Newcastle City Council

Welcome to the website for Walkergate ward. 

This site contains a wide variety of information about the ward including what's on, local facilities and services, useful contacts, community groups, local meetings and events and how to have your say. It also provides facts and figures about Walkergate and links to key local websites. The links on the right hand side of the page will help you to find what you need.

The site is a work in progress and we welcome your comments and ideas. Please get in touch with the Ward Co-ordinator if you have any suggestions about what else could be added.

Decent Neighbourhood Standards

Every neighbourhood in Newcastle will be brought up to a decent standard under a new set of proposals by the city council.

The council, with residents, wants to create its own Decent Neighbourhoods Standards to ensure consistently good services in each of the city's 26 wards, with services such as street cleaning, graffiti removal and bin collections being constantly monitored and improved.

Residents who would like to make their views known should visit http://www.letstalknewcastle.co.uk/consultations/index/13 and take part in an online survey

 Walkergate Highways Maintenance

Click here for a ward report for Walkergate outlining highways schemes from 2010 onwards (opens pdf 2.7 MB).  There is a separate report for a range of works across the whole of the city. Click here for more details (opens pdf 243.43KB)

Crime and Community Safety

Walkergate ward is covered by the Byker and Walker police teams who work with partners such as Newcastle City Council, Your Homes Newcastle and Tyne & Wear Fire Service to tackle crime and community safety in your area.

You should always phone 999 in an emergency. For a non emergency report or enquiry phone 03456 043 043.

Contact your local Neighbourhood Policing Team.

 Have your say….Shaping the Future of NewcastleGateshead One Core Strategy and Urban Core Action Plan Consultation

Gateshead and Newcastle Councils are currently out for consultation on two draft strategic planning documents.  These are the joint One Core Strategy and Urban Core Area Action Plan. 

The One Core Strategy sets out the vision, strategic objectives and key policies relating to economy, retail, environment, transport, health, sustainable communities (including new housing provision) and climate change for delivering future development across Gateshead and Newcastle until 2030.

In addition the Urban Core Area Action Plan (UCAAP) will set out the spatial strategy for the future of the urban core of NewcastleGateshead and its function at the heart of the city region. This will be a twenty year strategy for change.

The consultation runs from 4 October to 4 January 2012.  During this time the Council will be hosting a series of Let’s Talk drop in sessions across the city to provide residents with an opportunity to ask officers questions.

A full list of the sessions can be found  here (pdf, 508KB)

Online Map

Use our online map to find your nearest libraries and schools. You can also find out where your nearest recycling site is and find leisure services, such as swimming pools, and heritage information, such as listed buildings and ancient monuments. 

Friends of Newcastle Trees (FoNT)

The newly constituted Friends of Newcastle Trees takes over the work of the Newcastle Tree Wardens as set up by the Newcastle City Council Tree Strategy.  Friends of Newcastle Trees Information Sheet (101kb)

Tree Wardens from Friends of Newcastle Trees act as a 'neighbourhood watch' over the trees where they live, looking out for problems like vandalism, storm damage, disease, dead trees and reporting protected trees being damaged or under threat.  You could also help find places to plant more trees in your area and join in with tree, hedgerow and woodland projects.  To find out more please contact Edwina Symmons pn 0191 2778950  email: newcastletrees@ymail.com

Local Heritage Information

Walkergate history click here

Are you part of a group or organisation with an interest in the local history of Walkergate? If you have information about the area, please contact the Ward Co-ordinator and we will look to create a Local Heritage section on this page.