Keeping Calm & Carrying On! The Coronavirus has brought many challenges, as well as opportunities to come together and help each other. We are lucky to live where so many people are stepping up, surrounded by fantastic countryside where we can enjoy our time outside. Our Summer Newsletter is focused on providing information on our local services and positive news in the … Read more
Help for businesses We want to make sure all Chopwell based businesses know about the government grants and support available to help them with the effects to their business of COVID-19. The key schemes that may be available to help our local businesses are: A grant of £10,000 to small businesses with a property with … Read more
Sage Gateshead are looking to promote a new singing group starting in the village at Chopwell Community Centre as part of a new project ‘Well Tuned Gateshead’. It will be run by Sage Gateshead, Age Uk Gateshead and Gateshead Older People’s Assembly. The partners listed above have received funding from The National Lottery Community Fund … Read more
New Citizens Advice service coming to Chopwell! Starting in June Citizens Advice Gateshead will be available twice a week at the Community Centre in Chopwell. Available to all Chopwell, Highfield and area residents, the service can help with: benefits, managing debt, housing problems and many other issues. You can drop in on Tuesdays or Thursdays between … Read more
Apologies: Father Paul, Bethany Coyle, Bernie Caygill Present: 22 paid up members Chairman: Jodie Barwick-Bell Chairman’s Report Jodie welcomed everyone to our first AGM and opened the discussion by asking how people felt about how we communicated to the village. Newsletters It was noted that this was how several people got involved in the first place, … Read more
