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South Tyneside Brought to you by South Tyneside Council and our partners 05 Preparing for start on site in Hebburn 06 Building new communities 10 Wild about flowers 38 Our guide to autumn 44 Sprucing up our neighbourhoods September 2013 www.southtyneside.info Change is happening It’s been a great summer in South Tyneside – and there is much more to look forward to. Our borough is well known for its first class events and festival programme, and this year has been better than ever, with over 100,000 music lovers enjoying great days out ranging from Toploader, Rick Astley and The South to the Sound Waves concert featuring McFly, Little Mix and Joe McElderry and guests. People turned out in big numbers for occasions like the Summer Festival Parade and Armed Forces Day, and the Foghorn Requiem event at Souter Lighthouse put South Tyneside in the international media spotlight. With the 33rd Great North Run and a new Christmas Wonderland programme coming up, there is much more to look forward to. Regeneration and jobs are a top priority for the Council, and we are making real progress with an ambitious range of projects. I’m delighted that we have selected Muse Developments, a leading national developer, to deliver our £100million vision for South Shields Town Centre. enjoyed this summer’s events Another key milestone is the appointment of Willmott Dixon to build Hebburn’s new community hub, which will bring superb new facilities to the town. Meanwhile, major developments like the new promenade at Littlehaven beach, Haven Point pool and leisure complex and the waterfront Harton Quays Park are also at an advanced stage. South Tyneside is facing the second biggest reduction in Government funding in the whole country, but we will continue to invest in a better future for our borough. Councillor Iain Malcolm Leader of the Council 02 www.southtyneside.info enjoyed this summer’s events This summer, residents and visitors turned out in their thousands to be part of the many events held across South Tyneside. From parades and festival fun days to Tommy the Trumpeter and live international acts like Rick Astley and Toploader, it really has been a summer to remember. Look out for the next edition of the newsletter to see all of the highlights from Sound Waves 2013. www.southtyneside.info 03 Change is happening All across South Tyneside the Council is delivering projects to provide a better future for the borough’s communities with regeneration, jobs and economic growth being at the heart of our vision. Architect’s impression of the proposed Leisure Quarter at Barrington Street Making the vision a reality plans. South Shields 365 is an ambitious vision for a radical A leading developer has been selected to take forward redevelopment and this appointment is a major step towards South Shields 365. Muse Developments - one of the making the vision a reality.” country’s leading names in property development and urban David Wells, Development Director at Muse Developments, regeneration - will deliver the £100million masterplan which said: “This is an exciting challenge for Muse. Successful aims to make South Shields an exciting destination every day regeneration is about much more than bricks and mortar. It is of the year. about creating sustainable, vibrant communities where people Muse is a national developer best known in the North East are proud to live and work. South Shields has the potential to for its transformation of Newcastle’s Quayside. More recently be a fantastic example of how regeneration can transform an the company was Durham City’s partner in the Walkergate area, and we look forward to working with the Council and development, including a cafe, bars and restaurants as well the local community in achieving this.” as 35 apartments and a 100-bedroom hotel. Muse is currently South Shields 365 will create a new cinema, library, retail working with Stockton Council to deliver a £300million mixed and leisure facilities, a quality hotel, new housing and a use development on the Northshore site. new transport interchange. Councillor Iain Malcolm, Leader of South Tyneside Council, said: “Muse’s track record of delivering successful town centre To keep up to date with announcements and plans for regeneration is second to none, and the company will bring South Shields Town Centre please visit further expertise, innovation and financial strength to our www.southshields365.co.uk South Shields town centre vision 04 www.southshields365.co.uk Architect’s drawing of Hebburn Community Hub Change is happening New seawall starts to take shape Preparing for Work at Littlehaven is progressing Over the coming months, the start on site well with major site clearance works contractors, Galliford Try, will be and the initial phase of earthworks pressing on with the £5million Several key milestones have been complete. If you have been down project which will also result in a achieved over the last few months in to the seafront and enjoyed a walk new promenade for residents and preparation for work to start on site in along Littlehaven Beach over the visitors to enjoy. Further information Hebburn. 184 residents have successfully summer you will have seen the new and regular updates can be found at been relocated and 7 housing blocks have stepped seawall taking shape. The www.southtyneside.info/littlehaven already been demolished with clearance second phase of the earthworks has or why not pop into the visitor work continuing across other key sites to commenced with the filling of the land information centre which has been set allow for the delivery of the masterplan behind the newly created seawall. up onsite at Littlehaven. which includes not only a fantastic new Community Hub with a library, swimming pools, sports hall, gym, learning centre and other customer service facilities, but also paves the way for the building of quality new homes and shopping facilities improving the retail offer. For more information about the projects mentioned or other regeneration projects please visit The new stepped seawall is taking shape www.southtyneside.info/regeneration Riverside transformed Balfour Beatty has finished construction work on the new Harton Quays Park next to the ferry landing in South Shields. The waterfront has been transformed with a beautiful riverside promenade, a new water feature, a dramatic ‘ribbon wall’ that runs through the site and lots of areas to sit back and enjoy views of the river. The new lawns and borders are still settling in and it will be a few months until the public have access to these areas. The new performance amphitheatre also needs time for the grassed areas to establish. In the meantime however, why not go down and have a look at what promises to be a popular attraction in the town for many years to come? Artist’s impression of new water feature www.southtyneside.info/regeneration 05 Building new South Tyneside Council is committed to providing communities more new, affordable homes and making the borough a better place to live. Since 2010, the Council has worked with partners to build In addition, many families have received improvements to their 212 new homes in South Tyneside. This year saw work start home to provide better insulation. on site across the borough which will see over 250 further The Council will continue to work with the private sector and homes being built. South Tyneside Homes to ensure there is not only enough However, as well as building new homes, the Council, in housing for people in the borough but to also ensure that there association with South Tyneside Homes, has been working is the right quality of housing available. tirelessly to improve Council-owned properties. £217million has been invested, with £176million coming from Decent Homes Funding, resulting in: New Housing Venture Approval was given at Cabinet on 10th July 2013 to establish • 14,000 homes have been made decent a new special purpose vehicle to enable the development of • 7,400 homes have had their single glazing changed affordable homes across the borough. The Council is currently to double glazing working to identify sites for future development. • 9,600 homes have received internal upgrades of kitchens and bathrooms • 1,321 families have been alleviated from fuel poverty in the borough in 2011/12 and 2012/13 14 1 6 3 2 10 13 4 15 11 9 5 16 8 Completed schemes 7 12 Ongoing schemes Future Schemes 06 www.southtyneside.info/housing Building new Completed schemes Ongoing schemes Future Schemes communities1 SINCLAIR 9 CLEADON PARK, 14 TRINITY SOUTH, MEADOWS, SOUTH SHIELDS LAYGATE SOUTH SHIELDS 21 new rented 222 new homes Provided the first homes including 2 being built by social-housing bed bungalows and Keepmoat Homes, carbon-neutral scheme of 21 homes 2, 3 and 4 bed family homes through consisting of 2, 3 and 4 bed family in the North East partner ISOS Housing. Work to be homes and some apartments, with completed by March 2014 20 family homes for social rent HIGH VIEW, 2 HEBBURN HIGH VIEW, 10 HEBBURN 15 36 homes for rent HEBBURN NEW TOWN have been completed 35 properties built REDEVELOPMENT by Four Housing as part of a shared Provision is being ownership scheme made for 80 COLLIERY CLOSE, 3 are currently being marketed residential units but the tenure and HEBBURN mix are yet to be determined 16 Council new build 11 BEECHBROOKE, 2 bed bungalows SIMONSIDE 16 CLEADON 122 new homes, PARK 4 20 are 2 bed DEVELOPMENT, HEDGELEY ROAD, SOUTH SHIELDS HEBBURN bungalows for social rent with the remaining Work will continue 6 Council new build