Neighbourhood Walks

The walks take place on a quarterly basis and provide an opportunity for Gentoo and key stakeholders including Northumbria Police, Ward Councillors, and colleagues from Sunderland City Council to work together and proactively identify areas for improvement. The walks are open to all customers and residents who live within the neighbourhood to come along to. 

If you can't make it to the walk, you can still give your views by filling in our online form that can be found here: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/NWform/ 

For more information about any of the walks listed below, please call us on 0191 525 5000 and select option 4. 

Please note, dates may be subject to change.

Central

• Ashbrooke

  Wednesday 12 February 2025 at 10am 
  
  Meeting place: Azalea Avenue 
  
  

• Central Hendon

  Wednesday 12 February 2025 at 1.30pm
  
  Meeting place: The Charltons Pub 
  
  

• East End

        Wednesday 12 February 2025 at 1.30pm

        Meeting place: The Charltons Pub 

• Ford Estate

  Wednesday 25 February 2025 at 10am
  
  Meeting place: St Luke's Church 
  
  

• Grangetown

  Wednesday 26 February 2025 at 10am
  
  Meeting place: Bus terminus 
  
  

• Hillview

  Wednesday 19 February 2025 at 10am
  
  Meeting place: Stannington Grove

• Millfield 

  Wednesday 5 March at 10.30am
  
  Meeting place: Mountain Daisy

• Pallion

  Wednesday 26 February 2025 at 11:30am
  
  Meeting place: St Luke's Church 

• South Hendon

  Wednesday 19 February 2025 at 1.30pm 
  
  Meeting place: Back on the Map

Houghton and Hetton

• Bramble Wood

  Wednesday 2 April 2025 at 10am 

         Wednesday 2 July 2025 at 10am 

         Wednesday 1 October 2025 at 10am 

         Wednesday 7 January 2026 at 10am

         Meeting place: Holmfirth Close 

• Burnside, Sunniside, The Potteries, North Rectory and Villa 

  Wednesday 16 April 2025 at 10am 

         Meeting place: Skyline car park

         Wednesday 16 July 2025 at 10am

         Meeting place: Northern Gas Networks unit (top of Villa entrance at Oak Avenue)

         Wednesday 15 October 2025 at 10am

         Meeting place: Skyline car park

• Easington Lane

  Thursday 13 March 2025 at 9:30am
  
  Meeting place: ELCAP  

         Thursday 12 June 2025 at 9:30am

         Meeting place: ELCAP 

         Thursday 11 September 2025 at 9:30am

         Meeting place: ELCAP 

         Thursday 11 December 2025 at 9:30am

         Meeting place: ELCAP 

• East Rainton

  Wednesday 9 April 2025 at 10am

         Wednesday 9 July 2025 at 10am

         Wednesday 8 October 2025 at 10am 

         Wednesday 14 January 2026 at 10am  

         Meeting place: Cowley Crescent

•  Grange, Bankhead, Brockwell Green, The Meadows, Chilton Moor

         Wednesday 22 January 2025 at 10am

         Meeting place: Bankhead Flats 

         Wednesday 23 April 2025 at 10am

         Meeting place: The Folds Flats- car park area   

         Wednesday 23 July 2025 at 10am

         Meeting place: Churchill Square Community Centre

         Wednesday 15 October 2025 at 10am

         Meeting place: Brancepath Avenue Community Centre 

• Hetton Centre 

  Wednesday 16 April 2025 at 10am 

         Wednesday 16 July 2025 at 10am

         Wednesday 15 October 2025 at 10am 

         Wednesday 21 January 2026 at 10am

         Meeting place: High Downs Community Centre         

• Hetton Road Estate, Racecourse Estate, Hutton Rise

         Tuesday 29 April 2025 at 10am

         Meeting place: Community Centre, Seaton Avenue

         Wednesday 23 July 2025 at 10am

         Meeting place: Thandis Shop, Hetton Road Estate 

         Thursday 23 October 2025 at 10am

         Meeting place: Community Centre, Seaton Avenue

• Saint Close 

  Wednesday 2 April 2025 at 10:30am

         Wednesday 2 July 2025 at 10:30am 

         Wednesday 1 October 2025 at 10:30am

         Wednesday 7 January 2026 at 10:30am

         Meeting place: 1 St Cuthbert's Close 

• Peat Carr/Moorsley 

  Wednesday 22 January 2025 at 10am
  
  Meeting place: Nidderdale Centre  

• Park Hetton

  Thursday 23 January 2025 at 10am
  
  Meeting place: Premier Shop, Surrey Street 

• Penshaw/Shiney Row 

   Thursday 13 February 2025 at 10am
  
  Meeting place: Main street Co-op shop 

North

• Carley Hill

  Thursday 27 March 2025 at 10am 
  
  Thursday 26 June 2025 at 10am 
  
  Thursday 25 September 2025 at 10am 
  
  Thursday 11 December 2025 at 10am 

         Meeting place: Exmouth Street (Fountains chip shop) 

• Castletown

  Wednesday 15 January 2025 at 10am
  
  Meeting place: Brabant Gardens

• Downhill

  Wednesday 6 November 2024 at 2pm

         Wednesday 5 February 2025 at 2pm

         Meeting place: Pembrook Court

• Fulwell

  Thursday 30 January 2025 at 10am 
  
  Thursday 34 April 2025 at 10am

         Thursday 31 July 2025 at 10am

         Thursday 30 October 2025 at 10am

         Meeting place: Chapman Street (The Flying Boat pub) 

• Hylton Castle

  Tuesday 28 January 2025 at 10.30am
  
  Meeting place: Hylton Castle Workingmens Club, Cricklewood Road, SR5 3SP

• Olwen Drive, Hebburn

  Wednesday 19 February 2025 at 2pm
  
  Meeting place: Olwen Drive

• Marley Pots

  Tuesday 11 February 2025 at 1pm  
  
  Meeting place: Elmwood Avenue

• Redhouse 1

  Wednesday 19 February 2025 at 10am 

         Wednesday 14 May 2025 at 10am 

         Wednesday 20 August 2025 at 10am 

         Wednesday 19 November 2025 at 10am

         Meeting place: Rishton Square 

• Redhouse 2 and 3

  Date TBC 
  
  Meeting place: Robertson Square

• Redhouse 4

  Wednesday 12 February 2025 at 1pm 
  
  Meeting place: Rosyth Road

• Roker

  Wednesday 22 January 2025 at 10am
  
  Meeting place: Brandling Street

• Southwick / Bond Close

  Thursday 27 February 2025 at 10am 
  
  Thursday 29 May 2025 at 10am 

         Thursday 28 August 2025 at 10am

         Thursday 27 November 2025 at 10am 

         Meeting place: Shakespeare Street (Austin House)  

• Town End Farm

  Wednesday 19 February 2025 at 10.30am 
  
  Meeting place: Bailey Square 

South

• Farringdon

         Wednesday 30 April 2025 at 10am

         Wednesday 23 July 2025 at 10am

         Wednesday 29 October 2025 10am

         Meeting place: Jubilee Centre, Farringdon 

• Hall Farm

         Tuesday 29 April 2025 at 10am

         Tuesday 22 July 2025 at 10am

         Tuesday 28 October at 10am

         Meeting place: The Box Community Centre 

 

• Humbledon 

         Wednesday 23 April 2025 at 10am

         Wednesday 23 July 2025 at 10am

         Wednesday 22 October 2025 at 10am

         Wednesday 21 January 2026 at 10am

         Meeting place: Durham Road (in front of the flats next to Lidl)

• Hollycarrside/Tunstall Bank

  Date TBC
  Meeting place: Ryhope Junior School

• Lakeside

  Tuesday 4 February at 10am
  
  Meeting place: Amble Tower 

• Pennywell

  Date TBC
  
  
  Meeting place: Pennywell shops (Iceland) 

• Thorney Close 

  Date TBC 
  Meeting place: Tilbury Gardens
  
  

Washington

• Albany

         Tuesday 22 April 2025 at 10:30am

         Tuesday 22 July 2025 at 10:30am 

         Wednesday 22 October at 10:30am 

         Meeting place: Albany Village shops

• Ayton

         Thursday 17 April 2025 at 10am

         Thursday 17 July 2025 at 10am 

         Thursday 23 October 2025 at 10am

         Meeting place: Ayton Village Centre 

• Barmston

  Thursday 6 February 2025 at 10am

         Wednesday 16 April 2025 at 10am

         Wednesday 16 July 2025 at 10am

         Thursday 16 October 2025 at 10am

         Meeting place: Car park next to Nisa 

• Biddick

         Tuesday 15 April 2025 at 10am 

         Tuesday 22 July 2025 at 10am 

         Wednesday 15 October at 10am 

         Meeting place: Biddick Village Centre (next to Londis shop)

• Blackfell

         Thursday 17 April 2025 at 10am 

         Thursday 17 July 2025 at 10am 

         Thursday 23 October 2025 at 10am 

         Meeting place: Knoulberry community room

• Coach Road Estate

  Monday 28 April 2025 at 10am 

         Monday 28 July 2025 at 10am 

         Monday 27 October 2025 at 10am 

         Monday 26 January 2025 at 10am 

         Meeting place: Coach Road Cafe

• Concord

         Thursday 24 April 2025 at 10am

         Thursday 24 July 2025 at 10am

         Thursday 16 October 2025 at 10am

         Meeting place: Concord car park

• Columbia

         Wednesday 9 April 2025 at 10am 

         Wednesday 16 July 2025 at 10am 

         Tuesday 7 October 2025 at 10am 

          Meeting place: The Victoria car park

• Donwell

         Wednesday 16 April 2025 at 10am 

         Thursday 3 July 2025 at 10am 

         Wednesday 22 October 2025 at 10am

         Meeting place: Donwell chip shop

• Fatfield

  Wednesday 19 February 2025 at 9:30am  

          Wednesday 21 May 2025 at 9:30am

          Wednesday 20 August 2025 at 9:30am

          Wednesday 19 November 2025 at 9:30am

         Meeting place: Washington Art Centre

• Glebe

  Tuesday 15 April 2025 at 10am

         Tuesday 15 July 2025 at 10am

         Tuesday 14 October 2025 at 10am

         Tuesday 13 January 2026 at 10am

         Meeting place: Entrance to Roche Court 

• Harraton

  Tuesday 18 March 2025 at 9:30am 

          Tuesday 17 June 2025 at 9:30am

          Tuesday 16 September 2025 at 9:30am 

          Tuesday 16 December 2025 at 9:30am

         Meeting place: St George's Church

• Lambton

  Wednesday 23 April 2025 at 9:30am

         Wednesday 23 July 2025 at 9:30am

         Wednesday 29 October 2025 at 9:30am

         Wednesday 21 Janaury 2026 at 9:30am

         Meeting place: Lambton Village Centre 

• New Concord 

         Tuesday 15 April 2025 at 10am 

         Wednesday 2 July 2025 at 10am

         Tuesday 21 October 2025 at 10am 

         Meeting place: Washington Academy

• Oxclose

         Thursday 24 April 2025 at 9:30am

         Thursday 31 July 2025 at 9:30am

         Thursday 30 October 2025 at 9:30am

         Meeting place: St John Boste Church

• Rickleton

  Wednesday 12 March 2025 at 9:30am

         Wednesday 11 June 2025 at 9:30am

        Wednesday 10 October 2025 at 9:30am

        Wednesday 10 December 2025 at 9:30am

        Meeting place: Rickleton Chapel

• Springwell

  Wednesday 16 April 2025 at 10am

         Wednesday 16 July 2025 at 10am

         Wednesday 15 October 2025 at 10am

         Wednesday 14 January 2026 at 10am

         Meeting place: Sunningdale Road next to the pharmacy

• Sulgrave and New Sulgrave

         Tuesday 15 April at 10am 

         Wednesday 23 July at 10am

         Wednesday 22 October at 10am 

         Meeting place: Mickey's Place, Sulgrave

• The Dales

  Tuesday 22 April 2025 at 10am

         Tuesday 22 July 2025 at 10am 

         Tuesday 21 October 2025 at 10am 

         Tuesday 20 January 2026 at 10am

         Meeting place: Garages at entrance of Garsdale Avenue 

• Usworth

  Monday 28 April 2025 at 10am 

         Monday 28 July 2025 at 10am 

         Monday 27 October 2025 at 10am 

         Monday 26 January 2026 at 10am

         Meeting place: Coach Road Cafe

• Washington Village

         Wednesday 16 April 2025, 10am 

         Wednesday 30 July 2025, 10am 

         Monday 13 October 2025, 10am

         Meeting place: St Joseph's School