Community Transport/ Community Furniture Service - Newcastle East

Manager - Henry Aitchison

The Grand Heaton Terrace
Byker
Newcastle
NE6 1JR

Tel: 0191 224 0555
Fax: 0191 276 5042
Email: newcastleeast@communitytransport.org

Furniture Services 4 goods vans collecting and delivering second hand furniture for people in need, as well as removals and other transport needs

Highlights of the last year

The East End Furniture Project is the only project that runs entirely on income generated through furniture sales and storage - social enterprise in action.

The success of the 2 projects is based largely on the contributions made by volunteers and New Deal trainees. We have an excellent reputation with training providers and Job Centre Plus who all know that time at the "Community Furniture Service" is an investment in new skills and work experience.

The facts and figures for 2004/5 speak for themselves:

	NC East	NC West	Total
Furniture collections	4,811	2,793	7,604
Furniture deliveries	1,505	1,202	2,707
Furniture sales turnover	£134,578	£77,787	£212,365
Paid staff	4	2	6
Goods vehicles	4	2	6

In late 2004 came the long awaited news that we had secured NRF grant aid funding for 2 minibuses for passenger services in the East End of the city - after a break of over 10 years. This comes on top of rapid developments at the Charity's 2 Projects in the city. The name of Community Transport Newcastle is firmly on the map.

Our thanks to . . . Newcastle City Council Hadrian Barbour & Gregg's Trusts Nexus Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Authority, NRF