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Residents see new neighbourhood

by tac & filed under Gateshead Council, Keelman Homes, Kibblesworth, The Gateshead Housing Company

Residents of Gateshead’s Kibblesworth estate have been given the chance to find out more about plans to regenerate their neighbourhood. Three drop-in sessions will take place at the Millennium Centre, Kibblesworth, on Tuesday, 24 November, between: 9.30am to 11am 2pm to 3.30pm 6pm to 7pm. Local residents will have the opportunity to speak to employees of… Read the full article →

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Plans for new Gateshead homes announced

by tac & filed under Gateshead Council, Keelman Homes, Kibblesworth, The Gateshead Housing Company

The Gateshead Housing Company has announced plans for almost 100 new rented homes to be built in the borough. A number of prefabricated ‘Airey’ properties in Kibblesworth, Birtley, which were built after the Second World War, are set to be demolished. In their place, 94 new rentable properties and an additional number of homes for sale… Read the full article →

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Keepmoat to build Kibblesworth homes

by tac & filed under Gateshead Council, Keelman Homes, Kibblesworth, The Gateshead Housing Company

New homes will be built at Kibblesworth estate after Keelman Homes appointed construction firm Keepmoat to regenerate the area. Keepmoat will redevelop an 11.4 acre site at Kibblesworth, in the south of the borough, for Keelman Homes – a subsidiary of The Gateshead Housing Company. The current prefabricated ‘Airey’ properties (see photo above) – which were… Read the full article →

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Foundations of Kibblesworth

by tac & filed under Community involvement, Gateshead Council, Keelman Homes, Kibblesworth, The Gateshead Housing Company

Kibblesworth residents could be forgiven for thinking that the ‘monster trucks’ had come to their village recently. Large diggers and drills, including the one pictured above, visited the estate as the housing company carried out preparations for building new homes in the area. The company tested the ground conditions for house foundations, and measured land around the estate to plot out where new properties… Read the full article →

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Kibblesworth tenants see homes of the future

by tac & filed under Community involvement, Gateshead Council, Keelman Homes, Kibblesworth, The Gateshead Housing Company

In March 2008, tenants in Kibblesworth Airey homes overwhelmingly supported plans to build new homes in the area. The Gateshead Housing Company recently gave residents the chance to see what their homes of the future. A number of residents from the area took part in a visit to see homes built in Sunderland by gentoo homes. The visit proved to… Read the full article →

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