Newcastle City Council

Welcome to your new Blakelaw ward website

This site gives you the opportunity to 'have your say' and find out what is going on in your local area. By using the links on the right hand side of this page you can find out what's going on in your area including meetings and events and information on community groups.

General Information

The Ward has a number of facilities and services to support the local community. These include Blakelaw Park, home to a range of grass and all weather surface football pitches which are floodlit, a tennis/basketball court, a skateboard park and footpaths across the park. There is also a car park at the site.

The Neighbourhood Centre and Library are located on Binswood Avenue. The Neighbourhood Centre provides a local contact point for residents to find out what the council has to offer. The Library provides book lending for adults and children, access to computer terminals plus activities for children. 

There is a parade of shops at Moulton Place which is near the  Neighbourhood Centre, adjacent to the tower blocks of flats. 

Blakelaw Ward Committee

The next Blakelaw  ward committee meeting will take place on Thursday 24th May at 7.00 pm.  at Sure Start Childrens Centre, Lindfield Ave, Blakelaw.  There will be in informal meeting from 6.30 pm. with the ward committee meeting beginning at 7.00 pm. There's an opportunity to meet local councillors, raise issues of local concern, and find out about grants for the community. Click here for the poster about the committee (opens publisher). 

The Big Green Pledge

Newcastle, the UK’s most sustainable city, has launched a new interactive website packed with energy saving tips and ways to do your bit to reduce carbon emissions.  The website gives practical advice on how we can all play a part in reducing carbon emissions. You can also view a new online map showing aerial thermal imaging data for Newcastle which provided a heat loss profile for every property in the city.

Active 500

Newcastle City Council is committed to contributing to a successful Olympic Games in 2012. We are developing a series of events to coincide with the 500 day countdown to the games. 

Click here for more details.

Citywide Road Maintenance

All roads and pavements are inspected at least twice a year. Principal roads and bus routes are inspected monthly. The recent bad weather has had a deterimental effect on roads, so the Council's Highways Team is asking for your help in identifying potholes which need attention.

Please contact Envirocall to report potholes so that we can arrange repairs.  When reporting, please provide as much information as possible about the location and size of the hole.

Blakelaw Highways Maintenance

Click here for a ward report for Blakelaw outlining Highways Schemes from 2010 onwards (opens pdf 1635KB).  There's a separate report for a range of works across the whole of the city.  Click here for more details (opens pdf 244KB) 

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.