Newcastle City Council is a local authority for the metropolitan borough of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England.
The council consists of 78 councillors, three for each of the city's 26 wards, serving around 259,500 residents.
For more information about the Council visit http://www.newcastle.gov.uk
Gateshead Council is the local government authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. The council is based at Gateshead Civic Centre and is made up of twenty two electoral wards, each with three elected councillors.
Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) sustains and transforms a wide range of heritage through innovative investment in projects with a lasting impact on people and places.
As the largest dedicated funder of the UK’s heritage, with around £300million a year to invest in new projects and a considerable body of knowledge, we are also a leading advocate for the value of heritage to modern life.
From museums, parks and historic places to archaeology, natural environment and cultural traditions, we invest in every part of our heritage. Since 1994, HLF has supported just over 42,000 projects allocating more than £7.7billion across the UK.