address so

you do not need to pay to post it back to us. The information you provide will shape further decisions about road

and pavement repair.

Finally, if you have any general

highway maintenance queries or would

like to report a defect please do not

hesitate to contact us on (0191) 643

6130 or email Road to repair: New ways of working means improved highway maintenance.

highways.environment@northtyneside.

gov.uk

Primary Care Trusts are the local part of your there are local health services available.

Clinical commissioning groups in North Tyneside merge

North Tyneside’s two clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have announced that they will merge into one organisation and be known as NHS North Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group.

Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) – which used to be known as GP consortia – lie at the heart of the government’s plans to reform the NHS and put local clinicians in charge of health spending on behalf of patients. The borough’s two groups, CareFirst and Engage Health, have always worked very closely together and after consideration they have decided to work even closer together as one clinical commissioning group but within two localities. Dr Jane Weatherstone of Engage Health and Dr John Matthews of CareFirst will be co-chairs of the newly named NHS North Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group and the two localities will retain their GP practice membership. North Tyneside CCG are working closely with NHS North of Tyne, the current

commissioners of NHS services in North Tyneside, to start taking on new responsibilities, after NHS bill was passed by parliament and given royal assent.

In the future North Tyneside CCG will commission all health services for the 215,000 population of the borough with a total budget of £305m. Dr John Matthews said: “Unfortunately in North Tyneside we have more people with chronic health conditions compared to the national situation and we face a huge challenge to address those areas where levels of health lag well behind those of the rest of the country. “We need to close this gap by addressing the health of the whole community, but our greatest challenges are in tackling the inequalities that are evident in the variation of life expectancy across the borough.”

led commissioners are in a good place to change this. We will be better able to do this as one organisation.

“Our hospital admissions per 1,000 population are 26% higher than the national average and the NHS can’t afford this in the future. We need to make changes to how we manage and treat patients with which much more emphasis on good quality care closer to home and in the community instead of going to hospital.” “It means more people can be treated near to where they live, rather than going to hospital. They are a great asset to the community.”

Dr Jane Weatherstone added: “While health services in North Tyneside receive consistently good quality ratings for the services they provide, we still rely far too much on hospital based care compared with the health of our population – and GP

Think Pharmacy First for hay fever this summer If you are suffering from hay fever this summer and are entitled to free prescriptions due to low income then you can access Think Pharmacy First for treatment. Think Pharmacy First is great for patients as it gives easier access to treatment for

minor ailments without having to make an appointment to see their GP.

The scheme is helping to remind people in the borough that their local pharmacies are a one stop shop for minor ailments and illnesses including the cold, sore throat, head lice and many more common problems.

Look out for the bright yellow posters and window stickers displayed in all pharmacies urging you to Think Pharmacy First.

NHS and are responsible for ensuring that

NHS Continuing Healthcare On 15 March 2012, the Department of Health announced the introduction of deadlines for new cases which require assessment of eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare funding. The deadlines apply to previously un-assessed periods of care, which occurred in the following time periods: Time Period 1 April 2004 - 30 September 2007 1 October 2007 - 31 March 2011 1 April 2011 - 31 March 2012

Deadline 30 September 2012 30 September 2012 31 March 2013

The National Framework for NHS CHC was introduced in 2007 (and revised in 2009) to ensure a nationally consistent process

for consideration of NHS CHC eligibility, including the identification of individuals who might require an assessment for eligibility. This announcement introduces a process which will enable any individuals who should have been assessed from 1st April 2004 to 31st March 2012 to be identified and considered as soon as possible.

The announcement of these deadlines introduces a process which will enable any individuals who should have been assessed from 1 April 2004 onwards to be identified and considered for eligibility as soon as possible. If you think that this affects you or a family member, then please contact PALS on freephone 0800 032 0202 to obtain further information or email CHC2004-2012@northoftyne.nhs.uk

Minister opens £2.6m centre Patients in North Shields are benefitting from a £2.6 million investment by North Tyneside Primary Care Trust in Nelson Health Centre, North Shields after the old premises were completely transformed into modern, state of the art health facilities.

And the newly modernised and refurbished health centre received the seal of approval by the Rt Hon Andrew Lansley MP, Secretary of State for Health, who officially opened the building. The Cecil Street based Nelson Health Centre is the home of two of the town’s GP practices, Nelson Medical Group and Jubilee Park Surgery which serve 9,500 patients. The centre also

includes a pharmacy and office space for other community health staff such as district nurses, health visitors and school nurses.

The two practices moved out into temporary accommodation in September 2011 on the site’s car park while the renovations took place. Dr Atoosa McNamara said: “We would like to thank our patients for being so understanding during the renovation work which was carried out with as little disruption as possible – I’m sure they are as pleased as we are with the bright and airy and newly refurbished health centre.” Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley said: “Patients in North Shields will receive real benefits from the new and updated facilities at Nelson Health Centre.

“Thanks to the new facilities, the practice has been able to extend services for patients and can now carry out minor surgery, reducing unnecessary hospital admissions. I am glad to see for myself how the NHS, including doctors, nurses and other professionals are working together to further improve local services for patients.”

Photo shows L-R Dr Will Tufton, Andrew Lansley, Dr Atoosa McNamara and Dr John Westgarth

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North Tyneside Council, Age UK North Tyneside and VODA have joined forces to work in partnership to help take services out into the community with the support of volunteers. The overarching aim is to improve the health, wellbeing and quality of life of residents particularly those in later life by making best use of low cost preventative activities and services in the community With this partnership we will be able to enhance and extend existing services that each of these organisations offer with an emphasis on outreach and the provision of new access points for residents and visitors to the borough who may otherwise not know about or use these services.

What was the 'mobile library service' has now been remodelled and that includes the bus itself having a makeover! This new mobile service will offer a range of supportive services including: l l l l

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The stroke caused damage to his brain,

body and vision and he was unable to

continue running his own financial advice

business. With a need to regain lost skills,

Peter joined a cookery course at Norham

Adult Learning Centre which then led him

onto skills for life classes. Peter worked on

New direction: Peter Blair with Adult Learning Alliance tutor Lesley Salisbury

his reading and IT skills, gaining a City and

Guilds level two in English. Bitten by the

learning bug, Peter continued and went on

to gain a level two in numeracy, whilst

carrying on with cookery classes and

Zumba exercise classes to help improve

his coordination.

Peter said: “Losing the ability to read, write and use a computer highlights the dramatic reduction in my learning ability, but the Adult Learning Alliance is helping me regain some of my lost skills.” His dedication to learning recently earned him a Regional Individual Learner Award from the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE). So what are you waiting for? Make that first step, and you too could take your life in a whole new direction.

Find out more Look out for the 20122013 prospectus coming through your door very soon.

If you do not receive your copy,

please call (0191) 643 2288 or

visit www.northtyneside.gov.uk/ala

to download a copy.

For more information or to enrol,

call (0191) 643 2288.

Drop into an open evening John Spence High School

Preston Road, North Shields, NE29 9PU 18 July, 3 September, 5 September 6pm - 8pm

Longbenton Community College Hailsham Ave, Longbenton, NE12 8ER 11 July

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Top marks for tourist information centres Visitors to North Tyneside’s tourist information centres receive some of the very best service in the country, research by Visit England has revealed. Tens of thousands of people use the

council’s tourist information centres in

Visit England’s report said it was a ‘pleasure to visit’ and described the level of service

as ‘truly exceptional’.

The office, based at the Royal Quays

Outlet Centre next to the International

Ferry Terminal, welcomed over 54,000

visitors last year and handled over 42,000

Whitley Bay and North Shields each year.

enquiries.

And the offices support the borough’s

Meanwhile, its sister office in Whitley Bay

tourism economy, which is worth around

£240million. They offer a wide range of

services and information including: travel advice; details of local

accommodation, attractions and events;

quality gifts and souvenirs for sale.

Now a Mystery Shopper survey by Visit

England has ranked North Shields Tourist

Information Centre as number one in

the North East and fifth out of the 275 assessed nationally.

was placed 49th in England and sixth in the

North East by Visit England. The Mystery

Shopper said their visit was ‘very positive’

and they left with ‘a wealth of information

and ideas’.

From Spring 2013, Whitley Bay Tourist

Information Centre will be one of the

services delivered from the Whitley Bay

Customer First Centre, which is under

construction on York Road.

North Shields Tourist Information Centre in Royal Quays is open Monday to Saturday, 9am to 4.30pm and Sunday, 9.30am to 4.30pm. TEL: (0191) 200 5895 or email ticns@northtyneside.gov.uk

Whitley Bay Tourist Information Centre in Park Road is open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm (closed for lunch 12.30pm to 1.30pm). TEL: (0191) 200 8535 or email ticwb@northtyneside.gov.uk

Putting the

customer first

The council is committed to putting customers first and has published a set of customer service standards. We will: l l l l

Provide excellent, easy to use services

Be polite, helpful and treat you with respect Give you clear and accurate information Act promptly.

An inquiry via our website will be acknowledged within one working day.

A telephone call will be answered within 20 seconds.

First class service: Senior assistant Andrew Heath helps a member of the public at Royal Quays Tourist Information Centre

A person visiting our customer service centres or offices will be seen within 10 minutes.

A letter will be responded to within 10 working days.

Welfare changes

A new system of welfare benefits introduced by the government may have an impact on some residents of North Tyneside.

The Welfare Reform Act, which has been agreed by Parliament, introduces a wide range of reforms, many of which will be introduced from April 2013 onwards.

The main elements of the Welfare Reform Act are:

• Driving out abuse of the Social

• The introduction of Universal Credit to • provide a single benefit that will ensure • •

These aim to make the benefits and tax credits systems fairer, more affordable and more able to tackle poverty.

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The changes being introduced also aim to create the right incentives to get more people into work by ensuring work always pays, but also protecting the most vulnerable in our society.

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work always pays A stronger approach to reducing fraud and error with tougher penalties for the most serious offences A new claimant commitment showing clearly what is expected of claimants while giving protection to those with the greatest needs Reforms to Disability Living Allowance, through the introduction of the Personal Independence Payment to meet the needs of disabled people today Creating a fairer approach to Housing Benefit to bring stability to the market and improve incentives to work

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Fund system by giving greater power to local authorities Reforming Employment and Support Allowance to make the benefit fairer and to ensure that help goes to those with the greatest need Changes to support a new system of child support which puts the interest of the child first.

More information about the Welfare Reform Act can be found on the Department of Work and Pensions website: www.dwp.gov.uk/policy/welfare-reform

New home for The Business Factory

North Tyneside’s Business Factory has a new home - at the Saville Exchange, North Shields. The Business Factory offers free, professional business start-up advice to budding entrepreneurs. Over the last two years, it has been hugely successful, generating over 400 new start-ups, and its target is to help a further 1,200 this year. The Business Factory’s team of advisers can work with residents to help explore ideas, identify talents and build skills, enabling them to go on and start a business.

North Tyneside’s Deputy Mayor, Cllr Judith Wallace, said: “Encouraging entrepreneurial ambition has never been more important. The Business Factory has deservedly developed a reputation for offering sound, practical help and support for anyone thinking of starting a business in North Tyneside, regardless of background, experience or qualifications.” If you are thinking about starting your own business you can arrange an informal meeting with one of The Business Factory advisers, based at The Saville Exchange, North Shields, between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.

Advice and inspiration is also available all day, every day at The Business Factory website at www.businessfactorynt.co.uk The North Tyneside Business Factory Suite 10, Saville Exchange, North Shields, NE30 1SE Tel: 0844 7704 442 Email info@businessfactorynt.co.uk Visit: www.businessfactorynt.co.uk

Electoral Register

Due to the Police and Crime Commissioner elections, the annual canvass of voters has been brought forward. Every household should receive a

voter register form asking for

information about who lives there

by 20 June. By law you must

complete your registration.

If there are no changes to your

household’s registration you can

make your return by using one of

the paperless options - Freephone:

0800 025 3168; on the internet:

www.register-online.co.uk; text

message: 020 3137 9094.

You can make changes to the edited

Keep your children safe this summer Whether you’re staying at home to enjoy a great British summer, or heading abroad for a foreign break, keep these tips in mind and enjoy a safe holiday with your children, this year. Danger zone 1 – water

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internet registration. You cannot do

this using the text registration

service.

Information is printed on the

reverse of the canvass form about the full and edited versions of the

each year.

From the last week in August for

four weeks, personal canvassers will call at households that have not responded to the form.

If you have not received your form,

or for assistance completing it, contact the Electoral Services Officer by telephoning

(0191) 643 2270 or emailing

elections@northtyneside.gov.uk

Children should never play unsupervised in or near a pool. Accidents can happen in seconds Children who need swimming aids, like armbands, should wear them at all times, even when not in the water The sea may look tranquil, but this can often disguise strong currents. Don’t swim off beaches without a lifeguard.

Danger zone 2 – alcohol

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Many people enjoy a drink on holiday, but excessive drinking and children don’t mix

Always make sure at least one • responsible adult stays sober and can

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supervise children and react quickly and sensibly in an emergency

Stick within your recommended daily limit of alcohol – which is 2-3 units of alcohol per day for women, and 3-4 units for men. A pint of lager contains around 2 units, a large glass of wine around 3.

they must never go off with • Stress anyone - even another child without telling you first

Teach them the address of where • you’re staying or give them something to carry with it on.

Danger zone 4 – the sun

underestimate the power • ofNever the sun, even on a cloudy day

and stay out of the sun between 11am - 3pm, when rays are strongest

apply waterproof • Regularly sunscreen - SPF 15 and above.

UV suits offer extra protection for energetic young children

Keep fluid levels up with plenty of • water, juices, ice-lollies and fruit, and seek medical advice if your child burns badly or appears drowsy or disorientated.

This information has been provided by North Tyneside’s Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB). For more information on keeping your children safe, visit www.northtyneside.gov.uk/lscb If you have any concerns about a child’s welfare or safety, call (0191) 643 7979.

Danger zone 3 – a strange place

If you’re travelling away, set safety • ground rules with your child as soon as you arrive at your destination. Point out unsafe places and explain why they’re dangerous

A recipe for success

Backing the forces

Best kept secret

Protecting residents from food poisoning risks is a priority for the council’s environmental team, recently praised following an audit by the Food Standards Agency.

Support for the armed forces in North Tyneside is to be further strengthened as the council and its partners back a national scheme.

In the heart of the Meadow Well Estate - behind the Meadows Community Centre - a plot of land has been developed by the community for the community into a fully-fledged garden centre and orchard with beehives.

Food Safety Week, supported by the council, took place across the country during June and this year the focus is food safety on a budget.

Here are some top tips for good safety in your home:

Storage and cooking instructions

should be followed.

Always check ‘use by’ dates as these

appear on foods which go off quickly. Check the packet and either eat, cook or freeze to avoid throwing away food unnecessarily.

Food with a best before date has a longer shelf life. Eating food after its ‘best before’ isn’t unsafe (this excludes eggs), however it might not be at its best quality. Eating leftovers is a great way to

save some cash, but if you are storing them in the fridge or freezer cool and cover the food as soon as possible. If you are reheating anything make sure it is completely defrosted and that it is piping hot throughout.

The council is already providing a number of initiatives for members and ex-members of the armed forces and their families including giving former armed forces personnel priority in seeking housing with North Tyneside Homes and other housing providers, and free access to a range of sport, leisure and library services.

Now the council’s cabinet has set up a Community Services Partnership as part of the national Armed Forces Covenant - and aims to access some of the £30million available nationally to improve support to serving personnel, their families and veterans, and particularly the injured or bereaved.

This would help the borough deliver projects to strengthen ties between members of the service personnel and the wider community in which they live, improve their health and wellbeing and get them into further employment.

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Pop along to see how the veggies grow, have a picnic in the orchard gardens and watch the bees do all the work. The centre also offers horticulture training accredited by the Royal Horticultural Society, bee keeping courses at all levels and volunteering opportunities.

Do you like walking? Then why not join St Edward’s Fellwalkers, a Whitley Bay based group that caters for keen walkers from across the borough, aged from 16 years upwards.

in the fridge or freezer - therefore you will know what it is and how long it’s been in there.

For more tips on eating safely and saving money on your food bills visit www.food.gov.uk or www.lovefoodhatewaste.com

The fruit and vegetables grown on this land are sold in the community gardens shop, along with homemade jams and chutneys. The shop also sells a large range of produce for allotment growers, including hardened off young vegetable plants and a range of summer bedding and ornamental plants and hanging baskets.

Stepping out

Try to label your food before it goes

list before you go shopping. Impulse buys can be expensive and, if not part of your plans, could lead to food being wasted.

Funded by Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts it is part of the Local Food Project.

The club members go out for a full day every other Saturday, all year round.

Signing ceremony: (L-R) Council Chairman Cllr Frank Lott, Elected Mayor Linda Arkley and Military Civil Integration Link Lieutenant Colonel David Garner.

Check out their website www.stedwardsfellwalkers.co.uk. This provides information including the walks programme for the year, photographs of past walks, and contact details.

Garden waste

Take to the stage

Healthy communities

A record amount of garden waste has been collected in North Tyneside during the first collections of the year.

'Cloudburst' is a new theatre group for the over-60’s and is based in North Shields.

A Whitley Bay based group that

The amount of garden waste collected by the council has increased by 22 per cent compared to this time last year.

A total of 875 tonnes of garden waste, equivalent to 146 elephants, was picked up from homes in the borough during the first two weekends of collections this year. This compares to 682 tonnes for the same period in 2011. Materials which can be collected include dead flowers, grass cuttings, leaves, shrub prunings, small tree prunings and weeds.

For more information about garden waste and collection days in your area please visit the council’s website at www.northtyneside.gov.uk or email recycle@northtyneside.gov.uk Alternatively, telephone 0345 2000 103.

The community-based project

would welcome anyone who is interested in all aspects of the

theatre from writing and performing to backstage work, costumes and

props.

Formed last year, the group

performs in local venues such as

libraries, community centres, church

and village halls. Ideas for scripts,

sketches and plays come from members and everyone is

encouraged to participate in the

programme planning for the group. For further information, please

contact Terry White on (0191) 258

6642 or t.white706@btinternet.com

helps parents and carers to develop

their skills in looking after children

came out top in the borough’s Healthy Communities Awards.

The ParenTalk Project provides a

safe, friendly, confidential group for

parents and carers of children of all

ages to discuss issues around

parenting. Members are able to

share experiences and discuss tips

and strategies, which they then put

into practice themselves.

The project also provides members

with the opportunity to improve

their health and wellbeing, by helping

them overcome feelings of isolation

and to deal with emotional issues. The awards are presented by the

Community and Health Care Forum,

through its service level agreement

with NHS North of Tyne/North

Tyneside Primary Care Trust and

Killingworth ‘exemplary’

Ofsted has praised a North Tyneside Children’s Centre for its provision of an ‘exemplary’ service.

Killingworth Children’s Centre provides a ‘wealth of excellent activities aimed at helping families improve their lives’ according to a recent Ofsted report, which rates it as ‘outstanding’.

The children’s centre opened in 2006 and provides full-time childcare provision for children from birth to school age. Excellent support for families is provided at the centre, including parenting courses and help for parents to go back into education or training. Assistance from the centre has also resulted in parents gaining qualifications and returning to work.

C-Card service Another sexual health support service has been introduced in North Tyneside for young people. A new, weekly C-Card session is now running from the council’s Connexions Centre in North Shields. The C-Card scheme is a free service offering condoms and sexual health information to all young people, up to the age of 24. The number of teenage pregnancies in North Tyneside continues to fall and the local authority is working alongside other partners to ensure youngsters have a number of places they can go to for advice.

North Tyneside Council.

In second place was West Moor

Friendship Club, which welcomes

members of the community to share

their facilities and expertise by way

of physical, mental and social activities which help them maintain good

health.

Third was Forest Hall Bowling Club. It is open every day during the

bowling season of April to

September for its members.

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