Pride in Place weekly updates

Engagement continues with the residents and total consultation responses is currently 366.

Applications to the Neighbourhood Board remain open. To read more or apply to join the Neighbourhood Board click here.

This Friday there will be a roadshow in which the Chair, as well as the MP, will engage with Percy Main Primary School and local VCSE organisations promoting our engagement survey.

This week our youth engagement team visited the 15th Tynemouth Beavers, Cubs and Scouts group at St John’s Church in Percy Main on Thursday 14 May to gather their views on the Pride in Place programme. The young people shared their perspectives on what they value about the area, as well as the improvements they would like to see. Their key priorities for the Board to consider were enhanced parks and play facilities, cleaner streets, and improved road safety.

This week we launched our Pride in Place Resident Neighbourghood Board application form.

If you would like to be apart of the Neighbourhood Board please submit an application here.

Total consultation responses - 259

This week the Chair of the Neighbourhood Board, Norma Redfearn, has visited Percy Main coffee morning to talk about the importance of having your views heard to shape your community and how residents can apply to be part of the Neighbourhood Board.

Promotion is ongoing in the area and there are lots great events planned for local residents, including opportunities to apply to be on the Neighbourhood Board.

Total consultation responses - 223

This week, the Lantern Café hosted an engagement session with 27 residents from the East Howdon community, who took part and shared their views on how the funding should be spent.

Play workers also visited three play sites within the funded area, where they promoted the survey to parents, played games with children, and captured their views in person.

Consultation responses so far - 205

This week we have attended an estate clean up in Percy Main and spoke with 20 residents who were all aware of the Pride in Place project, those who had not yet completed the survey were encouraged to do so.

We have invited expressions of interest from voluntary and community sector organisations to deliver engagement activities as part of the first stage of the consultation. These activities will gather residents’ views and be part of the final analysis of the consultation feedback. We will announce the successful organisations and their proposed engagement plans shortly.

During the Easter holidays, playworkers will also be attending play sites across the funded area. They will be speaking with children and parents to capture their views on how the funding should be spent.

This week we held our first in‑person resident event as part of the Pride in Place consultation. The drop‑in session took place on 23 March at The Parks Sports Centre and welcomed around 60 residents.

Those attending were able to share their views on local challenges, their hopes for the future and their ideas for how the £20 million investment could be used over the next ten years. Thank you to everyone who came along and contributed—your feedback is vital in shaping the Pride in Place Plan.

A press release was issued on 17 March to raise wider awareness of the programme and the upcoming events. Every household within the funded area received a letter and flyer explaining Pride in Place and how to take part in the consultation.

All businesses received a follow‑up email announcing the new Chair of the Neighbourhood Board and encouraging them to promote the programme. Printed materials were delivered to organisations across the area, and the banner railings are now installed.

Ninety‑eight members of Our North Tyneside Voice who live in the funded area received an invitation to complete the online survey and attend the in‑person resident event. VCSE organisations who applied for funding to run their own engagement activities were asked to submit costs and session plans.

Engagement continued this week, beginning with a coffee morning at St John’s Church on 9 March. This offered further opportunities to speak directly with residents about local challenges and what matters most to them.

Printed promotional materials will now be distributed across the area. Businesses without email addresses will receive follow‑up contact by phone or through in‑person visits to ensure everyone has access to the information they need.