The project is managed by volunteers who live in our area and want to share their time, skills and passion to make Fawdon and Coxlodge even better. We have a formal constitution as "Fawdon and Coxlodge Together" and are a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) - charity number 1187736.
The FACT steering group is chaired by Fawdon resident Dr Thea Ravasi, archaeologist, researcher and owner of ArchaeoTrek.
The project secretary/coordinator is former Fawdon Ward City Councillor David Faulkner OBE.
Red House Farm resident Ann Marie Nicol is a Fawdon resident who has many interests and wishes to work towards improving the area where we live.
Robin Beveridge is a Fawdon resident who runs the Inclusive Employment service for Newcastle City Council and has a background in local regeneration.
The other members of the steering group are:
Former Coxlodge resident Dr Lucy Grimshaw, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Work, Education & Community Wellbeing at Northumbria University, with experience in teaching mining history heritage to primary school children
Fawdon Resident Joyce Jackman of the Northumberland & Durham Family History Society
Red House Farm resident Ann Weightman of the Friends of Fawdon Community Library
John Hall, councillor for Fawdon and West Gosforth Ward.
Fawdon resident Ian Bird, Photographer, Trainer and Tutor.
Fawdon resident Lorraine Bird
Fawdon resident Robin Beveridge, Economic Adviser, Newcastle City Council.
Fawdon resident John Hall, community activist.
Fawdon resident Jill Bradnum, formerly Senior Lecturer, Northumbria University
Others who are available to support our work are:
Red House Farm resident Colin Tait who is a registered Newcastle city guide and former chair of Fawdon and Coxlodge District History Society
Fawdon resident Ron Clark, former Newcastle City Councillor and trustee of the Tyne and Wear Building Preservation Trust