Community

Our Mission is to enhance our community, promote positive mental health, and give people of all different backgrounds the opportunity to connect with nature. The farm was first opened in 1986 as a partnership between the Bill Quay Community Farm Association and Gateshead Council. Together, they transformed this 27 acre site from dereliction into a […]

‘Voices of My Past’ is a new project which will see staff at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW) putting research into practice, offering a different way of supporting people living with dementia who hear voices. CNTW provides a range of specialist mental health, learning disability and neurological care services across the

Health and social care staff from a wide range of professions and organisations are involved in the care of older people with complex needs.  In order to ensure seamless quality care for our population it is essential that the whole workforce is highly competent and appropriately skilled. One way of doing this is through the

In order to help improve planning processes for when families can no longer support their family member to stay at home we would like to know; It is important that services know what this looks like and we hope to gather views that will establish a baseline of what local people’s knowledge of current services are

Our aim is to keep you up to date with the latest cyber-scams, frauds and data breaches as well as providing any relevant advice on maintaining healthy cybersecurity habits This link will take you to the ”Daily Cyber Security News, Alerts and Advisories” section of the NERCCU (North East Regional Cyber Crime Unit) website for

KEEP PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA SAFE & FOUND Do you care for someone with Dementia and worry they may go missing? If you do, the Herbert Protocol is here to help you find your loved ones, friends and neighbours if they go missing. The Herbert Protocol* is a national scheme adopted by police services across the country. It

Be Aware Drivers have been warned to be extra vigilant when parking in Newcastle city centre after a motorist had money taken from their bank account after trying to pay for a car park. They fell victim to the scam when trying to buy a ticket operated by a parking app used in Newcastle ‘s

From October qualifying households will begin receiving £400 off their energy bills to help people across the winter. However, fraudsters are trying to take advantage of this support by concocting a series of schemes in a brand new wave of fraud. ofgem (Office of Gas and Electricity Markets) wishes to warn the UK about “rising