Residents of a Gateshead village undergoing a £14m transformation turned out to see plans for play areas and the new public art around the new homes. The Kibblesworth Community Day gave residents the opportunity to see progress on play areas and art projects they have been involved in across the village, whilst the children enjoyed… Read the full article →
[ssba]A unique project to save some of Kibblesworth’s post-war Airey homes for posterity has begun with the help of The Gateshead Housing Company. A block of four houses is being painstakingly deconstructed, loaded on to pallets and transported to Beamish Museum in Durham. Here they will be carefully stored until work begins on a new 1950s area, when they will be rebuilt as part of a typical north eastern postwar urban development. The… Read the full article →
[ssba]The Gateshead Housing Company and its subsidiary Keelman Homes have reached the finals of a prestigious award scheme for their work to regenerate Kibblesworth. The company has been shortlisted from more than 240 entries for the ‘Excellence in Housing Finance and Development’ award in the 2011 UK Housing Awards. Stuart Macdonald, editor of Inside Housing, said: “The quality of the award entries… Read the full article →
[ssba]Residents in a south Gateshead village are being asked for their life memories for an art project being planned in the area. Residents of Kibblesworth, where almost £14m of new homes are currently being built, are being asked for any special memories, as well as skills they could share or swap with others. The ‘Insider… Read the full article →
[ssba]Residents from a south Gateshead village recently had the chance to find out more about £14m of ongoing developments in their area. Two drop-in sessions for people living in Kibblesworth were held at the village’s Millennium Centre to update residents on the regeneration of the estate. Over 300 residents had the chance to view plans… Read the full article →
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