## **New Delaval and Newsham Residents Association** 

## **Registered Charity No 1168219 Annual Report 2022 – 2023** 

## **Introduction** 

New Delaval and Newsham Residents Association provides a range of community activities for local residents. Our activities take place at Newsham Pavilion and we manage the day to day running of this community building as low cost venue for a range of community activities. We are all volunteers from the local area, and we feel that our efforts are paying off and we are really making a difference in our local community. 

## **2022 - 2023** 

## **Residents Public Meetings** 

W continue to host bi-monthly public meetings where local residents can air their views and be heard on issues affecting their own community. These meetings are very well attended by local residents who are given the opportunity to speak to representatives of local authorities in person getting face to face answers to their questions. 

Representatives usually attend from:- 

- Northumberland County Council Housing Department 

- Northumbria Police 

- Northumberland County Council councillors 



- Blyth Town Councillors 

## **Regular User Groups** 

Newsham Pavilion is in use every day of the week and home to the following user groups who regularly hire the hall to provide their activities:- 

- Tuesday line dancing 

- Newsham Youth Forum 

- Rusted Revolver 

- Newsham Matters lunch and crafts 

- Spiritualist group 

The Pavilion was also used for children’s parties and for our community events. 

## **Community Events** 

Thanks to funding received from National Lottery Awards for All, Cooperative Community Fund, Ballinger Foundation, Blyth Town Council and Northumberland County Council, we hosted 6 hugely successful community events this year in addition to our annual Remembrance Service 

- Easter children,s party 

- Jubilee celebration 

- 3 Free family outings to Beamish Museum, Northumberland Zoo and and Alnwick Gardens 

- Remembrance Service 

- Children’s Christmas pantomime 

**Thank you** to the following organisations who have supported 





us 

## **BIG THANK YOU to all And a really our volunteers who give countless hours keeping our events running smoothly** 



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