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31,000 new trees have been planted in Newcastle in a single year. Should all of them grow to maturity that could see the city exceed its target to have a fifth of the city under canopy cover by 2050 by more than 80 percent.
Councillors on our Overview and Scrutiny Committee will next week hear how, in the tree planting season of 2019/20 data from Newcastle City Council, Urban Green Newcastle, Newcastle Great Park’s NGP Consortium, and planning applications, shows that numbers have shot up with 31,966 trees planted and 648 removed, meaning an overall potential gain of 31,318 trees.
InformationNOW has articles on: gardening and health
The YHN Community Fund (previously the Community Investment Fund) is back for another year.
The fund is open to voluntary and community sector organisations in Newcastle to bid for a share of £20,000 available across four rounds throughout the year, with the first round launching in April. Organisations can bid for grants of up to £4,000 per round.
They are looking for projects that will focus on:
Find out more information or email Deadline for applications is Friday 30th April 2021.
Fresh is encouraging ex-smokers who quit during the Covid-19 pandemic to keep up their commitment and not start up again whilst socialising outdoors.
If you believe that cutting down or only “social smoking” avoids health risks, the truth is that smoking even just a few cigarettes a day significantly raises the risks of cancer and heart attack.
Ailsa Rutter OBE, Director of Fresh and Balance, said: “If you’ve quit smoking, the worst thing of all is to think you can have the odd cigarette which can undo the brilliant achievement of quitting and get you hooked again. Light smoking is still smoking and carries with it substantial risks. For many people the pandemic has been a wake-up call about health and thousands of people quit here in the North East.
InformationNOW has articles on: Giving up Smoking and 10 tips to good health
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has advised that pregnant women should be offered the COVID-19 vaccine at the same time as the rest of the population, based on their age and clinical risk group. Read the article in full on GOV.UK
Many people may think that Marie Curie supports people dying from cancer, but their support is far more wide-ranging. Locally, Marie Curie North East has a bereavement service that has been broadened to support people who have experienced loss during the coronavirus pandemic.
Marie Curie looks at how Covid-19 has affected dying, death and bereavement and what we can learn from the pandemic for improving end of life experience in future.
Their work draws upon the NIHR funded CovPall data by Kings College on end of life during the pandemic.
InformationNOW has a section on End of Life and Marie Curie North East which also offers a Tyne and Wear helper/befriender service.
Citizen’s Advice has published its 20/21 report which shows the range and scope of their support across their regional sites. Some of the findings include:
Local organisations that can help: Citizens Advice Newcastle
InformationNOW has a series of articles on: benefits and money
Transport for the North (TfN) is conducting an online survey to gather local area insights from Councillors, Local Authority officers and voluntary sector organisations working with those affected by social exclusion.
This could include several neighbourhoods from within a single local authority area.
You can download a briefing note on the background to the survey.. Deadline: Thursday 29th April 2021.
InformationNOW has an article on public transport.
International Clinical Trials Day is held in May. The day celebrates the anniversary of the first clinical trial by James Lind in 1747 into the causes of scurvy on board the HMS Salisbury.
Newcastle is home to a fantastic range of clinical research which is being delivered in our local Hospital and University facilities, so they are taking the opportunity to mark International Clinical Trials Day by hosting an online event and uncovering some of the fantastic research happening at the NIHR Newcastle Clinical Research Facility. Researchers from the facilities will talk to you about the important clinical research taking place in Newcastle during the COVID-19 Pandemic both in the hospital and University facilities.
Other useful research contacts and opportunities to volunteer: CRN for North East and Cumbria; Dementia and neurodegenerative diseases network
A joint statement from Islamic scholars on Muslim burials during the coronvirus pandemic
Last updated: April 27, 2021