Grangetown and Ashbrooke - Down Your Way

Carers who would welcome some time to relax and share time to socialise and enjoy the company of others in a similar situation are extended a warm invitation to come along to St Nicholas Church hall, Queen Alexandra Road, tomorrow from 10.30am until noon.

Stephanie Clark (0191 5226444), vicar at St Nicholas, will be the lead for a new council-funded project, which sees the church hall being used over the next 12 months as a community connector hub, for people in and around St Michael’s Ward. Stephanie will be working closely with local ward Coun Michael Dixon, (0191 5517090), and council officers. Please see the telephone numbers provided if you would like to find out more details

The next meeting of the Friends of Backhouse Park and Barley Mow Park will take place at the Back on the Map Building (ex-Hendon Branch Library), Villette Road, next Tuesday, March 8, at 7pm.

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Thornholme Residents’ Association will meet on Monday, March 14, in Ashbrooke Sports Club, at 6pm

Blue Watch Youth Centre has begun running sessions for children aged nine to 11 years old on a Wednesday at Stannington Grove Community Centre, from 3.15pm to 5.30pm. For further details about these sessions and any arrangements in the half-term holidays, contact Susan Ferguson, at the BWYC, on 0191 5214060.

Ashmore Residents’ Association holds its next meeting on Wednesday, March 9, at the British Legion Club, Grange Crescent, at 7.30pm

St Michael’s Residents’ Association holds its next meeting on Wednesday, March 9, at 6.30pm, at the usual venue, Auckland Homes, Hill View Road.

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St Michael’s ward councillors, Michael Dixon, Margaret Forbes and Peter Wood, will hold their next surgery on Wednesday, March 16, in the St Nicholas Church Hall, off Queen Alexandra Road/ Dunelm South, from 10-11am.

Yoga for Beginners is held on Thursdays in St Nicolas Church Hall, Queen Alexandra Road, from 10 to 11.30am, with a British Wheel of Yoga Teacher. Do not hesitate to contact Christine Reed on 07999524707 for details.

A local Scout Group is looking for new members, male and female, aged six to 14. The group meets in St George’s Church, Belvedere Road/Stockton Road, on a Monday from 6pm until 7-15pm. For further details, contact [email protected] or telephone 0191 5657444 and leave a message.