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Gardening
As you get older you may find that maintaining your garden becomes more difficult and that some tasks are harder to manage. Whether you are a homeowner, or a Your Homes Newcastle tenant, there are schemes that can provide you with a reliable gardener to help keep you garden in good condition, so that you can continue to enjoy it.
Homeowners or private tenants
Anchor Staying Put has a Gardening Service for people living in Newcastle or Gateshead. The service started in November 2008 and is initially open to homeowners and private tenants aged over 60, or aged over 50 and in receipt of disability benefits.
The service will consist of an experienced gardener who is assisted by a team of volunteers. It operates as a Social Enterprise scheme, which means that all the money raised is put back into running the service and making it better. For further information, contact Anchor Staying Put using the details below.
Your Homes Newcastle tenants
Your Homes Newcastle has a Garden Care Scheme to help tenants to maintain their gardens. The scheme is run by Newcastle Furniture Service and is currently operating in:
- Newburn
- West Denton
- Kenton
- Blakelaw
- Cowgate
- Throckley
- Lemington
- Westerhope
- Walbottle
- Slatyford
- Newbiggin Hall
- Scotswood
- Fenham
The scheme includes regular planting, pruning, weeding, grass and hedge cutting, and litter picking, to help keep gardens looking tidy throughout the year. Members of the scheme are entitled to 11 visits per year. This costs tenants £5.54 per week, and is free to anyone receiving housing benefit.
To find out more, contact Your Homes Newcastle Garden Care Scheme using the details given below, or visit their website.
Contact Information
Anchor Staying Put
Metropolitan House, Longrigg Road, Swalwell, Gateshead, NE16 3AS.
Telephone : 0191 495 6177.
Garden Care Scheme - YHN
c/o Newcastle Furniture Service, Unit 1, Wincomblee Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 3PF.
Telephone : 0191 278 1899, Fax : 0191 278 1884, Minicom : 0191 278 7727.
Email : yhngardencare@yhn.org.uk
Article last updated May 24, 2010 10:13 am
