Newbiggin Community Area Partnership (CAP)

What is the aim of the Partnership?
The Partnership's aims and purpose is to enable residents in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea to play an active, leading role in the forming of decisions, strategies and initiatives to address the economic and social disadvantages experienced by local people and rebuild community resources.
The Partnership may address any number of issues affecting the development of the area and well-being of residents such as environmental, educational, employment, health, housing, personal and social development needs.

What are the benefits of being involved?
You, and the groups or organisations you represent can have an input into the decisions made about significant, long term improvements in your local area. You may also find out about new initiatives or services in your area. The Partnership aims to be of benefit to and build the capacity of local individuals, groups and organisations and so develop community led responses to issues which affect the lives of residents in the area.

How can you become involved in the Partnership?
The Newbiggin CAP is a membership organisation. Members are representatives from local community groups, service deliverers eg.schools, local businesses and Council Officers. Elected Council members are Associate members. The role of a member is to speak and vote on behalf of their group or service, and feed information back to them from the Partnership.

If you would like to represent your group or organisation please contact Jenny Costello, Community Partnership Officer on 01670 843206 who will tell you what to do next.

How has it all come about?
The Newbiggin-by-the-Sea CAP is one of six Community Partnerships across Wansbeck. They represent the grass roots level involvement in the Wansbeck Initiative (the area's Local Strategic Partnership) - a body set up under government guidance to allow different organisations involved in service delivery, local business and communities to work together towards the improvement of the local area.

How often does the Partnership meet?
The Partnership meets every 2 months on a Thursday evening, usually at the Sports & Community Centre. It has an elected Management Committee which meets also bi-monthly on a Monday evening.

Where can I get more information?
You can contact Jenny Costello, Community Partnership Officer, on 01670 843206 to request an Information Pack or for an informal chat, or e-mail j.costello@wansbeck.gov.uk