Neighbourhood Renewal

Neighbourhood renewal logo'Neighbourhood Renewal' is the government's vision for narrowing the gap between the most deprived neighbourhoods and the rest of the country.

Gaps can be seen, for example, in lower educational achievement, or lower life expectancy and higher rates of diseases like cancer in deprived neighbourhoods.

However, within 10-20 years no one should be seriously disadvantaged by where they live.

The aim is to make change by focusing on these key topics:

  • Crime
  • Health
  • Housing
  • Liveability (creating places where people choose to live and work)
  • Education
  • Worklessness (tackling issues surrounding unemployment)

Across the country, approximately 100 local authorities have designated ‘Neighbourhood Renewal Areas’. As a result, they qualify for special funding to help bring about significant improvements.

Funding

Many of the schemes and initiatives implemented by NTSP are supported by Neighbourhood Renewal Funding (NRF).  Supplied by the government, the aim of NRF is to fund schemes to help close the gap in standards which can exist between some parts of the borough and the rest - for example improving residents’ health, employment opportunities, the environment and community safety.

Since 2001, approximately £13million of NRF has been allocated to North Tyneside and a host of different projects have been supported, for example:

  • £613,000: Children’s Centres in New York/Battle Hill, Moor Park, Shiremoor and Whitley Bay
  • £81,000: Growing in the Community allotment scheme, promoting healthier eating and exercise
  • £37,500: Encouraging breastfeeding of new babies with associated health benefits for mothers and babies
  • £179,000: Action Clubs and free swimming sessions for children and young people
  • £16,000: Graffiti removal squad
  • £163,000: Specialised medical assistance to allow older people to be treated at home.

The Neighbourhood Renewal initiative will continue and schemes include:

  • Childsafe – police officers operate a minibus to collect young people in a vulnerable situation on the street and take them home
  • 50+ Ways to Health - helping people aged over 50 to lead healthier lifestyles
  • Programmes for excluded learners, for example young people in contact with the Youth Offending Team, young mothers and similar groups
  • Four drop-in clinics to provide a ‘stop smoking’ service
  • Tackling childhood obesity through exercise and diet activities
  • ‘Community energy champions’ as part of an affordable warmth programme
  • Mountain bikes, safety and CCTV equipment for police to patrol the Waggonway network

Pathways to employment for mechanics, construction workers, kitchen fitters, retail, hospitality and care workers.

Deprivation maps

The maps below show levels of deprivation in North Tyneside relating to health, education and skills, employment, housing, income and overall. Areas with brown shading are among the 5% of wards in the 'most deprived' category in England. Orange shading is those wards in the 10% 'most deprived' category and beige shading is those wards in the 20% 'most deprived' category.

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