Coalfield
July 2012
Communitynews
Published by Sunderland City Council
Your community…
your say
AS a local resident, your views count
and can influence decisions on
everything from the way council
services are delivered to the future
direction of your local area and the
wider city.
Whether it’s filling in a survey, attending a
meeting or volunteering, there are lots of
ways that you can get involved. Why not take
up the challenge, have your say and make a
difference?
Daniel Hall and Anthony Hall of St John’s Junior Fencing Group,
with co-ordinator Sam Gallilee of Herrington Burn YMCA.
Community
challenge
THE Coalfield Area Committee has strong links with the local
voluntary and community sector, and in the last year has worked
with more residents and community groups than ever before.
Coalfield Community Challenge is a
project which has been set up to make it
easier for the local community to work
with the Area Committee.
So far, 18 local groups have received
support from the City Council to allow
them to do community based projects,
which also link into the area priorities,
including heritage, activities for young
people, neglected land and allotments.
The community activity and
involvement has included a wide range
of groups and activities, including Junior
Fencing at St John’s, which ran sessions
with local people in Fence Houses, and
the Hetton History group who produced
visual and audio recordings on the
history of Hetton. A number of
organisations have taken part in various
Love Where You Live initiatives and
clean-ups, including Penshaw
Community Association, Moorsley
Residents’ Association, Shiney Row
Advice and Resource Project, Easington
Lane Community Access Point and
schools from across the Coalfield area.
If you’re a member of a community group or organisation, and would like
to get more involved to help improve your local area, contact Susan Brown,
Coalfield Area Community Co-ordinator on 0191 584 5775 or email
[email protected]
Speak up for Coalfield
SUNDERLAND City Council wants to talk to people in the Coalfield area
who are actively involved in their community. We want to know about the
issues in your area, good or bad, and what we can do to help. We’ll make sure we
listen, act where we can and let you know what’s going on in the council. If you’re
interested in finding out more email [email protected]
How to get involved…
here’s just a few ideas
• Surveys and consultations
Visit www.sunderland.gov.uk/
consultationcalendar. You can register to
receive alerts about consultations, take
part and find out the results of past
consultations.
• Join Sunderland Council’s residents’
panel if you’re asked.
Residents are randomly selected to join
the panel but it is currently underrepresented amongst 18-34 year olds,
residents from a black and minority ethnic
background and residents with a disability.
If you are from one of these groups and
are interested in joining the panel, contact
us on: Freephone: 0800 783 1710 or
email: [email protected]
• Get involved in scrutiny
Scrutiny Committees are made up of
councillors who look at how well the
council and its partners provide services
and how they can be improved for
residents. Get involved by suggesting
suitable issues for the committee to look
at, making a contribution at the meetings
or taking part in consultations. See
www.sunderland.gov.uk/scrutinyandareas
for more information
• Help influence decisions in your local
area
Attend a Coalfield Area Committee
meeting or take part in consultations
about Coalfield’s future plans. Email
pauline.hopper@ sunderland.gov.uk for
more information.
There are lots of other ways to
get involved where you live. Visit
www.sunderland.gov.uk/getinvolved
or call Freephone 0800 783 1710
for more ideas.
WELCOME...
...to the summer 2012 edition of Community News brought to you by Sunderland City Council. This is a special ‘getting
involved’ edition, packed with information about how you can have your say, get involved and make a difference in your
local community. We’re always keen to hear from you about what you think of Community News so keep sending us your comments.
Contact: Communications, Civic Centre, SR2 7DN, call us on 0191 561 1181 or email [email protected]
ACTIVITIES for
YOUNG PEOPLE
GROUNDWORK are running
activities across the area, aimed at
providing positive activities and
opportunities for young people to
get involved in, and improving
relationships between the young
people and adults.
EASINGTON LANE
Monday and Friday 5-8pm
Youth workers work with young people
to combat anti-social behaviour,
around the shopping area. The young
people can get involved in clearing up
their neighbourhoods, including doing
litter picks and spray painting local
business shutters to improve them.
Youth workers Claire Wakefield and Lauren Huddleston (far left and far right) with
Conner Bell, Margaret Wakefield, Jordan Christer and Kelly Phuprate at the new centre.
Streetz ahead
PEAT CARR/
MOORSLEY
A NEW youth and community facility
is open in Fence Houses, to provide a
wide range of opportunities for local
people.
Streetz @ Fence Houses is located on
Front Street in Fence Houses, and has been
refurbished to provide a warm, safe and
accessible community venue.
The centre will be open during the day
for social groups, interest groups and
groups that promote learning. It will also be
used in the evening for youth club activities
for all ages. The project has been funded by
Fence Houses YMCA and is working with
other community and youth groups in the
Nidderdale Centre, Wednesdays,
5.30-7.30pm
Activities include cooking, arts and
crafts, competitions and dancing.
Scouting for volunteers
HOUGHTON
SKATE PARK
Fridays 6-8pm
Activities include skating and BMX
competitions and young people have
also created a community garden and
are now growing vegetables.
Your Coalfield…
your say
RESIDENTS joined local
councillors and representatives
from partner organisations such
as Gentoo, the Police and
voluntary groups to talk about key
issues in the Coalfield area.
The event, at the Bethany Centre in
Houghton, gave residents the chance
to hear about work which has already
taken place in the area and have their
say about what the priorities should be
over the next 12 months.
See www.sunderland.gov.uk/
yourcity-yoursay for a round up of
what was discussed.
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area to complement existing facilities
available. The facility is available to hire and
is fully accessible.
Sam Gallilee from Herrington Burn YMCA
said: “We’ve been working on this project
with the local community in Fence Houses
since September 2010 and we’re really
pleased to have a venue which meets the
needs of the local community and the
young people in the area. “
For more information about the project
or the facility please contact Samantha
Gallilee on 0191 385 2822, email
[email protected] or
pop into Streetz @ Fence Houses
SCOUTING in Houghton-le-Spring has grown 9% in the
last year, and there are now 669 scouts in the district.
Scouting provides an enormous range of adventures for
young people, allowing them to experience the great outdoors,
including zorbing, water skiing, abseiling and adventure glider
flights. Members of 1st Eppleton, 1st Houghton and 1st
Herrington scout groups enjoy varied programmes and the
opportunity to have an international adventure every year.
In the Coalfield area, over 100 young people are waiting to
join local scouting groups, and the wait is mainly due to the
need for more adult volunteers to help out.
Assistant Beaver Scout Leader Danni Sims, 29, from
Houghton said: ‘I’ve seen the positive impact scouting has on
young people and I want to make sure as many young people
as possible get the chance to try it out.
‘I get a lot out of volunteering too. I’ve made loads of new
friends and had the opportunity to try out new activities and get
new skills for myself.
'It’s really easy for me to volunteer, the hours are flexible and I
can get as involved as I want to, using my skills and learning new
ones too.’
To find out more about volunteering opportunities, please
contact Hannah Mirwald on 07432 657905 or email
[email protected]. For general information, you can
also visit www.hls-scouts.org.uk/volunteering.
Mikey Welsh from
Houghton Scouts
Area response
update
THE City Council has teams
based in the Coalfield area to
provide a quick response to
problems which are affecting
your quality of life, such as:
• Abandoned vehicles
• Dog fouling
• Noise nuisance - for example,
noisy neighbours or
burglar alarms
• Rubbish, litter or fly-tipping
• Street lighting - including
broken lights or badly lit areas
• Vandalism, graffiti and other
deliberate damage
• Intimidation and harassment
• Parks & play areas
• Winter maintenance
Shiney Row ward councillor John Scott, Area Response Officer John Patterson and
Area Response Manager Dave Ellison at the improved site at Collingwood Drive.
Collingwood clean up
IMPROVING areas of neglected land in
the area is a priority for the Coalfield Area
Committee
Around 130 plots of land, which make areas
look untidy and can attract anti-social
behaviour, have been identified. One of the
first council-owned plots of land to be
improved is on Collingwood Drive, Shiney Row.
The area has been cleared up, with
concrete posts removed and new seating and
litter bins installed. Native wild flowers and new
trees are also being planted, to encourage a
more sustainable wildlife habitat.
The council’s area response team are
working with local residents and councillors to
ensure that the improved site is suitable for
everyone.
Letters have also been sent to owners of
privately owned land, to find out if they will
work with the council on improvements.
Across the Coalfield area, £30,000 has been
allocated for improvements to agreed site.
Spring success
THE Love Where You Live spring clean
campaign was a great success in the
Coalfield area.
Lots of local groups and residents took part,
with support from the City Council, to help
improve their local area:
• Volunteers from the YMCA cleared a stream
along Herrington Burn, which resulted in
over 60 bags of rubbish being cleared.
• Two old horse troughs on old Durham Road,
in East Rainton, were brought back to life,
with new plants and a surrounding rockery.
The troughs are on the Britain in Bloom
route into the city, and have historical
significance in the area as they were used
for horses travelling into Sunderland from
Durham. Children from Dubmire Primary
School and volunteers from the Prince’s
Trust worked with the Coalfield area team
on the troughs and to clear rubbish.
• Gentoo, The Prince’s Trust, Groundwork and
the council’s area response team all worked
together to improve an area near Elba Park
at the end of Lambton Lane. The area was
neglected, overgrown and virtually
impassable, but has now been cleared,
tidied and opened up, so residents can now
make use of it.
• The Friends of Rectory Park in Houghton
worked in and around the park and
Broadway area, collecting several bags of
waste which the council removed.
• Various litter picks took place, including
volunteers from Sunderland College at
Hetton Lyons park and pupils from Barnwell
Primary, New Penshaw Primary School and
Eppleton Primary Schools collecting litter in
the streets surrounding the schools.
• Gentoo co-ordinated clear-up activities in
the Racecourse estate in Houghton and the
Park estate in Shiney Row
Another week of activity is planned for
September. To find out more visit
www.sunderland.gov.uk/lovewhereyoulive
If you’d like to organise a community cleanup before then, contact Dave Ellison, the
Coalfield Area Response Manager on 0191 584
6754 or via email at
[email protected]
To report any of these issues,
call the Neighbourhood
Helpline on 0300 1000 101.
You can call 24 hours a day,
seven days a week, 365 days a
year to report issues.
You can also talk to your local
councillor about any concerns
you have or to identify areas
which need improvements.
In recent months, the Coalfield
area response team has acted
quickly to remove graffiti and
dumped waste, place rocks to
provide restrictions to motorists
on footpaths, clear footpaths and
prune overgrown shrubs. They
also work with colleagues in other
council teams on issues including
vermin, dog fouling, blocked
drains, broken street lighting and
anti-social behaviour.
The team has also worked with
the Probation Service on various
clear up schemes across the
Coalfield.
Sunderland City Council Coalfield area
team with pupils from Dubmire
Primary School planting at two ancient
horse troughs in East Rainton.
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Shop local
THE Coalfield Area Committee is
working on improving the local
shopping centres in the area,
particularly Houghton, Hetton and
Shiney Row.
Local businesses are being offered
support to improve their businesses,
and events are taking place in the
shopping areas to encourage people
to visit. Tell us what you like and dislike
about your local shopping area, and
how it could be improved, by
completing a short survey at
www.sunderland.gov.uk/coalfield.
If you’re a local trader and would
like to provide feedback, or are
interested in starting a business in the
Coalfield area and would like some
information about the support
available, email
[email protected]
Boost for
community centre
Brett Donaldson from Gentoo (second from
left) presents a cheque to club members
Bob Reed, Jeff Wilson and Paul Young (l-r).
Bowled over
A LOCAL bowling club received a new
lease of life recently with an influx of
new members.
New Herrington Workman’s Bowling Club
has recruited eight new members, all under
the age of 25.
Chair of the club, Jeff Wilson, said:
“Bowling is seen as an older man’s game, so
we’re thrilled that some of the younger lads
have taken an interest. Hopefully they’ll
enjoy it as much as we do, and help us win a
few more competitions.”
The club has also recently received an
Aspire grant from Gentoo for £500, to help
buy new clothing for the members to wear
at competitions.
Members meet on Monday and
Wednesday nights, at the club on St Aiden’s
Terrace, and new members are always
welcome.
ST AIDEN’S Parish Centre has won
funding of £100,000 from the
Coalfield Regeneration Trust.
The money will be used to build an
annexe to the existing centre, to
enable them to offer more activities
and groups for local people to benefit
from.
Ed Green, from St Aiden’s
Community Group, said:” We’re a busy
community centre, and this money will
help us create more space so we can
offer a wider range of activities. We’re
especially grateful to our local
councillors in Shiney Row, and from
Voluntary and Community Action
Sunderland for their ongoing support,
and assistance in bidding for the
funds.”
The centre, in Kirkside Estate, New
Herrington, already runs keep fit
sessions, toddler groups, dancing
classes, choir and music groups and an
arts class.
Construction on the annexe started
in June and is expected to be
completed in September.
• Summer school
Art and advice
SHINEY Row Advice and Resource
Project (ShARP) is celebrating its 30th
anniversary this year, with a family fun
day on Wednesday 15 August.
To link in with the London 2012 Games,
ShARP launched an Olympic themed art
competition on the day the Olympic torch
visited Herrington Country Park. It’s open to
everyone, and the task is to choose an
Olympic sport and paint/draw it in the style
of your favourite artist.
Completed artworks can be dropped off
at ShARP anytime until 10 August. The
competition will be judged at the fun day on
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15 August. The event will run from 10am3pm and activities will include street dance,
art, music, face painting, competitions and
cookery sessions.
ShARP now also offer free energy advice
sessions, as well as advice on welfare,
benefits, employment, housing and finance.
The energy advice sessions run 10am12noon on weekdays, except Wednesdays.
For more information on ShARP and
their services, contact 0191 385 6687
or call in to the centre on Beatrice
Terrace in Shiney Row.
Ex-SAFC star Gary Bennett is
running a summer adventure school at
the centre every Monday and Tuesday
throughout the school holidays.
Activities include football and fishing.
Call 0191 584 1175 for more
information.
Slow down
THREE new vehicle activated
speed signs have been installed in
the Copt Hill ward, following
residents concerns about road
safety. They are at High Lane,
Newbottle, Seaham Road and
Hetton Road.
The speed limit on High Lane has
also been dropped from 60mph to
40mph, and the existing 30mph limit
moved out towards the A690.
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Digital Switchover
In September analogue television
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be switched off across Sunderland
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you still have an analogue TV you need
to
convert it to digital using a Freeview box,
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digital satellite service or digital cable.
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more information call the Digital UK advi
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line on 08456 50 50 50 or visit
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Yes please
• Grass cuttings
• Weeds and dead plants
• Twigs and small
branches
• Hedge clippings
• Cut flowers and
houseplants
• Shrub prunings
• Leaves
No thanks
• Food waste including
meat, fish, fruit, salad
and vegetables
• Plastics
(including bags)
• Any packaging
• Vegetable peelings
and egg shells
• Tea bags, coffee grinds
• Large items of garden
waste, for example
tree trunks
• Soil and rubble
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How to contact us...
There are a number of ways that you can contact Sunderland City Council.
By telephone
Access to Housing
Adult Social Care Services
ARCH - Hate Crime
Advice & Support
Bereavement Services
Blue Car Badge and
Concessionary Travel Pass
Council Tax
Elections
Families Information Service
Fostering and Adoption
Homeless Helpline
Housing and Council Tax Benefit
Housing and Council Tax Benefit
Freephone
Housing Renewals
Job Vacancies
Neighbourhood Helpline
Parking Services
Payments
Planning
Public Protection
Registrars
Social Services Out of Hours
Street Scene
Telecare General Enquiries
Online
0191 520 5523
0191 520 4845
0800 077 8378
0191 520 5521
0191 520 5510
0191 520 5501
0191 520 5527
0191 520 5505
0191 520 5526
0800 731 2963
0191 520 5502
Visit us at www.sunderland.gov.uk to find out information on
services provided by Sunderland City Council.
You can also pay your Council Tax online and apply for Housing
Benefit and Council Tax Benefit online. If you don’t have a
computer, you can use one of the public access computers at any
of the city’s libraries.
Face to face
If you can’t find the answers you need by telephoning us or visiting
the website, visit a Customer Service Centre to talk to someone
about Housing and Council Tax Benefit, or to receive advice and
information on a wide range of council services.
Customer Service Centres
Houghton
74 Newbottle Street, Houghton le Spring DH4 4AF
Monday to Thursday: 8.30am to 5.15pm
Friday: 8.30am to 4.45pm
Hetton
Hetton Centre, Welfare Road, Hetton le Hole DH5 9NE
Monday to Friday: 9.30am to 5pm
Shiney Row
0800 633 5853
0191 520 5524
0191 520 5504
0300 1000 101
0191 520 5522
0191 520 5501
0191 520 5506
0191 520 5525
0191 520 5509
0191 520 5515
0191 520 5503
0191 528 2485
For any services not included
in this list call 0191 520 5555
Chester Road, Shiney Row, DH4 4RD
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9.30am to 5pm
Wednesday: 9.30am to 1pm
Other useful numbers
Children’s Centres:
Monument Children’s Centre - Penshaw
Monument Children’s Centre - Dubmire
Houghton Children’s Centre
Hetton Children’s Centre
www.sunderlandchildrenscentres.co.uk
0191 553 6576
0191 382 3057
0191 553 6557
0191 553 6735
Libraries:
Easington Lane Library
Fence Houses Library
Hetton Centre Library
Shiney Row Library
Houghton Library and
Customer Service Centre
0191 553 6695
0191 561 3040
0191 561 6616
0191 561 3031
0191 561 6383
Leisure Centres:
Hetton Community Pool and Wellness Centre 0191 561 6683
Houghton Sports Centre and Wellness Centre 0191 553 6465
Tourist Information Centre…
Find out about
• What’s on in Sunderland
• Places to visit, shopping, eating out
and entertainment
• Local services and leisure activities
• Accommodation bookings service
• Coach day trip and theatre bookings
• Local bus and train timetables
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Also
available
Sunderland Tourist
Information Centre
• Gifts, souvenirs,
books and pictures
• A selection
of holiday
brochures for
Great Britain
28–30 Fawcett Street,
City Library and Arts Centre,
Sunderland SR1 1RE
Tel: 0191 561 8494
Email: [email protected]
Visit: www.visitsunderland.com
What’s on...
in Coalfield and the rest of the city…
www.sunderlandlive.co.uk
Sunderland
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support it!
Sunderland Diamond
Jubilee Exhibition
A four-day exhibition to celebrate the Queen’s 60 year reign
will be staged at the Port of Sunderland between Thursday
19 July and Sunday 22 July.
Arranged by Sunderland City Council, the exhibition is
FREE to attend but places are limited. Only 6,500 tickets will
be available to give residents the chance to take a step back
in time and find out more about each of the six decades of
Queen Elizabeth II’s reign.
See www.sunderland.gov.uk for ticket information.
THERE’S loads happening…and it’s not all about sport!
Scarecrow Trail
With physical activity, sports, arts and cultural events from
now until September, you too can be part of this once-in-alifetime chance to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and
Paralympic Games.
Sunderland City Council has developed its own
programme of events and activities. You can take part by
doing, watching and supporting the Sunderland in 2012
programme.
It’s a packed programme and there really is something for
everyone. Below are some of the key dates for your diary. For
details of everything that’s on in Coalfield and across the rest
of Sunderland visit www.sunderlandin2012.co.uk
Saturday 15 September
Penshaw Village, plus music, craft displays and homemade
refreshments in Penshaw Community Association.
A Scarecrow Ceilidh will also be held on the same day at
Penshaw Community Hall from 7.30pm.
August 2012
All month
Summer Reading
Challenge
in libraries
All month
Sunderland
Intergenerational
Games
Newbottle Street, Houghton, 0191 561 6383
• Olympic crafts will be taking place every Wednesday
during the school holidays, 2-3pm
• Ancestry drop in session Tuesdays 10am-12noon
• Knit and natter, Wednesdays, 10am-12noon
• Family History Fridays, 10am-12noon
• Stroke affected readers group, Mondays, 2-4pm (monthly)
• Visually impaired readers group, Tuesdays, 2-4pm (monthly)
• Local History group, Thursdays (monthly) 6-8pm
Family fun for all ages,
at Cliffe Park, Seaburn,
10am-3pm
Hands on fun
Thursday 30
Active Sunderland
Month
September 2012
The city’s sports clubs and
activity providers will
throw open their doors to
welcome in everyone to
take part in taster sessions
Bandstand
Marathon
Friday 3 - Sunday 5
Watch the Games
in the Park
Bring a picnic and watch the
Games on the big screen
in Mowbray Park
Houghton Library activities
Sunday 9
Mowbray Park, 1-5pm
Sunday 23
Sunderland
Big Walk
Herrington Country Park
Time TBC
Walkers of all ages
will stride out on the
Sunderland BIG Walk.
28 July and 25 August
Music at The Hetton Centre
Young musicians from the Underground Music Project take
to the stage. Call 07920 722 715 for more information.
Your city…your say
Find out what’s been happening to make Sunderland a
better place over the past 12 months and put your
questions to the panel.
State of the City Event
Wednesday 12 September,
City Space, University of Sunderland, Chester Road.
Arrival 5.30pm, event 6-8.30pm.
For more information see
www.sunderland.gov.uk/yourcity-yoursay
Rainton Meadows, Chilton Moor,
Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 6PU. Tel: 0191 584 3112.
Every Tuesday during school holidays, Rainton Meadows Nature
Reserve run activities for young people. The sessions are split
into age groups and have a different theme each week.
• Nature Rangers (5 – 11 year olds), run from 1-3pm.
£1 per family, includes refreshments. Children under 8
must bring an adult (over 16) with them.
• Young Volunteers (12 – 18 year olds) 1– 3pm. Wear old,
and weather appropriate, clothes. £1 per person,
includes refreshments.
Open 9am-5pm Monday to Friday and 11am – 4pm at
weekends and Bank Holidays. The Rainton Meadows Nature
Reserve surrounds the visitor centre, providing visitors with
accessible paths to explore the woodlands, grasslands and lakes.
For more information on all activities, call 0191 584 3112 or
visit www.durhamwt.co.uk
Gentoo
Summer fun
days
ShARP
family
fun day
Music and family activities,
based on a Jubilee or Olympics
theme:
Wednesday 25 July,
Rectory Park, Houghton-leSpring, 11am – 1pm
Wednesday 8 August,
Elba Park, Houghton-le-Spring,
10.30am – 1.30pm
Friday 10 August,
Eppleton Primary School,
11am – 1pm
Wednesday 15 August,
10am-3pm
Shiney Row Advice and
Resource Project, Beatrice
Terrace, Shiney Row
Activities include street dance,
art, music, face painting,
competitions and cookery
sessions. Call 0191 385 6687
for more information.
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COUNCILLORS
What can your councillor do for you?
Councillors are here to represent your views. You can speak to them about anything concerning you in your local community.
If you have an issue you’d like to discuss with your local councillor, pop into one of the ward surgeries or contact them on the
details below.
COPT HILL WARD
Cllr Robert Heron
Cllr Colin Wakefield
Cllr Derrick Smith
Party: Labour
E: cllr.robert.heron
@sunderland.gov.uk
T: 0191 526 2604
M: 0791 755 4460
Party: Independent
E: cllr.colin.wakefield
@sunderland.gov.uk
T: 0191 584 3915
Party: Independent
E: cllr.derrick.smith
@sunderland.gov.uk
T: 0783 176 4986
Ward Surgery:
See www.sunderland.gov.uk
for details of next ward surgery
Ward Surgery:
See www.sunderland.gov.uk
for details of next ward surgery
Cllr David Tate
Cllr Florence Anderson
Cllr James Blackburn
Party: Labour
E: cllr.richard.david.tate
@sunderland.gov.uk
T: 0191 526 7305
Party: Labour
E: cllr.florence.anderson
@sunderland.gov.uk
T: 0191 526 3880
Party: Labour
E: cllr.james.blackburn
@sunderland.gov.uk
T: 0191 517 1480
M: 0799 080 1569
Ward Surgery: First Tuesday every month
(Except August) 9.30 - 10.20am at Easington
Lane Library 10.30 - 11.30am at the Hetton
Centre
Ward Surgery: First Tuesday of every month
5.45pm - 6.45pm (Except August)
Hetton Centre, Welfare Road
Ward Surgery: First Tuesday every month
(Except August) 9.30 - 10.20am at Easington
Lane Library 10.30 - 11.30am at the Hetton
Centre
Cllr Dennis Richardson
Cllr Kathryn Rolph
Cllr Sheila Ellis
Party: Labour
E: cllr.dennis.richardson
@sunderland.gov.uk
T: 0191 385 7200
Party: Labour
E: cllr.kathryn.rolph
@sunderland.gov.uk
T: 0191 385 2648
Party: Independent
E: cllr.sheila.ellis
@sunderland.gov.uk
T: 0789 151 2777
Ward Surgery: Saturday 8th September
and Saturday 13th October, 9.30am 10.30am at Houghton-le-Spring Library
HETTON WARD
HOUGHTON WARD
Ward Surgery: Councillors Kath Rolph and Dennis Richardson, 9.30am - 10.30am,
Saturday 14th July - Dubmire Primary School, Saturday 11th August - Houghton Library
Ward Surgery: First Saturday of each
month 10am - 11am, Goodman Room,
Kepier Hall, St. Michael’s & All Angels Church,
The Broadway.
SHINEY ROW WARD
Cllr Melville Speding
Cllr John Scott
Cllr Anne Hall
Party: Labour
E: cllr.melville.speding
@sunderland.gov.uk
T: 0191 584 0242
Party: Labour
E: cllr.john.scott
@sunderland.gov.uk
T: 0191 512 1153
M: 0774 301 8529
Party: Labour
E: cllr.anne.hall
@sunderland.gov.uk
T: 0191 385 2125
Ward Surgery: Councillors Anne Hall, Mel Speding and John Scott, first Saturday of the month, 10am – 11am (All year),
Trinity Methodist Chapel, Shiney Row.
Funding for community groups
SUNDERLAND City Council runs a funding pot called Community Chest, to provide support for projects which
benefit communities and meet the priorities for the local area.
In recent months Community Chest funding has been awarded to a number of groups in the Coalfield, including to Herrington
Burn YMCA to enable them to deliver first aid training to volunteers, Houghton Rainbows, Brownies and Guides for craft sessions
to celebrate the Jubilee, St Michael’s RC Church to purchase chairs for their community facility and St Oswald’s Ladies Club for
transport costs.
If you’re part of a local group which could benefit from some funding support for an event, activity or initiative you are running,
contact your local councillor for an application form.
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