Older People's Strategy - Newcastle City Council

32Denton Park House – Tenants GroupDenton Park House has a family feel to it and this is in partdue to the efforts of their tenants’ group. A committee wasset up and has worked very hard to improve the quality of lifefor residents in the building. They keep a friendly eye on oneanother and try to make sure that everyone is included inactivities and outings.Tenants have improved the environment around their building.Working closely with Your Homes Newcastle and Newcastle CityCouncil, they succeeded in having a space at the back of thebuilding covered in tarmac, making a patio area and improvingthe foyer, but have their eyes set on creating a communityspace within the house for meetings and get-togethers.They have also raised £4,080 themselves by holding tabletopsales, running a weekly lottery draw, holding raffles, andthrough donations from tenants. They are also successful inraising money from grants. To date, a total of £6,622 hasbeen raised in grants from funders including the DentonWard Committee, Community Foundation, Veterans Reunited,U Decide (Participatory Budgeting in Newcastle) andNewcastle Tenants Federation.The group is playing an important role in the developmentof an older people’s forum in Denton, which brings togetherrepresentatives from a range of different older people’sgroups in the area.The Ward Co-ordinator and representatives from the TenantsFederation are a valuable source of support for the group.