New homes that act as a step on the property ladder have welcomed their first residents in Gateshead. A sale on the first of 13 ‘shared ownership’ homes in Kibblesworth, Gateshead has recently completed. Shared ownership is a new way to help first-time buyers to get on to the property ladder, available through The Gateshead… Read the full article →
[ssba]Gateshead youngsters can keep fit the fun way thanks to new play equipment. Children living in Kibblesworth can now make the most of newly installed play apparatus, designed to test their agility and endurance. Members of Kibblesworth’s Youth Club worked with registered charity Tyne & Wear Play Association, The Gateshead Housing Company and Gateshead Council to develop… Read the full article →
[ssba]Local residents have made an ‘extree-mely’ big difference to several Gateshead estates. Dozens of schoolchildren and local groups helped The Gateshead Housing Company and Gateshead Council to plant a mini forest of trees in Birtley, Springwell, Wrekenton and Kibblesworth. The Friday Play Club, Springwell and St Joseph’s RC Infants, St Anne’s, St Oswald’s RC, Fell Dyke Community Primary Schools and residents from Kibblesworth took part in National Tree Week. The national campaign was launched in 1975… Read the full article →
[ssba]Residents of a south Gateshead estate recently took part in a free family fun day. Kibblesworth’s Autumn Fair at the village’s Millennium Centre, attracted more than 200 residents and was officially opened by the Deputy Mayor of Gateshead, Councillor Jack Graham MBE. Families took advantage of a bouncy castle, fairground ride, face painting, jewellery making sessions, martial arts demonstrations, health checks, live music and more, all… Read the full article →
[ssba]The history of Kibblesworth has been colourfully depicted through a series of mosaics, created from a community art project supported by the housing company and local councillors. The eight panels each feature an element of the village’s heritage – from coal mining to the recently-built Millennium Centre. Pupils from Kibblesworth Primary School, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, helped create the mosaics with the school now displaying the finished mosaics. Work began back in October,… Read the full article →
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