Thrive: our strategic approach
We want Gateshead to be a place where everyone thrives. We want it to be a great borough, with vibrant communities, where residents feel supported and live fulfilled lives, businesses can grow, and our environmental impact is minimised.
We are committed to putting our residents first, delivering value for money, and working with our communities to ensure we focus on what is important.
Our 5 pledges
People Gateshead
Offering opportunities for all residents to live healthy and fulfilled lives and achieve their ambitions.
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Supporting our communities to support themselves and each other.
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Investing in our economy to provide sustainable opportunities for employment, innovation and growth.
See more (Go to Prosperous Gateshead)Future Gateshead
Working together and fighting for a better future for Gateshead.
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Offering opportunities for all residents to live healthy and fulfilled lives and achieve their ambitions.
See more (Go to People Gateshead)Communities Gateshead
Supporting our communities to support themselves and each other.
See more (Go to Communities Gateshead)Prosperous Gateshead
Investing in our economy to provide sustainable opportunities for employment, innovation and growth.
See more (Go to Prosperous Gateshead)Future Gateshead
Working together and fighting for a better future for Gateshead.
See more (Go to Future Gateshead)Underpinning our pledges
Underpinning our pledges
For us to deliver these pledges we need to work in a certain way so our commitment is underpinned by our:
- good customer service
- sound financial planning
- inclusivity
- good governance
- continuous improvement
- culture
Our Corporate Plan
Our Corporate Plan outlines our priorities for the next five years and aims to address inequality, whilst championing fairness and social justice in Gateshead. Although we know we will face challenges we remain ambitious for the people of Gateshead and by working together we can continue to achieve great things for our borough.
Read our Corporate Plan (Go to Our Corporate Plan)
Engagement events
Sign up to one of our community engagement events to hear about key developments happening in Gateshead. You can use these sessions to hear updates, ask questions and give us your feedback.
Find an event (Go to Engagement events)How we're having an impact - our stories
How we're having an impact - our stories list
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Say no to fly tipping
Our residents are showing that if we all work together to love where we live Gateshead can be a place we are all proud of.
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Brighten the Day: supporting Gateshead's children
Brighten the Day provides free healthy food, enriching activities and free childcare places to children from low-income families, benefiting their heath, wellbeing and learning during school holidays.
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Tyne Derwent Way: connecting our urban communities to our beautiful countryside
The Tyne Derwent Way is a nine-mile route for residents and visitors to experience and enjoy which links many attractions along the rivers Tyne and Derwent.
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Partnership working: joint working to benefit residents
We working with Citizens Advice Gateshead to ensure that all Gateshead residents can get the support they need when they need it.
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Gateshead Libraries: an essential services for digital inclusion in our communities
The Gateshead Libraries Digital Team helps people of all ages to embrace digital technology.
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Pride in Gateshead: building a vibrant and inclusive Gateshead
August was a very colourful month across the borough as the first Pride in Gateshead took place.
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Transforming housing quality and choice
Work has begun on the second of two housing schemes which are transforming the quality and choice of homes across Gateshead.
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Hear from the Leader of Gateshead Council
This blog talks about how we are putting the people of Gateshead at the heart of everything we do, how we are working hard to help residents, businesses and local communities to thrive now and in the future and I'll talk about topical issues affecting our borough.
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