Gateshead Council

📢 We're recruiting! 📢 We have a variety of exciting vacancies at the moment, including: 👉 Waste and Technical Services Manager 👉 Business Centre Assistant 👉 Relief Facilities Support Operative To find out more, visit www.gateshead.gov.uk/jobs

Schools out for summer, and we're as proud as ever of our Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme for over the break 🎉 This summer, Northumbria University has launched a schedule of free activities for hundreds of teenagers in our area, as part of the Department for Education (DfE) HAF Plus programme. A fantastic example of evidence based partnership working to support the health and wellbeing of our communities. Find out more about HAF Plus in Gateshead from Brian Kielty, our Partnership Officer and HAF Delivery Lead, in the video below or by visiting the Metrocentre Community Hub.

The Network Rail repair works on the historic High Level Bridge are nearly complete, and the whole bridge will be fully open again from Thursday 25th July. The multi-million-pound works have involved sandblasting and repainting the main beams under the bridge alongside historic metal repairs, waterproofing, drainage upgrades and resurfacing the road deck. Currently, the western path is open, while the eastern path is closed to allow contractors AmcoGiffen to remove scaffolding and hoardings. The roadway is going to be closed overnight from 11pm to 6am until Thursday 25th July to allow for resurfacing to be completed. We are pleased the High Level Bridge will be fully open again as an important cross river link for #publictransport and #activetravel especially while the #TyneBridge is being refurbished.

We're inviting residents, landlords, letting agents, and business owners to have their say on proposals for new property licensing for private rented homes in parts of Gateshead, helping to make sure they are safe, warm, and well maintained. The planned action will also aim to tackle anti-social behaviour, crime and other issues that exacerbate deprivation and inequality. The consultation is live now, and will run for three months until 7 October. https://lnkd.in/drHZET52

We’re pleased to announce a new scheme enabling children in care in Gateshead to be able to maintain important relationships with people like siblings, school friends, former foster carers or teachers.   This is thanks to new funding we have received from the Department for Education, enabling us to offer the innovative Lifelong Links programme.   Lifelong Links was developed by the charity Family Rights Group, working with young people, responding to the fact that children may have important relationships broken as they move into or within the care system.   Read more: https://lnkd.in/eN5Y8WeC

Our next community engagement event takes place on Monday 15 July at Kibblesworth Village Millennium Centre, NE11 0XN. Pop down to hear about key developments happening in Gateshead and to ask questions and give your feedback. Can't make this one? We have a variety of other dates available and we'd love to see you there. View available sessions 👉 https://lnkd.in/d2XAu8A2

📢 We're recruiting! 📢 We have a variety of exciting vacancies at the moment, including: 👉 Neighbourhood Service Advisor 👉 Trainee Street Lighting Technician 👉 Library Assistant To find out more, visit www.gateshead.gov.uk/jobs

We had a fantastic time launching Wrekenton Family Hub earlier this week 🚀 Together with health and voluntary sector partners, our event on Wednesday aimed to promote the range of health and wellbeing services on offer at the hub. Gateshead Family Hubs now operate from nine hubs in addition to community outreach locations, and the latest family hub is the first of its kind for the Wrekenton community. Attendees included the Deputy Mayor, councillors and families, who were able to meet staff and volunteers from a range of services for every member of the family, from maternal health to youth groups and employment support. Thank you to all our partners who joined us at the event to make it such a success.

We are celebrating #PrideinSouthTyneside throughout July but we thought you might like to say hello to #PrideinGateshead supported by Gateshead College which starts in August. There's a 5k Pride Colour Fun, Lawn Bowling Tournament, Metrocentre takeover, fringe festival in Gateshead Town Centre, films, exhibitions, a tennis tournament, family picnic, codebreakers challenge, poetry events and the FREE Pride on Tyne concert sponsored by Lumo on Baltic Square. Download your FREE pride guide https://lnkd.in/ddQY6aHn Printed copies produced by the brilliant Potts Print (UK) will be available next week. In the meantime, back to #PrideinSouthTyneside. We hope to see you at Pride in Hebburn and Pride Pooches sponsored by Tyne & Wear Metro and Lumo this weekend (check out the web for details). Let the summer of pride continue 🏳️🌈 Gateshead Council Business Gateshead ReportOUT Iain Burns Elaine Burns Victoria Oxley ACIM Nadine Hudspeth Helen Atkinson Richard Salkeld Martijn Gilbert Dale Owens Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art Pride Action North Kate Osborne Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service Tyne & Wear Metro Jennifer Nee Bernice Saltzer Lesley Carlisle MCIPD Pride Radio NewcastleGateshead Initiative Destination North East England Kelly Gleadow Kim McGuinness

HDRC Gateshead are a team within the council who are increasing our ability to carry out and use research into factors that influence better health 🍎 We'll use the real-world data we gather to shape our services, so they're more effective at improving our residents' wellbeing. We're excited to share that one of the team's research leads has recently won a prestigious award which will enable them to launch a study into ways we can get more people across the borough walking and cycling. This is a big success and we're really looking forward to kick-starting this piece of research. This all forms part of our work to make our borough a healthier place for residents to live and somewhere everyone can thrive ☀