Westerhope ward is located in the Outer West of the City and covers the area of:
The ward has a very active community sector with many community groups made up of volunteers. Many of the groups meet together as the Westerhope Community Partnership aiming to represent the views of the community to the City Council and outside agencies.
Online Maps
Use our online map to find your nearest libraries and schools. You can also find out where your nearest recycling site is and find leisure services, such as swimming pools, and heritage information, such as listed buildings and ancient monuments.
Additional Drop In
Please notes there is an additional drop in arranged for Monday 19th December 2011, at Throckley Community Hall, back of Hilda Tce, Throckley. 3pm - 5:30pm.
Gateshead and Newcastle Councils are currently out for consultation on two draft strategic planning documents. These are the joint One Core Strategy and Urban Core Area Action Plan.
The One Core Strategy sets out the vision, strategic objectives and key policies relating to economy, retail, environment, transport, health, sustainable communities (including new housing provision) and climate change for delivering future development across Gateshead and Newcastle until 2030.
In addition the Urban Core Area Action Plan (UCAAP) will set out the spatial strategy for the future of the urban core of NewcastleGateshead and its function at the heart of the city region. This will be a twenty year strategy for change.
The consultation runs from 4 October to 4th Jan 2012, during this time the Council will be hosting a series of Let’s Talk drop in sessions across the city to provide residents with an opportunity to ask officers questions. A full list of the sessions can be found here. Further details on both plans can be found here along with instructions on how to make comments on the plans. There is also more information available by reading the Westerhope Core Strategy factsheet (pdf 5.06MB).
The newly constituted Friends of Newcastle Trees takes over the work of the Newcastle Tree Wardens as set up by the Newcastle City Council Tree Strategy. Friends of Newcastle Trees Information Sheet (101kb)
Tree Wardens from Friends of Newcastle Trees act as a ‘neighbourhood watch’ over the trees where they live. Looking out for problems like; vandalism, storm damage, disease, dead trees and reporting protected trees being damaged or under threat. You could also help find places to plant more trees in your area and join in with tree, hedgerow and woodland projects. To find out more please contact Tel: Edwina Symmons 0191 2778950 Email: newcastletrees@ymail.com
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