PREVENTION OF HOMELESSNESS ON ADULTS ARE CHRONICALLY EXCLUDED BUT THE ACE PROJECT THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

The UN's commitment to change aims to improve the world's cities and so change people's lives. The top 25 cities in the world account for more than half of the world’s wealth, according to a UN report.














Manager Garry Bryson of the Cyrenians were in attendance to make a slide presentation on the ACE Project there were twelve pilots across England, each with different approaches. Head of Strategic Housing, Regeneration Directorate wish to submit on a new initiative (ACE) to address the needs of Adults Facing Chronic Exclusion and providing a progress report on the current trends and management of homelessness in Newcastle upon Tyne. The ACE team won the Housing Heroes Support Team of the Year Award.

Last year, the Tyneside Cyrenians marked its 40th anniversary with a number of celebratory events and was named UK charity of the year. The Cyrenians were in the list of best companies to work for in 2010. Based on the feedback from staff, the review has shown effective communication between staff, the organization and throughout the structure of the management.

















The head of strategic housing of the regeneration directorate want to submit a new initiative to address the needs of adults facing chronic exclusion and providing a progress report on the current trends and management of homelessness in Newcastle upon Tyne. The ACE team won the Housing Heroes Support Team of the Year Award.

Now homeless adults who have problems like low self-esteem, depression, alcoholism or drug dependency, have the chance to take part in creative activities with professional artistes.

A new project, Creative Progression has invited the homeless to meet workers from the theatres of the North East to learn acting, drama activities, training and other opportunities accessible in Newcastle upon Tyne. The project has been organised by the Tyneside Cyrenians in conjunction with Newcastle City Council, Crisis, Helix Arts and the Arts Council of Great Britain.

With the support of the John Lewis Partnership, the Cyrenians opened their first charity shop in March 2010. Income from the sales will cover operating costs with any profit going towards the work of the charity.

The UK's first coalition government vow to reduce the country's deficit as quickly as possible over the next five years will have an impact on the Cyrenian's work.

The Ron Eager house operates at the sharp end, providing 'drop' support for the homeless close to Newcastle city centre. A range of home comforts, often taken for granted, such as food, warmth, clothing, washing facilities and companionship are available. And it operates an 'open door' policy where anyone over the age of 16 can access the centre.

The Drug Interventions Programme (DIP) works to reduce the damage done to communities as a result of drug -related crime and anti-social behaviour by getting users into treatment and keeping them there.

By Victor Yanulevich

ECONOMY GROWS LED UP IN BRITAIN’S REGIONS.

GATESHEAD, as part of the fast developing North East region, is preparing itself for a bid for city status. From the coal which powered the country, to the Angel which inspires it, Gateshead is advertising its successes. The council have been preparing their case, as one of the thirteen candidates for city status due to be awarded as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebration. The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, will make the decision as soon as all the final documents have been received.

Gateshead council has at last approved a plan, subordinate to legal agreement, for the development of Trinity Square. Millions of pounds will be invested in the regeneration of Gateshead town centre, as well as an agreement to finance improvements to more than 1,800 houses; all as part of an £18.5 million development for the borough.














A year ago on March 5, 2010 the Labour party announced that Ian Mearns had been selected as their prospective parliamentary candidate for the Gateshead. Mr. Mearns was chosen after a postal ballot of Labour party members in the Gateshead constituency and after his selection said "I really felt it was important that the Constituency Labour Party had the chance to select a local person who cared passionately about the place and had a fundamental understanding of the needs and aspirations of local people. I give a promise and a commitment of tireless work for Gateshead and for everyone that lives here". He has encouraged his constituents to take advantage of free health check-ups, and supports the campaign of the British Lung Foundation to ban smoking in cars carrying children.

Ian Mearns MP for Gateshead and his professional team, Cllr Angela Douglas (Housing and Regeneration) and Cllr Martin Gannon (Environment), want to provide an infrastructure for Gateshead ensuring greater successes in encouraging residents. They intend to keep operational costs low without jeopardizing present standards or the environment.

The communities of Gateshead have benefitted from local residents who have made massive contributions to their area and have recently been honoured at a ceremony given by the borough council, which recognizes the hard work and dedication of those who go out of their way to make Gateshead a good place to live, work and visit. An award made even more special by the winners having been chosen by their own communities.

The risk of being a victim of crime in Gateshead has fallen to its lowest ever level, making it one of the safest places to live in Tyne and Wear. There were reductions in almost all the main categories of crime, registering fewer than 62 crimes per 1.000 populations within the last year, according to the council's source. On a regular basis, residents in Sunniside and Whickham and other surrounding areas of Gateshead are invited to online meetings with Northumbria Police.

Gateshead authority will be developing a 7.5 hectare site over the next few years to offer some of the most advanced housing in the borough. It will include safe public areas, hi-speed internet communication and places for the relaxation and leisure for the residents. But there are still a few problems to be dealt with, such as the roads. Accommodating strategic highway infrastructure has taken precedence over the wider needs of Gateshead town centre.

The area produces more than 110,000 tonnes of household waste every year, enough to leave the town waist deep in rubbish and equivalent to the combined weight of 550 Angels of the North. Currently, 75% of this waste goes to landfill. On average, each person in Britain throws away their own body weight in rubbish every seven weeks. The average Gateshead household produces about 1 tonne of waste per year, the same weight as a family car or around 509kg per person. The community needs as much involvement as possible from the people to reduce waste.


By Victor Yanulevich

CALAMITY’S LEGACY OF CHERNOBYL CONTAINING A RUNAWAY NICLEAR

The Fukushima nuclear accident has served as a reminder to us of the similar disaster at Chernobyl. The official estimation of the gravity of the Fukushima accident has been raised from level 5 to level 7, giving it equal severity as the Chernobyl disaster. The Japanese nuclear agency has reported that the radiation release could finally exceed the radiation release from the Chernobyl reactor.

Reactor No.4 at Chernobyl exploded on the 26th April, 1986. It caused a cloud of radiation that covered most of the northern hemisphere, carrying 5.2 million terabequerels of radioactive substances. On the first day of the reactor's failure, the radiation dose was estimated by experts at 20 million millisieverts.

















Designed in the Soviet Union in 1960, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant grew to become the biggest atomic power station. As a result of the explosion, an area of approximately 30 km. has been declared unfit for human habitation. The costs for the resettlement of the inhabitants from the affected area and the payments for medical treatment have been estimated at hundreds of billions of dollars.

The workers that participated in the shut down of the reactor and the decontamination of the immediate area were promised generous benefits for their highly dangerous work. The Chernobyl Union of Ukraine has estimated and published a list of victims of the disaster, amounting to almost 734,000 people. Livestock was also affected, and radiation traces have been found as far away as Scandinavia and Great Britain.

On the eve of the 25th anniversary of the disaster; Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, has hosted mass protests. Amongst these were 600,000 people who were the so-called "liquidators" from all over the former Soviet Union, sent to Chernobyl to shut down the reactor and clean up the area.

Approximately 2,000 people were involved in the shutting down of the Chernobyl reactor, previously regarded as the worst nuclear catastrophe in the world. The Soviet authorities were accused by the western media of concealment, deliberately blocking the free distribution of information on the accident.

Some of these protesters have seen their monthly pensions reduced from the equivalent of 200$ to 150$. This is just sufficient to buy the necessary medicines and food. The Ukrainian government has declared that it hasn't the money to pay the original sums promised to the tens of thousands involved in the aftermath of the accident. In Ukraine, about 4 million people have been affected by radiation, and more than 150.000 have had to be resettled. Approximately 5 million people have been affected by radiation in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia.

















Those who were caught in the fallout from Chernobyl have really suffered, and are now having their income from the certificates of liquidators cut. However, Alla Pugacheva, the Soviet and Russian singer and composer, visited the Chernobyl district once, avoiding the vicinity of the reactor, and was given a certificate of the liquidator and the financial support the genuine victims had.

Mikhail Gorbachev, the former president of the Soviet Union during the Chernobyl crisis, now heads the International Green Cross. He has used the 25th anniversary of the disaster to declare that the nuclear power industry is still not ready to deal with accidents or to work against climate change. The Soviet Authorities were afraid of panic, so did not cancel the mass demonstrations of May 1st. 1986. an action they later regretted, but by May 1st there was still no clear picture of what had happened. The facts were probably being concealed by officials afraid of being held responsible for any negative outcome by their superiors. The situation gradually became clearer through the scientists, engineers, military, helicopter pilots, miners and the personnel of the Chernobyl station.

The shell that Soviet workers hastily erected to enclose the reactor has since cracked, releasing traces of radiation, and an international effort to build and place a new containment structure may soon begin construction. The $2 billion - plus shield will include systems that remove heat from the damaged reactor and sensors that measure the new structure's integrity. The design is finished, but the project remains under funded. European Union nations so far have promised to cover half the cost: Russia, which controlled the Ukraine as part of the Soviet Union at the time of the disaster, has pledged just 1 percent.


By Victor Yanulevich