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Walbottle Village Tenants and Residents Association (WVTRA)

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Upcoming Events and Activities

Sunday 5 Oct 2025 10am-12pm

Foodbank Collection at Walbottle Village Institute

Walbottle Choir

The Walbottle Village choir formed in March 2022 is made up of a collection of local residents that simply like to sing.

Less of a choir and more a posh karaoke that sings their hearts out with like minded, friendly people.

When? Every Monday from 7:30pm excluding bank holidays. It's a great way to start your week and no singing talent required. Just turn up, we'd love to make you welcome and feel part of the group.

It’s £2 per week and the first session is free.

Where? Walbottle Village Institute

If you would like to join, just turn up on Monday or contact one of the group through walbottlera@gmail.com

Gardening Group

Neighbourhood Watch

Local Walks

Local History

Local Links

About Us

The association was founded in 2020 during Covid lockdown to bring relief to residents of Walbottle Village by encouraging a community spirit and assisting the most vulnerable members of the community.

The remit at 2025 continues this aim through a thriving choir, a gardening club, foodbank collections and organising social events such as coffee mornings, Halloween trails and Festive celebrations open to all in the community and their families. We pride ourselves in being fully inclusive, having minority groups on the committee.

Our Committee Officers

Association Chair: Lorraine Gray

I have lived in Walbottle Village since 1989 moving into my grandparents family home, Bank Top House. This house and small holding has family history going back to 1890 when the house was built by the Duke of Northumberland to replace a cottage on the site. As a child I spent most weekends staying with my grandparents Stella and Bob Mitchison helping out with the pigs on the small holding as well as visiting my Aunt Elsie Graham who lived on Percy Way. She worked for many years in the village post office both before and after the redevelopment of the village in the 1960s. My Husband Nick and I really enjoy living in the village and I hope I can continue the great work previously done by Kim Rosie and Shirley.

Association Treasurer: Rosie Gregory

My now good friend and neighbour Kim kicked off the WVTRA during COVID / maternity leave with the goal of bringing the community closer together and feeling like a safer and more beautiful place to live. Originally from the Midlands I relocated to the Walbottle almost 15 years ago after I met my husband. I work as a commercial manager in the rail industry. You may have seen me gardening and litter picking around the village trying to keep my two children entertained. The most rewarding aspects of being involved in the WVTRA and volunteering have been the new friendships I’ve built, collaborating with different personality types, gaining new gardening skills and the feeling that I have made a difference, if only a small one.

Association Secretary: Nick Strong

Hello, I am Nick and I moved to Walbottle 20 years ago to join Lorraine. As a small child I lived in Newcastle but my family moved to Wiltshire in 1963. I came back to take up a consultant eye surgeon post in 1992 where I worked both at the RVI and also in Carlisle. I retired in 2022. I am a trustee and the treasurer for the Walbottle Village Institute and a member of the village’s gardening group. I now spend much of my time maintaining a large garden - some would say too large! - at the southern edge of the village.

Other Committee Members:

Sylvia Proud, Nicola Johnson, Julie Mayfield, Wendy Carr, Anneliese Kopko

The Association Constitution

The Walbottle Village Tenants and Residents Association Constitution is currently under review, please check back soon.

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Would you like to chat to us?

We would love to hear from you. If you have any suggestions for activities and events you would like to see happen in the village, or anything you would like to suggest starting, please let us know!

We would also always love to hear from you if you would like to help out in any way too – from helping others to get to events and activities, helping out with gardening, helping out at events… no help is too small.