Welcome to community resources

If you have facilities or services available to the communities please contact me to add to this page on jackie.noonan@sunderlandcommunitynetwork.org.uk

Link Up – The bus you can order like a taxis.

This is a demand response transport, semi scheduled route but will deviate to pick passengers up. It provides journeys when regular services are not operating or where direct services are not available. The buses are 25 seater and are accessible to all. The scheme is concerned with looking at alternative solutions and future plans are to looking at identifying gaps and fill with the Link Up scheme. More information is available on 0191 2020632 or www.nexus.org.uk

Taxi Link – This is a care service scheme for people with disabilities. Taxi link is a door to door service using accessible taxis for a fare of £1.00. Plans for the future include a smart card scheme with equipment installed in local taxis whereby a swipe card can be used therefore taking away the need to book 24 hours in advance. In addition Nexus with the City Council are looking to expand Compass Community Transport thereby working in partnership to expand this community transport scheme. More information available on taxi link from 0191 2020632 fax 0191 2020700 minicom 0191 2020707, email taxilink@nexus.org.uk

Can do Exchange Registration is FREE

About Can Do Exchange - Organisations on the Exchange can

- Access and Offer their resources and skills

- Start their own public and private communities or join other communities

- Publicise local and national events

- create a marketing page with a logo & web link to their Website

- Attract participation in projects and start campaigns

- Publicise locally and nationally & internationally

To know more about the Exchange visit www.candoexchange.org or emails at info@candoexchange.org

Sunderland Housing Group

Every Thursday between 10am and 12pm there is a coffee morning at St David's project, Anthony Road, Faringdon.  Come along for a free cup tea/coffee and a biscuit and meet your Neighbourhood Housing Manager.

Ian Lowe Magic Party,

if you need a magician for a community event, or balloon maker

website: www.ian-lowe.co.uk

Silksworth and Tunstall in the great war
An online resource recording details of those men who fought in the Great War and were connected to Silksworth and Tunstall.

All the names are collected from War memorials and monumental inscriptions. The memorials are not all located in Silksworth and so there may be other names out somewhere.

visit the website at www.tunsilk.co.uk

Sunderland and District Classic Vehicle Society

Interest in Classic vehicles and regular classic vehicle displays

visit the website at www.sunderlandclassicvehicles.org.uk